A town centre hotel is to be rebranded and upgraded to four stars as part of a seven-figure investment programme hailed as a ‘pledge of faith’ in Northampton’s future.The Park Inn is currently run under the Radisson banner but will become a Mercure next year as part of the rebrand. Parent company Accor announced the deal and said the revamped hotel will be a joint venture between real estate fund manager Frogmore and C1 Capital Partners.The 146-room Mercure Northampton will be operated under a franchise agreement and the extensive renovation will see a real focus on the ‘market town’ history...

22 June, 2023

It's their 10th anniversary this year and Pilkington Communications Ltd took home Best Enterprising Business at the #Northamptonshire SME Business Awards - a great birthday present.Director Jessica also scooped Business Person of the Year (the only female finalist in this category).This comes hot on the heels of two award wins last year at the Northamptonshire Chamber of Commerce Awards when Jessica won Business Person of the Year and Pilkington Communications scooped West Northamptonshire Business of the Year.Jessica said: "We love entering our clients into awards and are big advocates of the benefits of award exposure. To win ourselves during our...

22 June, 2023

A leading recruitment consultancy has won a prestigious business award after displaying impressive growth over the past 12 months.Kettering-based Wills Consultants scooped the Silver Award for High Growth at the SME Northamptonshire Business Awards on Thursday night in a glittering gala ceremony.The talented team were recognised for the impressive way they have contributed to employment growth in the last year, after increasing its own staff headcount by 133% in the last 12 months, from three people at the start of 2022 to seven today – and the company is still hiring.Recently, the company has expanded into a second office to...

21 June, 2023

Visit, Volunteer, Support – a new campaign has been launched this week to celebrate and support Kettering’s award-winning community garden Green Patch.Green Patch, which has been managed by Groundwork Northamptonshire for 14 years, has this month been awarded Community Asset Status – a prestigious accolade that will help protect and prioritise its future.To celebrate this accolade and to help attract even more visitors, volunteers and supporters, Groundwork Northamptonshire has unveiled a new #CelebratingGreenPatch campaign.Chief Executive Kate Williams said: Green Patch has grown into a thriving and essential community asset, one that makes a difference to the lives of hundreds of...

21 June, 2023

The exceptional service of a leading local HR consultancy has been recognised once again with another prestigious award.HR Solutions took the gold award in the highly coveted Service Excellence category of the 2023 SME Northamptonshire Business Awards on Thursday night.The event, held at Daventry Court Hotel, shone a spotlight on the impressive achievements of small and medium-sized businesses across the county.HR Solutions were praised by the judges for the outstanding assistance and advice they provide to their clients.The team, alongside the other gold award winners on the night, will now go through to the SME National Business Awards Grand Final...

21 June, 2023

A Community Fund set up by a Northamptonshire based credit union has made its latest donation – supporting looked after children across Northamptonshire.Commsave, one of the largest and most successful credit unions in the UK, set up its Community Fund last year, and has since awarded nearly £30,000 to both local and UK-wide charities and causes.This month the credit union awarded £2,000 to Northamptonshire Children's Trust, a not-for-profit organisation which delivers children's social care and targeted early help services on behalf of both North Northamptonshire Council and West Northamptonshire Council. The donation was used to recognise and reward children at...

21 June, 2023

The Northamptonshire Funding Fair 2023 will take place in-person on Wednesday 5 July 2023 from 10am - 4pm at: King's Park Conference Centre, Kings Park Avenue, Moulton Park, Northampton NN3 6LLFollowing virtual funding fairs being held in recent years, due to the pandemic, this will be a great opportunity for groups from across Northamptonshire to listen to presentations from local and national funders who can help contribute towards community projects in the county.There will be a variety of funders presenting including the National Lottery Community Fund, Awards for All, BBC Children in Need, as well as funding available from both...

21 June, 2023

What:  Superhero Fun Run & Family DayWhere: Moulton College, Holcot, Gate 3, Pitsford, Northampton, NN3 7SXWhen: Sunday 3 September 2023 10 am to 2 pm – race starts at 11 amDetails: Run, jog or walk the 5km dressed as your favourite comic or NHS superhero. Enjoy a variety of food, refreshments, selection of stalls, bouncy castle, face painting and lots of fun family activities on the day! Free car parking. Race entry prices:Adult: £10Child (Aged 5 – 15): £8Family Ticket (2 x Adult and 2 x Child): £31Under 5’s: FreeThe team at Northamptonshire Health Charity took the opportunity at the recent...

20 June, 2023

A special screening of hit 70s musical Grease is being screened at Corby’s Savoy Cinema this month. Film fans will be treated to the 4k ultra-HD newly restored version which offers amazing image and sound quality like you’ve never heard before.The screening has been organised by Northamptonshire charity Teamwork Trust to celebrate its 40th birthday and to support its anniversary £40,000 fundraising campaign.Teamwork Trust fundraising executive Judy Caine said: “This 4k version was produced to celebrate the film’s 40th anniversary, so it is particularly fitting that we are screening it as part of our own 40th birthday celebrations.“I’m really looking...

20 June, 2023

The East Midlands Cyber Resilience Centre have been alerted to a series of ransomware threats to companies primarily in the Northamptonshire area of the East Midlands, with the latest targeting a business in the manufacturing and logistics sector.During this latest spate of ransomware attacks in Northamptonshire, every strain has been different, although there is a common theme between the setup of these organisations and how threat actors are leveraging this to perform their attacks.Threat actors employ various methods to deliver ransomware, such as malicious attachments or links in emails; pirated software websites, Peer-to-Peer (P2P) networks, free file hosting sites, and...

20 June, 2023

NNBN Members Trapp’d Ltd are very proud to announce that they have been named as winners in the Business of the Year less than 50 Employees category at the SME Northamptonshire Business Awards!The UK’s number 1 Escape Room provider, who have 5 branches across Northamptonshire, with a wide range of Escape Rooms and Rage Rooms have now qualified for the national finals at Wembley in December.Regarding the win, Sales Executive Jake Hill said, “To be named alongside some fantastic businesses in Northamptonshire was huge but to take home the award is a real achievement and a reward for all the hard...

20 June, 2023