The Lovely Bones is smart and bold
Writer, poet and journalist Tré Ventour unpicks The Lovely Bones at Royal & Derngate… After being brutally murdered, fourteen-year-old schoolgirl Susie Salmon [...]
Reviews
Church salvation is historic and gastronomic
Review: The Church, 67-83 Bridge Street, Northampton, NN1 1PD. Tel: 01604 603800 Penda remembers when the church on the island at the bottom of Bridge Street was pretty much [...]
Try the gin when you treat yourself at the Tolly
By Penda A perfect sunny afternoon with a visit to a country pub is the stuff of a tourism marketing executive’s dream. Thankfully in Northamptonshire we get to do it for [...]
The healing power of working your brain
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 [...]
Become a cosmospolitan by absorbing some Quantum Funkanics
I’m listening to Quantum Funkanics by PHex, I’ve just noticed my head is moving. You know that slow head shake thing people do when they are following the beat with the [...]
The secret ingredient that makes Northampton County Beer Festival at Becket’s Park such a success
You have to hand it to Northampton Beer Festival, nothing brings the town together quite like it. It enjoyed its best opening night since it moved to Becket’s Park on [...]
Stepping out to look back in
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 [...]
A treat with meat but service needs stations
Review: Hops and Chops. 6 Kent Road, St Crispins, Northampton, NN5 4DR There are two high landmarks that always make Penda glad to be home: Northampton’s Express Lift Tower [...]
The Last Ship is a musical with a Sting in the tale
Karin Johnstone gives her reaction to Sting’s musical The Last Ship… The Last Ship, Sting’s musical, has arrived at Northampton’s Royal & Derngate. The [...]