Summary

  • Updates on Friday, 18 August 2017

  • Football match incident treated as hate crime

  • Weather grounds balloons at town festival

  • White to stay at Northants

  1. Thurston ton boosts Northants v Glamorganpublished at 19:13 British Summer Time 23 August 2020

    A maiden county century from Charlie Thurston takes Northants to 288-5, a lead of 29 runs over Glamorgan in the Bob Willis Trophy.

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  2. Listen: Northampton v Bathpublished at 15:09 British Summer Time 23 August 2020

    Listen to BBC radio commentary of Northampton v Bath following earlier victories for Leicester, Saracens and Worcester in the English Premiership.

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  3. Relive day two of the Bob Willis Trophypublished at 20:50 British Summer Time 22 August 2020

    Relive day two of the Bob Willis Trophy as Somerset put themselves on course for another victory and Adam Lyth stars for Yorkshire in Roses match.

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  4. Taylor debut ton for Glam v Northantspublished at 19:04 British Summer Time 22 August 2020

    A brilliant debut hundred by Callum Taylor takes Glamorgan to 259 all out against Northants, who reach 82-1 in reply.

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  5. Saints brush aside London Irishpublished at 16:27 British Summer Time 22 August 2020

    Northampton brush aside London Irish 27-3 with a dominant second-half display to keep their chances of a top-four finish on track.

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  6. New 'no socialising' rules for parts of North Westpublished at 19:59 British Summer Time 21 August 2020

    Residents of Oldham and parts of Pendle and Blackburn face stricter Covid-19 restrictions.

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  7. Man jailed for £5.7m of 'Gucci' cocaine hid in vanpublished at 17:49 British Summer Time 21 August 2020

    Nabil Chaudhry, from Northampton, pleads guilty to conspiracy to supply Class A drugs.

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  8. No prosecution over dog walker deathpublished at 17:11 British Summer Time 21 August 2020

    Prosecutors say there is insufficient evidence to link Ralph Baxter's death to an earlier altercation.

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  9. Factory at centre of Covid-19 outbreak to closepublished at 16:32 British Summer Time 21 August 2020

    The Greencore factory is to close voluntarily after nearly 300 people tested positive for Covid-19

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  10. Pub 'had bar queues 10-deep' on reopening nightpublished at 16:03 British Summer Time 21 August 2020

    The Green Dragon Hotel will have its licence reviewed due to coronavirus safety concerns.

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  11. Northampton sign defenders Racic and Bolgerpublished at 15:32 British Summer Time 21 August 2020

    Northampton sign Luka Racic on a season-long loan from Brentford and fellow defender Cian Bolger from Lincoln City.

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  12. Ex-football club owner has bankruptcy extendedpublished at 12:43 British Summer Time 21 August 2020

    Anthony Cardoza incurs further Insolvency Service restrictions in wake of missing millions scandal.

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  13. 'Rugby's one of the least risky things I do'published at 10:24 British Summer Time 21 August 2020

    Northampton flanker Tom Wood tells BBC Look East about his recent health scare and why his hobbies are more risky than playing rugby.

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  14. Troubled Wigan start season at Ipswichpublished at 09:00 British Summer Time 21 August 2020

    Relegated Wigan Athletic - currently in administration - will start their 2020-21 League One campaign away at Ipswich Town.

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  15. Wood plots return after blocked arterypublished at 20:04 British Summer Time 20 August 2020

    Ex-England flanker Tom Wood hopes to return for the Premiership play-offs - if Northampton qualify - three months after a serious blood clot in a lung.

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  16. NHS staff in Covid-19 sniffer dog trialpublished at 18:10 British Summer Time 20 August 2020

    Kettering Hospital staff are among donors providing samples to see if dogs can sniff out the virus.

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  17. Listen: Leicester Tigers v Bathpublished at 17:02 British Summer Time 20 August 2020

    Saracens play Harlequins, London Irish face Northampton Saints and Leicester Tigers host Bath in the Gallagher Premiership - listen to live BBC local radio commentary.

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  18. Thief steals church's lockdown streaming kitpublished at 17:01 British Summer Time 20 August 2020

    Theft of equipment means streaming church services for those shielding will now be "very difficult".

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  19. Relive the opening day of the Bob Willis Trophypublished at 16:51 British Summer Time 20 August 2020

    Relive the opening day of the Bob Willis Trophy as Somerset reduce Gloucestershire to 13-4 late on.

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  20. Staff in M&S supplier outbreak 'using food banks'published at 16:52 British Summer Time 19 August 2020

    The Bakers' Union says some workers at Greencore "are now in hardship" and struggling to pay rent.

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