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French foes Bayonne visit Franklins Gardens for first time as they face Saints for Friday night lights

Preview by James Logan Northampton Saints director of rugby Phil Dowson says the squad are excited for yet another big European game at the Gardens, but they will “need to fire on all cylinders” if they are to get...

Full list of winners at Weetabix Northamptonshire Food and Drink Awards

The annual reveal of where to find the good stuff in Northamptonshire has taken place at the Weetabix Northamptonshire Food and Drink Awards. The judges have spent a year investigating restaurants, chefs and products from all over the county and...

Book fair at Northampton Museum celebrates local writers

Calling all bibliophiles. Northampton Museum and Art Gallery is pleased to be hosting their first ever book fair! On Saturday 4th November, Northampton Museum and Art Gallery will be hosting its first ever Book Fair to the public. This will...

How Northampton Bike Park will be celebrating a year of being open

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...

Obscured by quiche and coronation chicken? This must be Tory Glasto

“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...

Richard III: Anti-racist Shakespeare, or the casting of our discontent?

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...

SOLD: Kuumba Nia Arts tells the story of Mary Prince

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...

University of Northampton Avenue Campus demolition – the end of the start of the School of Art

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 it’s good enough for the King of England… 19 places that put Northampton at the centre of shoe and boot making

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...

LONG-READ – It’s an imperial life: historian talks Queen’s legacy in thought-provoking essay

Public historian and poet-essayist Tré Ventour makes a detailed analysis of the legacy of Queen Elizabeth II in long-essay.
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Review: Toxic masculinity confronted with courage and humour in Top Gs Like Me

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