Firefighters come from across the country to work and train in Northamptonshire and Watch Manager Instructor Chris Westfield is walking proof - he transferred in himself from London Fire Brigade.
With the Grenfell Disaster among his recent experiences, Chris is...
Three students from the University of Northampton are set to be the first artists to display their work at the town’s new £14m cultural hub.
Postgraduate artists Georgia Watkins, Gillie Masters and Natasha Toms will have a year’s worth of...
This Halloween families can explore the Spooktacular trail at Stanwick Lakes!
As part of their Natureworks Project and Heritage Projects, Rockingham Forest Trust have created a ‘spellbinding’ self-led event this year!
From October 25 to 31 families can visit the...
Pupils who are persistently absent from school may not just be playing truant, a new Wellinborough company is warning.
Teachers and education professionals are being asked to look deeper into the reasons for non-attendance in case there is an underlying...
Royal & Derngate today announces four further productions to complete its 2021/22 Made in Northampton season. A new production of Joe Penhall’s biting contemporary satire Blue/Orange is brought to the stage this autumn by the producing team behind Ralph...
When it comes to brains and brawn, University of Northampton researcher Siobhán Hyland is tough to beat.
The 30-something from Northampton, who was once Britain’s Strongest Woman, now splits her time between competitive weightlifting and delving into the backgrounds of...
Two of the county's popular cycling events return in the next fortnight after last year's versions were disrupted by Covid.
Cycle 4 Cynthia is at Lamport Hall on Sunday offering 50 and 25 mile routes, then a week later on...
A great run of comedy gigs continues at Royal & Derngate with another week of top performances kicked off by David Baddiel on Monday 27 September, Geoff Norcott on Tuesday 28 September, Jonathan Pie on Friday 1 October, and...
As the tide of Covid 19 begins to turn and life returns to normal across the area, residents of Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire and beyond are invited to celebrate this year’s Nene Valley Festival from September 11 - 19.
With more than...
Local legend has it that the Saintly Thomas Becket was given succour from a spring in Becket's Park as he fled the wrath of the King of England.
If he had been making his escape today he would have been...
