Solstice Festival: A Family Day Festival Celebrating the Best of Northamptonshire’s Creativity

Taking place at Duston Mill, Northampton on Saturday 21st June 2025, from 12pm–11pm, Solstice Festival promises a day packed full of fun, creativity, and unforgettable experiences, all set in a beautiful riverside meadow (next to Sixfields Stadium), on the longest day of the year. Solstice Festival shines a light on the incredible talent, enterprise, and spirit of Northamptonshire. The festival will feature the very best musicians, performers, food, traders, makers, workshops, activities and community groups, all proudly local. For thousands of years, communities have come together on the summer solstice (the longest day of the year) to share food, music,..

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Councillor Jane Birch becomes 785th Mayor of Northampton

Councillor Jane Birch became the 785th Mayor of Northampton during the annual Mayor Making Ceremony which took place Monday 12th May, at the Guildhall. Her husband Toby is her Consort. During the ceremony, organised by Northampton Town Council also appointed Cllr Mike Hallam and Shannon Hallam as the Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayoress and conducted its Annual Council Meeting. Councillor Birch has been a town councillor since the formation of Northampton Town Council in 2021 and represents the Queen’s Park ward. She was elected to Northampton Borough Council in 2015 and Northamptonshire County Council in 2017. She taught at several..
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Braunston Two canals and a cathedral

This month Laura Malpas takes a spring walk around the village of Braunston and a short meander alongside the Oxford Canal and the Braunston arm of the Grand Union Canal. I love a reason to get outside in May, to enjoy the milder weather and the unfurling of the blossom and green leaves of the new season. This month I explore the story of Braunston to the west of the county, and if you too like the outdoors, I have a circular walk for you to enjoy, courtesy of the Canal and River Trust. Braunston’s story goes way back before..
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Veg out with The Daft Turnip!

Pulse’s Sammy Jones takes us through marvellous May’s stage attractions in the ‘fampton... Sometimes less is more, and a case in point is the upcoming production of Treasure Island at the Royal (May 2 & 3) which delivers Robert Louis Stevenson’s tale with just a cast of four. The show is a version the likes of which you won’t have seen before; laced with a host of contemporary comedic twists, including an unusual motley crew of pirates, a parrot called Alexa and a mermaid you will never forget. You have leading physical comedy company La Navet Bete (aka The Daft..
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