Jeremy Corbyn drops into Northampton and issues plea for Hope Centre
The leader of Her Majesty’s Opposition Jeremy Corbyn visited Northampton today and called for plans to close the Hope Centre to be scrapped. Over 14,000 people have [...]
Pictures
The man who recreates Northampton’s lost landmark buildings
Many of Northampton’s lost landmark buildings have been recreated in amazing detail by a model railway enthusiast. (Pictures by Dave Ikin) The old Victorian Emporium [...]
Pictures: Northampton Saints 14-16 Newcastle Falcons
Newcastle Falcons England hero Mark Wilson proved to be the difference between Saints and Falcons when they visited Franklin’s Gardens. Photographer Dave Ikin was on [...]
Pictures: dramatic scenes as Saints see off Wasps
It was Saints 37 Wasps 17 on Saturday on Franklins Gardens, a result that felt like a breakthrough in so many ways. Whether it was Taquele Naiyaravoro’s dominant big [...]
Brewery rescues memorials and joins acts of remembrance
Northamptonshire remembered those who fought and fell in war yesterday, one century after the end of the First World War. Alongside the traditional wreath laying ceremony at [...]
The birdman of Bradlaugh Fields
Robins are notoriously territorial and not all that scared of people but this is still quite something to see. On Bradlaugh Fields – one of the best dog walking spots [...]
Sexual outlaws in a time of social unrest
The Racecourse Pavilion, Northampton recently hosted the launch event for a beautiful and impactful exhibition of photographs, featuring portraiture with a political and [...]
Where can you see two thousand ceramic poppies in Northampton?
To commemorate the centenary of the end of World War One ceramicist Celia Irwin has hand made and painted 2000 clay poppies and put them on display. She approached St Peter [...]
The spectacle of St Crispin’s Street Fair
Whether you are a fun fair person or not St Crispin’s Street Fair in Northampton is worth a visit just to see how the enormous rides have been crammed into the town [...]