A season of stranger things than a Saints win at Welford Road
Stranger things have happened – that was Alex Waller’s take on Saints’ chances of winning at Welford Road in the run up to the East Midlands derby. It was a measure [...]
Steve Scoles
Saints v Saracens is not a cup final – it’s more important than that
Saracens visit to Franklin’s Gardens this weekend ought to be a run of the mill fixture – one of those end of season encounters with not that much at stake. But Saints [...]
We’re desperate to put it right – Cobus Reinach
Saints travel to Bath for the semi-final of the Anglo-Welsh cup and starting scrum-half Cobus Reinach is itching to get back in action. For the South African international [...]
Northamptonshire today: self-harm, poverty, drink problems and low life expectancy
Self-harm, low life expectancy, serious deprivation and double the national average for smoking deaths are just some of the challenges faced by Northamptonshire communities [...]
Sting unveils The Last Ship at Royal and Derngate
Sting came to Northampton to whet the town’s appetite for the visit of his musical The Last Ship. He was joined by cast members at the Royal and Derngate theatre to give a [...]
Oh Frig I’m 50: Richard Herring is wiser whether he likes it or not
Review: Richard Herring at Royal Theatre, Northampton Richard Herring kicked off the current leg of his Oh Frig I’m 50 tour in the Royal Theatre, Northampton with a [...]
Jamie Gibson: Saracens v Saints will be about pride
Saints take on Saracens on Saturday afternoon in the Champions Cup and flanker Jamie Gibson reckons it will be a test of pride. It is an ominous encounter so soon in Saints [...]
The time is right for A Passage to India
Review: A Passage to India, Royal Theatre, Northampton I love it when you get a life-affirming whoosh from a visit to the theatre. At the end of A Passage To India (by the [...]
Clermont is not a dead rubber, we have got to get better
Alan Gaffney is insisting that Clermont’s Champions Cup visit to Franklins Gardens this evening is not a dead rubber because Saints have to get better. Ironically if [...]