Hilary Scott

Not for those with a heart condition – jump scares and a twisty conclusion dominate 2.22 A Ghost Story at Northampton’s Royal and Derngate My reference point for 2.22 a Ghost Story, currently running at Northampton's Royal and Derngate, came purely from Lily Allen's title track on her brilliantly brutal album West End Girl. James Bye, Shvorne Marks, Natalie Casey and Grant Kilburn are Sam, Jenny, Lauren and Ben in 2.22 A ghost storyAll photos copyright: Helen Murray www.helenmurrayphotos.com I'd read about how she'd been cast in the original London version - much to her duplicitous actor partner's annoyance - and had gone on to win awards; perhaps acting as frazzled and frightened new mum Jenny wasn't too much of a stretch.

Not for those with a heart condition – jump scares and a twisty conclusion dominate 2.22 A Ghost Story at Northampton’s Royal and Derngate

My reference point for 2.22 a Ghost Story, currently running at Northampton's Royal and Derngate, came purely from Lily Allen's title track on her brilliantly…

All Reform councils to raise taxes despite campaign pledges Council leaders have found themselves hamstrung by social care costs, but party sources hope they will have the lowest average tax rises of any party

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Mog’s back to be a bothersome cat for Christmas – Review, Royal and Derngate, Northampton A small antidote to a rainy Sunday afternoon in the run up to Christmas was spent in the warm and cosy, phone-free stalls of the Royal Theatre, surrounded by pre-school and primary children. Faye Lord is Mog - all photos by Manuel Harlan OK, so add in a repetitively screechy cat noise, and some singing, and this might not sound so relaxing, especially if you've done your duty in bringing up small children (mine are now all 17 years and over).

Mog’s back to be a bothersome cat for Christmas – Review, Royal and Derngate, Northampton

A small antidote to a rainy Sunday afternoon in the run up to Christmas was spent in the warm and cosy, phone-free stalls of the Royal Theatre, surrounded by pre-school and primary children. Faye Lord is Mog…

No Wendy in this Peter Pan, but Poppy Sunshine is a Darling – Review: The All New Adventures of Peter Pan at Royal and Derngate, Northampton Panto has come a long way since I started reviewing back in the 1990s. No more shonky sets and wonky donkeys, it's all rather stylish on stage at the Royal and Derngate this Christmas. Just remember to take your coat if you're in the stalls...more of that later on. Georgia Brierley-Smith as Tink - all photography by Pamela Raith The old-style curtain has gone and an apparently hi-tech 'scrim', a sort of translucent screen that you can project effects onto, makes for a stunning flying-through-the-stars effect for Peter and Not-Wendy.

No Wendy in this Peter Pan, but Poppy Sunshine is a Darling – Review: The All New Adventures of Peter Pan at Royal and Derngate, Northampton

Panto has come a long way since I started reviewing back in the 1990s. No more shonky sets and wonky donkeys, it's all rather stylish on stage at the Royal…

Because who doesn’t love the guy at the party who pulls out his phone, snaps a picture of a random person and asks his weird AI pal to do a ‘vulgar roast’ of that person

Musk smacks of a man who never got invited to parties when he was younger

Gibb; “ I had no editorial role whatsoever at the Jewish Chronicle”. Lee Harpin, reporter at the paper; “RG made a habit of calling into the office on print days to check up on what stories were topping the news list, and offering a view’”

Pretty sure @lewisgoodall.com and @maitlis.bsky.social about to have a very busy podcast editing session for #thenewsagents

Given it's taken him about ten minutes to get anywhere near answering that fairly straightforward first question, I can see how the delays happened.

So Samir Shah wasn't happy that Director Gen (man) went but perfectly content that DT (woman) fell on her sword? 😶

Michael Prescott says "I never even Googled Historians Reclaimed" before putting them into the report. Which feels quite negligent for something you include in a memo sent to the entire BBC board?

I’d recommend more investment in external academic research by trusted partners

Rupa Huq making what seems to be the obvious point that it is the job of news / journalists to tell the truth not ‘both sides’ things

Watch as BBC bosses grilled by MPs over series of scandals BBC director-general Tim Davie and chair Samir Shah answer questions from the Culture, Media and Sport Committee after multiple scandals, including allegations against Gregg Wallace and a livestream o...

Good God, Prescott on the DCMS questioning is using blatant false equivalence, clearly rehearsed to make it appear he's nothing to do with all this while yapping away jumping to conclusions and showing little understanding of anything other than his own biases. Watch on share.google/V1DmuOfUQLIv...

