Proposed million pound plans will enhance town centre café culture - take a look at Northampton's existing coffee scene

The town centre will be given a drastic face lift if a new panel of experts known as Northampton Forward can make a successful bid for £25m.

Among ideas for a new food hall in the Market Square it is proposed that the money will pay for new shop frontages, improved walkways and better 'daytime café culture'.

Picture by Carly Roberts.placeholder image
Picture by Carly Roberts.
The family-friendly Magic Bean Emporium is owned by childrens novelist, Michella Dos Santos, and is inspired by fairy tales from the last two centuries. It's a dessert cafe, which serves sweet treats and sandwiches.placeholder image
The family-friendly Magic Bean Emporium is owned by childrens novelist, Michella Dos Santos, and is inspired by fairy tales from the last two centuries. It's a dessert cafe, which serves sweet treats and sandwiches.
The second branch of the Good Loaf bakery is a social enterprise, which provides a work programme for women wanting to break the cycle of unemployment, offending and poverty. Their menu consists of sandwiches, soups and cakes.placeholder image
The second branch of the Good Loaf bakery is a social enterprise, which provides a work programme for women wanting to break the cycle of unemployment, offending and poverty. Their menu consists of sandwiches, soups and cakes.
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