Bespoke quilts given to Danetre Hospital
A number of bespoke quilts created by a group of ladies has been donated to Danetre Hospital.The donation came about after Julie Yates’ mum Sue Field was admitted to the pallative care unit of the...
View ArticleFormal opening for golf club’s pro shop
More than a hundred people turned out at Daventry’s golf club for a champagne reception to mark the formal opening of its new pro shop and ‘swing studio’ on Tuesday. Keen golfers competed for £500 of...
View ArticleWaitrose volunteers visit school to teach children about healthy eating
Youngsters at the nursery based on the site of the Grange School in Daventry had extra special visitors. The youngsters were visited by staff at Waitrose in Daventry who bought with them a wide variety...
View ArticleNostalgia: Going postal
Here are the staff who worked at Daventry’s Post Office in the early 1950s.This photo was taken in the old post office yard, located off the top of Sheaf Street.The buildings on the left of this photo...
View ArticleNew partnership aims to help veterans and their families
Veterans and their families living in the Daventry district will be able to have greater access to support services offered by the Royal British Legion thanks to a new partnership.The legion has joined...
View ArticleMotorbike Festival rides into town again
The fifth Daventry Motorcycle Festival is to take place later this year and volunteers are being urged to help out at the popular event.The organisers of the town centre event are keen to hear from...
View ArticleMost schools judged as good
More than three quarters of schools in the Daventry district are either good or outstanding according to new figures released by the Government.Ofsted has revealed that three primary schools in the...
View ArticleOnline services launched by council
Daventry district residents can now check their council tax, business rates and housing benefit around-the-clock with online customer accounts.Anyone can register by visiting www.daventrydc.gov.uk. It...
View ArticleChild airlifted to hospital following two-vehicle collision on A425
A child was airlifted to Birmingham Children’s Hospital last night following a two-vehicle collision on the A425 in Staverton between Daventry Road and Stefen Way.Emergency services including...
View Article‘Go now’ no-show councillor is told
A Daventry town councillor who failed to attend any council meetings in six months has been removed from his position. Notice of Keith Simpson’s disqualification was released on Wednesday last week and...
View ArticleProposals to increase number of homes in Daventry
Plans have been put forward to enable housing developers to build above and below the ground - April Fool!!It has been announced that areas that can not demonstrate a five year housing land supply will...
View ArticleSigns and fences go up to bar access and dog walkers from Northampton College...
A series of signs have gone up today, Wednesday April 1, to stop people accessing Northampton College’s playing fields off Badby Road West in Daventry.The signs have been coupled in places with new...
View ArticleEnding the housing crisis in a generation
More than 2000 protesters armed with brightly coloured placards descended on Westminster last month in an attempt to get the shortage of affordable housing higher up the election agenda. The ‘Homes for...
View ArticleDaventry gets greater protection from new homes
The Daventry district could be at less risk from speculative development following the publication of a new report.Daventry District Council has published its Housing Land Availability report published...
View ArticleFashion store to shut up shop
One of Daventry’s best known stores is to close its doors in the coming weeks in what the owners say is a ‘controlled wind down’ of the business. Women’s fashion outlet Harpers BoutiQue has been run by...
View ArticleWork gets underway on wind turbines
Motorists travelling through Watford can expect significant disruption over the coming months after major roadworks began on Monday. Western Power Distribution are removing overhead cables on Station...
View ArticleVillagers’ campaign to save rail yard
It’s a odd scrap of embankment, grass and woodland that when viewed from above looks like an upended boot. But when ‘for sale’ signs went up at the old railway yard in Woodford Halse last week...
View ArticleBypass gets funding boost from council
Daventry District Council (DDC) is set to pump more than £14 million into the long-awaited Flore/Weedon bypass according to a report.The report has been written by the council’s business manager Simon...
View ArticleDozens join churches’ Walk of Witness
Friday saw Daventry’s traditional Walk of Witness by members of various churches in town.Organised by Churches Together In Daventry, the walk set out from St Augustine’s Roman Catholic Church at 10am...
View ArticleExhibition of Easter art comes to village
Napton Art Group will be holding a popular exhibition at the weekend.The Easter exhibition of members work is to be held at Napton Village Hall on both Saturday and Sunday.It is open from 10am to 5pm...
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