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Northampton blossoms with Silver Gilt success in East Midlands in Bloom
Pictured: Members of the Northampton in Bloom Working Group accepting their award from RHS Judge John Constable. Photo credit: EMiB It turns out Northampton’s not just good at lighting up the skies with fireworks — it’s also blooming marvellous at gardening. The town is celebrating after scooping a Silver Gilt Award in this year’s East Midlands in Bloom competition, marking a proud return to the RHS-led contest for the first time since 2019. The accolade was announced at a ceremony in Grimsby Town Hall and recognises the collective graft of local volunteers, schools, community groups and partners — all with..
Local NewsNorthamptonshire’s unsung flood heroes to be honoured at new ‘Flood & Toast’ Awards
Heroes don’t always wear capes. Sometimes, they wear wellies. That’s the spirit behind Northamptonshire’s brand-new ‘Flood & Toast – Resilience and Innovation Community Awards’, launched by the Resilience and Innovation Northants (RAIN) project to shine a light on the everyday heroes who make a difference when the waters rise. From school pupils planting trees to farmers making space for water, these awards are all about recognising those who quietly but powerfully protect their neighbours, their land and their local environment. Whether it’s rallying communities during flood events, championing natural flood management or simply checking on a vulnerable neighbour, the awards..
Breaking the Code at Royal & Derngate — a poignant portrait of Alan Turing’s brilliance and tragedy
Mark Edel-Hunt delivers a poignant performance as Alan Turing in Hugh Whitemore’s Breaking the Code. Credit: Manuel Harlan. Hugh Whitemore’s Breaking the Code returns in a new production at Northampton’s Royal & Derngate, directed by Artistic Director Jesse Jones, as part of the theatre’s Made in Northampton season. Based on Andrew Hodges’s Alan Turing: The Enigma, the play has always balanced triumph with tragedy, charting the extraordinary life of one of the twentieth century’s most brilliant minds. This revival, however, gains fresh resonance through Neil Bartlett’s newly written epilogue, which reflects on Turing’s royal pardon in 2013 and the subsequent..