County's museums are award winners more Northamptonshire Museums and heritage sites were announced as award winners last week, at the Renaissance Heritage Awards ceremony held at Kelmarsh Hall on July 22nd. Northamptonshire Ambassador Programme Supports Northampton Futures more Northampton Futures is a ‘not for profit group’ set up in 2009 by James Hill, a Partner of Drake Commercial and Michael Goodchild, owner of Pegasus Land and Energy, with the aim of organising dynamic and enjoyable networking events, principally aimed at the thriving young professional business community in Northamptonshire. Autumn Grants more Grants of up to £2,000 are now available from East Northamptonshire Council to help get new and innovative community projects up and running. Corby Cube’s logo revealed more As the Corby Cube nears completion, making an iconic addition to Corby’s skyline, Corby Borough Council can now reveal the building’s very own logo.

Foundations in place for new Market Place restaurants more The piling works for the new restaurants and apartments at Kettering’s award winning Market Place have now been successfully completed. From a Sikh temple to a 13th century manor in Northamptonshire more More than 50 historic properties across the East Midlands are opening their doors for free as part of Heritage Open Days this September. London 2012 inspire mark for school of life project more An innovative scheme that aims to break boundaries between hundreds of older and young people in Northamptonshire has achieved the London 2012 Inspire Mark. Northampton College becomes only college in region to offer specialist qualification more Northampton College is offering two internationally recognised taxation qualifications to meet the emerging demand from small businesses to acquire the knowledge to be able to complete their own accounts. The college is the only college in the county – and only one of four nationwide – to offer the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) qualification. The two-year part-time course, studied over two evenings a week, is ideal for anyone working with tax, with tax forming a part of their job or for small businesses wanting to increase their understanding of the UK taxation system to assist them with the completion of their returns. The course covers personal and business taxation, business compliance and ethics and places a strong emphasis on self assessment for both individual and corporation tax liabilities.

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One Small Step... People of Corby walk to the moon!

Forty years after man first stepped onto the moon, the people of Corby are being challenged to undertake their own 'virtual' walk to the moon and by doing so to improve their health and wellbeing.

West Northamptonshire Employment Land Study

The West Northamptonshire Employment Land Study (WNELS) has been prepared in accordance with national Planning Policy Statement 4 which requires Local Planning Authorities to undertake an assessment of employment need and demand in their areas. Whilst the study is an important part of the evidence base for the Local Development Framework it is not in itself a policy document. It has the status of a technical evidence base document which will be used to inform policy development.

Go ahead for latest phase of Northampton Marina

The main building that will accompany Northampton’s Becket’s Park Marina has been granted planning permission by West Northamptonshire Development Corporation.

HCA funding boosts development in North Northamptonshire

It has been announced that two key sites in North Northamptonshire will benefit from the latest instalment of funding from The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA). The HCA is investing more than £7.4m in projects across the East Midlands, which have been on hold following the Treasury's freeze on spending commitments, which is set to create hundreds of new homes across the region.

iConic timber frame rises in Daventry

The distinctive timber frame of Daventry’s award-winning iCon has been completed, as the local landmark starts to take shape

Kettering Town Centre AAP Proposed Submission

Kettering Borough Council will be consulting upon the Kettering Town Centre Area Action Plan (AAP) Proposed Submission from 16th August 2010 to 18th October 2010.

Life changing’ community centre is completed in Northampton

The transformation of Upton Lodge Farm House in Northampton from a rundown, derelict building to a first class community facility has been completed.

Recognition for Council's library and archive services

Northamptonshire County Council’s libraries have become the first library service in the East Midlands to achieve the Customer Service Excellence (CSE) standard.

Green Light for Rushden's Greenways

The East Northamptonshire Greenway is set to benefit from £618k of external funding to construct a cycle route at Higham Ferrers and Rushden.

Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Housing Strategy (draft consultation)

The council recognises that people from black and minority ethnic communities can sometimes experience disadvantages in relation to housing, health, education, and employment and that BME communities have particular needs and aspirations which should be addressed.

Green Light for Rushden's Greenways

The East Northamptonshire Greenway is set to benefit from £618k of external funding to construct a cycle route at Higham Ferrers and Rushden.

Local people have been taking part in a consultation about proposals for the regeneration of the Moat Lane area in Towcester.

The plans were exhibited at two public events held at the Mill on Chantry Lane last week. Both the events, which were held on Friday 23rd and Saturday 24thJuly, were well attended and prompted a significant amount of constructive feedback. The application is being subject to a public consultation exercise and anyone interested in the scheme still has until Friday 6th August 2010 to respond to West Northamptonshire Development Corporation, which is the planning authority for the development.

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