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NQ media partner for Carlsberg awards

The team behind the Carlsberg UK Northamptonshire Food and Drink Awards is delighted to announce that the competition has been launched for 2017 for what is expected to be its best year yet, writes Anna Murby of The Mallows...

Why Helen is fit for a health check

It’s been pointed out that I’m not exactly the best face to front a health campaign. I’m obese and have type 2 diabetes, I’ve also had my issues with anxiety in the past, writes Helen Blaby. I would argue that...

Putting the ! in Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire is Britain's Best Surprise - it's official - the tourism campaign declaring it to be so has been launched with some fizz and a bang. The fizz was Sparkling Blush from New Lodge Vineyard at a Boughton House reception and the bang was...

Can Northants fight like underdogs?

On the 20th August, 2016, the Northants Steelbacks won their second domestic T20 title in four years, writes Alex Stockton. After a superb campaign, the men from Wantage Road ran out deserved winners in a tense final. Throughout the...

Rehearsing for summer

It's been a busy couple of weeks for us at Warts and All Theatre here at Delapre Abbey, writes Chris Elmer-Gorry. The March Sunday Artist Shindig at Foodies.rocks with Brigitte Aphrodite, proved extremely popular! We've been darting around Northampton...

The jewel in the Crown Room

Before I met the real Tim Pigott-Smith OBE in the Crown Room of the Royal Theatre at Northampton's Royal and Derngate, I whiled away a few minutes meeting the famous Tim Pigott-Smith in my imagination. This is the TPS who...

Women with Soul by Dave Ikin

Photographer Dave Ikin pictures these Women with Soul on International Women's Day

The Big Sleep Out 2017: update

Sue Wright of The Hope Centre has announced that The Big Sleep Out 2017 could raise as much as £45,000. The target of £40,000 - beating last year's total of £38,000 - has been achieved but sponsorship money is still being...

Were we resting too easy at The Big Sleep Out?

My favourite curmudgoen complains there is not enough suffering at The Big Sleep Out

The cold world of the homeless

We have been briefed on the signs of hypothermia to watch out for and the essential sleep out item - a cardboard box to lie on
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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.
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