The iconic British footwear firm previously on the verge of bankruptcy a decade ago is now forecasting pre-tax profits of £30 million this year, a 40% increase ...
The captain of Northamptonshire County Cricket took time out from the squad’s successful start of the season to tour one of the county’s most established ...
Article by Ian Gallagher, Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Kinky Boots, the musical based on a British comedy set in a Northampton shoe factory, walked away with ...
Grenson shoes has rekindled a relationship with the Red Arrows. The upmarket Northamptonshire cobbler used to make dress shoes for members of the RAF’s aerobatic ...
Margaret tells of her favourite part of the job working for SATRA in Kettering which meant she could take home a pair of red high ...
Brian reflects on his 40 years at Dr. Martens and the emotion that employees and buyers have for this iconic brand.
Ken keeps Northamptonshire’s shoe machines going. He calls himself the geriatric engineer as he doesn’t like to work on any piece of machinery that’s less ...
Belinda is the descendent of the Riley shoemaking family who established the first shoe factory in Desborough in 1868.
Peter talks about working for Mobbs Miller and then taking his skills into the prison service teaching shoe making in Gartree Prison.
From a Desborough shoe making family working at Cheaney shoes, Derrick tells of the dangerous conditions in the early factories.
