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On Thursday 7th May 2026, a new rector was inducted at St. Peters Church in Midland Road, Rushden. The Venerable Simon Heathfield was instituted by the Bishop of Peterborough, the Right Reverend Debbie Sellin, and inducted by the Archdeacon of Northampton, the Venerable Richard Ormston. St Peters had been without a rector for more than […]

The weekend of 8th to 10th May 2026, saw the 45th International Waendel Walk. For walkers, the trail began and ended at the Castle Theatre in Wellingborough’s Town Centre. Multiple routes were arranged, of differing lengths, to comply with the international standards. It was the third time that the Walk had been organised by Wellingborough

A new store has opened in Rushden, in a building that’s celebrating its centenary, having been built in 1926. Caroline’s Treasure Trove has jewellery, books, boots, shoes, prom dresses, party dresses, wedding dresses, toys, bags, and more. It’s a veritable Aladdin’s Cave. It’s like one of the giant West End department stores, but all on

E-scooters arrived in the county in September 2020, at the height of the Covid Pandemic. Not surprisingly, their arrival was overshadowed by the rising death toll from SARS-Cov-2. They were part of a government initiative to “fast-track e-scooter trials across the UK.” The aim was to provide residents with a safer means of travel as

Phoenix is an organisation that utilises spare or unwanted consumer goods and passes them on to where they are needed in order to prevent landfill. It is run by volunteers on a not-for profit basis.  The Resource Centre in Rushden is based in Portland Road. It offers resources to members for a £15 fee. It