The Craig Lewis Podcast
1) Coronavirus: The town housing rough sleepers in student digs
When lockdown kicked in, councils in England were given £3.2m to provide emergency 12-week shelter for rough sleepers, with many making use of empty hotels. Across Northamptonshire, about 200 people w...Show More
2) Coronavirus: The town housing rough sleepers in student digs - interview with street service co-ordinator, Amanda Wilson
When lockdown kicked in, councils in England were given £3.2m to provide emergency 12-week shelter for rough sleepers, with many making use of empty hotels. Across Northamptonshire, about 200 people w...Show More
3) Historian Mike Ingram asks whether Northampton's history has been neglected?
From All Saints' Church to the Market Square, Thomas a Becket to Robert Browne, Northampton is a town full of history. But has it been neglected? I took a tour of the town centre with historian Mike I...Show More
Historian Mike Ingram asks whether Northampton's history has been neglected?
09:38 | Feb 21st, 2020
4) 'Where would there be a safe place without The Lowdown?': Why borough council grants are so important for Northampton charities
Every year Northampton Borough Council offers grants of between £3-15,000 to charities in the town. The Partnership Grant Funding has previously benefited groups ranging from The Good Loaf and The Hop...Show More
5) Labour leadership: How members in Corby see the contest - full interview
It's been a tough time to be a Labour supporter. The party suffered heavy defeat in the general election, with leader Jeremy Corbyn announcing he wouldn't be fighting another. Members are now deciding...Show More
6) Labour leadership: How members in Corby see the contest
It's been a tough time to be a Labour supporter. The party suffered heavy defeat in the general election, with leader Jeremy Corbyn announcing he wouldn't be fighting another. Members are now deciding...Show More
7) Westminster prepares for Brexit: "There's nowhere to hide now... Brexit's effectiveness will be judged" - Andrew Lewer MP
Tomorrow (January 31) is Brexit Day. It may seem like we've been talking about Britain leaving the European Union for a lifetime, but now there is a major step to mark. There is still plenty to do and...Show More
8) New management model will see Northampton and Kettering Hospitals share one chief executive
Our hospitals are under huge pressure every day, both financially and dealing with increasing numbers of patients. One new plan being put forward to improve services in the county is the formation of ...Show More
9) BBC Radio Northampton hustings preview: Northampton North
There's plenty of talk about politics at the moment - with a good deal of it being how "we've heard it all before," "it's boring" or "I've had enough of it". The truth is those talking heads you...Show More
10) BBC Radio Northampton hustings preview: Corby & East Northants
People may have watched the ITV clash between Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson earlier this week. But on the same night BBC Northampton held its very own -far more important - debate between the parlia...Show More