Culture

How to dismantle an addiction

Recovery worker Matt Baker describes one man's journey from addiction to a new outlook on life... Helping others helps us As we all know addiction is a huge problem within our society. We’d be forgiven for thinking that this is an...

New drinking: how we got real about ale

The Editor of What's Brewing & BEER magazine Tom Stainer says Northamptonshire is now at the heart of the beer revolution Last year I tweeted a picture of a flight of three thirds of beer, with the caption “If in any...

The vision thing

Modern culture? Alan Moore agrees with the late Karen Carpenter that It’s Yesterday Once More. The magnificent American paranoid Phillip K. Dick, while struggling to make sense of his hallucinatory ‘Valis’ experience, reached the conclusion that the Roman Empire “never...

Is Northampton ready for change?

Cavan McLaughlin introduces a new kind of night out which brings the outsiders in... Change is a funny thing. Fear (or at least serious dislike) of change seems rife in humanity. Maybe it is simply rooted in a fear of our own...

Event: Northampton Soup

Northampton locals are being invited to pitch ideas and projects that will help to improve the town. Arts, food initiatives, community projects, local environment... If you have a brilliant idea, this is one way to get it off the...

Event: The Twelfth Player

Sixfields Stadium from Thursday 22 June to Wednesday 12 July (not Mondays) http://www.royalandderngate.co.uk or call Royal & Derngate Box Office on 01604 624811 A unique collaboration between Fermynwoods Contemporary Art, Royal & Derngate Northampton, and Northampton Town Football Club brings an...

The Artist Table: To the ones who dream

The NNCafe is a tough act to follow. Tre Ventour ventures into the cultural quarter to experience the opening of The Artist Table... For many people, to have culture is to have class, and to have both means to be sophisticated. This...

Event: Towcester Food Festival

Towcester Racecourse 10 - 11 June 2017 Information: 07540 059985 info@towcesterfoodfestival.co.uk http://www.towcesterfoodfestival.co.uk Heaven for foodies. 100 artisan food and drink stalls, free chef demos, foodies lounge with inspiring talks on food and drink, free wine and gin tasting sessions, two live music lawns...

Open your eyes to our hidden treasures

A chance look to the left reminds the BBC's Helen Blaby that Northampton is full of hidden treasures and some of them might not be there forever... As I was coming back from doing an interview one morning recently, I...

Theatre: Dinner by Moira Buffini

Tue May 2 - Sat May 6 at 7.30pm The Playhouse Theatre, Clare Street, Northampton, NN1 3JA An artist, a scientist and a sexpot are coming to dinner. Paige, hostess extraordinaire, is celebrating the publication of her husband's bestseller. The...
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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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