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Community comic and other creative storytelling showcased at ’60 Miles’ exhibition in Northampton

A celebration of the people who make Northamptonshire what it is today is being unveiled in November at an exhibition organised by local arts, community and heritage organisation 60 Miles. The exhibition, made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund,...

Book fair at Northampton Museum celebrates local writers

Calling all bibliophiles. Northampton Museum and Art Gallery is pleased to be hosting their first ever book fair! On Saturday 4th November, Northampton Museum and Art Gallery will be hosting its first ever Book Fair to the public. This will...

What Charles Dickens thought of elections in Northants and our great unsung literary heroes

Northamptonshire is sadly not normally recognised for its literary connections. We have all heard of the brilliant Alan Moore, writer of V for Vendetta, Watchmen and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, the poets John Clare and John Dryden (Britain’s...

Northamptonshire’s Richard III was the victim of a French coup

My first encounter with the author of Richard III and the Battle of Bosworth now seems like it took place in another era of history. Many years ago I was news editor of the Northampton Chronicle & Echo and I...

Your best Bette is a real superstar

Lena Davis has been a music producer, writer and Personal Manager; a photographer and journalist and, over thirty years ago, got together with Caroline Scattergood to create the Caring & Sharing Trust to bring music, hope and love into...

Revenge is so sweet

Lena Davis has been a music producer, writer and Personal Manager; a photographer and journalist and, over thirty years ago, got together with Caroline Scattergood to create the Caring & Sharing Trust to bring music, hope and love into...

JK Rowling is criminally good

Lena Davis has been a music producer, writer and Personal Manager; a photographer and journalist and, over thirty years ago, got together with Caroline Scattergood to create the Caring & Sharing Trust to bring music, hope and love into...

The line manager’s play book

Shirley Jones looks at the work of Northamptonshire Authors Co-operative and listens into a talk by the writer Stephen Loveless... You and I have a relationship: you are reading what I’ve written.  But it is an odd relationship – I’ve...

Earl Spencer travels Europe with Boris Johnson and other stories from Althorp Literary Festival

Shirley Jones' uniquely forensic reflections on the Northamptonshire literary festival which gives us grandeur relaxed... How can anybody fit into this?  A thought commonly held of living in small spaces, but which occurred to me  when visiting Althorp for its...

It’s not who you’re watching, it’s why you’re watching

Reviewing the Situation with Lena Davis “Watching You” by Lisa Jewell (published by Century Press) “China’s Oasis” is co-written by David Gotts and Richard Harris (Monarch £8.99) Please grab your £12.99 and rush out pronto to buy a copy of “Watching You”...
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They say Saints are revolutionaries but in this town it is just common sense: Northampton and the identity of English rugby

Following England Rugby's recent defeat by South Africa, discussions around the 'English identity' in rugby have intensified. Critiques suggest England's current style is overly focused on brute strength rather than creativity. In contrast, Northampton Saints exemplify a successful approach grounded in basic skills and inclusivity, potentially signalling a need for a shift in England's rugby philosophy.
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