The NeneQuirer

No Hipster guilt here – supporting your local cafe is about community and a decent cuppa

January 12, 2018 // 0 Comments

A regular visit to an artisan coffee shop and bakery might sound like an extravagance in these straitened times, but it’s worth so much more than a one-off treat. It’s a [...]

Fabulous fine dining in theatre’s top room – Hibiscus, Northampton review

November 24, 2017 // 0 Comments

Penda had been looking forward to this. A promise of an up-market dining experience in Northampton for less than £30 a head? Yes please. Hibiscus is tucked away upstairs in [...]

Review: Education Education Education, Royal and Derngate, Northampton

October 12, 2017 // 0 Comments

By Hilary Scott. @nosylocaljourno Twenty years ago, in 1997, I interviewed the relatively unknown Tony Blair as he was campaigning in Northampton. It was just before the [...]

Finding yourself in Skegness

October 23, 2012 // 1 Comment

Wrangle, Leake and Drainside pass by as I drive. Small settlements and thoroughfares with names that remind me England can still be remote and unusual. It’s a surprise [...]

Being bombarded

September 13, 2011 // 0 Comments

Being shelled, the way I was shelled, was a bit like having high explosive hiccups. There was a long enough pause between each blast to make me wonder if that last one was [...]

Cherie immediately created a buzz, flirting her way through us like a knife through butter. I was surprised by how curvy she looked. My photographer for the job was a young lad who had arrived in a leather biker's jacket and Cherie homed in on him. [...]

Will Self interview 2006

February 14, 2006 // 0 Comments

IF you type the name of novelist, satirist and journalist Will Self into an internet search engine, apart from sites dedicated to the man himself you will find several [...]

Howard Marks interview 2004

November 12, 2004 // 0 Comments

HOWARD MARKS is a 59-year-old nuclear physicist but that’s not why theatres across the country have been selling out when he arrives to perform his spoken word [...]

Alan Moore interview 2003

October 20, 2003 // 0 Comments

ALAN MOORE is not talking about his book The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. This might seem strange of the Northampton author because the Hollywood film version, starring [...]

Northampton town centre rocks for NMF 19

June 16, 2019 // 0 Comments

Thousands of people come out for Northampton Music Festival and NMF 19 was no exception despite volatile weather. The event featured a main stage on the Market Square, and [...]

Are you a papal person?

June 13, 2019 // 0 Comments

As part of its Made in Northampton season, Royal & Derngate Northampton is staging a world premiere of The Pope, which runs on the Royal stage until Saturday 22 June, [...]

Catherine is winner of Smiths and Sauls hamper

June 12, 2019 // 0 Comments

“Amazing!” is how our Smiths and Sauls hamper winner described her prize when she collected it from Smiths Farm Shop. Catherine Nixon from Northampton won the hamper of [...]

How about a personal tour of a castle for a Father’s Day present?

June 12, 2019 // 0 Comments

If you’ve been enjoying the swords and sieges in the hit TV series Game of Thrones then don’t miss a chance for an insight into a real medieval stronghold. [...]

Pictures from Northampton Carnival 2019

June 8, 2019 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

Gripped by the Cobblers: Adams the one we’ve been waiting for

June 6, 2019 // 0 Comments

This is the one. You could almost hear the opening riff to the Stone Roses’ classic as Northampton signalled the return of midfield marvel Nicky Adams. Impish as [...]

The NeneQuirer Digital Edition for June 2019

June 6, 2019 // 0 Comments

Here is the digital edtion of The NeneQuirer for June [...]

Surpise Yourself! Guide to Food and Drink in Northamptonshire

June 6, 2019 // 0 Comments

This is the Surprise Yourself guide to some of the best places for food and drink in Northamptonshire. It has been compiled using the combined expertise for Made In [...]

Cycle4Cynthia launches Bike4Bedtime

June 5, 2019 // 0 Comments

Did you know that it costs £504 to provide one day’s expert, specialist care for one patient in the inpatient unit at Northamptonshire’s Cynthia Spencer Hospice, (writes [...]

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No Hipster guilt here – supporting your local cafe is about community and a decent cuppa

Fabulous fine dining in theatre’s top room – Hibiscus, Northampton review

Review: Education Education Education, Royal and Derngate, Northampton

Finding yourself in Skegness

Being bombarded

An encounter with Tony Blair

Will Self interview 2006

Howard Marks interview 2004

Alan Moore interview 2003

Northampton town centre rocks for NMF 19

Are you a papal person?

Catherine is winner of Smiths and Sauls hamper

How about a personal tour of a castle for a Father’s Day present?

Pictures from Northampton Carnival 2019

Gripped by the Cobblers: Adams the one we’ve been waiting for

The NeneQuirer Digital Edition for June 2019

Surpise Yourself! Guide to Food and Drink in Northamptonshire

Cycle4Cynthia launches Bike4Bedtime