Food and Drink

The best places to eat in Northamptonshire

After facing arguably the most challenging six months in their history, some of the county’s top eateries have been given a timely and much-needed boost, having been named as finalists in this year’s Weetabix Northamptonshire Food and Drink Awards.  The...

Award winning chef brings you at home dining this winter

Northamptonshire’s leading chef is getting ready to revolutionise dinner parties across the county, by taking charge in your kitchen while you entertain family and friends. Danny Tompkins, who was named Chef of the Year at the 2019 Northamptonshire Food &...

The lockdown team-up that became a loaf saver

Northampton’s much-loved wholefood retailer Daily Bread may have had to put last month’s ruby anniversary party on hold because of COVID-19, but it still has plenty of reasons to celebrate, thanks to an amazing partnership with another of the...

Weetabix Food Awards are underway

The team behind the Weetabix Northamptonshire Food and Drink Awards is delighted to announce that, following a delay to its spring launch owing to the COVID-19 outbreak, the competition in now underway for its twelfth year! The Awards, which are...

Local is for life, not just for lockdown

Fast forward to Christmas and the conversation over the turkey is unlikely to be stuffed with many good things to have come out of the current crisis. However, if there’s one positive to have emerged from this ongoing chaos, it...

You haven’t tasted brownies until you’ve had Brooklyn Brownies (made in Northampton)

He’s been a professional lookie-like as the A-Team’s Mr T, a visual effects consultant for film and television and even a contestant on such shows as Britain’s Got Talent, Come Dine With Me and The Weakest Link, but these...

You don’t have to eat alone in the Social Isolation Supper Club

‘Not all superheroes wear capes’ – so the saying goes – and you certainly need look no further than the county’s food and drink sector to see a wealth of community champions helping in the fight against COVID-19 who...

Weetabix praises foodies who step up when it comes to the crunch

Over the last six years, local breakfast giant Weetabix has supported the celebration of some of our most passionate foodies through its sponsorship of the ‘Local Food Hero’ category in the county’s prestigious annual sector competition. Now, as headline sponsor...

Are our food banks about to run out of supplies?

Have you had the misfortune of heading for the supermarket of late, only to discover that some of the items on your shopping list were missing from the shelves? No doubt you made do. Maybe you just changed what you...

Charity feeds the vulnerable during lockdown

While much of the country’s workforce is currently holed up indoors, there’s a massive amount of manpower still at large, quietly going about its vital duties with often little or no recognition. It is the millions of volunteers, whose tireless...
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They say Saints are revolutionaries but in this town it is just common sense: Northampton and the identity of English rugby

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.
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