Mixed bag for retail as internet sales bite
Businesses in Daventry enjoyed a bumper Christmas with UK consumer spending estimated to be the highest in Europe. Bowen Square and the High Street were packed with shoppers seeking last-minute...
View ArticleExtraordinary meeting called to discuss plans for A45 bypass
Weedon Bec Parish Council has called an extraordinary meeting to discuss the plans for the Flore/Weedon bypass.The application for the bypass, officially known as the A45 Daventry Development Link...
View ArticleCustomers dig deep and donate toys to needy children
Daventry’s Tesco supermarket on New Street indulged in a little festive spirit, donating 300 toys to charity. The toys were shared between a number of key charities in the county, including...
View ArticleCouncil leader in call for devolution
The leader of Daventry District Council (DDC) has called for the devolution of powers to prevent the loss of “vital”public services. Cllr Millar made the comments in the wake of a decision by central...
View ArticleReview of the year: January to February
The past 12 months has been full of news for Daventry. Reporter Steve Mills looks back over the big and small headlines from the first six months of 2014.Daventry woman Samantha Taylor was forced to...
View ArticleReview of the year: March to April
Daventry girl Kristin Hallenga’s Coppafeel! was given national backing when The Sun newspaper launched a campaign to raise awareness of breast cancer. Kristin had been previously diagnosed with breast...
View ArticleReview of the Year: May to June
A Daventry teenager was part of a dance crew which appeared on Britain’s Got Talent. Jordan Goodenough was part of Cartel who eventually reached the semi finals.The Daventry Express launched a clean up...
View ArticleYouth centre set to rise like a Phoenix
The Phoenix Centre in Daventry has been given planning permission for a major extension and renovation costing in the region of £1.5m.The works, given permission by Daventry District Council, will see...
View ArticleFresh support for new homes
Daventry Town Council has continued to back plans for 450 new homes in the north of the town.The council held an extraordinary meeting on Monday, December 22 to discuss amended plans for the...
View ArticleCrash on the M1
A man was taken to Northampton General Hospital following a collision on the M1 near to Watford Gap.The accident happened southbound on the motorway at 4.45pm on Friday January 2. It involved a blue...
View ArticleDrink driving figures go down
The number of people arrested for drink-driving over the Christmas and New Year period in Northamptonshire was more than 20 per cent lower than the previous year.Between December 1, 2014 and January 5,...
View ArticleAldi recalls chocolates after traces of salmonella found
Aldi supermarket in Daventry has recalled one of its products after salmonella was found in a batch of chocolate.The budget store in Sheaf Street has recalled 200g (7oz) packs of Choceur Treasures with...
View ArticleCouncil making satisfactory progress says Ofsted
Northamptonshire County Council is making satisfactory progress to improve child protection services, according to Ofsted inspectors.The progress inspection took place in December and found that the...
View ArticleTwo vehicle collision on A45 near Braunston
A woman has been airlifted to University Hospital Coventry after two vehicles collided on the A45 near Braunston this morning. Emergency services attended the scene just before 8am this morning. The...
View ArticleTelevision taken from Tesco in Daventry
Two men stole a television from Tesco in New Street, Daventry on Monday evening.They walked into the stop and each picked up two boxed televisions and carried them towards the fire exit. A member of...
View ArticleDeadline approaches for primary schools
Parents with children due to start school in September are being reminded that there is just a week left to submit their application.The deadline for submitting an application to Northamptonshire...
View ArticleDisabled man denied chance to build on his home
A disabled man has been stopped from building a bungalow on his property because his garden now falls outside the village boundary.Carl Weininger, aged 62, of West Haddon, has polio and severe injuries...
View ArticleWeek in pictures - January 8
Our photographers and readers have been out and about taking pictures of various things throughout the week.Here is a selection of them.
View ArticleProposal to change hotel into new homes
A planning application has been submitted to convert the former Abercorn Hotel in Daventry into new homes.It could see up to 15 new one- and two-bedroom properties built on the site of the hotel in...
View ArticleResidents strengthen bid to save college playing field
An opposition group has been set up to ensure the playing field of the Daventry campus of Northampton College is not used for housing.The College Ground Action Group was formed on Tuesday night...
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