Middleton Parish Council (MPC) and the Middleton Residents Action Group (RAG) have asked North Northamptonshire Council (NNC) to review its decision to validate a new planning application for six Gypsy and Traveller pitches at Oakley Park South, which was received…
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The Harvest concert at Cottingham Church on Sunday 13 September raised £500 for the church new loo fund, bringing the total raised so far to £20,218. The Church would like to thank Pauline Youngs and Kettering singing group Sound Sensation…
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Cottingham Church was alive with music on 16 August when the 24 Carat Jazz trio returned to St Mary Magdalene as part of the church’s popular ‘Sunday Sessions’ series. Featuring Jane Smith on vocals and tenor sax, John Deane on…
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Our wild hedgehog population is declining at an alarming rate, such that they are now an endangered species. Here are some things we can do to help our village hedgehogs Garden modifications Hedgehogs can travel up to two miles a…
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Phoenix Saxophone Orchestra’s concert at Cottingham Church on 30 May raised £600 towards the project to install a toilet at the church, bringing the total raised so far for this project to more than £13,000. The concert featured 18 saxophones…
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The Welland Valley Benefice Choir were in fine voice at St Mary Magdalene Church, Cottingham on Good Friday, 3 April 2026, performing Faure’s Requiem as part of the Easter Vigil. The 25-strong choir had been gathered together from local villages…
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The Welland Valley Bellringing Team came first place in the Peterborough Diocesan Guild of Bellringers spring festival 6-bell striking competition, held at St Peter’s Church in Brooke near Oakham on Saturday 11 April. In a striking competition, teams are judged…
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Fundraising activities in Cottingham and Middleton over the festive season have raised an amazing £4,523 for village and local good causes. Thanks to everyone who has put so much effort into organising these events, and to everyone who has got…
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Huge thanks to the 16 households who decorated their windows as part of the very first Cottingham and Middleton Christmas Window Trail this year. Thanks too to the villagers who purchased trail maps from the shop. Each map included a…
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