If, as several people are suggesting this morning, the DG and News CEO were prevented from issuing an apology re Panorama last week by the board, it seems extremely urgent that the chair of the board clarify what happened

Revealed: The billion-pound PPE contractor with a Tory MP on site Special report: Uniserve was paid £1.4bn for Covid contracts that included supply of £178.5m in never-used equipment

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Breaking: Failing mental health charity's future at risk as it closes down beloved learning centre Northampton's St Andrew's Healthcare is at risk of closure, as it announces beloved Workbridge will close

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Swap your sofa for the theatre to Break the Code on genius Alan Turing We're very lucky here in Northampton - with autumn nearly upon us there's so much good stuff going on we shouldn't just settle in on the sofa every night. Case in point - go and see some live theatre. A brand new production of Hugh Whitemore’s acclaimed play Breaking the Code, opens at Northampton’s Royal & Derngate has opened, running from Thursday 11 to Saturday 27 September, before touring.

Swap your sofa for the theatre to Break the Code on genius Alan Turing

We're very lucky here in Northampton - with autumn nearly upon us there's so much good stuff going on we shouldn't just settle in on the sofa every night. Case in point - go and see some live theatre. A brand new production of…

Can't stomach the news media at the moment, pretty ashamed of my trade and the way they 'cover' politics. Wonder if we'll have lengthy coverage of the Greens and Lib Dems etc or just more public school millionaires gleefully putting working class women down?

Our neighbours the Jesus Army – how we lived alongside the cult of Noel Stanton for 25 years in Northampton As a new BBC documentary airs about the Jesus Army in Northampton, we look at how embedded the church and its followers became in the society of Northamptonshire for decades WHEN we moved house in 2003, me heavily pregnant with our third son, we met the neighbours living in a huge converted dentists’ surgery next door. There were lots of them living there, from children to pensioners, all living in a communal house with an enormous, well-tended garden.

Our neighbours the Jesus Army – how we lived alongside the cult of Noel Stanton for 25 years in Northampton

As a new BBC documentary airs about the Jesus Army in Northampton, we look at how embedded the church and its followers became in the society of Northamptonshire for decades WHEN we moved…

of course it's only 200 years since the last woman was burned alive for being able to move bond markets with her emotions

‘Specialist local journalists just don’t have the resources to fight’ – Bureau of Investigative Journalism’s Franz Wild tells AJEUK about the legal threats against exposing corruption If you don’t know the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, you’re missing some of the best investigations into corruption and social inequality in the UK. At a time when clicks and fast …

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Faith in Furbs – Town ready for fan exodus to Cardiff to cheer on Saints in Investec Champions Cup Final So he's back. George Furbank, Northampton's quiet but deadly full-back is starting for Saints in the European final against Bordeaux Bègles today (May 24). As coach, car and trainloads of Saints fans will be excitedly making their way to the Principality Stadium, or various enterprising pubs and clubs in Northampton showing the game, the team will be focussing, resetting the determination and resilience which has seen them see off all comers on their path to the final.

Faith in Furbs – Town ready for fan exodus to Cardiff to cheer on Saints in Investec Champions Cup Final

So he's back. George Furbank, Northampton's quiet but deadly full-back is starting for Saints in the European final against Bordeaux Bègles today (May 24). As coach, car and trainloads of…

How Mill Media and Zetland scaled their membership models Small teams, focused content, and tech-forward thinking drive profitability where legacy media struggles

How Mill Media and Zetland scaled their membership models: Small teams, focused content, and tech-forward thinking drive profitability where legacy media struggles

UK’s 50 richest families hold more wealth than 50% of population, analysis finds Equality Trust says billionaires getting ‘ludicrously’ richer, with top two now wealthier than whole of 1990 rich list

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Why not us? Northampton Saints fans stock up on green for European final clash in Wales after stunning win over favourites Leinster "It's been madly busy since the win," says a smiling sales assistant at the Saints Shop at Cinch Franklins Gardens stadium. "I think because we didn't open until the Wednesday after the Leinster game, people wanted to get ready for the final straight away." And it feels like half the town will be at the 74,000 capacity Principality Stadium in Cardiff on May 24 dressed in the club's green, black and gold - tickets were like hens' teeth as supporters flocked to the site's Investec Champions Cup…

Why not us? Northampton Saints fans stock up on green for European final clash in Wales after stunning win over favourites Leinster

"It's been madly busy since the win," says a smiling sales assistant at the Saints Shop at Cinch Franklins Gardens stadium. "I think because we didn't open until the…

#Newsnight Douglas Murray given a totally free ride to platform his extremist, anti Islam views. Complete lack of challenge. Victoria Derbyshire would never have let him get away so lightly.

Daily Mail cut out and keep guide to what your kids are texting about. Possibly also handy for decoding super secret war planning group chat

A rare non-reviewing night out with @stevescoles.bsky.social to see Lou Sanders @royalderngate.bsky.social #Northampton