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Pictures from Northampton Carnival 2019

Schools from across the Northampton area joined with carnival troupes from across the country to bring magic to the streets of the town. With the theme 15 Years of Creating Magic the carnival parade showed off weeks of work creating...

Tough Mudder comes to Northampton for its first ever stadium event

Tough Mudder assault courses have been a popular adventure experience for many years. Normally they are associated with mud-soaked slogs through parks and countryside but there is a 5K Urban series and it came to Northampton for its first ever...

New First Citizen of Northampton takes office

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 Northampton Borough Council said:Born in Yorkshire, Councillor Choudary moved to Northampton in 1997,...

Blocks clever: masters of Lego show us how it is done

The Cobblers Brick Show is the returning Lego fan convention organised by groundsman and lego fan Neil Burgess. From humble beginnings at Caroline Chisolm School the venue for the show is now the Collingtree Hilton. Neil's 9ft Disneyland display was one...

FAMfest: discover your community the Emporium Way

There are parts of Northampton that have a bit of their own special magic and Emporium Way is one of them. Yes, I can see the pictures. I have not gone completely bonkers. It is a pretty brutal concrete...

Pictures from the Saints cup final win over Saracens

Franklin's Gardens was sold out for the final of the first ever Premiership Cup on Sunday and fans were rewarded with seeing their team lift its first silverware since 2014. The competition replaces the Anglo-Welsh Cup and is a...

Shop Zero – the latest adventure from Elsie’s Cafe

Elsie's Cafe made its name by rescuing discarded supermarket food and turning it into tasty meals - and now the organisation behind it has launched a shop. Named, appropriately enough, Shop Zero, the aim is to to find a new...

Thousands of pupils get stuck into science at Big Bang Silverstone

The Big Bang at Silverstone was the second science and engineering fair put on at the home of the British Grand Prix and saw thousands of school children arriving to be inspired by technology. There were talks, demonstrations, exhibits and...

We had no idea Dave Ribbans was going to tap and go

Saints are gearing up for a tough encounter with Saracens on Saturday but revelling in the rewards of playing 'go for it' style rugby. Lewis Ludlam said this week that no-one knew Dave Ribbans was about to pounce for the...

The pictures that show anything is possible with this Saints team

You couldn't blame Saints fans who felt a bit of nauseous deja vu after Newcastle ran in the third of their opening tries at Franklins Gardens on Saturday. The Geordies had inflicted two painful defeats on Saints in the...
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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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