Review: Posh picky bits at the Bread and Pullet
THERE’S a signature dish enjoyed at Casa Penda known as ‘Picky Bits’. This can come in premium and economy versions. The economy version is basically leftovers, some [...]
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Praiseworthy interpretation of an American great
Tre Ventour reviews West Side Story which was at Royal & Derngate… Adapted from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story takes place in America. Verona [...]
It’s not who you’re watching, it’s why you’re watching
Reviewing the Situation with Lena Davis “Watching You” by Lisa Jewell (published by Century Press) “China’s Oasis” is co-written by David Gotts and Richard Harris [...]
60 Miles by Road or Rail – an incredible journey
For a storyteller there can be no greater challenge than to stand in front of your own community and tell their stories back to them. There might be Oscars, Emmys and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]