Hunker down, winter has landed, so it's time to get toasty and warm with these luxuriously cosy local picks.
Ho ho ho! From carol singing, Viking festivals and women of a certain age getting their punk on to ghostly tales and gin tours, there’s plenty to make you merry in Northants, Leics and Rutland in December.
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