Northampton Chronicle & Echo • 22nd September 2026

The Flavour Trailer to host second edition of hugely successful event for the car lovers of Northampton

The Flavour Trailer is set to host the second edition of a hugely successful event for the car lovers of Northampton, taking place this weekend. The award-winning business was set up in April 2018 by husband and wife duo Mario Shephard and Charley Cummings, and has since become well-established across the county – which included opening a restaurant in Brixworth in March 2024.

Northampton Chronicle & Echo • 22nd September 2026

Meet the Northamptonshire confidence-focused photographer celebrating five years of creating a safe space for women

Meet this confidence-focused photographer who is celebrating five years of creating a safe space for women across Northamptonshire and beyond. Abbie Firth is the founder and owner of AF Boudoir, which she launched in August 2021 with the aim of supporting women in reconnecting with their confidence and seeing themselves in a completely different light from her studio in Weedon Depot.

Northampton Chronicle & Echo • 22nd September 2026

Pilates business with offering not available anywhere else in Northampton celebrates successful first year

A pilates business with an offering that is not available anywhere else in Northampton is celebrating a successful first year open in the town. Jess Moriarty, the founder of a dance school and fitness coaching company, added another string to her bow when she opened Studio Seventeen Pilates last October.

Northampton Chronicle & Echo • 21st September 2026

Here is everything you need to know ahead of Towcester Racecourse’s Oktoberfest event next month

Here is everything you need to know ahead of Towcester Racecourse’s Oktoberfest event next month, which promises to be a great night with an oompah band and Bavarian party games. Taking place from 7pm until midnight on October 10, tickets are priced at £30 per person or purchase 10 tickets for £250 with a £50 saving.

Northampton Chronicle & Echo • 21st September 2026

Passionate Northampton fundraiser branches out to host crafters carousel workshop – think speed dating but with crafts

A passionate fundraiser in Northampton has branched out to host a new style of event called a crafters carousel workshop, which she has described as speed dating but with crafts. Natalie Wood is known for organising charity events in memory of her late brother Sam Grove.

Northampton Chronicle & Echo • 21st September 2026

Unique clothing brand to pop up at artists market taking place later this week in Northampton

A unique clothing brand will be popping up at an artists market taking place later this week at a pub and hotel in Northampton. The Garibaldi Hotel on Bailiff Street is hosting its event this Friday (September 25) from 4pm until 8pm, when a variety of artists and clothing brands will gather for what promises to be a good evening.

Northampton Chronicle & Echo • 18th September 2026

Great news! Fans of The Smoke Pit can now get their fix at all Northampton Saints home rugby matches

Fans of The Smoke Pit can now get their burger fix at all Northampton Saints home rugby matches, following the opening of the redeveloped Fan Village at Franklin’s Gardens. James Ingram founded The Smoke Pit and Hops and Chops alongside his late brother Matt, and they also launched chicken restaurant Mission Chicken in the former Buddies USA site in Dychurch Lane.

Northampton Chronicle & Echo • 18th September 2026

County’s best small business shares exciting plans for the rest of 2026 with fewer than 100 days to go until Christmas

The founder of Northamptonshire’s best small business, as voted for by the community, has shared her exciting plans for the rest of 2026 with fewer than 100 days to go until Christmas. Silver jewellery maker Steph Davies founded the multi-award-winning Scruffy Dog Silver in 2011, and was named best jeweller in the county for two consecutive years at the Northants Life Awards in 2023 and 2024.

Northampton Chronicle & Echo • 18th September 2026

Don’t miss annual T’s Dog Fest which is ‘highlight of the year’ for Northampton hidden gem events venue

Do not miss your chance to attend the annual T’s Dog Fest, which the Northampton-based hidden gem events venue described as “without a doubt one of the highlights of the year”. T’s Coffee is known for its monthly mini markets and craft fairs, woodland walks and ‘Dog Fest’ events in aid of Animals In Need Northamptonshire – with the next one planned for next Sunday (September 27).

Northampton Chronicle & Echo • 17th September 2026

Impressive four restaurant and takeaway finalists from Northampton at ‘curry industry Oscars’

Four restaurants and takeaways from Northampton have impressively been named as finalists at what is described as the “Oscars of the curry industry”. The finalists have been unveiled for the Asian Restaurant & Takeaway Awards (ARTA) 2026, one of the UK’s most prestigious celebrations of Asian hospitality, ahead of the ceremony on October 12.

