Zane’s Law is a proposed new Law (The Clean Land (Human Rights) Bill) to require public authorities to promote clean air and land. It would also require councils and the Environment Agency to keep registers of contaminated land. The common name for the proposed Law, comes from the name of a seven-year-old boy, Zane Gbangbola, […]
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Ever since the early 1970s, the government has been determined to merge many of England’s councils and to cut their number. The motivation for this process is supposedly to increase efficiency, but there is negligible evidence to support this argument. Experience in industry has strongly suggested that as organisations get bigger, they get less efficient,
On Thursday 18th March 2026, there was a by-election to fill a vacancy on Rushden Town Council. (The vacancy was caused by the tragic death of Cllr. Bob Tillyer.) The campaign was fought on a number of issues, but eventually a pledge to fight to retain Free Parking emerged as the dominant issue. Reform-led North
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The former Wheatsheaf pub sits at a gateway site in Rushden, next door to St. Mary’s Church. The location is one of the few remaining examples of Rushden’s historic “high pavements”. (See the photograph.) The pub has been closed for a number of years. At one point, an illegal cannabis farm was discovered in it.
North Northants Council (NNC) has voted to sell a number of assets in Rushden, Wellingborough and Kettering. The ones that are in the Nene Herald area are: This piece of land is currently used by Rushden Historical Transport Society for storing vintage vehicles. It is not clear where the vehicles will be relocated to. This
Birches Garage has been a Rushden landmark since 1937. The distinctive “Widows Watch” tower is one of the features that make Rushden’s High Street something special. Located near the former railway station, Birches Garage was an ideal base for Birches Buses, a family business that could trace its roots back to 1810. The company used
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North Northants Council (NNC) has proposed a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) for an area of Hillside Road, Little Harrowden. Initially, the PSPO will be for a period of three years. The PSPO will apply to the road which runs parallel with Kettering Road (A509) The reason for the PSPO is the high levels of
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Late last year, Cllr. Bob Tillyer died from cancer. It was especially sad, because it had been Bob’s ambition to get elected to Rushden Town Council (RTC). He felt that he had a lot to give to the community. Regrettably, Bob did not get a chance. Very shortly after he was elected in May 2025,
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Cllr. Jennie Bone has defected to Reform UK from the Conservatives. Cllr. Bone was elected to North Northants Council (NNC) in a delayed election in June 2025. The election was for two NNC councillors to represent the Higham Ferrers ward. Cllr. Bone’s margin of victory was just 3 votes! Cllr. Bone was also elected to
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Higham Ferrers is a town with a rich history, but much of the physical evidence has been lost, e.g., Chichele College is represented by just some of its foundations. The Higham Castle is even less visible. Indeed, for most Higham residents, the only evidence of its existence is the “Castle Fields”. Now, we have something
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