The female fire maestro at a Northamptonshire health and safety consultancy has
been promoted to manager, leading one of the company’s three dedicated divisions.
Lorna Smith joined Acorn Safety Services, which provides health and safety services
to businesses, charities and organisations across the UK, in August last year as a
senior fire risk assessor.
March 2026: Millions more people could soon access ethical, community-based finance –
and Northamptonshire-based Commsave Credit Union is ready to welcome them, following landmark government reforms announced this week.
Families are being challenged to complete a trail of town centre shops and track down 14 iconic
rabbits as part of a drive encouraging people to visit Northampton this Easter.
The trail is being funded and delivered by Northampton Town Centre Business Improvement
District (BID) and aims to increase footfall into the town over the Easter holidays, urging
families to support local businesses.
A Northampton optometrist has highlighted how new technology can detect life-threatening health conditions during specialist eye examinations, in the lead up to World Health Day.
The theme of this year’s World Health Day on Tuesday, April 7 is ‘Together for health. Stand with science’, with a year‑long campaign celebrating the power of scientific collaboration to protect health.