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Last Thursday - 17th June, Town Mayor, Cllr Melanie Coleman visited Roy and Margaret Cave to congratulate them on their Diamond Wedding Anniversary and to find out a bit more about their story…

Roy,83, previously a painter and decorator and Margaret, 78, worked for Coop Funeral directors, have both lived in Rushden all of their lives.

Roy has always been very sporty and played lots of sports including... Read More »

Highways England - A45 Chowns Mill - Road Closure Notification

Highways England wishes to advise drivers of planned overnight and weekend road closures, which are necessary to safely carry out improvement works around the junction including footway works on Station Road (A5028) and the A6N to Irthlingborough and works to the splitter islands on the A6 and A45 Western Arm.

Highways England also wishes... Read More »

North Northamptonshire Council has secured £500,000 to plan for infrastructure linked to new growth provided by Garden Community developments in the area.

This is in addition to £125,000 funding to enable the Council to work on these projects, bringing the total to over £5 million since 2015.

The Council is planning to use the latest funding to undertake technical work on the following... Read More »

A complimentary piece of accessible play equipment has been added to Spencer Park's play area.

Rushden Town Council have installed a wheelchair accessible roundabout to the play area, enabling children of differing abilities to join the fun and play together.

This in-ground roundabout has been designed to accept a centrally positioned wheelchair and is fitted with a two-user seat and deck mounted scooter.... Read More »

Further to our earlier notification:

Following customer feedback, we've decided to replace the advertised 3-way traffic light system on Station Road (A5028) Higham Ferrers with a full road closure:

Temporary traffic lights will still remain on Hecham Way / Nightingale Way Station Road, Higham Ferrers to safely carry out electrical works

Please allow more time for your journey.

DATE DETAILS TIMES
10pm Sun... Read More »

The surface dressing programme has been revised.

Please click HERE for the latest information, updated daily.

On site signage is being changed accordingly.

Highways England wishes to advise drivers of their planned road closures and use of temporary traffic lights in advance of w/c 14/06 and w/c 21/06

The temporary traffic lights on Station Road, Higham Ferrers are necessary to safely carry out advance electrical works w/c 14/06.

The road closures are necessary to safely carry out road marking and footway works on Station Road and to install the 3 super-span... Read More »

Are you a community group who requires funding for a project, new activities and play equipment, building repairs or more?

This opportunity is for community groups across Northamptonshire to listen to presentations from local and national funders who can help contribute towards their community projects.

The Northamptonshire Virtual Funding Fair will take place from Tuesday 15 June to Thursday 17 June... Read More »

Rushden Town Council have recently replaced our 'end of life' bus shelters with classic, heritage-style shelters (Covid compliant) which complement our historic town.

Surface Dressing Updates - where to get the latest informationAs you will be aware we have started our surface dressing programme. The wet weather did affect works but, hopefully, this glorious sunshine means we can get back on track.Critically, please look out for our advance warning signs. We are changing them as we go along if dates do move.We have also set up a page which is updated daily to reflect... Read More »