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January 1972
Rushden Alfred Street School was fast running out of land for the children to play on. Rushden UDC turned down a plea for more play space.
February 1972
The rebellion planned by residents in Rushden’s Barnwell Drive against the East Midlands Gas Board came to nothing, apart for one man who refused to pay £26 for alterations made to his central heating system to make it conform to safety standards.
March 1972
A severe housing shortage in Northamptonshire caused prices to rise dramatically leaving the way open for gazumpers.
Residents in Albion Place, Rushden, complained about the amount of traffic using their narrow cul-de-sac.
April 1972
The man in Barnwell Drive, Rushden, who refused to pay a £26 bill to the Gas Board decided to ignore their letter and do some of the work himself.
The merger of John White with George Ward of Leicester made the new company one of the largest in Western Europe.
May 1972
Mothers of pupils from South End School campaigned to demolish the school. They claimed that the building was completely out of date.
June 1972
It was announced that the 1971 Census figures showed that more young married women in Rushden went out to work than anywhere else in Northamptonshire, apart from Northampton.
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July 1972
After a gap of almost four years, Higham Ferrers and Rushden Chamber of Trade were planning to hold a three day trade exhibition.
August 1972
18 years old Barry Prime of Rushden was selected to swim for Great Britain at the Olympic Games in Munich.
September 1972
Good Samaritans built a garden for a Rushden family dogged by bad luck. Mr Ron Bennett had been at Churchill Hospital for ten weeks so his neighbours organised an appeal to raise money and materials to build a garden to be proud of.
October 1972
When Mary Whitehouse spoke at Rushden about 50 members of the audience signed the nationwide petition for Public Decency.
A local expert said there was no easy way to stop the smell that had annoyed local people for many years. He had led a three-man scientific survey at Chettles & Sons Ditchford Mill site.
November 1972
It was announced that television cameras would soon be in Rushden for location filming for “Hunters Walk”, the police series based on the town.
December 1972
Seven acres of land were sold for £270,000 at Higham Ferrers. Work was due to start on building 70 houses to the east of Chichele Street and Wykham Road.
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