Willen Hospice have begun working with Naturally Tiwa Skincare, who produce and sell natural skincare products.

The Hospice have announced the collaboration with a business founded in Milton Keynes by Shalom Lloyd MBE, with the Hospice’s shops are now stocking the Naturally Tiwa Skincare range.

The skincare products are cruelty-free, vegan and made of 100% natural ingredients. This industry-award-winning brand has been widely praised by publications including Vogue magazine.

Products include shea butter-based body foods for all skin types, including options to help with common skin conditions such as eczema, psoriasis or dermatitis. There is also a facial cleanser, facial serum and body wash.

All products are available to buy from the Hospice’s high street shops as well their online shop. Hospice shop customers will be the first to see the latest additions to the range, with a shampoo and conditioner coming this summer.

Naturally Tiwa Skincare’s products are popular with people who are going through intensive treatments for cancer and other illnesses. Many of these treatments affect the skin, causing dryness and irritation. As the products feel so luxurious, being a concentrated formula and in beautiful packaging, they also make a wonderful gift for loved ones.

The partnership was launched at an exclusive evening event in Harrods Beauty’s Milton Keynes store in Central Milton Keynes earlier this month. Local Hospice supporters were invited along to find out more about what makes Naturally Tiwa Skincare so unique, followed by one-to-one skin consultations and complimentary Harrods champagne and patisserie treats.

Naturally Tiwa Skincare’s Head of Operations and Marketing, Hannah White, said, “This collaboration is what we mean when we say that we don’t do ‘ordinary’. Being in partnership with Willen Hospice, in our hometown of Milton Keynes, is super special! We know we have great products that work, a fantastic story and we are built on incredibly strong values.

“So, being stocked in Willen Hospice stores is a natural fit given our alignment on putting purpose and impact before all else. This wonderful milestone is a win for us as a business, a win for Willen Hospice as a charity, a win for our community, a win for our customers and a win for our rural African women at our factories in JE Oils and the Kingdom of Essan!”

Willen Hospice Commercial Retail Manager, Leila Blaize-Smith, added, “As one of the most poorly funded hospices in the country, we need to raise 85% of the cost of providing our care for local people with a life-limiting illness. It’s fantastic to be working with Naturally Tiwa Skincare to bring these beautiful products to our customers and increase our income so that we continue supporting our local community.”

To find out more about Willen Hospice’s shops, visit www.willen-hospice.org.uk/shops

Northampton Town have announced the signing of teenage midfielder Matt Dibley-Dias on a season-long loan from Premier League outfit Fulham.

The 19-year-old is the Cobblers’ seventh signing of the new season, following the previously announced arrivals of James Wilson, Nik Tzanev, Callum Morton, Cameron McGeehan, Jack Baldwin and Tom Eaves.

Dibley-Dias will also be the Cobblers’ second loan signing, following that of Morton.

The midfielder has previously helped Fulham win trophies at youth level, taking part in a side that won the Premier League Cup in 2024 and the Premier League 2 youth tournament in 2021/22.

Eligible to represent England, Portugal, Brazil and New Zealand at youth level, Dibley-Dias has also won the award for Fulham’s best academy prospect and has also received call-ups to the Cottagers’ first team squad on multiple occasions.

Northampton manager Jon Brady told the club’s official site that he was delighted to bring the midfielder to the club and that he was hoping Dibley-Dias could be another successful loan from the West Londoners after the previous loan recruitment of Kieron Bowie.

He said, “Matt is a player we are delighted to sign. He has already made an impact at Fulham, he has been in and around their first team squad and I know he is rated very highly.

“He has had a choice of clubs this summer, I know there were at least half a dozen in for him so we are very pleased he has chosen to come to Northampton Town and we are grateful to Fulham for believing we are the best place for him and for trusting us with another of their young players. I think the work we did with Kieron Bowie and our reputation for developing and improving players certainly counted in our favour.”

Former Northampton Town loan star Marc Leonard has made a permanent move to Birmingham City.

Leonard will join the Blues on a full transfer for an undisclosed fee after moving from his previous parent club Brighton and Hove Albion. He has signed a four-year deal with the West Midlands club.

The transfer will put Leonard in contention to play the Cobblers next season, with Birmingham preparing to compete in the third tier of English football next season for the first time since 1995.

Leonard is Birmingham’s 8th signing ahead of the new campaign, as a Blues side now managed by Brendan Rodgers’ former assistant manager Chris Davies attempt to compete for an immediate return.

In two seasons on loan with Northampton, Leonard was a regular, making 97 appearances in all competitions as he first helped Northampton win promotion from League Two in the 2022/23 season and then helped them achieve comfortable survival last season.

Leonard had been linked with a possible move to Championship clubs, but in an arrival interview with the Birmingham City website, he said he felt that Birmingham’s ambition made them an option he wished to sign up with ahead of the new season.

He said, “The main thing for me is the ambition and the direction the Club is going in. I think that, for where I am in terms of my career and where Birmingham are, our ambitions really align with each other.

“I was very keen to get the deal done as I knew that Birmingham was the club for me, I knew I wanted to play here.”

A man who had previously been disqualified for drink driving has been jailed for further offences including drink driving at the British Grand Prix earlier this year.

Ben Mooney, 31, from Coventry, was sentenced to a total of 18 weeks in prison and was handed an extended driving disqualification of four years and nine months. In addition to this, he was also ordered to pay £154 victim surcharge and £85 court costs.

He had previously pleaded guilty to all offences in a hearing at Northampton Magistrates’ Court on 8th July 2024 after being arrested by police at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone earlier in the month.

Shortly after 11pm on Saturday 6th July, police officers on duty at the main stage area of the event spotted a green and yellow John Deere work utility vehicle being driven at excessive speed close to concert goers.

Officers suspected the 31-year-old had been drinking and he was arrested on suspicion of driving while over the prescribed limit of alcohol after failing a roadside breath test.

Mooney blew 43 micrograms of alcohol in 100ml breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35mg.

The man had been working at the Formula One race for a third-party food vendor.

Further checks on the police national computer also flagged that he was also disqualified from driving until the end of February 2025, and he was also charged with driving while disqualified.

During a routine search in police custody, Mooney was also found to have a small bag of white powder, which tested positive for cocaine, in his possession and he was further arrested and charged for possession of a controlled Class A drug.

Mooney pleaded guilty in his hearing to all three offences as well as a further charge of using a motor vehicle on a road or public place without third party insurance.

Arresting officer PC Scott Kimberley of the Roads Policing Team for Northamptonshire Police said, “Driving at excess speeds near large crowds is dangerous and reckless however, knowingly doing this when you do not have a licence and are over the prescribed alcohol level to drive is just pure stupidity.

“We see the devastating effects of those who have a total disregard for the sanctions imposed by the courts and continue to drive after being disqualified. It is also extremely disappointing to see that there are still people who choose to use our roads illegally and irresponsibly.

“Ben Mooney had already had his driving licence revoked as the standard of his driving had put himself and others at risk. Driving this vehicle at excessive speed near a large crowd of people while under the influence of alcohol not only showed a real contempt for the authorities but was also selfish, dangerous, and irresponsible.

“Reducing the number of people killed or seriously injured on our roads remains a priority for Northamptonshire Police and our partners at the Northamptonshire Safer Roads Alliance, and I’m pleased the courts have dealt with this driver robustly.”