Northampton Chronicle & Echo • 8th March 2024

One year on from the launch of Help Our Hospitality: ‘Northampton is very quickly making its mark on the map’

It has been a year since the Chronicle & Echo launched its Help Our Hospitality campaign, to give a platform and voice to businesses across the town to share their unique stories. 47 stories later, the campaign is still going strong with a continued commitment to shouting about the amazing things going on among Northampton’s growing and thriving hospitality scene.

Northampton Chronicle & Echo • 26th February 2024

Help Our Hospitality: ‘We’re not just a pub, we’re a community,’ says proud owner of iconic town centre venue

The proud owner of an iconic town centre venue has shared a poignant message – that it is not just a pub but a community – in her latest Help Our Hospitality interview. Rachel Nash founded Violet Taverns in November 2022, ahead of taking on the temporary lease of The King Billy, in Commercial Street, at the start of the following year.

Northampton Chronicle & Echo • 22nd February 2024

Help Our Hospitality: Owner of pop-up food and drink venue says ‘constant variety is what we’re all about’

The owner of an innovative pop-up food and drink venue in Northamptonshire says “constant variety is what they’re all about” – and it is what visitors have come to expect from their unique venture. The Pop Up Place, located in High Street, Long Buckby, has now been open for more than a year and has continued to be well-received among the community.

Northampton Chronicle & Echo • 16th February 2024

Help Our Hospitality: Owner shares his secrets to running successful fish and chip shop for 20 years

The owner of a fish and chip shop, which recently celebrated two decades open in Northampton, has shared the new addition he plans to make to keep business thriving. Nick Panayis, the owner of Nick’s Plaice in Kingsley Park Terrace, founded the business more than 20 years ago – and reached the milestone in November last year.

Northampton Chronicle & Echo • 16th January 2024

Help Our Hospitality: Well-renowned chef shares how he broke into ‘bespoke fire cooking’ market

A well-renowned chef has shared how he managed to break into the “bespoke fire cooking” market in 2023 and his hopes for the next year. In the first Help Our Hospitality interview of the year, AJ Foodi reflected on how far he has come since he last spoke to the Chronicle & Echo in June last year.

Northampton Chronicle & Echo • 12th January 2024

Help Our Hospitality returns for 2024: ‘We’ve taken a look back, now it’s time to move forward’

Help Our Hospitality is back with a new aim for 2024, while continuing to bring you the inside stories from Northampton’s growing and thriving hospitality scene. Since the launch of the campaign 10 months ago, tens of stories have been published by the Chronicle & Echo to give a platform and voice to the individuals and venues doing great things across the town and county.

Northampton Chronicle & Echo • 21st December 2023

Help Our Hospitality: What have we learnt about how venues have tackled ‘the perfect storm’ in 2023?

The Chronicle & Echo’s Help Our Hospitality campaign has spent the last 10 months raising awareness of just how much is on offer across the town – and has encouraged you to support our venues as much as you can.

Northampton Chronicle & Echo • 10th November 2023

Help Our Hospitality: ‘Character and soul doesn’t come from the building and offers, but the people working here’

Ian Gardner’s journey into the hospitality industry began with Wetherspoons back in 1998, 11 years before he moved to Northampton to open his current pub. Now the manager of The Cordwainer in The Ridings, Ian started out by building his experience and undertaking training until he took on his first pub in the suburbs of Birmingham.

Northampton Chronicle & Echo • 1st November 2023

Help Our Hospitality: Award-winning butchers praise Northampton for offering ‘something for everyone’

The director of an award-winning family butchers has praised Northampton’s hospitality industry for offering “something for everyone”. Having recently expressed her excitement that Sauls of Spratton is just three years from its centenary celebrations, Emma Price is the latest individual to share her insight for the Chronicle & Echo’s Help Our Hospitality campaign.

Northampton Chronicle & Echo • 31st October 2023

Help Our Hospitality: Former pub landlords with 26 years of experience describe industry as ‘a way of life’

Two former pub landlords, with more than 26 years of experience in the hospitality industry, recently set up a new catering business and have shared their insight for this week’s Help Our Hospitality campaign coverage. Julia Story and Michael Pittam launched The Village Kitchen Catering in September, after moving on from The Telegraph Inn in Moulton earlier this year.

