UPDATE: Man in critical condition after car crash in Daventry
A MAN suffered head, neck and chest injuries in a crash at the junction of Western Avenue and Badby Road West, in Daventry. Police are appealing for information after the crash, shortly before midnight...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVD review: The Awakening, Machine Gun Preacher, Wuthering Heights
GHOST stories are notoriously difficult to adapt for film and wraith relations movie THE AWAKENING (15: Studio Canal) is certainly not a classic.The performances can’t be faulted and there are plenty...
View ArticleBring on pictures of pavement pizza
THERE’S been a fairly sustained period of seething from social drinkers like you and me in the wake of last week’s Budget speech.Forget about grumbling smokers – they’re just puffing pariahs and they...
View ArticleNew bins up recycling rate in Daventry district
NEW food waste bins have helped Daventry district recycle an extra five per cent of rubbish.In February 135.42 tonnes of food waste were collected and recycled from households in the district rather...
View ArticlePolice community officers stationed at Daventry school
A DAVENTRY secondary school is to have police on site this week after closing on Friday when a pupil protest got out of control.Two PCSOs will be at William Parker School, in Ashby Road, all week the...
View ArticleMP calls for HS2 answers
A PARLIAMENTARY forum to help people affected by HS2 get compensation has held its first meeting.The HS2 mitigation and compensation forum was attended by MPs representing constituents along the length...
View ArticlePath work at Daventry Country Park
WORK to improve access to parts of Daventry Country Park is being carried out.Improvements are being made to one of the entrances to the park and along the reservoir walk making paths much easier to...
View ArticleTaking steps in Daventry to help deal with dementia
A NEW service offering day care to people suffering with dementia is now available across Daventry.The Dancemind ‘Moving Memories’ project has been funded by the Big Lottery’s Awards for All scheme.It...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to new cinema releases
TIM Burton glossed up Alice In Wonderland to add a different dimension to the famous fairy tale immortalised for the silver screen by Walt Disney, and the trend continues with this week’s big holiday...
View ArticleIndecent exposure in Woodford Halse
A MAN has indecently exposed himself to two teenage girls in Woodford Halse on Sunday.The 13-year-old girls were walking along Byfield Road towards the football club between 6.05pm and 7.30pm. As a man...
View ArticlePolice clamp down on park problems
EXTRA police patrols have been put in place after a spike of anti-social behaviour on New Street playing field in Daventry.Since the clocks have gone forward and the evenings have got lighter, officers...
View ArticleVoters can be as silly as politicians – that’s the price of democracy
I have yet again turned to watching DVDs of yesteryear programmes rather than watch the dross currently on TV. At the moment I am seven hours into that great 1991 series GBH and enjoying it as much as...
View ArticleChildren sing up at a concert
CHILDREN from several schools in Daventry came together for a concert.The youngsters from St James Infant School, The Grange School and Ashby Fields Primary School joined their counterparts at...
View ArticleFuture plan revealed for school
PARENTS can raise concerns at a number of meetings about William Parker School.They follow on from the events last month when a peaceful protest by pupils about possible teaching redundancies got out...
View ArticleResidents are urged to fight homes plan
RESIDENTS in Long Buckby have been encouraged to write letters in the fight against a new housing development.The comments were made at a public meeting held at the Community Centre in Station Road to...
View ArticleMoney saving partnership for police gets going
A PARTNERSHIP between Northamptonshire Police and Cheshire Constabulary to share backroom services was launched last week.The agreement, to share a variety of back office functions, is expected to save...
View ArticleCold calling zone set up in Crick
A NEW cold calling zone has been set up in Crick.The zones, which aim to tackle doorstep crime such as distraction burglaries, has been set up with the help of the local Police Community Support...
View ArticleDiesel spill on A14
A LORRY leaked 150 litres of diesel after an accident on the A14 this morning (Tuesday).A fire crew from Long Buckby were called to the spill, which happened at just after 9am between the M1 and...
View ArticleJobs and apprenticeships show in town
YOUNG people can find out about apprenticeships and training on offer in the local area at an event in Daventry next Thursday (April 19).Connexions Northamptonshire is organising the Apprenticeships...
View ArticleSpider-Man sticks hamster to cage
A PET hamster became stuck to the metal bars of its cage after eating a Spider-Man magnet.Kate Meech and her four children returned to their Bugbrooke home to find four month-old Smurf attached to the...
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