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Rushden Echo, 30th November 1917, transcribed by Gill Hollis
An accident happened on Monday morning at Rushden to Mr. Thompson, butcher, of Higham Ferrers, a baker’s cart coming down Queen-street colliding with him and knocking him off the cycle which he was riding. After a short rest, Mr. Thompson was able to resume his journey.
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Rushden Echo, 6th January 1922, transcribed by Kay Collins
STANWICK - PONY KILLED—Mr. Vincent Holland, son of Mr. J. H. Holland, formerly of the Mill, Stanwick, was driving a pony and trap home from Irthlingborough on Sunday evening, and, pulling up quickly to avoid a 'bus, unluckily caused the pony to stumble. The shafts were broken, and the animal got free before Mr. Holland could get to it. The pony dashed through the village and ran straight into the wall of the W.M.C., and fell with a broken neck. Serious though the damage was, it was happily confined to the horse and trap.
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The Northampton Mercury, 18th August 1922, transcribed by Kay Collins
Collision at Rushden—On Friday evening, about 7.15p.m., and unfortunate motoring collision took place at the Post Office corner. Mr Roberts, organ builder, of Ringstead, was driving a motor cycle along High-street in the direction of the Church. At the same time Mr R Heygate was motoring up College-street with the idea of turning into High-street to go in the direction of the Church. Both drivers were proceeding cautiously and at a moderate pace, but a trolley coming up High-street at the time complicated matters, and a collision occurred between the car and the cycle, a collision for which no one was in the slightest to blame. Mr Roberts was thrown off his machine, and was bruised on his side, but the others concerned were not hurt. The wheels of the motor cycle were badly buckled. Mr Heygate motored the two men to Ringstead.
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Rushden Echo, 28th June 1923, transcribed by Kay Collins
A Hinwick man, a Mr. Franklin, riding a horse into Rushden on Friday last, about 7.30p.m., was injured through his horse slipping on the smooth road. The stumbling threw the rider to the ground, but his right foot was held by the stirrup, and he was dragged several yards. Mr. Horace Church, of Wymington, ran to Mr. Franklin's help, got him free, and then took the horse to Mr. Lewis's blacksmith's shop. Meantime other helpers took Mr. Franklin to Mrs. Cooper's shop, and he was afterwards taken home. Several tendons in the rider's leg were greatly injured.
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Rushden Echo and Argus, 26th October 1934, transcribed by Kay Collins
Injured Eye—During an impromptu game with a tennis ball outside Messrs. A. E. Wright and Co's, factory on Tuesday afternoon, one of the players was struck by the ball and received an eye injury for which he has had to enter Northampton Hospital. The injured man is Mr. W. J. Ingram (29), whose father, Mr. W. Ignram, is licensee of the Queen's Head, Higham Ferrers.
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