Inside Northampton night shelter
Shirley Jones finds out where people go when they have nowhere else to go… When the long, warm nights of summer first begin to give way to the shorter nights of autumn, [...]
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The line manager’s play book
Shirley Jones looks at the work of Northamptonshire Authors Co-operative and listens into a talk by the writer Stephen Loveless… You and I have a relationship: you are [...]
Earl Spencer travels Europe with Boris Johnson and other stories from Althorp Literary Festival
Shirley Jones’ uniquely forensic reflections on the Northamptonshire literary festival which gives us grandeur relaxed… How can anybody fit into this? A thought [...]
The Delapre Book Festival – a good start now what about a sequel?
Shirley Jones takes a long hard look at the first Delapre Book Festival which included Sarah Pascoe in its line-up of authors. Dave Ikin took the pictures. The battle of [...]
A walk in the park to see how the other half lives
Shirley Jones sets off on foot on an expedition through our streets and parks to see how life differs on the high road and the low road… I encounter Mrs P, as she pulls [...]