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Why I was grateful to read that Sir Michael Caine got sacked

Caroline Scattergood was devastated by criticism during a production at the Stratford East Theatre and then discovered Sir Michael Caine had a very similar experience... “There’s no business like show business”... so the song goes... it should also say “There’s...

Gripped by the Cobblers: More managers than sense but Wilkin is the man

Another day, another Northampton manager sacking with the job centre in town crammed full of ex-Cobblers bosses scratching their heads, writes Tom Reed. Dean Austin was a convenient appointment for the Northampton board, in situ and saying all the right...

Gripped by the Cobblers: We can’t go on like this

Tom Reed calls for a change of mindset at Northampton Town that goes beyond how the first team plays on a Saturday... Another week, another embarrassing defeat for Northampton Town who find themselves 4 points off the drop zone to...

Gripped by the Cobblers: Town need to stop talking and start playing

Tom Reed's view on the Cobblers' urgent need to put together a performance for their manager... Strange times at Sixfields with Cobblers 5th from bottom in the basement division. The league placing is par for the course but normally the...

What does the University of Northampton Waterside campus look like days before the students arrive?

Anyone who has been along Northampton's riverfront from Southbridge to Beckett's Park will have been wondering about it for quite some time... what lies across that snaking, swooping, footbridge? What does the Waterside campus actually look like? The planning and...

How to make a McDonalds – it looks like they are using Lego

McDonalds has been spending plenty on telling the public the ingredients for its food are high quality, so we know how they build their burgers but what about their restaurants? A new one is taking shape on St James retail...

Gripped by the Cobblers: Rotten Morecambe performance a cause for concern

Fourth from bottom in the basement division will always set off Cobblers fans’ relegation spider senses, writes Tom Reed. This is a club that has had more ups and downs than Tesla’s share price but never dropped into non-league so...

The old new radicals’ guide to protesting

In an age where there’s plenty to demonstrate about, it seems the age-old art of the protest march is alive and kicking. From council cuts to women’s rights, Brexit and Trump, people are mobilising. Whether you believe it makes...

Andrea Leadsom: I would like to see Sure Start relaunched

Having a Cuppa with the Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom MP by Lena Davis... There are rare moments in TV history when a star is born. It happened to Keeley Hawes in “Line of Duty”; to Suranne Jones in “Doctor Foster”...

What would a fashion show for real people look like?

Organisers are celebrating the success of ‘Eclectic Catwalk’ which took place at Northampton’s  Guildhall, writes Liz Carroll-Wheat. Age UK, School of Life and Voluntary Impact Northampton worked with local businesses to create a truly different catwalk fashion show. The whole project created models from...
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Made in Northampton Party Season’s parenting stereotypes broke me with a single line – theatre review, Royal& Derngate

There was robust debate over a glass of pop following press night of Royal & Derngate's latest Made in...
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