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Crafters, makers and traders called to take part in the Frost Fair

Northampton's Festive Frost Fair is returning this year and West Northamptonshire Council is inviting traders to take on a stall for just £20. A stage of Christmas themed events will be taking place, including stage entertainment and a Christmas parade...

Can you help protect the cold and lonely?

Northamptonshire Community Foundation today launches their annual winter appeal to support older and vulnerable people throughout the winter months.  The Foundation is the leading independent grant-making charity in the county and its annual Winter Well-being appeal has raised £235,000 since...

Shortlist of top eating venues revealed at Chester House Estate

The Weetabix Northamptonshire Food and Drink Awards welcomed food and drink businesses from across the county to The Chester House Estate for the very first time, at their inaugural Summer BBQ and Networking Event. Northamptonshire County Council purchased the Chester...

Take your BBQ skills to the next level with Burnt Lemon Chefs

A former working vineyard overlooking Pitsford Reservoir will be transformed into an outdoor cooking retreat as part of the event staged by the award-winning Burnt Lemon Chefs – giving fans of flame-grilling the perfect platform to show off their...

Now you can support Royal & Derngate by owning Made In Northampton music

Working with record company Atlantic Screen Music, Northampton’s Royal & Derngate have released a charity compilation album, Incidental: Music for the Stage, to raise funds for the theatre as it recovers from the effects of the pandemic. The album,...

Northampton researcher exposes mental health cost of inequality

Exposure to inequalities in society can have a dramatic impact on peoples’ mental health, a top researcher from Northampton has found.  Speaking at the start of National Inclusion Week, which kicks off on Monday, September 27, a team led by...

Go public with your poetry about working for the people

Public sector professionals past and present who have a passion for poetry can share their work stories with a new writing research project. Public Sector Poetry is for people working in – or retired from – education, health and social care...

Photographer turns camera on herself to reveal burden of body shape expectations

A highly personal series of self-portraits from a University of Northampton lecturer will go on public display this week. Weight Bearing is Haley Morris-Cafiero’s response to an increase in requests for help with disordered eating during lockdown. The photographic series...

Shortlist for Food Hero of the Year is revealed

The Weetabix Northamptonshire Food and Drink Awards team have announced the next round of category finalists, for F&B Achiever of the Year, Local Food Hero, One to Watch and Weetabix Sustainability Award, ahead of the Awards Gala Dinner Ceremony...

Cycle 4 Cynthia braves the rain as the full event returns to Lamport Hall

Disruptive rain showers were forecast for the return of the Cycle 4 Cynthia bike ride after its virtual hiatus during the pandemic. And while numbers were down on what organisers would normally expect there were still several hundred riders in...
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Graham Cousins: the Belfast rascal who became a Northampton legend

This is how eras really end. It doesn't happen with fanfares and fireworks, it is the small but important...
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