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With 1 in 8 young people aged 16 to 24 in the UK not in education, employment or training (NEET), VMS Ltd is calling on businesses across Northamptonshire and beyond

A cleaner who works for a Rushden-based cleaning company is celebrating 30 years of service. Jenny Blount, 72, began working for Inter County Service Group Ltd in 1995 on a

Northampton College and Moulton College are exploring a potential merger to create a stronger, more resilient college that can better serve students, employers and communities across Northamptonshire.

March 2026: Brackmills Industrial Estate Business Improvement District (BID) has launched
a new section on its website to celebrate the businesses that make the estate what it is –
from a European IT leader that has called Brackmills home for 25 years, to a family-owned
vending company transforming its industry one sustainable machine at a time.
The new Business Spotlight series reflects the BID’s core objective of supporting businesses and people: not just through investment in infrastructure and safety, but by giving resident businesses a platform and a voice.

There are just a few places remaining to play in the seventh annual Silverstone Soccer football fundraiser this summer, which last year’s winners say is about “more than just football”.

The popular charity event, hosted by leading Northampton-based leasing company Silverstone Leasing, will take place at Daventry Town Football Club on Sunday 28th June.

The powerhouse female leader of a Northamptonshire health and safety consultancy
has been shortlisted for two much-coveted national awards.
Zeynep Guzelkasap, operations director at Acorn Safety Services, has been named
as a finalist in the Woman in Construction category of the National Business
Women’s Awards.

Visit Rushden Lakes this Easter for fun -filled family -friendly activities , including free entertainment. The Dino Bus will arrive at Rushden Lakes on Thursday 9 and Friday 10 April . This free event
promises a roaring good time for young dinosaur enthusiasts, giving them the chance to experience a unique, interactive attraction including baby dinosaur meet -and -greets, VR experiences , fossil handling and more.

An exciting project to create a new health and wellbeing hub in the grounds of Northamptonshire’s historic Delapré Abbey has secured a £100,000 grant.

During the pandemic, the Delapré Abbey Preservation Trust began offering a range of wellbeing activities including cycling confidence programmes, walking therapies, cooking classes for cancer patients, gardening workshops, mental health support and social prescribing services.

Golfers looking for an un-fore-gettable experience on the course raising charity cash
have a trio of hole options to choose from this year, as Cynthia Spencer Hospice
Charity expands its corporate golf day calendar for 2026.
Following the success of last year’s duo of golf events which raised a grand total of
£35,500, the charity, which marks its 50th anniversary in May, has added a third
event to the schedule to add to its birthday celebrations.

Northampton is ready to ‘step up’ and progress to the next level in its ongoing regeneration,
according to two well-respected experts appointed to the board of the town centre’s Business
Improvement District.
Branch manager of NatWest in The Drapery, Mark Townson, and Matthew Tyrrell, a director of
Michael Jones Jeweller, will now work alongside other business leaders to oversee
Northampton BID’s work as it looks to make the town centre a better place to work, live and
visit.