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Nominate unsung hero for town’s top award

THE search has begun to find a community hero who has made a difference to their town in the past 12 months.

Biker is seriously injured in crash

A MOTORCYCLIST suffered serious head injuries after he collided with a brick wall.

No arrests made over Dale’s fund

A POLICE investigation into fraud allegations relating to the Dale Roberts Memorial Fund has finished without any arrests and the case has been passed to the Government.

Pupils at Rushden Community College get into the swing of things at their Valentine Tea Dance on 8th February 2012. Pictured are pupils Bethany Crook, Afrika Stapley, Abigail Dolling and Dellan Dawson with Maureen Brassington, Robert Whitmoor, Roger King and Sandra King.

Dancers help raise money for little Niamh

A romantic dance helped to raise much-needed funds for a little girl who has cancer.

Help us to keep district green

A COUNCIL which spends about £300,000 a year cleaning up after other people is launching a new campaign to tackle environmental crime.

RUSHDEN Library, Newton Road. Eric Fowell with his new display about H E Bates

Town celebrates most famous son

A new exhibition about one of Rushden’s most famous sons has been launched in the town.

Rushden pic of Linda Watts (MD) who has worked her way up from a factory girl at 16 to become the MD

Linda rises from bottom to the top

A junior office girl who worked her way up to become managing director is still pushing the historic firm she works for forward.

Rachael Osborne as princess lotus blossom and Vicki Edgeworth as Aladin, at RATS dress and tech rehersal

The show goes on for historic group

A busy theatre society is making preparations for its next big show less than two weeks after finishing its successful run of Aladdin.

Rushden Town Council member Cllr Marion Hollmon at the damaged bus shelter in Rectory Road which could be in line for a makeover

Children may help improve shelters

A town centre’s vandalised bus shelters could soon be given a facelift with help from children in the area.

Zac Knighton-Smith, of Rushden. Taken at the end of 2011

Three weeks to raise £30,000

A family has only three weeks to raise about £30,000 so they can send their little boy for treatment which could save his life.

Plans submitted for shopping park

PLANS for a £50m shopping park in Rushden which would create 1,500 jobs have been submitted to East Northamptonshire planning officials.

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RUSHDEN Shopkeeper says he is no Hero

THE story of a brave shopkeeper who fought off robbers with just a mop has spread across the world – but despite the media attention modest Dinesh Gorania is just keen to get back to normality.

Rushden British Heart Foundation shop Love Heart notes: Manager Carol Kendrick.
20/01/12

Tell someone you care with a Love Note

Loving messages to family and friends have started to fill the window of a charity shop.

Rushden, Premier Store, Church Hall Road, attempted raid by men armed with metal bars foiled by owner with mop. 
Owner Dinesh Gorania with the mop. and son Kishan Gorania with the hockey stick
Monday 23rd  January, 2012

Father and son see off robbers video

A brave shopkeeper beat off a masked man with a mop as he tried to push his way into his store.

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