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Hartley vows Saints will learn lessons as Premiership returns
Northampton Saints' captain Dylan Hartley says they'll learn from their mistakes last season as they face Saracens in the season opener tomorrow.
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Kieran Brooks will make his 50th appearance for the club, Mitch Eadie will make his debut and Lewis Ludlam will get his first Premiership appearance in the back row.
Harry Mallinder will start at 10, with injuries to Piers Francis and Stephen Myler.
Hartley says they'll be ready to take on one of the best teams in Europe.
And you can catch all the action on BBC Radio Northampton sport, on air at the earlier time of 13:30 tomorrow from Twickenham.
Northants pick Procter for promotion push
Northamptonshire have signed Lancashire all-rounder Luke Procter on loan in a
bid to ease their injury problems ahead of their promotion push.
The 29-year-old has been drafted in for the rest of the County
Championship season following injuries to Adam Rossington (broken thumb), Ben
Sanderson (hamstring) and Nathan Buck (side strain).
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Northants are fifth in Division Two with four matches remaining. They're 40 points behind second-placed Worcestershire who have played one game more.
Head coach David Ripley told the club's official website: "It's great to have Luke with us for the final push.
"He is an experienced cricketer who can come into the team and provide runs and wickets. I have always been impressed with his competitive nature.
"We have several injuries at the moment and his signing is a real boost for us."
An unconscious woman had to be cut out her car following a crash at the junction of Wellingborough Road and Briton Road in Northampton, the Northampton Chronicle and Echo says
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Latest PostWeather: Drier and brighter after dull start
Sara Thornton
BBC Weather
After a dull and damp start with cloudy skies and some light rain and drizzle the afternoon will be drier and brighter across the BBC East region.
It will become warmer as sunny spells develop across the west of the region.
Maximum temperature: 20C (70F)
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A new week of live updates for Northamptonshire starts here as autumn approaches and gardens are still full of life and colour.
The team will be here until 18:00 keeping you up-to-date with the latest news, sport, weather and travel as it happens.
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Loss will not derail season - Hartley
England captain Dylan Hartley says Northampton's 55-24 defeat by Saracens was "humbling", but will not "derail" their season.
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European champions Saracens begin their 2017-18 Premiership campaign in style with a nine-try thrashing of Northampton Saints.
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Raymond Chambers is one of 10 teachers contesting the Global Teacher Prize final in Dubai.
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I'm afraid our live updates for Northamptonshire are coming to a close.
Scroll down to see any stories you may have missed, but we'll be back once again with the latest news updates from 08:00 on Monday.
Have a great weekend.
Hartley vows Saints will learn lessons as Premiership returns
Northampton Saints' captain Dylan Hartley says they'll learn from their mistakes last season as they face Saracens in the season opener tomorrow.
Kieran Brooks will make his 50th appearance for the club, Mitch Eadie will make his debut and Lewis Ludlam will get his first Premiership appearance in the back row.
Harry Mallinder will start at 10, with injuries to Piers Francis and Stephen Myler.
Hartley says they'll be ready to take on one of the best teams in Europe.
And you can catch all the action on BBC Radio Northampton sport, on air at the earlier time of 13:30 tomorrow from Twickenham.
Northants pick Procter for promotion push
Northamptonshire have signed Lancashire all-rounder Luke Procter on loan in a bid to ease their injury problems ahead of their promotion push.
The 29-year-old has been drafted in for the rest of the County Championship season following injuries to Adam Rossington (broken thumb), Ben Sanderson (hamstring) and Nathan Buck (side strain).
Northants are fifth in Division Two with four matches remaining. They're 40 points behind second-placed Worcestershire who have played one game more.
Head coach David Ripley told the club's official website: "It's great to have Luke with us for the final push.
"He is an experienced cricketer who can come into the team and provide runs and wickets. I have always been impressed with his competitive nature.
"We have several injuries at the moment and his signing is a real boost for us."
All-rounder Procter loaned to Northants
Lancashire all-rounder Luke Procter joins Northamptonshire on loan for the rest of the season.
Read moreRev Richard's dogs help with Strictly training
Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live
It's all hotting up in the Coles household this week as Reverend Richard prepares for his stint on BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing.
It seems that three pooches at his Northamptonshire home are helping him with his "staircase descending technique".
Let's hope they also help him with his paw-sodoble - I'll get my coat!
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BBC Northampton update
There's good and bad news following our earlier technical problems.
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