The Fifteenth Weetabix Northamptonshire Food and Drink Awards, launched on the first day of spring at Silverstone Circuit, have now begun the shortlisting process. 21 of the County's best artisan food and drink products have been announced as finalists, they will now compete for Gold, Silver, and Bronze in their respective categories.J Sweeney Accountants have joined sponsors Heygates and Daily Bread to support the three Artisan producer categories: Artisan Local Drink, Artisan Local Product and Artisan Local Vegetarian/Vegan Product. The ‘Artisan’ classification includes products from companies that make a high-quality or distinctive product in small quantities, usually by hand or...

16 June, 2023

Business networking is a fantastic way to meet people, make new contacts, grow your business ad grow yourself and we're delighted to have launched a new page on our website which will help people from across Northamptonshire learn about networking events taking place in Northamptonshire.On the page, you'll find forthcoming events and how to book so you can plan your days, make arrangements in a particular area if you are looking to attend an event and plan your networking diaries.We're also keen to hear from networking event organisers who wish to have their events listed on our website so if...

15 June, 2023

A Northamptonshire estate agent has recorded another increase in house prices in Corby.The average house price in the town in December last year was £209,119. Just six months later, the latest statistics from Belvoir show the average house price in the town is £217,076 – a rise of almost four per cent.This mirrors the national picture, which shows a 4.1% UK house price growth for the year to March 2023.More than two thirds of the properties sold by Belvoir Corby in the last 12 months were in the £100,000 to £250,000 price bracket and the total value of sales was...

15 June, 2023

The National Trust at Lyveden has partnered with Tresham College (part of The Bedford College Group) in Kettering to deliver the second half of an art exhibition inspired by the Elizabethan site.‘An Interrupted Dream’ runs at Lyveden from 15 June to 31 October and builds on the success of ‘Views on Lyveden’ which opened in March 2023.Art students studying HNC Art and Design, HNC Photography and the Foundation Diploma in Art and Design at Tresham College in Kettering visited the Elizabethan site, including the beautiful Manor House,16th century lodge, and 140 acres of orchards and meadows, which harbour secret religious...

15 June, 2023

More than £1,400 has been raised by Northamptonshire charity Teamwork Trust – with supporters donning their dancing shoes and moving to the beat at a fundraising line dance held earlier this month.Families and friends from across the county danced the night away at Grampian Club in Corby, all part of the charity’s birthday celebrations.Teamwork Trust fundraising executive Judy Caine said: “Thank you to everyone who came along and who supported this toe tapping event. This year is our 40th birthday and to mark this anniversary we are working as a team to raise a massive £40,000, all of which will...

15 June, 2023

Smaller businesses attracted £98 million of announced equity investment across the East Midlands in 2022, according to its annual Small Business Equity Tracker.Published today, the Bank’s report has revealed that there had been 58 announced equity deals in the region - but because of the downturn in the market, the East Midlands attracted 37% less in investment on the previous year.Despite the downturn and fall in investment, the number of deals in the East Midlands in 2022 remained relatively stable, and was the second highest annual total on record. The British Business Bank allocated 2.1% of its equity deals to...

15 June, 2023

Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Chloe Smith has today announced a series of investments to develop trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI) research.Universities across the UK are set to benefit from a substantial £54 million investment in their work to develop cutting edge artificial intelligence (AI) technology, Technology Secretary Chloe Smith announced today.Delivered through UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), £31 million of the funding will be used to back ground-breaking research at the University of Southampton to establish responsible and trustworthy AI, bringing together the expertise of academia, business, and the wider public to explore how responsible AI can be developed and...

14 June, 2023

Plans to increase spaces and provide improved facilities at Northampton Railway Station, by building a new 1,198 space multi-storey car park (MSCP), have moved forward as West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) approved proposals at the cabinet meeting on Tuesday, 13 June.WNC is working closely with Network Rail and its development partner, BlocWork to bring forward the new MSCP which will provide much-needed parking in this area increasing capacity from 800 to 1200.Following cabinet’s approval in December 2021, plans have altered while the Council has responded to lasting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, war in Ukraine, and cost inflation. As such, the...

14 June, 2023

Our final video for this year's NNSTARTUP DAY is a re-run of last year's interview with Tony Robinson OBE.Tony is a corporate speaker, multiple business owner, campaigner and writer on leadership, happy workplaces, enterprise and entrepreneurship. He is Chair of Yorkshire in Business Limited (YIB) and all his work in the UK and overseas is in collaboration with Yorkshire in Business Limited.Tony is a multiple business owner over three decades, Chair of Yorkshire in Business Limited, Patron of the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank, Judge for the major UK Entrepreneurship Awards, the founder of the SFEDI Group and co-founder of...

14 June, 2023

Meet Keith who owns the East Northamptonshire franchise of Workplace Cleaning Solutions.Workplace Cleaning Solutions commercial cleaning services range from office cleans to retail and industrial cleans. Workplace Cleaning Solutions local branch caters for every sector, if it’s a workspace they can clean it.Keith talks about his journey in business on this short video.Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/S58GQkOc5Ek  ...

14 June, 2023

Mark is a creative, adaptable and solutions-orientated PR and communications professional with 20 years’ experience across private and public sector brands, including: Higher education, publishing, legal services, tourism, food, scientific research, business and government.His skills vary from: Public Relations Strategy and Delivery Copywriting Media Relations and Interviews Employee Engagement Social Media Crisis Comms Public AffairsOn this video, Mark shares some valuable information for start up businesses and talks about his experience in business.Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/GdntfWK6VnI ...

14 June, 2023