Water warning for Upper Boddington
People living in Upper Boddington have been advised to boil their tap water before using it.Anglian Water have put out the warning and following a burst water main in the area.Villagers have been urged...
View ArticleVillagers delighted after homes plan thrown out
Plans for homes in West Haddon and Kilsby were turned down at a planning meeting last night (Wednesday).A proposal for 80 homes off Elizabeth Road in West Haddon were thrown out as were a plan for 99...
View ArticleResidents urged to shape the future of their village
Villagers who want a say in how Weedon Bec looks in 2030 are being encouraged to go along to a meeting on Saturday.The Public Consultation Day has been organised by the Weedon Bec Parish Council...
View ArticleA mother and daughter to appear on BBC One show Antiques Roadshow
Sunday night’s episode of The Antiques Roadshow will feature a local mother and daughter with a rare collection of medals.Jo Gilford, who lives in Staverton, appears on the show alongside her mother...
View ArticleYoungsters release a new album for free
A collective of youngsters have produced a free album and will be touring around schools and youth clubs.Breaking Point, who are all based in Daventry, comprises of Jacob Bush, Lisa Liversedge, Josh...
View ArticleTown UTC pupils make their mark on a supersonic car
Bloodhound Supersonic Car Education Team has arrived at Daventry University Technical College for a series of workshops with pupils.During the first day of workshops on Monday five Daventry UTC year 11...
View ArticleNew farm vets in Daventry
A new farm veterinary practice has opened its doors on a Daventry industrial estate.nt Daventry has opened in Egerton Close on the Drayton Fields industrial estate and is one of several practices they...
View ArticleBusiness marks 40 years of trading
After trading for four decades, surviving three recessions and a factory fire, Hambleside Group this summer celebrates its 40th birthday. The group includes Daventry firm Hambleside Danelaw, which...
View ArticleInspection delivers outstanding rating for village primary
A village primary school has been judged as outstanding following the release of a new report.The Catholic Diocese of Northampton has given its top rating to St Mary’s Catholic Primary School in Aston...
View ArticleRoadshow events for town bowls clubs
The latest in a series of open events to promote bowls to the wider community are taking place across Daventry this month.The free events, taking place on Saturday and Sunday, September 27 and 28, will...
View ArticleCar abandoned and set alight in Braunston
Braunston residents were given a rude awakening in the early hours of Monday morning when a car was abandoned and set alight on the Barby road. The fire, believed by police to be arson, was started...
View ArticleNew chapter for bookkeeping firm
A woman from Woodford Halse who launched her own bookkeeping business is set to expand into new offices and take on her first employee next week. Clare Jordan, 40, launched her business in 2007 after...
View ArticleScience-fiction stars latest to meet fans at town café
Two stars from the world of science fiction will be doing signings at a Daventry café.Warwick Davis will be appearing at Kuni’s Coffee and Comics in Bowen Square on Thursday next week.This will be...
View ArticleForce delighted with results from firearms amnesty
A large number of guns and replica weapons were handed in to Northamptonshire Police in just the first two days of the force’s firearms amnesty.The force is running a guns amnesty from September 15 to...
View ArticleDaventry pupil gets shortlisted for award
A pupil from Daventry has been shortlisted in a national competition to win a multimedia bundle worth £2,5000 for her school.Lacey-Beth Bishop, from Falconer’s Hill Infant School, Daventry, entered the...
View ArticleMeeting held to improve security for allotments
A meeting was held on Monday in a bid to find ways of improving the security of allotments on a town estate.The allotment holders on the plots on the town’s Drayton estate were left angered by the...
View ArticlePeople have plenty to crow about during village festival
Hundreds of people visited a village festival over the weekend to witness some rather scary attractions.The Harpole Scarecrow Festival was held on Saturday and Sunday for the 17th successive year and...
View ArticleFriends get set to take a fall in aid of Cancer Research
Two friends from Daventry will be undertaking a sponsored skydive in aid of Cancer Research on Saturday. Long time friends Craig Chambers, 49, and Mark Cox, 45, got together to do the 12,000 ft skydive...
View ArticleGet our town back to its best
Litter, weeds, dog mess and more are to be targeted in a project to get Daventry’s town centre looking its best again.The initiative, launched by Daventry District Council, is appealing for volunteers...
View ArticleParking restrictions for Daventry estate
Residents of Daventry’s Middlemore estate are being invited to have their say on proposals for double yellow lines on their roads.The plans have been drawn up by Daventry District Council (DDC)...
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