Week in pictures
Our photographers and readers have been out and taking pictures of the week’s events.Here is a selection of them.
View ArticleMan suffers ‘life changing injuries’ following serious crash on the A14 in...
A 28-year-old man has been left seriously injured following a crash in Northamptonshire yesterday. The man was driving a white Renault Master van at about 3.20pm between junction 1 and Catthorpe...
View ArticleCommonwealth Day flag-raising event to be held
A ceremony to celebrate Commonwealth Day will be held at Daventry District Council’s civic offices on Monday, March 9. The Commonwealth Flag will be raised at 10am, with the ceremony led by the...
View ArticleAwards for food and drink are launched
The Northamptonshire Food and Drink Awards for this year have been launched.The organisers for the event are seeking nominations from the public for a number of categories including independent cafe...
View ArticleCouncil tax rise agreed
Daventry District Council (DDC) approved a 1.99 per cent increase on its portion of the council tax bill at a key meeting held last week.The rise in the council tax bill was parcelled up with a number...
View ArticleStreets ahead of its time
This photo comes from April 1990 and was found in the Daventry Express archives.The picture marks the end of 50 years of campaigning for the residents of Staverton as their new bypass was officially...
View ArticleRecognition for district housing group team
The procurement team of Futures Housing Group, the parent company of Daventry & District Housing, received an award in the Contract Management Initiative of the Year category at the Government...
View ArticleSpring clean for the Grange estate
Rubbish, grime and other detritus will be tackled by residents on the Grange Estate as part of their ‘community clean-up’ day on March 21. Residents will be meeting at the Pike & Eel pub in Tamar...
View ArticleBells undergoing renovation
The bells at the Holy Cross Church in Daventry are currently being repaired.All the clappers and pulley wheels were removed from the bells on February 18 and 20 together with one mis-shapen wheel by a...
View ArticleNew micropub opens serving range of local ales and ciders
A new micropub serving a range of local ales and ciders opened its doors in Prince William Walk , Daventry on Friday, February 27. Partners and new landlords Neil Hawkey and Caroline Langlands say...
View ArticleFirm invests in new warehouse premises
A Daventry-based vehicle trailer manufacturer is set to grow after purchasing a new warehouse to accommodate more overseas trade. International trade currently accounts for more than 50 percent of...
View ArticlePupils get reading to mark World Book Day
To mark World Book Day pupils from Parker E-ACT Academy, Falconer’s Hill Academy and Falconer’s Hill Infants took part in a ‘book buddies’ event held on Tuesday, March 3. Pupils from all three schools...
View ArticleNine sex offenders missing from Northamptonshire, latest figures show
The nine missing sex offenders from Northamptonshire are believed to be living abroad, a police spokesman has said.Figures released by 39 forces under the Freedom of Information Act show 394 sex...
View ArticleRelief over end to High Street restoration row
The owner of a Daventry business has spoken of her relief after an inspector approved plans to carry out structural repairs to the premises. For the past two years the facade of First Light...
View ArticleGathering to mark 80 years of radar
In a unremarkable field close to Litchborough, two men armed with little more than a truck, some basic instruments and two antenna made history by successfully bouncing radio waves from Borough Hill in...
View ArticleDaventry District Council offices targeted by arsonist
A small fire was started in a council building after a vandal threw a piece of rubble through a ground floor window.Offices of Daventry District Council in Lodge Road, Daventry, were targeted sometime...
View ArticleCouncil steps up efforts to get people registered to vote
Efforts are stepping up this month to ensure that people living across Daventry district have registered to vote in time for May’s general and local elections.Canvassers from Daventry District Council...
View ArticleNew initiative to help learner drivers
Young people aged between 15 and 25 have the chance to get a behind-the-wheel experience with a new free initiative at Silverstone.CarKraft is aimed at two groups, non-drivers who will be able to...
View ArticleNorthampton College nursery faces closure
Northampton College has announced plans to shut down its nursery service at Badby Road West, prompting anger from parents. The move, which is currently out on consultation, could see the current full...
View ArticleMen broke into Kilsby home and demanded money from resident
Two men wearing balaclavas broke into a house in Willoughby Road at about 6.45pm on Tuesday, March 10 and stole a substantial amount of money.Once inside the property, the men forced the woman living...
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