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BBC News
4 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Corby football pitch reopened after 90k refurbishment
A 3G football pitch which was identified as of poor quality has undergone a £90,000 popular facility at West Glebe in Corby has reopened, following the project backed by North Northamptonshire received £25,000 from the Football Foundation, with the local authority providing the remaining Benneyworth, the council's Reform UK executive member for health and leisure, said: "The Astroturf was in desperate need of resurfacing having been patch repaired over several years." The Football Foundation is the English football charity backed by funding from the Football Association, Premier League and to the council the pitch is used by both male and female teams from junior to senior level, as well as walking authority said it hoped to increase participation in the area following the project. Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
3 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Northants Reform council wants staff in office two days a week
A Reform UK council has said it will refurbish several of its buildings so most of the authority's staff can work in an office at least two days a Northamptonshire Council said a "new hybrid working model" for employees is set to be offices in Haylock House in Kettering would undergo a major refurbishment and other buildings would be worked on as part of the leader Martin Griffiths said the authority would still use hybrid working but "also building team culture through staff working together in offices". The authority said it would "transform workspaces... to bring teams together and support the development of its 'One Council' culture across the organisation".It said work to improve the council's Bowling Green Road, Kettering and Corby Cube offices would take place in the requirement for staff to be in the office at least two days a week would be "averaged over a period of time"."Due to space constraints, it will not be possible for all staff to be in the office at the same time," it Griffiths, who become leader after Reform UK took control after the May elections, said there has been "positive conversations... about the introduction of a more formal hybrid working model".Previously the council, under the Conservatives, said there should be "a mixture of home working, where appropriate, with time spent at office locations" without a target of how many days staff should be in the previous administration also said it would look at other uses for Haylock House which will now be refurbished. Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
4 days ago
- BBC News
Corby man fined £2,800 for dumping bags of waste twice
A man has been fined more than £2,800 for dumping bags full of household rubbish in the same location twice. Andrei Voloaca of Dovedale Road, Corby, pleaded guilty to a number of fly-tipping offences at Wellingborough Magistrates' Court on Tuesday. North Northamptonshire Council said on 7 March 2024 Voloaca was seen dumping 10 bags of waste on Everest Lane, Corby, and returned a week later with more bags. Ken Harrington, a Reform UK councillor on the authority, said action was taken against Voloaca "to pursue those who blight our communities". Voloaca was fined £2,858.53 after admitting to depositing without environmental permit controlled /extractive waste in/on land and failing to make measures when managing extractive waste to prevent contraventions and the escape of waste. Captured by CCTV North Northamptonshire Council said in March last year it received a report from Willow Place Town Centre Security after its CCTV cameras captured the incident, which provided the authority with Voloaca's vehicle registration footage showed Voloaca dumping ten bags of household waste next to charity recycling bins. On 14 March 2024 the same vehicle was spotted dumping more rubbish in the same location. The authority said Voloaca was identified as the driver and registered owner of the the executive member for assets, waste and environmental services on the authority, said the council "takes environmental offences seriously and will continue to pursue those who blight our communities through the illegal disposal of waste". "This case sends a clear message that we can and do take action against those who fly-tip and it will not be tolerated in any town, village or community in north Northants," he added. Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
4 days ago
- Climate
- BBC News
Rockingham Castle Civil War day postponed due to thunder warning
An English Civil War Day has been postponed after a yellow weather warning for intense thundery downpours was issued for much of Castle, near Corby in Northamptonshire, said it was disappointed the event on Sunday would have to be held another time. "The safety of our visitors, performers, horses, and staff is of paramount importance," it said. The Met Office predicted up to 90mm (3.5in) of torrential rain could fall in the space of just a few hours, with the risk of flash flooding. A castle spokesperson said: "While our events continue in all but the worst conditions, given the nature of the event, we are unable to safely continue."We share in your disappointment and will share the new date for the event as soon as we can."All ticket holders would receive a refund, they added. The castle was built by William the Conqueror and has been the home of the Watson family for more than 500 years. Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
The Independent
13-07-2025
- General
- The Independent
Dog rescued after getting stuck down a well for 11 days
A dog who was stuck down a four-metre deep well for 11 days has been rescued. Jimmy, a 10-year-old corgi cross, and his owner Dorota Gruszczynska had an emotional reunion when he was found by firefighters last week, who she credited for 'saving his life'. Ms Gruszczynska had been desperately searching for her beloved pet after he went missing while on a walk in Corby, Northamptonshire, on 21 June. She said Jimmy chased after something that day and did not return. The concerned owner issued appeals online and rallied the local community to help in the search. Then, 11 days after Jimmy vanished, Corby fire service was called to reports a dog was stuck four metres down a well on Stephenson Way in Corby, according to a statement posted on social media. The firefighters had to use a reach pole and lines to lift cylinders that he was wedged beneath, or order to lift him to safety. After scouring online for clues as to who the dog's owner could be, they found Ms Gruszczynska's appeal on a local missing dog page. It turned out the rescued animal was Jimmy, who was reunited with his elated owner on 2 July. She told the BBC she was incredibly grateful to the firefighters and credited them with 'saving his life'. Ms Gruszczynska told the broadcaster: 'We searched the area so many times and nothing, we created posters, put them online and sent them around the local area.' The more time that passed, she said she 'started to lose hope', adding: 'We thought he had been hit by a car and we would never see him again.' But she received the message she had been hoping for on 2 July, when a firefighter told her they believed they had found Jimmy. She said: 'Firefighters had been called to the area, and had heard him barking, they asked if he had a green harness on and told me he was alive. It was near where we had lost him, we had called him so much in the area, but never heard him barking. We couldn't believe it was him.' She added: 'We're so grateful for everyone who helped, including the drone company. They did a huge amount of work, purely out of their heart. So many people shared the cause, and it helped as the firefighters knew to contact me.' Ms Gruszczynska said Jimmy was examined at the vets and found to be extremely hungry but not dehydrated. 'He's back on his feet, he's recovered surprisingly well, we don't know how he survived, there must have been water in the well,' she added. Corby Fire Station confirmed that Jimmy was safe and well when he and Ms Gruszczynska visited the station this week.