Northampton Chronicle & Echo • 18th October 2023

Help Our Hospitality: Historic town centre pub makes changes a year on from reopening in Northampton

A historic pub has made some changes to its offering, a year on from reopening at the heart of Northampton town centre. The Shipmans, described as an iconic town pub steeped in history, is located in the Drapery and reopened last July after it underwent a huge transformation.

Northampton Chronicle & Echo • 16th October 2023

Help Our Hospitality: Italian chef shares how he and his brother brought authentic pizza to Northampton

What makes this week’s Help Our Hospitality story so special is that this business was recommended to the Chron by someone else who has spoken out for the campaign. Emily Armstrong, a well-renowned cake baker, is an avid customer of Sergio & Robi’s Italian Pizza and believes the business deserves to be shouted about.

Northampton Chronicle & Echo • 10th October 2023

Help Our Hospitality: 9 more individuals and businesses that have shared their industry insight

This newspaper’s Help Our Hospitality campaign continues to go strong, with weekly input from insightful individuals and businesses sharing their industry knowledge. With every handful of new stories, which shed light on Northampton’s evolving hospitality scene, we like to provide you with a round-up of those who deserve your support.

Northampton Chronicle & Echo • 29th September 2023

Help Our Hospitality: Well-renowned cake baker says ‘going the extra mile’ is key to being successful

Speaking to this newspaper for the Help Our Hospitality campaign, a well-renowned Northampton cake baker shared her belief that “going the extra mile” is key to being successful. Emily Armstrong’s journey into the hospitality industry began five years ago, which she described as “out of the blue”.

Northampton Chronicle & Echo • 26th September 2023

Help Our Hospitality: Groundbreaking new app is set to make finding pop-up events and street food vendors easier

The founder of what is set to be a groundbreaking new app has shared her mission to make it easier to find Northampton-based pop-ups, events and street food vendors. Indi Local has so far created an online calendar and map, which displays when and where businesses and events are going to be.

Northampton Chronicle & Echo • 21st September 2023

Help Our Hospitality: Exciting rebrand on the horizon for food, drink and entertainment pop-up

An exciting rebrand is on the horizon for a Northampton-based food, drink and entertainment pop-up, with hints dropped by one of the organisers in this week’s Help Our Hospitality coverage. The Big Local is the brainchild of partners Jimmy Emmett and Clare Parmenter. After founding the event at the end of last year, the first pop-up took place in February.

Northampton Chronicle & Echo • 14th September 2023

Help Our Hospitality: Northampton’s ‘Latte Lady’ praises town for being ‘hub for independents’

Jayne, who has lived in Kingsthorpe all her life, worked in the beauty industry until five years ago when she and her daughter fell on hard times. From working in the Newland Walk venue, to The Old Grocery Espresso Bar for 18 months, Saints Coffee for a stint and Olly B’s until it closed down, Jayne now finds herself at the refurbished Lawrence’s Coffeehouse in St Giles’ Street.

Northampton Chronicle & Echo • 11th September 2023

Help Our Hospitality: ‘Customers want authenticity,’ says owner of independent coffee roasters

“Customers want authenticity,” says the owner of an independent Northampton coffee roasting business in this week’s instalment of the Help Our Hospitality campaign. Yellow Bourbon Coffee Roasters, in Angel Street, roasts coffees from around the world and serves them as drinks or in bags to use at home.

Northampton Chronicle & Echo • 8th September 2023

Help Our Hospitality: Historic brewery says you have just got to ‘roll with the punches’

Alaric Neville first took over the company as managing director in 2004, but it was not until November 2008 when the business got up and running as it took that time to bring the IPA back to life.

Northampton Chronicle & Echo • 6th September 2023

Help Our Hospitality: Award-winning Indian restaurant shares journey of running business for 10 years

The restaurant, which was one of the first to introduce a bring your own alcohol policy in the town, has seen both highs and lows over the past decade but are proud to have reached the milestone.