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National Highways wishes to advise drivers of their road closure programme for the A45 Chowns Mill Improvement scheme.

Rushden Town Council hosted its first business networking event at Rushden Hall, supported by North Northamptonshire Council and The Welcome Back Fund.

A variety of Rushden businesses attended, to network and to listen to a talk given by Ruth Roan of Building Business Consultancy, on business support within North Northamptonshire.

Councillors and council staff were there to answer queries and to help... Read More »

North and West Northamptonshire Councils will be supporting the Government in its efforts to help resettle refugees from Ukraine.

Some of the details are still being worked through but it has been confirmed that once refugees have been matched with host families, they can begin the visa application process.

Partner agencies are gearing up to help support on a number of other fronts such as access to... Read More »

Tonight's Planning Committee Meeting has been cancelled and rescheduled for Tuesday 29th March @6.30pm

Town Mayor, Cllr Melanie Coleman was joined at the Garden of Remembrance on Monday 14th March by fellow Councillors, staff and members of the community for a short service to celebrate Commonwealth Day 2022 as the flag was raised.

The Mayor made these comments, "Commonwealth Day is a very significant occasion, especially given that 2022 is Her Majesty The Queen's Jubilee Year with a special focus on... Read More »

Councillors and staff were greatly saddened by the loss of Councillor Colin Wright who died on Saturday, 12th March 2022 following a period of illness.

Councillor Wright, had been a member of Rushden Town Council since it was formed in 2000. Colin was Leader of the Council for a number of years and worked tirelessly for Rushden Town Council until his recent illness.

Colin proudly represented Rushden... Read More »

Yesterday evening, the Rushden community came together to show their support for the people of Ukraine at a candle-lit vigil organised by Rushden Town Council.

The event was held at Rushden Cenotaph where the Ukrainian flag was flying at full mast. Touching speeches and prayers were made by Town Mayor, Cllr Melanie Coleman, Civil Celebrant, Sue Homer and Rev Dr Linnet Smith. Members of the community... Read More »

Monday morning (14/03), over 25 businesses joined Rushden Town Council at Rushden Hall for a Social media training session led by experts Onefourix Marketing Consultancy.

The informal breakfast session organised by Rushden Town council was setup to help provide local businesses with the tools to be able to create successful social media marketing campaigns.

The Oneforsix team provided Q&As and practical... Read More »

Rushden Town Council is seeking nominations for the Mayor's Awards for Services to the Community for the year 2021 / 2022. The Mayor's Award is given to an individual for their work and commitment within the community of Rushden over a number of years. (Group nominations will not be eligible for an award.)

Please submit the name and address of nominees, together with details of the reason for their... Read More »

A knife amnesty bin has been installed at Spencer Park, Rushden as part of Northamptonshire Police's priority to tackle knife crime.In partnership with North Northamptonshire Councill, Greatwell Homes, Off the Streets NN CIC, and with help from Rushden Town Council, the bin was installed last Saturday (March 12) located at the back of the pavilion at Spencer Park in Rushden. It is one of 7 amnesty... Read More »