Thousands of people came to enjoy the spectacle of Rushden’s Annual Classic Car Show held in Hall Park on Sunday 2nd of August. Around 400 cars and 50 vintage motorcycles were on display. The entries in the Show were judged in 5 categories, along with an award for the car the Mayor chose. The winners […]
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Last month, Nene Herald described a proposal for a chicken broiler farm in South Rushden. This plan includes: On Tuesday 28th July, the Planning Consultative Committee of Rushden Town Council (RTC) met to discuss the planning application. Around 25 members of the public attended, and Mr. Roger Barnes of Newton Bromswold spoke to highlight the
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On Saturday 19th September, the “Aim High” Festival 2026 will take place at Saffron Road Park in Higham Ferrers. It will run from 12noon until 8pm, and offers a variety of free activities, entertainment and family fun. It is being organised by Ailsa’s Aim, a Northamptonshire charity that provides free care packs, RADAR keys, wellbeing
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North Northants Council (NNC) has launched a further consultation on extending an existing dog control Public Space Protection Order (PSPO). The Order includes: The consultation will run until 14 September 2026 and can be accessed via the council’s consultation hub. Alternatively, you can respond by emailing: PSPO for Dog Control extension consultation, Environmental Protection, Swanspool
A Community Governance Review (CGR) is a process whereby parishes, their wards and their boundaries are updated. North Northamptonshire is currently going through CGR and the residents have been invited to comment on the proposed changes. Most of the changes are minor, and several are “cleaning up” some of the unintended changes made during the
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When someone is cremated, there may sometimes be pieces of metal left behind in the ashes, (tooth fillings, orthopaedic implants, etc.) With the explicit consent of bereaved families, these remnants can be collected and sold. The Nene Valley Crematorium does this and donates the receipts to local charities. Since this scheme has been running, a
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When North Northamptonshire Council (NNC) was created, it inherited many assets from its predecessors. One that it inherited from the Borough Council of Wellingborough (BCW) was a plot of land on the Park Farm Industrial Estate. NNC has now decided that the plot is surplus to requirements, and they have decided to sell it. If
In 2016, Northants County Council (NCC) adopted a “Minerals and Waste Plan”. This Plan codified the principle that waste processing should be done in the “Urban Spine” of Northamptonshire. At the time, there was little public consultation on the implications. That principle is still in force today. The effect of this is that waste processing
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For roughly a decade, food waste has routinely been collected by the “Council” in East Northamptonshire (Rushden, Higham Ferrers, Irthlingborough, Raunds, Ringstead, Thrapston, etc) The pattern was set by East Northamptonshire Council (ENC) prior to its incorporation into North Northamptonshire Council (NNC). NNC has now extended the service to the rest of the District. Foad
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During most of August, Rushden’s town centre has been a nightmare for motorists. The main road through the Town has been closed (see attached photo). That alone would have caused chaos, but it was only one of multiple main routes that have been blocked: Effectively, the centre of the Town was completely inaccessible for road
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