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Commentary

Would you know what Wooow-oow meant?

'Uncle' Eric Whitehouse, bluesman and raconteur, recalls one of his favourite stories about the Cobblers... “Wooow...ooow!” (www)....the cry goes up from Northampton’s mean streets. A primeval memory of a lost childhood, permeated by that call from round an unlocked kitchen...

What is the passion in your life?

Helen Blaby reflects on the joy of having a passion in your life... I do a lot of interviews on my programme with people who have a passion in life. Last week, for instance, I had a gentleman called Mike...

A Passage to India is a timely tale with bite

Tre Ventour reviews A Passage To India, the latest from the Made In Northampton brand at Royal & Derngate... Based on the novel by E. M. Forster, A Passage to India revolves around the changing dynamics between the British colonials...

Nurse’s comments were an injection of positivity

And so here we are in 2018. It hardly seems a moment since I was sitting in The Romany pub in Northampton with my bleeper attached firmly to my waistband, just in case the Millennium bug hit. Where have...

What do young people’s stories tell us about who they are?

Organisers were shocked by the scale of the response when they asked for thoughts about young adult narratives

A walk in the park to see how the other half lives

Shirley Jones sets off on foot on an expedition through our streets and parks to see how life differs on the high road and the low road... I encounter Mrs P, as she pulls her ever-present shopping trolley. In her...

Christmas cheer going for a song

The Christmas lights are on and the festive shopping season is underway. Julie Teckman sniffs out some goldmines for gifts in Northampton... For the shopaholic, any time of year that offers an excuse to hit the shops has got to...

Christmas: what would Jesus do?

Tre Ventour's feelings about Christmas have his friends calling him Scrooge. These are his feelings... Bah humbug! Yes, I'm that guy who really doesn't like Christmas.  What number of times can be deemed appropriate to listen to the same Cliff...
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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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