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Friday, April 26, 2024

Culture

Who won the giant chocolate egg?

If you're going to shell out for a giant chocolate egg you want to make sure it ends up in the right hands. That's why Steve and Caroline at St Giles Cheese decided to raffle it to raise money for...

Join the fun at Blackpit Brewery birthday bash

Silverstone’s Blackpit Brewery is celebrating its first anniversary with a birthday party, writes Elisha Dexter. Over the past year the brewery has produced over 85,000 pints and a range of ales, including Sky Rocket, Loosehead, Cloud Nine, Goshawk and Blackout...

Just an impulsive murderer I couldn’t help but relate to…

Writer Tré Ventour reflects on the how the cinematic and social game-changer Black Panther left him feeling... Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther is a film loved by millions across the world, including those of African descent. From its cast to its...

The truth about Fake News and The Mitford Murders

Reviewing the Situation with Lena Davis Lena 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,...

Some cultural highlights ahead

Tre Ventour looks at some of the stand out cultural events coming up... Cinema – Errol Flynn (April – May) There is no shortage of greatness to hit the Errol Flynn Filmhouse. I’m sure their motto is quality not quantity....

Fotheringhay – another missing Northamptonshire castle

Mike Ingram reveals the history of Fotheringhay Castle, a forgotten jewel in Northamptonshire's crown... Northamptonshire just drips with history. Almost every town, village and church has a story to tell, many connected to national history and events. However, if there...

Cycle 4 Cynthia returns to Althorp

14 years, thousands of pedallers and tens of thousands of miles later, Northamptonshire’s favourite sponsored cycle ride has reached a remarkable fundraising milestone, topping the £500,000 mark, writes Anna Murby. The amazing total was revealed at the launch of the...

Madame Bovary by The Masque Theatre

The Masque Theatre's take on Madame Bovary is unveiled to the public starting Tuesday next week at The Playhouse Theatre in Clare Street. The theatre group has issued the following press statement: 'speech is a cracked kettle on which we tap...

Shrektacular family fun

Shrek the Musical has arrived from Far Far Away and is at Northampton’s Royal & Derngate from 14th March to 25th March, Karin Johnstone has sampled the fun... It’s no surprise that a musical version of the Dreamworks film Shrek...

Bumbarrels

Richard Hollingum reflects upon the long-tailed tit... Outside my office window is a cotinus Grace, bare-branched and in need of a bit of a trim, and running over it and onto the adjacent bird feeder is a clematis armandii that...
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Strictly star lined up for next Royal and Derngate panto

Strictly champion Joanne Clifton and CBeebies star Andy Day to lead the cast of Royal & Derngate’s pantomime Cinderella Strictly champion and musical theatre...
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