Ember restaurateur announces ownership of Northampton village pub
A Wellingborough restaurant owner is gearing up to take over a traditional village pub in Northampton - with sights set on an opening date for early May. James Peck, who owns the award-winning wood-smoked restaurant, Ember, has today announced he will be taking over The Four Pears. The Little Houghton pub is the third business in James’ growing catalogue, including Ember and Number 13 cocktail bar at Nene Court. The pub will be a really special location because of its upstairs private dining space and emphasis on family-friendly Sunday roasts, according to its owner. James said: “We’re taking over the..
Food & DrinkCube Disability Arts Academy brings showcase to Royal & Derngate
An arts academy for people with learning disabilities in Northamptonshire is holding its first showcase at Royal & Derngate. Performed by Cube Disability Arts Academy, the show on Saturday 20th April has a ‘Night at the Movies’ theme. It will feature special guests from the West End and be hosted by Liam McHugh, who also tutors the Academy on Fridays. The Cube Disability Arts Academy was established in 2017 by Northamptonshire’s largest independent care provider for adults with autism and learning disabilities, Cube Disability, to embrace everyone’s talents and abilities and provide a space in which people with learning disabilities..
What’s on at the theatre in Northampton this April
Get a Pi-ece of the action! New versions of classic shows, a special anniversary for Northampton’s G&S Society and one gag after another with funny folks showing out all over. Sammy Jones leads you through April’s theatre business... Universally acclaimed in theatreland, Life of Pi comes to the Derngate stage (April 2-6) with amazing visuals and world-class puppetry for your eyes to devour. After an epic storm in the Pacific Ocean, Pi is stranded on a lifeboat with four other survivors – a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan, and a Royal Bengal tiger. The story of a true journey of..