Northampton Chronicle & Echo • 17th September 2026

REVEALED: Here is what’s taking over and transforming second half of former Wilkos unit in Weston Favell Shopping Centre

Here is what is taking over and transforming the second half of the former Wilkos unit in the upper mall of Weston Favell Shopping Centre, which has been empty since the closure in October 2023. Silhouette Youth Theatre has revealed to the Chronicle & Echo that they are moving in with the aim of building a 250-seater theatre and community space within the next two years.

Northampton Chronicle & Echo • 17th September 2026

Looking to slow down and reconnect with yourself? Check out these all new guided wellbeing sessions in Northampton

Are you looking to slow down and reconnect with yourself? Be sure to check out these all new guided wellbeing sessions that arrived at Delapré Abbey this month. Phiona Ormesher is the founder of Holistic Heritage, which she launched in Northampton in 2022.

Northampton Chronicle & Echo • 16th September 2026

The end of the year is coming… Delapré Abbey’s ‘magical’ Winter Light Trail tickets now on sale

The end of the year is fast approaching, with tickets for the “magical” Winter Light Trail at Delapré Abbey in Northampton now on sale. You can experience the magic of the festive season at one of the town’s most iconic landmarks from Friday, November 27 to Sunday, January 3.

Northampton Chronicle & Echo • 16th September 2026

Signs reveal popular market town coffee shop and bakery is expanding into vacated premises next door

Newly placed signs have revealed that a popular market town coffee shop and bakery is expanding into a recently vacated premises next door. Danny Webster is the founder of The Old Bakery sites in Towcester and Brackley, as well as The Old Fire Station in Brackley.

Northampton Chronicle & Echo • 16th September 2026

I spent the day at the county’s new rural co-working space in the idyllic Northamptonshire countryside – is it worth the hype?

I spent the day at Northamptonshire’s newest rural co-working and office space set in an idyllic countryside location, and I’m here to confirm it is worth the hype. George and Josh Taylor are the brothers behind countryside retreat The Shire, and they reimagined their family’s former dairy farm into a space designed for authentic connection, relaxation and escapism.

Northampton Chronicle & Echo • 15th September 2026

Friends join forces to launch safe and welcoming family play cafe with a difference in Northampton

Two mothers, who have been friends for the past two decades, have joined forces to launch a safe and welcoming play cafe with a difference for the families of Northampton. Billi Oblakivic and Felicity Sohal are the founders of Friends and Babies Play Cafe, opening to the public on September 20 on St James Mill Road.

Northampton Chronicle & Echo • 15th September 2026

Business owner urges Northampton community to come and enjoy pottery painting at much-loved village bakery

A founder has urged the Northampton community to come along and enjoy the pottery painting she hosts at a much-loved village bakery, following the closure of two similar businesses in the county in quick succession. It was a year ago when Kate Lowe from Bagsy Me First lost her location at Workbridge and moved her offering to Duston Village Bakery, just two doors down from where she lives.

Northampton Chronicle & Echo • 15th September 2026

Meet the founder behind Northampton book festival that readers and authors travel across the country for

Meet the founder behind a newly introduced Northampton book festival that readers, authors and independent bookish businesses travel across the country for. Tamsin Shawe from West Hunsbury launched Scribe & Sign in August 2024, having lost the love for her long-standing career in the construction industry.

Northampton Chronicle & Echo • 14th September 2026

IN PICTURES: All smiles as hottest street food pop-up returned to popular Northants garden centre at the weekend

It was all smiles over the weekend when the hottest street food pop-up returned to a popular Northamptonshire garden centre for three days. The classic edition of Bite Street NN returned to Bell Plantation Garden Centre on Watling Street, Towcester in August for the first time this summer.

Northampton Chronicle & Echo • 14th September 2026

‘I’m aware everything changes but it’s not always for the better,’ says concerned Northampton town centre business owner

The concerned owner of a long-standing business in Northampton town centre has shared he is aware that everything changes, but that does not mean it is always for the better. Jonathan Williams is the managing director of Montague Jeffery on St Giles’ Street, which was founded by his great grandfather in 1901 at the age of 19.