On Tuesday 14th April, the Reform UK councillors on North Northants Council (NNC) met for their Group’s Annual General Meeting (AGM). As the main Group on NNC, the Leader of Reform is also the Leader of the Council. At the meeting, it has been reported that a vote was held on the Leadership of their […]
On Wednesday 8th April 2026, Reform-controlled North Northants Council (NNC) granted planning consent to Monoworld Recycling Limited for a rebuild of part of their facility in Rushden. The Monoworld facility is located at Sanders Lodge Industrial Estate, Rushden. The rebuild followed a fire at the facility, on 23rd May 2025, when bales of waste caught
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The 45th International Waendel Walk will take place over the weekend from Friday 8th to Sunday 10th May 2026. Castle Theatre will be the start and finish point of all the walks. This event is organised by Wellingborough Town Council (WTC) and supported by the Waendel Walk Working Group. For those wishing to take part,
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Reform-controlled North Northamptonshire Council has announced that the fees for non-statutory home to school travel will increase from September. For the 2026-2027 school year, the annual cost for those who have to pay for school transport will rise from £795 a year to £965, an increase of 21.4%. Cllr Chris McGiffen, NNC’s executive member for
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Northamptonshire Police are using Live Facial Recognition (LFR) cameras. They have currently deployed them in Northampton, Kettering and Corby. They plan to use them in Wellingborough on Wednesday 13th May 2026. It is part of Operation Relentless – an operation aimed at high-risk individuals. On behalf of the Force, DCS Steve Watkins said: “We know
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Last year, the magnificent beech tree in Rushden’s Hall Park, collapsed. Attention was alerted when there was a loud crack, as the trunks separated. There then followed a resounding thud as they hit the ground. It could have killed people, but Rushden Town Council (RTC) had sensibly put a fence and an exclusion zone around
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March 28th saw Rushden’s 3rd annual Twilight Walk. The Walk was started by Diane Devereux, whose husband Dean died from a brain tumour in 2022. The walk and stalls raised money for the Brain Tumour Charity. The weather was perfect, as the walkers set off from Rushden Hall on the walk It had been raining
Giant balloons invaded Wellingborough’s town centre on Saturday 21st March. They were the work of MadeWithMany, who can be contacted at: The balloons made a spectacular scene outside the Halifax bank. It must have made an interesting backdrop for coffee drinkers at the Castello Lounge.
Councillors are the elected representatives who are closest to their communities. If there is a local problem, the elected Ward Members will probably be first to learn about it. For this reason, Northants County Council (NCC) introduced “Empowerment Funds”. They were small budgets that councillors could use to help support the local community within their
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