What is the enduring appeal of Stoke Bruerne at War?
Roger Hasdell, Mick Butler, and Lynda Payton (Friends of The Canal Museum) talk about the history and success of Stoke Bruerne at War… pictures by Dave Ikin Over the [...]
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Liane Carroll gig launches planning for Northampton Music Festival 2018
John Richardson talks about where Northampton Music Festival came from and what its organisers hope to achieve as planning gets underway for next year’s event… [...]
How late can you leave it with a uke and a cape?
Chris Harris shares his Diary of a Stand Up and his mission to bring the funny to Northampton… Trying to tie together Darwin jokes, playing the ukulele, and the genetic [...]
The Pomfret: a series of hipster-based coincidences
Barney Felce tells the story of The Pomfret Arm’s journey from abandoned shell to thriving Northampton pub (and it’s not a hipster bar)… Back in 2013 my [...]
What a difference a new day makes…
Andy Roberts looks back at a month of lows and highs for the Cobblers… The Edinburgh festival came and went in August but sadly there were few smiles at Sixfields. This [...]
Are homegrown football managers the way forward?
Tom Reed breathes a sigh of relief over the steadying of the ship and asks if the long term future can be secured today… Few Cobblers fans would have expected Jimmy [...]
Detroit: are the facts more important than the feel?
Emily Shears asks whether Detroit should have stuck rigidly to reporting events or is it starting a debate that needs to happen? As a film enthusiast, it’s hard, in 2017, [...]
Autumn – a feast in four acts
Countryman Richard Hollingum considers autumn… Prologue The thing about Autumn is that it is easy to recognise when it starts. There is a sort of prelude that [...]
Blow away your worries by giving them an airing
Broadcaster Helen Blaby talks about the ways she has confronted anxiety… As I write this, it’s just gone 3 in the morning and I just can’t shut my brain off. You [...]