<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">  <channel>    <title>Northampton Chronicle and Echo People</title>    <link>https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/people/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from Northampton Chronicle and Echo People and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:45:58 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-10-21T05:45:58Z</dc:date>    <dc:language>en-gb</dc:language>    <dc:rights>Iconic Media Group Ltd or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2026</dc:rights>    <atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/people/rss" type="application/rss+xml" />    <link rel="hub" href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" />        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Key town centre car park fully reopens following archaeological investigation works linked to huge Greyfriars regeneration scheme]]></title>          <link>https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/people/key-town-centre-car-park-fully-reopens-following-archaeological-investigation-works-linked-to-huge-greyfriars-regeneration-scheme-9300006</link>          <description><![CDATA[Archaeological investigation works are now complete at a large town centre car park in Northampton which was partially dug up by the council. ]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:12:53 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9300006</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjMyYTZhMDViLWYyNTYtNGY2OS05YWE3LTgyZDZiMDI2NzkwMDphODc1ZWQzOS04NTA0LTQ5ZmUtOTJjZS1iMmNhMDE1YWQ3NDA=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>LM</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Upper Mounts Car Park has reopened -  (LM)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alice Dyer]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-20T20:12:53+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[People]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Take a sneak peek inside the brand-new M&S Foodhall opening tomorrow in Northampton]]></title>          <link>https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/people/take-a-sneak-peek-inside-the-brand-new-ms-foodhall-opening-tomorrow-in-northampton-9299862</link>          <description><![CDATA[Take a sneak peek inside the brand-new M&S Foodhall opening tomorrow in Northampton.]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:01:10 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9299862</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmQxNTE2NGYxLTg3MGYtNDFmMi1hY2Y0LTllOWRmMGQ5Njc5OTo3MmNiYmNhMC1lZTNkLTQwOGMtYjFjZi1lYTEyMWY0Y2RjYWU=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Kirsty Edmonds</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Chronicle &amp; Echo photographer Kirsty Edmonds takes a first look inside the new M&amp;S Foodhall at Riverside Retail Park, Northampton, ahead of its opening on Wednesday, October 21. -  (Kirsty Edmonds)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Logan MacLeod]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-20T17:01:10+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[People]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA['Men are defecating in the street': Residents concerned as proposed nightclub submits plans to open until 4.30am at former bank in busy Northampton street]]></title>          <link>https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/people/men-are-defecating-in-the-street-residents-concerned-as-proposed-nightclub-submits-plans-to-open-until-430am-at-former-bank-in-busy-northampton-street-9299823</link>          <description><![CDATA[Residents have raised concerns over plans for a new nightclub to open in a busy Northampton street until the early hours of the morning. ]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:39:51 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9299823</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmM1NTUxNjM4LTNjOTYtNDgxMS1hZDMwLTk3OWRiNGMyNzZmODowYjNiNDgzOC02NTUzLTQyMTgtYjgxNC1iMjg1ZDFjOGE4MmE=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>-</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[The venue is located in the former Barclays Bank building on Wellingborough Road, opposite Monks Park Road Working Men’s Club. -  (-)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Logan MacLeod]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-20T16:39:51+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[People]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[I attended my fifth Food & Drink Awards – let’s lift the lid on what it’s really like to go to a ceremony that welcomes hundreds]]></title>          <link>https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/lifestyle/food-and-drink/i-attended-my-fifth-food-drink-awards-lets-lift-the-lid-on-what-its-really-like-to-go-to-a-ceremony-that-welcomes-hundreds-9299763</link>          <description><![CDATA[I attended my fifth Weetabix Northamptonshire Food & Drink Awards, so let’s lift the lid on what it’s really like to go to a prestigious ceremony that welcomes hundreds from across the county.]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:09:09 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9299763</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjMzMWMxNGQ4LWFkZWMtNGQ4Yy1iNDk5LWZmOGE3YTA3YzlkYjo4MzY4ZDI1Ny1kNGVjLTQ0MzEtYmRmNy0yOTU1ZTg5MGFiNGM=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Photocall Events</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[The countdown was over last Thursday (October 15) when the Weetabix Northamptonshire Food &amp; Drink Awards returned to the Royal &amp; Derngate for their eighteenth year and we met the newly-crowned gold winners. Photo: Photocall Events. -  (Photocall Events)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Wheatley]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-20T16:09:09+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Food and Drink]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[‘Honour’ for fine dining restaurant at iconic Northampton landmark to be named joint-best in county]]></title>          <link>https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/business/honour-for-fine-dining-restaurant-at-iconic-northampton-landmark-to-be-named-joint-best-in-county-9299757</link>          <description><![CDATA[A fine dining restaurant at an iconic Northampton landmark was named the joint-best in the county at the Weetabix Northamptonshire Food & Drink Awards 2026/27.]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:08:33 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9299757</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmMzMzVlMTUzLTc5NDMtNDA2YS1iZDNjLTU4NDk2NmMwZWVkNjowNjFlMjljYS02MTMxLTRiZTAtOGFiMS0xYzM0MGQ2YWY0MDY=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Katie Wheatley</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Delapré Abbey’s Hibiscus Fine Dining was named ‘Restaurant of the Year’ last Thursday (October 15) at the Weetabix Northamptonshire Food &amp; Drink Awards 2026/27, which aims to celebrate and recognise culinary excellence. -  (Katie Wheatley)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Wheatley]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-20T16:08:33+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Jury shown shocking CCTV of moment Mason Miller was fatally stabbed at Northampton park]]></title>          <link>https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/crime/jury-shown-shocking-cctv-of-moment-mason-miller-was-fatally-stabbed-at-northampton-spark-9297447</link>          <description><![CDATA[A jury was shown shocking CCTV footgae of the moment Mason Miller was fatally stabbed at a Northampton park. ]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 07:07:29 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9297447</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmFjYTA5YWYyLTMxMGItNDBhYS1hMGQzLTcwNmM4YzkzOWI5ZjpiNThiNmEwYS01MzIxLTQ4ZWQtYWRmYi1jYWMzNjBjMzlhMDY=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">                                </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Logan MacLeod]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-20T07:07:29+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>