Number One Gas Street is almost a famous address in Northampton. The huge roundabout at the bottom of Horse Market where the A508 gets entangled with the A4500 - it's right there.
Traffic pours in from all points of...
The county’s hospitality sector now has double reason to celebrate with not only the full re-opening of hospitality just days away, but also the launch of the Weetabix Northamptonshire Food and Drink Awards for 2021/22!
Created by the sector for...
By the time I pulled into the car park of the winner of the Weetabix Food and Drink Awards Booker Dining Venue of the Year I must admit I was a little bit slack-jawed.
It's not because the Willow and...
The Turkish Ambassador was among the first to phone with congratulations when Truva Bar and Grill won the Weetabix Food and Drink Awards Gold for World Cuisine.
"I thought it was a joke at first but I spoke to him....
When a small group of food and drink firms gathered in January 2011 as inaugural members of a new county networking group, little could they have known the impact it would have on their business, not to mention the...
“I can’t wait to get my knees under the table somewhere local and enjoy a lovely nosh-up!”
Those sentiments of former Communards member, award-winning broadcaster and author and now Finedon priest Reverend Richard Coles must sum up how thousands of...
While 2021 still offers the county’s culinary sector little for which to be thankful, more of its finest are enjoying a well-earned reason to celebrate after picking up top accolades in this year’s Weetabix Northamptonshire Food and Drink Awards.
The...
While a New Year is traditionally associated with hopes of a fresh start, the announcement of a third lockdown just four days in to last month meant that the county’s food and drink sector had little reason to toast...
Having arrived as Chief Executive of Wellingborough’s Daylight Centre Fellowship last September - at the height of the COVID pandemic - Carina Fisher understands the phrase ‘baptism of fire’ rather better than most!
Now, four months into her role at...
They stand barely 300 yards apart so, in normal times, you might expect two pubs in such close proximity to be bitter rivals, fighting over the same beer money!
But these are hardy normal times and so it is that...
Following England Rugby's recent defeat by South Africa, discussions around the 'English identity' in rugby have intensified. Critiques suggest England's current style is overly focused on brute strength rather than creativity. In contrast, Northampton Saints exemplify a successful approach grounded in basic skills and inclusivity, potentially signalling a need for a shift in England's rugby philosophy.
