Organisers of the popular ‘ROkart’ challenge are hoping to top this year’s figure of £3,500 raised for The Lewis Foundation. The Rotary Club of Nene Valley have once again pledged their support to the charity by offering them their own heat in the next indoor go-karting fundraiser ‘ROkart’.The Rotary Club of Nene Valley also recently presented The Paul Harris Fellowship Award for outstanding support and commitment in the community to Lorraine, who heads up The Lewis Foundation along with Lee Lewis. The charity hand-delivers free gifts and care packs to adult cancer patients in hospitals around the midlands, including Northampton General...

27 July, 2023

Last week, we were delighted to support the Northants Life Awards at The Chester House Estate as sponsors of the Best Beauty Salon category and Marie was present on stage to present the Award to the winner. We caught up with the category winner afterwards to learn more about them, but also what it was like to be an Award winner.So let us introduce you to Emily Ayris and her Award winning business……Q. Tell us about yourself and your businessA. I’m Emily, the owner of MDB & Co, otherwise known as Maison de Beaute & Co in Northampton. I have...

26 July, 2023

North Northamptonshire Council’s Executive will meet next week to discuss Kettering Leisure Village, ahead of a business case being prepared on options for the future of the site.An approved motion at Full Council on 22 June 2023 stated that a business case to consider the viability of the council stepping in be created and Councillors will discuss next steps during the meeting on Thursday 3 August.Following ongoing discussions between North Northamptonshire Council and Phoenix Leisure Management, an agreement was reached on 28 June that Phoenix Leisure Management will take over operations from 4 September 2023.The council are continuing to work...

26 July, 2023

Northamptonshire Membership Organisation, NNBN, is backing the Northamptonshire Business Exhibition led by the Northamptonshire Chamber of Commerce this September.Taking place at Northampton Saints Rugby Football Club from 10.00 am to 3.30 pm on Thursday 7th September, the Northamptonshire Business Exhibition is going to be another great day for the County’s business community to come together with big names supporting the event.Boxing legend, Frank Bruno MBE, will be attending as part of a Q&A session talking about his boxing career and his battle with mental health providing an amazing opportunity for local businesses to learn more about his career and inspirational...

26 July, 2023

This week, West Northamptonshire Council and its highways service provider, Kier, will kick-start the annual micro-asphalting programme - which is set to improve the condition of 28 roads across the county.The treatment will cover 6.1km of the county’s roads, which is the size of more than 6 football pitches. The preventative road surface treatment targets defects such as surface wear, cracking and minor potholes.The micro-asphalt treatment offers a more eco-friendly and cost-efficient process when compared to resurfacing, with a fraction of the disruption – and is set to future-proof roads by up to 10 years. It works to seal the...

26 July, 2023

More than £550 was raised for a Northamptonshire charity’s 40th birthday fundraiser, thanks to a special screening of Grease at Corby’s Savoy Cinema this month.The screening was organised by charity Teamwork Trust to celebrate its 40th birthday and to support its £40,000 fundraising campaign.Helen Burdett-Wright, Chief Executive at Teamwork Trust, said: “We are thrilled to have raised over £550 from our Grease night. Everyone seemed to really enjoy the night, they were singing and dancing along to all the songs and it was excellent.”Teamwork Trust’s fundraising executive, Judy Caine, said: “I’d like to say a special thank you again to...

26 July, 2023

The British Independent Retailers Association has expressed its support for today's report announcement by Ofgem's for the regulatory changes proposed to address ongoing issues with energy supply to smaller businesses.As part of its Summer Retail Package, Ofgem has revealed it will be asking the government for more to be done to address the issues in the energy market for business customers.Andrew Goodacre, CEO of Bira, emphasised the importance of transparency in energy bills, especially amid recent significant increases in energy costs.He said: "This report highlights that Ofgem recognise ongoing issues with energy supply to smaller businesses. We support their recommendations especially as earlier this...

26 July, 2023

Two businesses in Northamptonshire have joined forces this month to launch a new partnership and product – designed to help UK businesses and charities launch new-look websites.The duo behind Pilkington Communications, a leading PR and digital marketing company, and Poppy Design Studio, a renowned expert in WordPress website design and development, have unveiled ‘Web & Words’ - a service which is bringing website design and website copywriting under one roof.Delapré Abbey based Pilkington Communications, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, has established itself as a trusted authority in PR, digital marketing, and strategic copywriting. With a decade of...

25 July, 2023

Farmer and digital marketing specialist Milly Fyfe ®️ has taken up the role of Farming Community Network Ambassador, helping to raise awareness of our charity and the support we provide people in agriculture.Milly is a farmer, mum of two young children, English Panel CARAS secretary and digital marketing expert. Milly has spoken quite openly about her mental health challenges, living in chronic pain whilst raising young children and supporting her husband on the farm.Having worked in the industry amongst the farming community for many years, she understands the weighty responsibilities that are faced and feels empowered to support the work...

25 July, 2023

People are invited to have their say on the future provision of sport and leisure in the North Northamptonshire Council area.The Council is reviewing how sport, physical activity and leisure meets the needs, and delivers health and wellbeing benefits, for residents in local communities.The review will support the creation of a Leisure Strategic Framework that will shape the way these services are delivered in the future to support the wellbeing of our communities.The plan has three main elements:Active Communities - to ensure residents have increased opportunities to be more active and build healthier active communities.Leisure Facilities – an...

25 July, 2023

KIND-hearted Julia and Joanne raised a fantastic £350 for Serve after a sponsored swim.The dynamic duo took part in Swim 4 Serve 2023 at Splash Pool in Rushden.Fundraising manager for Serve Nick Tite said: “What a great effort – the dedication of our volunteers is inspiring and their fundraising helps us to support our communities.“If you would like to fundraise for us here at Serve, please do get in touch and we will do all we can to support you in your events.”Our picture shows Julia and Joanne receiving a special thank you from Serve Chairman Alan Armson.Serve is organising...

25 July, 2023