It was a celebratory night for Acorn Safety Services on Thursday (1st May) when the leading health and safety consultancy won an award for High Growth at the SME Northamptonshire Business Awards.In a prestigious ceremony, Acorn Safety Services was presented with the silver trophy to recognise the Moulton Park company’s impressive growth over the last 12 months.Acorn Safety Services, which provides health and safety services to businesses, charities and organisations across the UK, has increased turnover exponentially over the past three years and invested back in the business recently by hiring nine additional members of staff and purchasing a purpose-designed...

07 May, 2025

Each member of Great Britain’s Deaflympics Team must raise £4,000 to compete in the Tokyo Games this November – prompting Northamptonshire charity Deafconnect to call for donations and highlight the inequality and lack of national funding for Deaf athletes.Jenni Dawkins, Chief Executive of Deafconnect – a charity that supports Deaf and hard of hearing people across the county - said: “Deaf athletes are being forced to fund their own way to the Tokyo Games and yet the UK Government invests over £340 million every four years in Olympic and Paralympic sports. Deaf athletes are being excluded from this funding because...

06 May, 2025

The Business & Intellectual Property Centre (BIPC) Northamptonshire, part of the BIPC national network led by the British Library and delivered through Northamptonshire Libraries, is proud to announce the relaunch of its highly successful business support initiative, now rebranded as Build Your Business 2.0.Delivered in partnership with West Northamptonshire Council and North Northamptonshire Council, this enhanced programme builds on past success to offer even greater support to aspiring entrepreneurs, start-ups and established businesses across the county.Running until March 2026, and funded with £310,000 from the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, Build Your Business 2.0 will be offered...

06 May, 2025

A Northamptonshire art gallery is celebrating after reporting record sales and international online success.The Rose Gallery, based in Kingsthorpe’s Bell of Northampton, has become the UK’s leading independent online art retailer since owner Deborah Davey bought the business 15 years ago.Deborah, who credits much of the gallery’s success to her investment in all things digital, said: “When I bought the business, we had no idea if people would spend £500 and upwards on a piece of art without seeing it in person – but the answer has been a resounding yes and having a website that enables people to browse...

06 May, 2025

An award-winning group of schools is benefitting from the creation of a central hub for its staff, students and parents.Queen Ethelburga’s Collegiate (QE) wanted to relocate its school shop to a more accessible building near its entrance and to create a dedicated reception and a coffee shop with internal and external spaces for students, staff, parents and visitors to use.With support from expert workplace designers at Northamptonshire-based Verve Workspace, QE transformed several former mathematics classrooms across two floors into new open spaces for the central hub which also features an outside seating area with lighting.Joe Colannino, of York-based QE, which...

06 May, 2025

A valued partnership between two leading Northamptonshire businesses was created through their involvement in a popular local football fundraiser.Silverstone Soccer, hosted by Silverstone Leasing, has raised thousands of pounds over the past five years for Cynthia Spencer Hospice, bringing together local businesses in a pitch battle for glory.The charity event also provides a fun networking opportunity for local firms and was the kick start for a collaboration between Silverstone Leasing and award-winning asbestos management company, Acorn Analytical Services.Both companies have supported the hospice, which provides invaluable palliative care for patients in North Northamptonshire, separately for a number of years so...

01 May, 2025

A multi-award winning company has been named among the top 50 fastest-growing businesses in Northamptonshire.See Limited, a group holding company operating in the built environment sector, has been included in Northamptonshire Limited’s ‘Ones to Watch – 50 fastest growing businesses’ list, making it to 45th position.Produced by Grant Thornton, Howes Percival, and All Things Business, Northamptonshire Limited 2024 is an annual business analysis that highlights the county’s top 100 privately owned companies by turnover, along with the 50 most profitable, fastest growing, and largest international contributors.Now in its 12th year, the report recognises the contribution of these businesses to the local...

01 May, 2025

With just two days to go, Northamptonshire credit union Commsave is urging residents across the region to act now – with its high-profile 321 campaign drawing to a close at midnight on Wednesday 1st May.Launched on 1st January 2025, the campaign has attracted widespread attention and community engagement, with more than 1,260 new members joining the credit union in just four months. All of these new members, along with existing members who referred someone new, are automatically entered into Commsave’s 321 Prize Draw, with prizes of £3,000, £2,000 and £1,000 up for grabs.Commsave, a not-for-profit, member-owned credit union based in...

29 April, 2025

Some of the most respected names in UK stand-up will be coming to Northampton for a dedicated comedy festival this summer, with many acts using it as a warm-up on route to the Edinburgh Fringe.More than 50 comedians have been booked to appear at multiple venues across the town centre as part of a two-month-long series of gigs, including top names such as Rosie Jones, Paul Sinha and Josh Pugh.The festival, which takes place between Sunday, 25 May and Saturday, 26 July, has been organised by locally based promoters The Comedy Crate with support from Northampton Town Centre Business Improvement...

29 April, 2025

With just days to go until the NNBN Awards 2025 open for entries, anticipation is building – and last week, organisers have revealed the headline sponsors backing this prestigious celebration of business and charity success.West Northamptonshire Council, Square Feet, Poppy Eco Hub, and Pilkington Communications have all thrown their support behind the event, reinforcing its status as one of the most significant awards nights in the business calendar. The event sponsor is once again generously supported by Wilson Browne Solicitors.Taking place at the Hilton Northampton on Friday, 10th October 2025, the NNBN Awards will once again recognise the very best...

28 April, 2025

The ‘Places, People and Professions’ that give Northampton such a strong and unique identity are being celebrated in a new exhibition on display in town.The moving collection of artwork, photography and audio interviews has been created by talented students from Northampton College and is now on show at Northampton Museum and Art Gallery.The exhibition features photos and artwork of around 20 notable Northampton landmarks combined with a soundscape of people’s memories of the buildings and the industries associated with them.Students of Fine Art, Photography, Music Technology, Business, Dance and Carpentry apprentices have worked on the exhibition during the past 18...

28 April, 2025