Rushden’s 16th annual Proms in the Park was held in the Walled Garden at Hall Park, on Saturday 6th September 2025. This popular charity event was hosted by the Mayor of Rushden, Cllr. Gill Mercer, and featured the award winning Rushden Town Band. Around 300 people came along with their picnics to enjoy the evening […]
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The name of a village just south of Rushden has confused generations of visitors. When you enter the village from the east, the road signs display one name. When you enter it from the west, they have a different name. A spokesman for Bedford Borough Council said: “We are aware of the difference in spelling
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A new toy store has opened at Rushden Lakes. “The Entertainer” are a chain that spans the world. Cllr. Gill Mercer, the Town Mayor of Rushden, was invited to cut the ribbon for the store opening on 10th October. There was “trolley-dash” to kick things off. Afterwards, a crowd rushed in. The store refuses to
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With winter approaching and the cold months ahead, the Warm Rooms scheme offers a welcoming space for people to socialise and stay warm. The Scheme operates in both Rushden and Wellingborough. In Rushden Conservative-controlled Rushden Town Council launched the Friends of Rushden Hall Community group. The Group is free to attend and runs on Friday
Earlier this year, the theatrical group “Standing in the Wings” performed “The Wind in the Willows” in the Walled Garden in Rushden’s Hall Park. It was very successful. They would like more people to get involved in amateur dramatics, with the aim to spread their experience and skills. They are planning a six-week drama workshop,
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Residents and visitors to the town centres of Wellingborough and Rushden have long enjoyed free parking. Campaigners believe that it is a major attraction to draw people to the town centres. Without free parking, both high streets will lose footfall, resulting in loss of business and increased decay. It is indisputable that free parking does
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Since it was initiated, Nene Herald has championed a campaign to establish a much-needed mainline station to serve Rushden and Higham Ferrers. As mentioned previously, Rushden is by far the largest town in England without its own working railway station. There are villages a tenth the size of Rushden that have a station, e.g. Brundall
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This is the eleventh instalment of the story of how the Rushden Lakes scheme came to be approved, then built and how it has developed further. Rushden Lakes – the Next Phases The basic concept of Rushden Lakes was to provide a mix of leisure and retail offers. The first phase was the infrastructure and
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Soon after the local election results, Reform UK chairman, Zia Yusuf, said: “Reform-controlled English councils will move at speed to resolve that the only flags permitted to be flown on or in its buildings will be the Union Jack and St George’s flag”. This was later amended to: “Reform UK will proudly fly the Union
When North Northamptonshire Council (NNC) was first created, it had four planning committees to consider applications that were submitted. Each committee met roughly every three weeks at a venue in the localities that they oversaw, i.e. Corby, Kettering, Wellingborough and Thrapston (East Northants area). The Local Government Association, despite having “local” in its name, strongly
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