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Lifestyle
Theatre review: Oedipussy at Royal & Derngate
IN the entertainment business it is a well-known fact that in order to send yourself up as properly inept, you have to be considerably better than those who try hard but attain only mediocrity.
As Daniel Craig prepares to reprise his role as 007, Susan Griffin finds out why the secret agent is working harder than ever
Where interviews are concerned, Daniel Craig has a reputation for being rather serious, a little sullen even, but not today.
Theatre review: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s Spanish Fiesta
I HAVE to admit I often underestimate the guitar as an instrument.
Skin deep – does food have to be beautiful?
ANYONE who grows fruit and veg will know these foods do not always end up looking like those perfectly formed specimens one so often finds on supermarket shelves.
Roll up, roll up it’s David Essex at Milton Keynes
DAVID Essex stars in All the Fun of the Fair, his own musical set in a world of an East End funfair, at Milton Keynes Theatre this week.
What's On
Tickets on sale for two shows by UK rockers InMe
TICKETS are on sale for InMe who play two shows in the region next month.
Rising star McLennan headlines folk club
AWARD-winning folk star Ewan McLennan headlines The Great Knight Folk Club in Northampton on Tuesday night.
Johnny Foreigner return for Labour Club show
TICKETS are on sale for Johnny Foreigner who return to Northampton in March for a headline show at The Labour Club.
Restaurant review: Chillies - Northampton
IF I were a businessman hoping to establish a site for an Indian restaurant with a modern twist in Northampton, the shopping complex near Tesco Mereway would, I imagine, be near the bottom of a lengthy list; possibly somewhere between Brackmills Industrial Estate and Towcester Road Cemetery.
Peril in the Pacific in Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
When the going gets tough, the tough get soppy in Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, an old-fashioned, gung-ho adventure based loosely on Jules Verne.
Image Magazine
Look your best for Valentine’s Day with these pampering treatments
That old saying “beauty is skin deep” proves alarmingly true when I visit sk:n for a facial consultation.
Year-round sunshine and a warm welcome make Madeira a brilliant holiday destination
One of Madeira’s most popular tourist attractions involves hurtling down a mountainside in a wicker sledge, so it comes as a huge surprise to discover very few locals have actually tried it.
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Beating the January blues by eating happy foods
If Christmas and New Year have left you feeling a little fat and frazzled, chances are you’re not alone.
Weekend Life
Four-storey replacement for Fishmarket gallery should open in September
THE replacement for the Fishmarket art gallery will be open all year round, the artists who will occupy the building have said.
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Killer whale ice sculpture turns into Facebook hit after Chron publicity
A KILLER whale created out of snow by a group of people in the Southfields area of Northampton has become an internet sensation.
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Artist honoured at new exhibition
A NEW exhibition will be held to remember a Northampton artist whose painting of Windsor Castle is thought to be owned by the Queen.
Going wild at Woburn Safari Park
“AWESOME” was the considered verdict of our eldest son Jack at the very moment a curious giraffe decided to go off piste and walk elegantly down the road right past our car, writes Richard Edmondson.
For the love of chocolate
IN the 2000 film Chocolat, based on Joanne Harris’ novel of the same name, one of the final scenes sees an austere village mayor break his vow of abstinence when he discovers the allure of really good chocolate.
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