Opinion

I don’t usually get political in this column, not least because I write it some way ahead of publication and, as they say, a week is a long time in politics and whatever I write could be seriously out of date before it is read.

Our columnist David Saint tells us of a famous Northamptonshire character - novelist George Whyte-Melville...

The positive message from the British farming industry during this year’s Lord Mayor’s Show in the capital was, “we’re proud to produce your food.”

Farming charity R.A.B.I. (The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution) has announced the appointment of Alicia Chivers as its new chief executive, taking over from Paul Burrows this month (November).

Our columnist Kerry Provenzano talks about a trip to Cambridge which included a lifechanging visit to a cemetery.

Our colmnist the Rev Oliver Cross tells us about a clergyman who he found inspiring and about his concerns for society’s most vulnerable.

During the oil boom of the 60s and 70s they were – and still are – the workhorses ferrying rig workers on their commutes.

Award ceremonies don’t just happen for Hollywood movie stars and musical artists. Farming has its own share of award events too.

I came across some really useful information from a homeless collective I follow on social media called Streets Kitchen providing information and a network for people living on the streets.

During the oil boom of the 60s and 70s they were – and still are – the workhorses ferrying rig workers on their commutes.

Northampton’s Royal and Derngate has recently hosted the latest festival named after Sir Malcolm Arnold, certainly the county’s most celebrated composer.

In the last week or so it’s been very moving to hear the accounts of my colleague in ministry, Richard Kellow, team vicar of Duston and Upton, recounting what he has done among the community since Joshua Bains was killed in Upton.

When it comes to organising your meals for the week, you may find there are many issues that can interfere with making this easy.

Just a few months after walking down the aisle to join “The Firm”, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and her young army husband are to become parents.

Years ago I had a pet ewe, a Suffolk/Jacob cross who was chocolate brown in colour. She was a triplet and her mother couldn’t feed all three so I bought her from our neighbour and hand reared her for a year, giving her milk from a bottle and pieces of bread.

The National Farmers Union (NFU) has called for greater recognition of the positive contribution of agriculture to the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

Primary schools can enter a national competition with a top prize giving them the chance to have their school turned into a farm for a day.

My visit to Bucks County Show this year was quite different from previous years. For one thing I had my daughter with me for the first time in many years, which was rather lovely, and reminded us both of her visits when she was a child and had to follow me around whilst I interviewed people for multiple news stories and spreads in the paper.