Commentary

Experts warn council to get Greyfriars right or it will damage Northampton

October 6, 2019 // 0 Comments

The conundrum of what to build on the flattened site of Greyfriars Bus Station in the centre of Northampton continues despite an investigation by Mayfair planning consultants [...]

Hide inside: a look into the centre for leather excellence

September 26, 2019 // 0 Comments

You can’t help a wry smile when you say it: Northampton is the world centre for excellence in leather. Perhaps it’s the Kinky Boots thing. Perhaps leather just [...]

Hoarding: it’s time to throw the book at it

March 11, 2019 // 0 Comments

Eric Whitehouse One of the inevitable by-product of our consumer society is the discarded or stored items which once fuelled our urge to possess, but now have outlived their [...]

Calling anyone who cares about the Cobblers…

March 8, 2019 // 0 Comments

NTFC Trust chair Andy Roberts with an investment message for the Northants community ahead of Sunday’s landmark Cobblers community ownership public meeting A half [...]

What kind of idiot opens a shop during a financial crisis?

February 8, 2019 // 1 Comment

‘What kind of idiot opens a shop at a time of economic turbulence and crisis on the high street and in retail?’ If you’d asked me this time last year what I thought [...]

New Writers Nights: How to make a happening happen

January 31, 2019 // 0 Comments

A study commissioned by an online casino in March last year revealed the top 10 topics for conversations in pubs, writes Dan McGarry. For those of you that remember the [...]

Binnertime at The Tollemache Arms

January 30, 2019 // 1 Comment

When chef Joe Buckley took on the challenge of hosting the biggest Elsie’s Cafe binnertime event so far he thought it would be a good way to keep his staff on their toes. [...]

Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose

January 14, 2019 // 0 Comments

Delving into the story behind BBC slavery epic The Long Song with Tré Ventour… Through her books, including Small Island and The Long Song Andrea Levy has been a voice [...]

Why Jo Gordon’s reign as chief exec at Royal & Derngate should be music to our ears

January 6, 2019 // 0 Comments

The Stage has just released its list of the 100 most influential people in British entertainment and that included two people from Northampton’s Royal & Derngate: [...]