Chalk tall at the Lightning Bolt drawing world championships
The weekend saw a unique event take place on Northampton’s Racecourse just outside the pavilion. Promotion was quite underground: word of mouth, Facebook, an article in [...]
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Northampton town centre rocks for NMF 19
Thousands of people come out for Northampton Music Festival and NMF 19 was no exception despite volatile weather. The event featured a main stage on the Market Square, and [...]
Pictures from Northampton Carnival 2019
Schools from across the Northampton area joined with carnival troupes from across the country to bring magic to the streets of the town. With the theme 15 Years of Creating [...]
Tough Mudder comes to Northampton for its first ever stadium event
Tough Mudder assault courses have been a popular adventure experience for many years. Normally they are associated with mud-soaked slogs through parks and countryside but [...]
New First Citizen of Northampton takes office
Councillor Nazim Choudary takes over from Councillor Tony Ansell as the Mayor of Northampton after a Mayor making ceremony at The Guildhall. A statement released by [...]
Blocks clever: masters of Lego show us how it is done
The Cobblers Brick Show is the returning Lego fan convention organised by groundsman and lego fan Neil Burgess. From humble beginnings at Caroline Chisolm School the venue [...]
FAMfest: discover your community the Emporium Way
There are parts of Northampton that have a bit of their own special magic and Emporium Way is one of them. Yes, I can see the pictures. I have not gone completely bonkers. It [...]
Pictures from the Saints cup final win over Saracens
Franklin’s Gardens was sold out for the final of the first ever Premiership Cup on Sunday and fans were rewarded with seeing their team lift its first silverware since [...]
Shop Zero – the latest adventure from Elsie’s Cafe
Elsie’s Cafe made its name by rescuing discarded supermarket food and turning it into tasty meals – and now the organisation behind it has launched a shop. Named, [...]