Northamptonshire business owners, charities and organisations met with Northamptonshire MPs on Wednesday at an event organised by Northamptonshire membership organisation NNBN.Twenty three members of NNBN joined co-founders Simon and Marie Cox to travel to London as the party undertook a tour of the Palace of Westminster and Houses of Parliament before meeting with Northamptonshire MPs to discuss key issues and concerns relating to them.Matters raised included business concerns consisting of employer national insurance contributions, access to funding, attracting and retaining talent, concerns around empty units on the hight street, uncertainty with regards to AI, rising costs for businesses and legislation...

24 October, 2024

The grand reopening of Northampton’s newly revitalised Market Square was a resounding success with an estimated 10,000 residents and visitors coming together over the weekend to celebrate the transformation of the historic community space.Held on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 October, the event was packed with family-friendly activities, live performances, and cultural displays, ensuring there was something for everyone to enjoy. The celebration was made possible thanks to a combined £65,000 from the event’s proud sponsors and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).From live music from local talent on the Main Stage including BBC Introducing and Northampton Music Festival plus...

22 October, 2024

Moulton Leisure Centre has been nominated for Site of the Year in Everyone Active’s Sporting Champions Awards. The award acknowledges the high standard of facilities and day-to-day colleague support provided to the athletes on the Sporting Champions scheme.Everyone Active runs more than 230 leisure and cultural centres across the country, including Daventry Leisure Centre and Moulton Leisure Centre, in partnership with West Northamptonshire Council.In addition, Daventry cheerleader Jemma Davies has been nominated for two prestigious awards including Regional Champion of the Year (East) and Social Media Champion of the Year. Jemma, 31, trains at Daventry Leisure Centre and won World...

21 October, 2024

West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) is reminding residents to submit their nominations for the West Northamptonshire Male Role Model Awards 2024 before the deadline on Wednesday, 30 October.The awards aim to recognise and celebrate the men and boys who have made significant contributions to their communities, workplaces, and the lives of others.These awards are part of WNC’s initiative to raise awareness around men’s wellbeing and highlight those who serve as a positive force in their communities. Whether it’s through acts of kindness, outstanding achievements, or simply by being a source of inspiration, WNC wants to hear about the men who are...

21 October, 2024

Winners have been crowned in all 18 categories of this year's Weetabix Northamptonshire Food & Drink Awards. Brilliant businesses, exceptional ambition, enviable talent and creativity were all on the menu at the awards ceremony yesterday evening, at the Royal & Derngate in Northampton.An evening filled with inspiration, innovation, and delicious local food and drink, Stuart Branch, People, Digital, Environment, Health & Safety Director for Weetabix, congratulated the winners for their remarkable contributions to the county’s growing food and drink sector.“Weetabix is delighted to headline sponsor these awards again, we are especially delighted that sustainability is such a strong element and...

19 October, 2024

Three committed colleagues raised more than £5,000 for Northampton charity Cynthia Spencer Hospice after taking on the testing Three Peaks Challenge, smashing their original fundraising target.Dan Crask, Max Wright and Alex Rust, who all work together at Acorn Analytical Services, took just over 24 hours to climb the three highest mountains in the UK - Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon – in a combined climb of 11,182 ft.The adventurous trio had hoped the effort would collect £1,000 each for the charity, but they were delighted to exceed their initial target with a final total of £5,530.Dan and Alex had...

19 October, 2024

The Chester House Estate – a heritage site based in Irchester – has been shortlisted for three awards, celebrating their unique heritage programmes and progress since their opening inThe Estate has been shortlisted for a national Archaeological Achievement Award by the Council for British Archaeology for the Irchester Field School, a collaborative community research and learning project in partnership with the University of Leicester.The Irchester Field School is core to a wide-ranging partnership between the University of Leicester (UoL) and North Northamptonshire Council. In summer 2024, more than 10,000 people attended collaborative programmes and events focused on the archaeology of...

19 October, 2024

An engineering company which tragically lost one of their colleagues to cancer has raised £18,500 in his memory for Cynthia Spencer Hospice.T&W Civil Engineering in Northampton dedicated their 2024 annual golf day to their friend Jamie Collins, who spent his final days at the hospice last year.Jamie worked at T&W Civil Engineering for 14 years and was very highly regarded amongst his peers, who dug deep to collect cash in his name.A total of 80 golfers took part in the event at Collingtree Golf Club, which included the golf contest, hole sponsorship, a raffle, a small auction, a DJ and...

17 October, 2024

Independent IT consultancy, 3RS IT Solutions, is helping to put the fun back into fundraising by sponsoring a ‘Row the Atlantic’ event which will see teams of rowers travel the equivalent of 5,836 kilometres over six weeks!Organised by the Teamwork Trust, a charity which is dedicated to supporting people who are living with learning disabilities, autism and mild mental health issues, three events are scheduled to take place from Monday 14th October-Friday 6th December, covering the Trust’s centres in Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough.As the official sponsor for the Wellingborough event, 3RS IT Solutions has also made a £500 donation towards...

17 October, 2024

A chef from a multi award-winning Northampton restaurant will represent the town next week at one of the curry industry’s biggest events.Abdul Hye, a chef at Saffron in Castilian Street, Northampton, is aiming to be named the East Midlands region’s ‘King of Spice’ at the Bangladesh Caterers Association Curry Chef of the Year competition.Abdul, who has worked at Saffron for the past decade, said: “It is a real honour to be representing Northampton and I hope I can do the town proud. I will be up against some of the finest chefs in our industry but I’m confident I have...

17 October, 2024

Two construction business owners in Northamptonshire have joined forces to launch a sector specific networking event for the county.The event – PropConnect – was created by Parm Bhangal, managing director of Bhangals Construction Consultants, and Matthew Abraham, managing director at FormFive after the duo kept bumping into each other attending events in London and realised there was demand for a networking event closer to home for those working in the construction industry.The inaugural PropConnect event took place on Thursday, October 3 at Bhangals Construction Consultants’ recently refurbished offices at Grange Park, Northampton and attracted more than 80 guests from the...

17 October, 2024