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The 2026 Weetabix Northamptonshire Food and Drink Award winners to be revealed

If you want to make sure every penny spent really counts when you are looking for special food and drink in Northamptonshire then tonight is a very important night. Royal & Derngate theatre is hosting the 18th Weetabix Northamptonshire Food...

Graham Cousins: the Belfast rascal who became a Northampton legend

This is how eras really end. It doesn't happen with fanfares and fireworks, it is the small but important things, such as the death of a window cleaner. That is, at least, how I believe Graham Cousins was known to...

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.

Ready for final Friday Night Lights of the season? Saints certainly are, with a home derby and a farewell to Furbs

I've been mulling over whether to start off by talking about how Friday night's semi final is George Furbank's last game at the Gardens. I'm not usually superstitious, but I made a big ol' fuss about Furbs before the...

Review: Toxic masculinity confronted with courage and humour in Top Gs Like Me

What I love most about Top Gs Like Me - a new piece of theatre created at Royal & Derngate and set in Northampton – is that there is nothing timid or apologetic about it. It is a big brash...

No Wendy in this Peter Pan, but Poppy Sunshine is a Darling – Review: The All New Adventures of Peter Pan at Royal and...

Panto has come a long way since I started reviewing back in the 1990s. No more shonky sets and wonky donkeys, it's all rather stylish on stage at the Royal and Derngate this Christmas. Just remember to take your...

Garage Palace: the new album by Canyons Reviewed

If you’ve been paying attention at Northampton’s outdoor festivals over the past couple of years then you have probably heard the sound of the Canyons. It’s a noise that real things make: actual strings and drums shaking the air right...

Our neighbours the Jesus Army – how we lived alongside the cult of Noel Stanton for 25 years in Northampton

As a new BBC documentary airs about the Jesus Army in Northampton, we look at how embedded the church and its followers became in the society of Northamptonshire for decades - updated below. WHEN we moved house in 2003, me...

See the Saints out on a high – team travels to Gloucester for final game of the season as youngsters get a run out

The moment George Furbank hit the deck in Cardiff after that 'rugby incident' last weekend, I felt a pang of guilt. High up in our seats, in the Gods of the Principality, it looked bad - and even worse...

Even mighty Northampton from a tiny Oak Apple did grow…

Happy Oak Apple Day fellow Northamptonians, the Mayor has been on top of All Saints Church hanging an oak wreath round the statue of Charles II. Just like Punxsutawney, USA, is famous for Groundhog Day - immortalised in the film...
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The 2026 Weetabix Northamptonshire Food and Drink Award winners to be revealed

If you want to make sure every penny spent really counts when you are looking for special food and...
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