The East Midlands Cyber Reslience Centre has welcomed Northamptonshire cyber security solutions company in2secure as their latest Cyber Essentials Partner, enabling them to refer businesses to them for help with their cyber hygiene, assist with their cyber needs and take advantage of their expert knowledge. The EMCRC acts as an impartial broker in the interests of our community members, referring them when requested to our Cyber Essentials Partners, who can guide them through the Cyber Essentials certification. If a member contacts the EMCRC needing other services such as Incident Response - or they need a new IT partner - then they can...

02 November, 2023

With Northamptonshire’s growing success in the Food & Drink sector this year, there has been probably the toughest competition yet when it comes to finding winners across all 19 categories at the awards.  Celebrating our ‘Community’, local ‘Champions’ and ‘Culinary’ expertise, Stuart Branch, Chief People and Digital Officer for Weetabix, said, Weetabix is delighted to be headline sponsor for the fourth year running, especially as aspects of sustainability are included in every category. Sustainability is in our DNA at Weetabix and so important to our local communities, our customers, and our consumers. We are delighted that this ethos is shared...

02 November, 2023

Are you ready to embark on a transformative journey that can help reshape the growth of your business or charity in way that ensures a more sustainable world for our children and grandchildren?If the answer to your question is a resounding ‘Yes’, then we invite you to join us for our first Net Zero Webinar on the TANZ West Northants Project. Titled "Navigating the Road to Net Zero – The Why’s & How’s", your engagement with this webinar presents an opportunity to be part of the extraordinary TANZ West Northants project. TANZ West Northants is more than just a project;...

01 November, 2023

A new app has been launched for Brackmills Industrial Estate – packed with maps, live traffic and bus updates, special offers, discounts, news and events.This new app, which includes a Get Active section packed with cycleway and footpath routes, classes, clubs and a business directory, is the brainchild of Brackmills Business Improvement District (BID).Howard Wilson, Chair of Brackmills BID, explained: “Thanks to our new app all our estate information is in one place, at the touch of a button and available to all. We tested the Brackmills app before launching and a group of volunteers from across the estate helped...

01 November, 2023

A community drop-in session designed to mark and celebrate a local wellbeing archaeology programme is set to take place at Delapré Abbey this month.Delapré Digs: Archaeology for Wellbeing is a six-week programme being piloted at Delapré Abbey in Northampton and being led by MOLA’s archaeologists and specialists in partnership with Northampton General Practice Alliance (GPA).On Sunday, 5th November, between 1pm and 4pm, members of the public are invited to pop along, find out more and see this archaeology project in action.This ties in with the Abbey’s usual family craft activity afternoon, held in the historic house on the first Sunday...

01 November, 2023

North Northamptonshire Council’s annual climate change conference will take place this month showcasing projects aimed at improved sustainability and helping the environment.NNClimate23 will be broadcast live on YouTube on Wednesday, November 22 starting at 9.30am.The day will focus on three sessions:Farming and Sustainability Towards a New Green Economy Youth and CommunityThe conference will be virtual, taking place online to reduce the carbon footprint of the event. It will be broadcast live on YouTube for anyone to watch.This is the third such forum that the council has convened, building on the success of conferences over the past two years.Cllr Harriet...

01 November, 2023

Four Northamptonshire-based charities are set to benefit from an Apprentice-style fundraising challenge, organised by Franklins Solicitors LLP.Cynthia Spencer Hospice and the Hope Centre have once again been selected to benefit from the challenge and two new Northampton-based charities – The Lewis Foundation and Northamptonshire Community Foundation – have been chosen to gain valuable funds from the challenge in 2024.The challenge sees each participating team receive an initial £50 seed funding from Franklins Solicitors, a prominent legal firm with offices in Northampton and Milton Keynes. Each team then has three months to turn the £50 seed funding into substantial funds for...

01 November, 2023

Residents are being asked to have their say and provide feedback on revised plans for pedestrian and cycle routes between Corby town centre and train station.The Town Centre to Train Station link road and Smart and Connected Corby are two of the projects within the Corby Towns Fund which North Northamptonshire Council (NNC) was awarded £19.9m from Government to deliver.In September 2022, residents were asked for their views on the proposed, original designs after which the comments were received and collated into common issues/themes. The common issues and comments were evaluated, and alternatives were investigated, following which the scheme was...

01 November, 2023

Shoppers can enjoy a free day of family-friendly fun when Willy Wonka comes to town.The event, organised by Northampton Town Centre Business Improvement District (BID), will take place in Grosvenor Shopping Northampton from 11am to 4pm on Saturday, 18th November.It will see character appearances from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory favourites Willy Wonka and the Oompah-Loompahs, plus stilt-walkers, hula-hoopers and face-painters. There will also be opportunities to pose for selfie-style photos with Wonka-themed props.The event will serve as a launchpad for a series of Christmas promotions in Northampton, bringing families into the town centre to kickstart the celebrations.Mark Mullen, operations...

01 November, 2023

Well what can we say ?October was one of our busiest months of the year as the NNBN Awards took place at Kettering Park Hotel & Spa. Again, many congratulations to everyone who was there on the night. With over 170 entries, we ended up with an amazing fully sold out event which was kindly sponsored by Event Sponsors Wilson Browne Solicitors and our Headline Sponsors North Northamptonshire Council, Northamptonshire Chamber of Commerce and Poppy Design Studio. Also, a huge thank you to Pilkington Communications for their support with all our PR and thank you to all our other sponsors...

01 November, 2023

Anyone wanting to find out how Virtual Reality (VR) can improve their health, help train staff, or inspire students in education, should get along to Northampton Central Library on Thursday, 2 November.Entitled ‘The Future of Virtual Reality is Now: VR Experience Day,’ this pop-in event between 9.30am and 3pm has been organised by Digital Northants in conjunction with West Northamptonshire Council and numerous companies which work with Virtual Reality.Kardi Somerfield, UON Senior Lecturer in advertising and digital marketing, will be showing student work at the event.Kardi said: “Each year we develop a virtual reality scenario as a live client project,...

31 October, 2023