It's not dignified. I'm 55 and I've gone over the handlebars of a bike twice in the past year.
Fortunately I roll like an 80kg medicine ball and didn't land far from the track on either occasion.
Somehow my injuries were...
“Just because they give you a seat at the table, doesn't mean they want you to speak at the table” – Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan, Postcolonial Banter
Was the Coronation Simply Imperialist Tea on the Lawn?
Introduction
As Britain lies in the wake of...
In Britain and America today, there is a culture in media criticism (an industry that is largely white) that still does not see Black-lead creative projects as relatable. Stories that are not "Black stories" but simply stories that feature...
Born into enslavement on the Caribbean island of Bermuda in 1785, Mary Prince was the first woman to present an anti-slavery petition to Parliament. She also testified at two libel cases following the publication of her autobiography The History...
Historic campus making way for housing after the main campus moved to Waterside in 2018
It's difficult to count the number of students who must have passed through the doors of Avenue Campus in Northampton, now under demolition...
If no lesser figure than King Charles III likes a rummage around in the shoe factories of Northampton then why should you deny yourself the pleasure of picking up some real quality for a real bargain.
He visited Trickers in...
They are the last finalists of the Weetabix Northamptonshire Food and Drinks Awards to be revealed, however they are by no means the least. The Awards team is excited to announce the hunt for Local Food Heroes, Healthy Food...
It's a genuinely vital fund-raising event for Cynthia Spencer Hospice but Cycle 4 Cynthia has also become a seasonal turning point in my cycling calendar.
In its 19th year, the event started from Althorp House on Sunday with parties of...
Is it just me? Lakes and rivers didn't look like this when we were kids. Summer is here and the blue-green algae is back turning our waterscape into a soggy lawn.
At this time of year I'm cycling along the...
