On Wednesday 18th February 2026, it was disclosed that two councillors on North Northants Council had defected from Reform UK to a newly formed political party, Restore Britain. Cllr. Jack Goncalvez, who represents the Rushden Lakes ward at NNC, and Cllr Darren Rance, who represents Wellingborough’s Brickhill and Queensway ward, chose to cross the floor […]
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The Bell Inn in Finedon is no ordinary pub and possibly the oldest pub in the country. It is believed that the pub first received its licence from King Edward the Confessor in the 11th Century, that is even before the Norman Invasion! The most recent landlord was probably the longest-serving in the country, having
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Rushden’s own ComicCon event is almost here! On Saturday 7th March 2026, Dr Who-fans can put on their capes, charge up their sonic screwdrivers and pile into Rushden Library. The Convention will include a cosplay competition with three categories: The second RushCom is already a guaranteed success. Entry is free and Nene Herald will be
Glennis Hooper, author of ‘She’s One Crazy Lady’ and founder of the former Crazy Hats charity, will be visiting one of Wellingborough’s new bookstores, Volta Books, on Tuesday 10th March. Glennis will be giving a talk about her book and her charity work. Entrance will be £5, but that will include a copy of her
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John Richardson, a local Trustee of the Phoenix Resource Centre, has sadly passed away. The Phoenix Resource Centre, originally based in Wellingborough, is a longstanding family-run organisation set up in 2009. Along with his wife and son, John formed a charity aiming to utilise spare or unwanted consumer goods and pass them on to where
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A new housing scheme is currently being built out adjacent to Shirley Road in Rushden. For complex reasons, the building site is accessed through Prospect Avenue, rather than Shirley Road or John Clark Way (both of which would have been more sensible.) The grassy area near the site entrance has been churned up quite badly.
We have a sad story to report. A director of the company operating the Hind Hotel in Wellingborough issued the following statement on 10th January 2026: “It is with great sadness that we have had to close the Hind Hotel yesterday. After 8½ years of ownership, and with £1.3m spent on a massive external refurbishment
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On 9th December 2025, Raunds Town Council voted to upgrade their town’s CCTV network. The towns that were previously within the former East Northamptonshire Council area run their own CCTV networks. This includes Raunds, Rushden, Higham Ferrers and Irthlingborough, whereas other towns in the area have the CCTV network operated and paid for by North
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