Avenue Q will shock you with what used to be shocking
If you fancy a quick situation report on how far we’ve come lately you could do worse than spending the evening on Avenue Q. If you are not aware of this 16-year-old [...]
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Why Jo Gordon’s reign as chief exec at Royal & Derngate should be music to our ears
The Stage has just released its list of the 100 most influential people in British entertainment and that included two people from Northampton’s Royal & Derngate: [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
James Acaster is back in town
The NN Cafe has come back to life in Northampton’s Guildhall Road and James Acaster, who usually treats his home county to a few intimate Christmas gigs, is bringing [...]
Northants is so pretty: it is what they write about when they write about England
Thomasina Miers has been looking forward to meeting the food and drink business folk of Northamptonshire as the special guest at the Carlsberg Food and Drink Awards. The [...]
How can this be right?
Sheila, a very independent lady in her 70s, was coming back from the shop yesterday with two pints of milk and some cat food in a pull along shopping trolley. A few feet from [...]
The unexpected secret to keeping your pets calm in firework season
Firework night and Halloween are stressful times for household pets – it’s the season of sudden explosions and monsters calling at the door! You might be [...]
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 [...]