The writing’s on the wall for school bullies
YOUNGSTERS at a village primary school held a special competition to mark Anti- Bullying Week.The pupils at Badby School designed posters stating why people shouldn’t bully others.National...
View ArticleCommunity cash offers vital support
TWO town charities have received a funding boost which will help them continue for the next three years.Citizens Advice Daventry and District (CADD) has been handed £202,500, while Daventry Area...
View ArticleDrought fears after low reservoir level
ANGLIAN Water has applied for a drought permit after seeing alarmingly low levels at the reservoir which supplies Daventry homes.The company has become concerned with dwindling water levels at Pitsford...
View ArticleSchool is continuing to build on Ofsted success
A HEADTEACHER has talked of her pride following her school’s improved Ofsted report.Crick Primary School has jumped from a ‘satisfactory’ grade in the previous report in 2008 to ‘good’ following the...
View ArticleCouncillor steps down after 43 years
A FORMER chairman has decided to retire from a parish council after 43 years.Alan Tebbutt has stood down from his role as a member of Guilsborough Parish Council. He was presented with an engraved...
View ArticlePupils go quackers for award-winning ducks
DUCKS at Danetre School are having a quacking time after winning a host of awards.The ducks belong to the school’s science technician, June Wilson.And, along with pupils, she has been training them up...
View ArticleTasers used 26 times
POLICE officers across the county were authorised to use taser guns almost 900 times in the past 12 months.Figures from Northamptonshire Police show that between September 2010 and August this year...
View ArticleSupport group to be launched
A SUPPORT group for gay, lesbian and transgender people will be launched in Daventry next year.Time2Talk charity, which is based at the Abbey Centre, is setting up the drop-in sessions after receiving...
View ArticleCharity to help people in Daventry
A CHARITY which links businesses who have an unwanted surplus to people in need is expanding its operations to Daventry.Giving World Online aims to combat poverty and protect the planet, utilising...
View ArticleA45 bypass plan one of new ‘top priorities’
IMPROVING the A45 between Daventry and Northampton has been listed as a ‘top priority’ in a new report.Northamptonshire County Council (NCC) has this week published a draft copy of its transportation...
View ArticleFunding plan is ‘preposterous’
DAVENTRY Town Council has delayed making a decision on whether to hand over more cash to a group fighting the WaterSpace development.At a heated meeting on Friday night the plans to give £1,500 of...
View ArticleFunding boost opportunity for community groups
COMMUNITY groups in the Daventry district can bid for a share of £100,000 in a Dragon’s Den-style scheme.The community action grants, run by Northamptonshire County Council, offers organisations the...
View ArticleFormer Cobblers star takes over at pub
A FORMER Northampton Town player has taken over a village pub.Steve Phillips, who also played as a forward for Birmingham City, has become the landlord at The Kings Head in Brixworth Road, Spratton. He...
View ArticleNew solar panels to help cut out carbon
PLANS to install solar panels by Daventry District Council could save 40 tonnes of carbon a year.DDC wants to put panels on its own Lodge Road offices, plus the town’s leisure centre and the Abbey...
View ArticleWork set to start on cadet centre in Daventry
THE first steps are set to be taken next week to lead to the construction of a new cadet centre in Daventry.A number of conifer and leylandii trees will be removed by contractors working for Daventry...
View ArticleFormer soldier died while walking his dog
AN ex-SAS and Intelligence Corps soldier was killed by a car while walking his dog, an inquest has heard.Derek Hitchen, 57, of Canons Ashby Court, Canons Ashby, was hit on the evening of September 17...
View ArticleIn this week’s Daventry Express
All your local news, including...- Retail future for Daventry unveiled- Volunteer or risk services being cut- Driver pleads guilty to causing death- Bowled over by village’s new beer- New homes...
View ArticleRetail future of Daventry unveiled
THE first detailed artist’s impressions of Mulberry Place, the proposed £75m extension to Daventry town centre, have been unveiled.The images show a modern pedestrian shopping area filled with clothes...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Who do I thank for the lack of Christmas cards?
I DON’T know whether to thank the recession, the march of technology, or the general decline in Christmas traditions which has seen the office party and the over-illuminated house both dwindle and...
View ArticleCelebrating improvement
BARBY Primary School is celebrating after achieving a ‘good’ rating from government inspectors.The school’s latest Ofsted report says it is good with several outstanding features, marking an...
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