Northampton

When bike fun on Northampton’s Racecourse turns to violence: Are we letting our kids drift into trouble unchecked?

May 19, 2019 // 0 Comments

We were walking the dog, taking my daughter on her bike to meet friends on Northampton’s Racecourse park, coming from the Barrack Road entrance towards the old loos, where [...]

New First Citizen of Northampton takes office

May 17, 2019 // 0 Comments

Councillor Nazim Choudary takes over from Councillor Tony Ansell as the Mayor of Northampton after a Mayor making ceremony at The Guildhall. A statement released by [...]

Escape in Northampton town centre

September 1, 2012 // 0 Comments

This is AJ the escapologist performing in at the Cobbler’s Last statue in Northampton town centre last week. Here is some edited footage of his act. His full act [...]

The best thing I’ve ever seen at the theatre

August 29, 2012 // 0 Comments

If I start out with a header like ‘The best thing I’ve ever seen at the theatre’ I know I’m being misleading straight away. It’s a woolly [...]

This is me: my X-box makeover

July 24, 2012 // 0 Comments

This is me in X-Box world. My sons have been nagging me to ‘sort out’ my avatar for some time and this morning I finally did it (catching up on all those urgent [...]

A thing I cannot describe

July 24, 2012 // 0 Comments

I can’t say exactly what my big achievement of the day was but I achieved it with a petrol driven strimmer and sustained a number of small, satisfying injuries along [...]

Congratulations to the Rev Richard Coles

July 19, 2012 // 0 Comments

I’m not a graduate myself so I don’t properly understand the honorary something that the Rev Richard Coles is being given by Northampton University this week but [...]

I used a steam iron but not in a steam punk way

July 16, 2012 // 0 Comments

I’m back on my travels tomorrow, three days in Portsmouth talking digital first publishing and social media then a day in Hastings doing the same. I’ve managed to [...]

Is the wall finally ready for rebuilding?

July 14, 2012 // 0 Comments

We’ve done some digging and clearing and hopefully, finally, got the wall ready for the builder to make a start on Monday morning. Ralph and The Jesus Army did most of [...]