Food glorious food as Holdenby hosts gourmet delight
There will be delight for gourmands as a food festival comes to Holdenby House this weekend.The Eighth Northamptonshire Food and Craft Show at Holdenby will be a celebration of the region’s best food...
View ArticleWeek in pictures
Our photographers and readers have been out and about taking pictures at various events.Here are a selection of some of them.
View ArticleWarehouse proposal could create 760 jobs
Proposals for a new storage and distribution centre on the site of the old Ford Sports and Social Club could create up to 760 new jobs in Daventry. Plans for the 27,682 sq m (297,966 sq ft) warehouse...
View ArticleMeeting of village photo club
A photographic club will be starting its new season next week.Badby Photo Club will be meeting on Wednesday, September 3 at 8pm at Badby Village Hall. This, the first meeting of their new season, will...
View ArticleCalls made for volunteers to help children
A former police officer from Woodford Halse has helped set up a national scheme to help protect children.Fiona Hill is to be the area co-ordinator for the NSPCC new ChildLine Schools Service, which is...
View ArticleTown’s technical college set to host land speed record car
Engineers behind a British attempt to smash the land speed record will be hosting a series of workshops for schools at the Daventry UTC.The team behind the Bloodhound Supersonic Car, which is aiming to...
View ArticleVolunteers get a reward for effort
Volunteers from the Whilton and Buckby Locks Association (WBLA) have received their adoption certificate from the Canal and River Trust (CRT).Miriam Tedder, from the CRT volunteer team, presented the...
View ArticleRepairs start at last
Scaffolding blocking the pavement in a Daventry street will finally be removed following repairs to a derelict building at risk of collapse. Structural supports holding up the front of 7-13 Warwick...
View ArticleCouncil puts together a walking event obesity drive
Volunteers are needed to help with an upcoming 20 Million Steps weekend on September 5 to 7.They are needed between 10am and 4pm each day.The challenge has been issued in response to recent statistics...
View ArticleNatWest faces criticism after announcing branch closure
NatWest has announced it will be permanently closing its Long Buckby branch on November 24. Some limited banking services including over the counter withdrawals and balance checks will be moved to the...
View ArticleNorthamptonshire the focus for house search on Channel 4’s Location Location...
TV presenter and property expert Kirstie Allsopp visited Northamptonshire to film an episode of Location Location Location. Kirstie and a Channel 4 production crew came to Northamptonshire in May this...
View ArticleCabinet set to decide on children’s centre
Cabinet members at Northamptonshire County Council are to meet to discuss a recommendation to close Daventry East children’s centre. This follows a six-week consultation of residents and over 50...
View ArticlePay to park plans scrapped for the town
Daventry District Council (DDC) has dropped secret plans to introduce car parking charges in the town centre.The revelation came in the council’s capital and revenue budget and medium term financial...
View ArticleTown council gives thumbs up to plans
Daventry Town Council has said it is supportive of plans for the look of new homes on the newly-formed Monksmoor estate and the expansion of Daventry Country Park.The proposals were discussed by the...
View ArticleTributes paid to a ceramic artist and actor who achieved worldwide fame
A ceramic artist who had his creations shown all around the world has died after a short illness.Peter Ilsley, of Whilton Locks near Daventry, died on Monday, August 25 at the age of 81. Coventry-born...
View ArticleDog goes missing in Weedon
Villagers in Weedon have been out and about searching for a dog that has been missing since Wednesday last week.The dog, named Freddie, hasn’t been seen since 7.30am in the morning when he went...
View ArticleDaventry Express signs up to new Independent Press Standards Organisation
The Daventry Express has signed up to the new Independent Press Standards Organisation, which is replacing the Press Complaints Commission.The Daventry Express is part of Johnston Press and all of the...
View ArticleWorkshops to help boost local business
Daventry’s iCon Centre has announced an ambitious programme of nine business workshops aimed at helping local companies gain new skills.The programme is aimed at owners and directors of businesses,...
View ArticleEquestrian event looks set to raise charity funds
A woman is holding the equestrian equivalent of a coffee morning to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support.Belinda Tyler, who lives near Clay Coton, has organised The Macmillan Charity Ride suitable...
View ArticleTake a step back in time with heritage open days
People will have the chance to see a part of Daventry Library normally closed off to the public as part of the Heritage Open Days taking place next week.There will be tours of the building, which used...
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