Saturday 11th July saw Rushden’s annual Party in the Park. This was the 25th anniversary of the event. It was celebrated by the Rushden Yarn Bombing team who created some amazing pieces of work displayed around the Park. (See photographs.) It was Hall Park’s biggest ever Party-in-the-Park and was officially opened by the Town Mayor, […]
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Stanton Cross is to get a local centre, a “hub”. It is planned to have a small Co-op (presumably like the one in the Grangeway, Rushden). The plans also include four other retail units, a nursery, 37 flats and a shared car park. A number of houses have already been built in the development (which
Rushden grew from just over 800 residents to around 35,000 in the last two hundred years. Most of that phenomenal growth was powered by the Boot and Shoe Industry. At one time, Rushden and its neighbours allegedly had over 120 companies making shoes or supporting their manufacture. A figure of 200 has even been suggested.
Armed Forces Day took place on Saturday 27th June. It was hot and sunny. In fact, it was too hot and sunny. Due to the Met Office weather warnings for extreme heat, the Rushden & District Veterans’ Group decided to modify the town’s celebrations of Armed Forces Day. The significant events of the day are the Parade, (a spectacular
Wellingborough’s Party-in-the-Park was held in Croyland Park on Sunday 6th July. The weather was hot, but the sun wasn’t scorching. There were stalls and rides and songs and shows on the stage. Highlights included: Entry was free and there was ample free parking
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First, it was Dutch Elm Disease, then our beloved beech tree in Hall Park rotted, and now we see trees affected by “Sooty Bark Disease”. In the vernacular, we can’t catch a break! Sooty Bark Disease kills sycamores and related trees. The bark peels away, leaving a dirty, black residue, like a layer of burnt
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North Northamptonshire Council (NNC) has received funding from the Department for Transport for electric buses. NNC has decided to introduce ten new electric buses on routes across the District. The routes that will receive the new buses are the X46 and X47. The new buses will arrive around the middle of 2027. It brings about
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The proposed chicken broiler farm in South Rushden, to be located at the Biogen food recycling unit close to the Bedfordshire border, is now coming back with a revised planning application. The original application submitted in 2018. This plan is a BIG one: This is a controversial scheme in open countryside. Previous applications for a
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North Northants Council (NNC) has opened a public consultation on a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) for the centre of Wellingborough. The PSPO for Wellingborough’s town centre is a re-introduction of one that was originally introduced in November 2020, and then renewed in November 2023. A council spokesman said: “Public Space Protection Orders provide councils
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In north-west Rushden, it’s the Season of Flies! For a number of years, July and August have seen vast numbers of flies invading homes, offices and factories, in the area to the north of Irchester Road and Washbrook Road. The affects rarely spread further south, or east of the Greenway. The flies arrive when it’s
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