Council’s donation to help new businesses
Start-ups and small businesses struggling to access finance will find more help on offer thanks to a new partnership in the Daventry district.Daventry District Council (DDC) has donated £12,000 to...
View ArticleBeefed up security for town allotments
Daventry Town Council has agreed to take steps to beef up security following a spate of vandalism on Drayton allotments.Plot holders at the Orchard Street allotments have been targeted 10 times since...
View ArticleResidents take 20 million steps in bid to get healthier
Residents from the Daventry district have been congratulated on reaching a 20 million step target over the weekend.The first-ever 20 Million Steps weekend took place from September 5 to 7 and saw...
View ArticleResidents sign up for Macmillan coffee morning
Residents across the district will take part in coffee mornings to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. Last year 154,000 signed up for the national event, raising £20 million for the charity...
View ArticleShort film wins at county awards night
A short film made by a young Daventry film-buff won the Over 16s Public Vote at the annual Film Northants festival on Monday, September 1.Chris Milner, 18, who lives on Lang Farm, created his comedy...
View ArticleFlower power for the 40th anniversary of town church
There will be plenty of flowers on display as Daventry Methodist Church celebrates its 40th birthday later this month.An Arts and Flowers Festival runs from 10am to 6pm and will see groups and...
View ArticleCommunity gears up for fete on the field
A community association is getting ready for a Fete on the Field event coming to a Daventry estate later this month.The Southbrook Fete on the Field will be held on Saturday, September 20 from 11am to...
View ArticleAppointments available for flu clinic at town practice
People eligible for a free flu jab can book their appointments at Danetre Medical Practice.It is running the clinics on Saturday, October 4 and Saturday, October 18 between 8.30am and 10.30am by...
View ArticleNatWest criticised over bank closure
Councillors attacked NatWest over its decision to permanently close its Long Buckby branch at a meeting held on Monday.The branch is to close on November 24, amid falling numbers of customers visiting...
View ArticleWoman jailed after stealing £340,000
A Daventry woman who stole more than £340,000 from her employers to fund a shopping obsession has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.Susan Warren, who lives on Brampton Grange Drive, Middlemore, was...
View ArticleSoap star on stage
Former Eastenders actor Shaun Williamson will be taking a very different role when he appears in One Man, Two Guvnors later this month.Best known for playing Barry Evans on the soap, he will play...
View ArticleBurnt-out car closes Barby Road near Braunston
Emergency services were called to Barby Road, Braunston at 2:45am this morning following reports of a burning car. The blaze was brought under control by fire officers, and police are currently...
View ArticleWeek in pictures
Our photographers and readers have been out and about taking pictures throughout the week.Here is a selection of some of the best.
View ArticleGreen light given to reduce tax support
Some of the most vulnerable people in the district could pay more than double the amount council tax next year after a cut to financial support was provisionally approved. The Council Tax Support...
View ArticleVillages ‘could be destroyed’ by large scale developments
Villages in the local area could be destroyed according to the chairman of the planning committee at Daventry District Council (DDC)Cllr Steve Osborne, who is also the chairman of Long Buckby Parish...
View ArticleDeveloper hit by economic crisis
One of the owners of a building on Warwick Street at risk of collapse has condemned Daventry District Council’s behaviour in dealing with the property. Two weeks ago the Daventry Express reported how...
View ArticleAppeal to tidy town ‘eyesore’
Daventry Town Council could take over the maintenance of one of the ‘gateways’ to the town centre over worries the site is becoming an ‘eyesore’.The issue of the Twinning Garden was raised at a meeting...
View ArticleMore people get back into work
The number of people claiming Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) in the Daventry area has fallen by 35 per cent on August last year, new figures reveal. There are currently 546 people claiming JSA at...
View Article‘No evidence’ to back town centre’s closure
Plans to close Daventry East Children’s Centre building and replace it with services in other venues have been “poorly planned and poorly evidenced” according Healthwatch Northamptonshire. The centre...
View ArticleRedesign of plastics factory in Woodford Halse
Great Central Plastics has undergone a factory redesign following an audit tracking the movement of goods in and out of its factory in Woodford Halse. The firm, which specialises in plastic injection...
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