Woman takes on a static cycle ride to help out disabled kids
A woman is undertaking a static cycle ride in the foyer of Daventry Leisure Centre on Saturday. Gwen Holmes will be on her bike for six hours and also hopes to arrange a raffle. She wants to raise...
View ArticleCracking down on dangerous drivers
Pictured here are Pc Alan Percival and Pc Paul Betts who appeared in the Daventry Express in 1990.They were part of a team of local police officers showing off their new high tech equipment designed to...
View ArticleReview of the year September and October
The Daventry Express continues its look back of the events of the past year by reviewing the months of September and OctoberSeptemberStaff arriving at Parker E-Act Academy were greeted by ‘devastation’...
View ArticleDevelopers put in appeal to overturn home result
Plans for 121 new homes in Weedon could still be built after the developers of the site launched an appeal against the decision.The homes, which are proposed by Gladman Developments, were to be built...
View ArticleInspector approves plans for 100 homes
A decision to reject a planning application to build 100 homes in West Haddon has been overturned by the Planning Inspectorate. The proposal for the homes on land to the east of the village between...
View ArticleTurbines for village to be built in summer
Construction work is due to start in the summer on a controversial wind farm development in Watford.It is one of four deals nationally announced by Senvion, a wind turbine company based in Hamburg in...
View ArticleNine year old campaigner set to become youngest person to appear in Parliament.
Today nine year old Alex Rukin is set to become the youngest person to appear in an official capacity in Parliament, when he petitions the HS2 Hybrid Bill Committee of MPs at 2pm.The session will be...
View ArticleHouse in Daventry targeted by burglar
A burglary took place in Staverton Road, Daventry, on Saturday, 10 January between 7.30pm and 9.30pm.The offender entered the property through a bathroom window. No property was taken. It is believed...
View ArticlePensioner’s fear over “danger” ice from spring
Falling temperatures and rising fuel bills affect many pensioners, but for one Daventry resident winter also brings a slippery problem.For the past 10 years, 75 year old Janet Morris of Somerville Road...
View ArticleRecord collection for 50th Father Christmas tour
Daventry’s Rotary club raised £11,940 for charity on its 50th annual Christmas collection thanks to the generosity of residents. Rotary club volunteers – along with supporters including representatives...
View ArticleNew sporting facility in Crick
Residents in Crick can kickstart the new year with the launch of a brand new community sports facility.The scheme has been funded by local homebuilder David Wilson Homes South Midlands, Sport England...
View ArticleWoman attacked in Daventry robbery
A robbery has taken place in Royal Oak Way South, Daventry.Between 5pm and 5.45pm yesterday (Monday, 12 January), the victim was walking through an underpass when she was approached by a group of about...
View ArticleFireman Geoff gets top award from the Queen in honours list
A former watch manager at Long Buckby Fire Station has been given a British Empire Medal for services to the community in the village.Geoffrey Spokes, from Long Buckby, received the award as part of...
View ArticleIllegal New Year rave held at old DIY store
More than 1,000 people descended on an disused Daventry store for an illegal rave in the early hours of New Year’s Day. Revellers removed concrete barriers blocking the gate to the former Focus DIY...
View ArticleDaventry police station hit by cuts to front desk opening hours
Daventry Police Station’s front desk is to have its opening hours slashed by more than half, Northamptonshire Police have revealed. The changes will see the police reduce opening hours from 78 hours a...
View ArticleDemand for Citizens Advice
Debt worries, family problems and changes to the benefits system are set to cause a surge in visits to Daventry’s Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB). More than 600 people are expected to descend on Citizens...
View ArticleHow do we stop the student brain drain?
Leading figures in Daventry have called for a “new start” to stop the drain of talented students to secondary schools outside the town. Leader of Daventry District Council (DDC), Chris Millar, and MP...
View ArticleDaventry mum ‘felt sick’ as she opened a parcel to find a dead lizard inside
A dead lizard was found taped to a parcel which was delivered to the home of a Daventry mother.Lindsey Coe, 25, said she felt sick when she opened the cardboard box to find the dead reptile inside.She...
View ArticleShocking figures reveal one in three students opt to leave town for their...
New figures reveal almost one in three eligible primary school children did not choose either of Daventry’s secondary schools for the current academic year.A breakdown of the choices of all 417 year...
View ArticleTop property presenter Phil Spencer visits Daventry estate agents
Top property presenter Phil Spencer paid a visit to Daventry estate agents on Wednesday, January 15 in the run up to the release of his new show Love It or List It.The 60 minute program will feature...
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