New evening bus services to launch on one-year trial basis linking Northampton, Daventry, Rushden Lakes and more On a trial basis, six bus routes in Northampton and surrounding areas will now offer evening services for a year. Beginning on Sunday, July 28, there will be evening services available on routes from Northampton to Rushden Lakes,…
The track is managed by The Rushden, Higham and Wellingborough Railway Train carriages at the Rushden Historical Transport Society HQ have been destroyed in a fire that is being treated as an arson attack. Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to Station Approach in Rushden at 6pm yesterday (Wednesday, April 17) to reports…
According to police, a lady has been detained on suspicion of murder in relation to the 1982 death of a newborn girl discovered in Northampton. Tuesday morning saw the 57-year-old suspect taken into custody. She has been placed under arrest pending additional investigation. In May 1982, after the newborn’s body was discovered in the town,…
A man who was driving a car that shot into the air at a roundabout before crashing and killing two of his passengers has been jailed. Aaron Smith, 29, of Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, lost control of his BMW in Rushden resulting in the deaths of Brian Sibanda, 21, and Carrie McLellan, 41. He was sentenced…
A man has been arrested as part of a police investigation into the death of a resident at a Rushden care home. The investigation was launched after a man in his 80s died at Rushden Park Care Home in Melloway Road on Friday (January 27). The spokesman said: “A 28-year-old man has been arrested on…
There is a traffic collision on the A507 in Rushden, and police are on the scene. “The road is expected to remain closed near the junction with Cumberlow Green for some time,” a Hertfordshire Constabulary spokesperson stated. “We kindly advise drivers to stay away from the area and, if feasible, choose an alternate route. “Thank…
HA HA UK stocks handbags, summer shirts, and prom dresses as well as a variety of footwear items The bosses of a new Rushden shoe shop hope trade will pick up soon after opening their doors at the weekend. HA HA UK welcomed ther first customers in Church Street on Saturday (April 6) after a…
A man has been imprisoned for operating a vehicle that crashed and killed two of his passengers after it launched into the air at a roundabout. In Rushden, Northamptonshire resident Aaron Smith, 29, lost control of his BMW, killing 21-year-old Brian Sibanda and 41-year-old Carrie McLellan. Admitted to two counts of causing death by careless…
The 76-year-old owner John Cassells and his 75-year-old wife Margaret hope to open for business during the second week of February. “We’re not going to retire, I don’t want to sit at home on my behind doing nothing,” John declared.We like to introduce ourselves and have conversations with others. “The type of shoes we’re doing,…