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New anti food waste app offered to businesses in Northampton Town Centre

Town centre businesses have been given the opportunity to reduce their food waste thanks to a new partnership with a world-leading food waste app and social impact company. Northampton Town Centre Business Improvement District (BID) has teamed up with ‘Too...

They have done what I would have done if I was king for a day

It's taken the best part of 53 years for politics to finally really please me with something. I thought I was invested. I was a happy little leftie way back when Tony Blair got in, but then there was...

Volunteer cook and lunch club organiser

After nearly 30 years, and over 10,000 meals, volunteer cook/organiser Barbara Edmunds has reluctantly decided to call it a day. The monthly Byfield Lunch Club has been an enormous source of companionship and support to many local older people...

Stephen Mold and Jonathan Nunn team up to fight hate

A new 24/7 telephone helpline is being launched in Northamptonshire for all those who are directly affected by or a witness to Hate Crime, to report incidents and receive help, support, advice and guidance. The new Northants helpline, which will...

Northampton’s indy retailers are after your fivers

Shoppers are being urged to support their favourite local traders this weekend as part of ‘FiverFest’ - a new campaign aimed at promoting Northampton town centre’s independent retailers. Retailers and food outlets have been encouraged to put together a series...

New students team up with Far Cotton Litter Pickers and Northampton Litter Wombles

Geography, Environmental Science, and Biological Sciences students and staff from the University of Northampton joined forces with the Far Cotton Litter Pickers and Northampton Litter Wombles, for a community litter pick to kick off the start of the academic...

Force bids farewell to heroic police dog Nala

Hundreds of tributes have been paid to Police Dog Nala who died after retiring in May this year. Well wishers have been messaging @northantsdogs on Twitter after the news was revealed on Wednesday. And Northamptonshire Police said the following statement on...

Emergency planners appeal to motorists to keep calm and carry on past the petrol station

Darren Dovey, Chief Fire Officer and Chair of Northamptonshire’s Local Resilience Forum, has called on people to try to be calm and act as they normally would, to help petrol supplies stabilise and keep the county moving.  Darren said that...

Northampton researcher exposes mental health cost of inequality

Exposure to inequalities in society can have a dramatic impact on peoples’ mental health, a top researcher from Northampton has found.  Speaking at the start of National Inclusion Week, which kicks off on Monday, September 27, a team led by...

Developer pledges wildlife friendly planting at Overstone Gate

Overstone residents are being encouraged to brighten up their gardens and look after local bees and butterflies with a donation of wildflowers at Barratt and David Wilson Homes’ Overstone Gate development. Each homebuyer has been given either a ‘Pollinator Beebom’...
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They say Saints are revolutionaries but in this town it is just common sense: Northampton and the identity of English rugby

Following England Rugby's recent defeat by South Africa, discussions around the 'English identity' in rugby have intensified. Critiques suggest England's current style is overly focused on brute strength rather than creativity. In contrast, Northampton Saints exemplify a successful approach grounded in basic skills and inclusivity, potentially signalling a need for a shift in England's rugby philosophy.
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