Police urging people to keep gifts safe
Once the big day has been and gone, homes across the county will be full of new and often expensive items and police are urging people to mark their valuable gifts to help make them less attractive to...
View ArticleParish council vacancies
As there has been no calls for a by-election to fill the seats, these will be filled by co-option. Anybody interested in taking a role on Weedon Bec Parish Council can email a letter to...
View ArticleAlliance is launched across three counties
An alliance involving Northamptonshire County Council (NCC) has been set up in a bid to boost economic prospects for the area.In the first tri-county council alliance of its type, the leaders of...
View ArticleExtravaganza helps to raise school funds
A series of events raised hundreds of pounds for a school in Daventry.A Christmas Extravaganza and raffleshave been held at the Abbey Academy and organised by the Friends of the school, raising a total...
View ArticleStudents pull out all the stops to donate scores of festive food hampers
Students in the Daventry district assembled dozens of hampers of food for vulnerable families this Christmas.Tins of soup and beans, toiletries and even the odd Christmas pudding were among items being...
View ArticleMeeting set to be held to make Daventry road safer
Provisional plans have been drawn up for a meeting to discuss safety concerns on Ashby Road in Daventry.The news emerged after a letter was sent to Daventry Town Council by a parent governor at...
View ArticleSchools in the area doing well as league tables are revealed
There was good news for schools across the Daventry district following the publication of the latest government league tables showing the performance of 11-year-olds.Twenty-five primary schools in the...
View ArticleGreenlight for masterplan
A new 4,000-home estate on the north east edge of Daventry came a step closer to reality last week with the formal adoption of the West Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy. The masterplan, which sets...
View ArticleThe people working hard over Christmas
Christmas Day is a time for festivities, celebrations, copious food and drink and much merriment and mirth.However, for thousands of people across the country, Christmas Day is a day like every other....
View ArticleMum says her son’s killer ‘has not paid’
The mother of a 17-year-old Daventry boy killed in an attack by his best friend has said she wants to see a change in the law so people convicted of knife crime serve their full sentence.Alison...
View ArticleDaventry Abbey Townswomen’s Guild to hold gift auction
Daventry Townswomen’s guild will be holding their annual auction on Monday, January 5 from 7.30pm at Mayfield Park Sports Club on the Timken Estate. The guild are asking visitorss to bring along any...
View ArticleFirefighter gets new year’s honour
Two people from the Daventry district have been given awards in the New Year’s HonoursGeoffrey Roy Spokes, from Long Buckby, has received a British Empire Medal (BEM) as part of the Queen’s New Year...
View ArticleEntrepreneurs receive cash boost to help bring business ideas to fruition
Six budding local entrepreneurs have received a donation of £500 to go towards starting up their own business. The grants were awarded by Daventry & District Housing following a presentation themed...
View ArticleGolf club gives funds to charity
A cheque for £320 has been given to Home-Start Daventry and South Northants.The money was given by Hellidon Lakes Golf Club at its annual general meeting held in December.Trevor Keys, captain of the...
View ArticleFire service asks people to make a resolution for 2015
Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service is asking people to make a New Year’s resolution in 2015 to test their smoke alarms every month. Many people see January as an opportunity for a fresh start,...
View ArticleNativities video
Pupils across the Daventry district have been performing variations of nativities over the last month.Here is a selection of them with photos sent in by The Grange School and the Danetre and Southbrook...
View ArticleLabour candidate to talk to commuters about transport issues
Cllr Abigail Campbell will be at Long Buckby train station in the morning and evening of Monday, January 5 to talk to commuters about their experience of public transport. In particular, Cllr Campbell,...
View ArticlePike & Eel pulls in votes to be named town’s best bar
Your votes have been counted and the Gusher is pleased to announce the Pike & Eel pub has scooped first place in our Best Bar 2014 competition.We asked our readers to pick their favourite place in...
View ArticlePupils help to design 2015 calendar
Artistic youngsters were rewarded for their design work on Daventry District Council’s chairman’s calendar for 2015.Pupils from Kilsby and Crick primary schools entered the competition to design the...
View ArticleMore than 1,000 people attended illegal rave on Daventry industrial estate
An illegal New Year rave at the former Focus DIY store in Sopwith Way, Daventry, was attended by around 1,200 people. The event, which is thought to have begun on the industrial estate around 2am on...
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