Lena Davis 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, hope and love into...
Review by Emily Shears
Royal & Derngate’s latest production of Harold Pinter’s ‘The Caretaker’ provides a gateway to Pinter for a new generation of theatre visitors, through Christopher Haydon’s direction and the power of the themes from 1960 to the...
By Hilary Scott. @nosylocaljourno
Twenty years ago, in 1997, I interviewed the relatively unknown Tony Blair as he was campaigning in Northampton. It was just before the Labour landslide in May, and there were throngs of people following him and...
Penda is old enough to remember when the height of dining sophistication was to go to an Angus Steakhouse.
They may have gone on to have a reputation for serving shoe-leather steak to tourists in London, and were unluckily affected...
Emily Shears asks whether Detroit should have stuck rigidly to reporting events or is it starting a debate that needs to happen?
As a film enthusiast, it’s hard, in 2017, to find a film that isn’t rife with superheroes, unnecessarily...
The. Best. Stage. Fight. Ever. Period. Maybe that sounds a bit over the top but know this: there is a stage fight in Rules for Living (at the Royal & Derngate, Northampton until the end of the month) that...
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,...
It took a while for us to get to The Smokepit in Northampton, which opened in 2015. The building had been so many things before, including the Blue Plate Diner and briefly Chilli’s Indian Buffet.
On our first visit we’d...
Chris Harris reflects on his first encounter with Northampton's Umbrella Festival...
The sound of silence was all there was to be heard on Northampton's Racecourse at 11:30am.
To the untrained eye, there was just a smattering of fences, vehicles and tents...
After a multi-million pound project to open its 900 year history to the public, Delapre Abbey has removed its covers and opened its cafe.
The new conservatory cafe is a beautiful reveal and the Billiard Room next door is a...
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.
