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Spotlight
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The Northants festival guide 201812 superb events Mudsters! Northants is the place to be this summer with loads of festival shenanigans for musos and foodies
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The Muddy Winners Drinkies!Lights, camera, COCKTAILS! All the mayhem from the Muddy Winner's Drinks 2018
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The Band at The Royal & DerngateYou don't have to like Take That to enjoy this, but it may help!
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Fit for summer!Thinking bikini? Life Force Fitness has 5 top tips for getting in shape
What's On
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Muddy Eats: The Griffin – Mears Ashby
A pub that does restauarant quality food but in a pub-like atmosphere. I call this a win-win combo!
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Sunday lunch sorted
Bring on the Yorkshire puds! The best spots for a weekend nosh up across 18 Muddy counties...
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Pinkies out for the best afternoon teas – all 33 of them!
The Muddy editors have raised their perfectly-poised pinkies to find the best afternoon teas...
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Beautiful Barton Hall
I loved this hotel. Just to get it out there from the beginning. Super stylish with a great...
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Pubs to visit in south Northants
Silverstone local Bethan Fanthorpe taps into Muddy readers' favourite cosy pubs in the locale! A glass of wine by an open fire is sure to get rid of those winter blues and keep you warm until spring
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Best Cookery Schools
29 of the best cookery courses to tantalise your tastebuds (and impress your dinner guests).
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Your 2018 long-haul holiday planner
We're all going on a summer holiday! Or is it actually a spring, autumn or winter one? Whatever your season, we have a destination for you.
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Chasing the winter sun
With all the fun of the festive season behind us, it must be time to book a holiday and enjoy...
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Fashion
The Paris wardrobe – Rushden Lakes
Planning a trip overseas this Winter? Rushden Lakes has all the wardrobe solutions for a chilly trip to France. Stylish and warm too.
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Seeking Super Sales Manager (flexi role, 10hrs a week)
Can you talk to our super duper clients? We’re looking for a cool and confident sales/business manager who is not afraid to pick up the phone and chat Muddy.
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Art/Museums
Our top 20 culture picks for 2018
Want to make the most of 2018? We’ve curated the best new TV, music, theatre, film, books and art for the year ahead. Get yer diary out!
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Arts & Culture
The Play that goes wrong gets it so right
There are more missed cues than an Alton Towers fast pass but Muddy loves this production.
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Fitness
10 unlikely benefits of yoga
The benefits of regular yoga practise are well-known: flexibility, mindfulness, relaxation and strength. Here are the health perks you may not know about.
Little Black Book
The latest handpicked businesses we think you’ll love
Grafton Spa and Wellness
Beauty With Inn
Canoe2
Little Wishes Hire
Beauty Defined
The Old House Boutique B&B
Nene Whitewater Centre
Kate Brown Accountants
Extensions by Debbi
Seed and Bean Organic Chocolate
Binky's Boutique
Ellen Bletsoe - Image Consultant
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The hottest new fashion label around
Molly Molloy, former designer at Marni, has just launched the supercool label Colville. The Oxfordshire lass talks fashion mistakes (she’s made a few), art inspo, and how to nail your personal style.
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The Paris wardrobe – Rushden Lakes
One afternoon at Rushden Lakes and I was set for a cheeky weekend away!
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5 reasons to buy a Tusting bag (or accessory)
Not heard of Tusting? Well you have now, and we guarantee you'll be coveting one of their beautiful...
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Muddy visits Beauty With Inn
This really was a splendid pamper session without all the faff, perfect for any woman on the go.
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Gotta Have It
Cult beauty brand alert! We've got our Muddy fingers in a LOT of Beauty Pie's luxe products this week, and we're going back in for seconds.
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Seeking literary inspiration?
Well, you’re in the right place. Muddy’s pro bookworm Kerry Potter picks the best June reads for you. And you can win the lot!
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An Evening of Meat…
Muddy says: A creative and unique way of exploring feminism through combining both performance and a delicious 6-course fine-dining experience.
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Muddy meets Clara Amfo
Winning TV quiz Pointless, playing basketball with Justin Bieber, crying over Oprah Winfrey - it's all in a day's work for Radio 1 DJ Clara Amfo. Muddy is enamoured with its new BFF. Winning TV quiz Pointless, playing basketball with Justin Bieber, crying over Oprah Winfrey - it's all in a day's work for Radio 1 DJ Clara Amfo. Muddy is enamoured with its new BFF.
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Corby Cube always hits the spot
This time it was one for the kids, but there's LOADS on throughout the summer to appeal to...
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Tonight’s dinner, sorted
This week's Speedy Supper comes from Muddy favourite, Donna Hay. It's fast, it's healthy and it's such a cinch even a child can make it.
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Cook THIS for dinner
Would madame care to try our new meat-free Moroccan special? It is National Vegetarian Week, after all.
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Wellbeing
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Nagarjuna’s what you need…
if you want to be a meditator! Seriously, a few sessions here and i was set on a course for...
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A Wedding present from Sally Mills, Personal Trainer
Forget about sickness, vow to be a healthy bride with Sally Mills PT
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Muddy needs an intern!
Muddy Northants is looking for a brilliant Northamptonshire-based intern who is a self-confessed culture vulture.
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Kids
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Princess dresses for your little Mudlet
We road test Rushden based Enchanting Designs cute Princess dress
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Jump to it!
Fancy sky-diving without the risk to life and limb? Muddy heads to iFLY in Milton Keynes for the ultimate VR experience. Trust me, your kids will LOVE it.
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Muddy meets… Professor Robert Winston
Want to improve your learning (or theirs – it’s GSCE time!) The most famous moustache in modern medicine knows how to help.
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