Care firm wins five award nominations
THE firm created to run Northamptonshire County Council’s care homes has been nominated for five awards.Olympus Care Services has received nominations in the Great East Midlands Care Awards, despite...
View ArticleVillage hall benefits as internet speeds go up
BRAUNSTON is one Northamptonshire village taking an early step towards faster broadband.TalkTalk is installing its lastest network there to cover Braunston and surrounding villages. The company is also...
View ArticleYoungsters enjoy bringing their favourite books to life
A COLOURFUL celebration of literature has taken place at Badby Primary School.All of the children and staff bought in their favourite stories and dressed up as some of their favourite heroes and...
View ArticleOut with the old as museum plans a facelift
IMAGES of how Daventry’s museum could be transformed have been unveiled.Daventry Town Council Museum, based in New Street, has £125,000 to launch ‘Sharing Stories – A People’s Museum for Daventry’...
View ArticleVillagers raise worries over 200 homes plan
OPPOSITION appears to be mounting against the building of 200 new homes in Woodford Halse, according to the parish chairman.On Friday Gladman Developments exhibited its proposals for land north of...
View ArticleCrashes lead to calls for action
THREE crashes on Braunston Road, Daventry – two of which resulted in injuries to young children – have led to calls for action over traffic.On Friday a child was left lying in the road after being hurt...
View ArticleInquest into death of Daventry teen set to be heard
AN INQUEST into the death of a Daventry teenager will be held on Wednesday.Joe Butler, 19, who lived in Chaucer Way, was driving a black Volkswagen Polo south on the A5 from Watford Gap at around 2am...
View ArticleMan injured in assault in Daventry town centre
A MAN has been left with a deep cut to his face following an assault in the early hours of this morning (Monday).It took place in New Street, Daventry at 3.30am when the 29-year-old was stood at a taxi...
View ArticleMetal thefts fall by 11 per cent
A POLICE blitz on metal thefts has seen an 11 per cent fall over the last 12 months across the county.The operation, which has also seen 68 cars seized, has been running in the county for the past year...
View ArticleNorthamptonshire Police made 46 arrests for indecent images in 2011
The NSPCC has called for an urgent crackdown on computer owners who indulge in the sick trade of child sex abuse images after 46 people in Northamptonshire were prosecuted last year.The child...
View ArticleSofa on fire in Yelvertoft
A SOFA was set on fire in Yelvertoft last night (Monday October 15)Firefighters from Guilsborough and Long Buckby were called to the incident in Merrycot Lane in the village at 7pm.The sofa was...
View ArticlePolice officers in Northamptonshire off sick for 94 days due to assaults
Police officers took 94 days off sick over the past five years after being attacked.New figures show that Northamptonshire Police has one of the lowest rates of staff losing working days because they...
View ArticleTurbine plan blown out
PLANS for a 140 ft turbine near Badby have been refused planning permission.Daventry District Council’s planning committee discussed the proposals on Wednesday last week.The single turbine was proposed...
View ArticleQuiz police and crime comissioner candidates
A QUESTION and answer sessions will take place of the candidates for the Police and Crime Comissioner role in Northamptonshire.The University of Northampton will be hosting the event in which people...
View ArticleIn this week’s Daventry Express
All your local news, including...– Father’s reaction to son’s inquest– Councillor calls for better ambulance consultation– Reaction as new marina plans are unveiled for Barby– New head seeks views on...
View ArticleDaventry teenager was over drink-drive limit
A TEENAGER from Daventry was three times the legal drink-drive limit when he died in a car crash, an inquest heard yesterday (Wednesday October 17).Joe Butler, 19, of Chaucer Way, Daventry, died at the...
View ArticleGCSE results lagging behind national average
GCSE results in the county are still lagging behind the national average for the number of pupils achieving five “good” grades.Figures released by the Department for Education today show that 55.7 per...
View ArticleChildbirth trust holding nearly new sale
PARENTS and carers can snap up some bargains for babies and toddlers at an NCT nearly new sale on Saturday.The event takes place from 1pm to 2.30pm at the Parker E-ACT Academy (formerly William...
View ArticleProject set to reel in film buffs
IT’S all lights, camera, action for budding young filmmakers as villagers launch a new film project.Youngsters aged 10 to 18 in the villages of Badby, Newnham and Staverton can get involved in the...
View ArticleNew homes for Long Buckby given the go-ahead
CONTROVERSIAL plans for a 132 homes in Long Buckby have been approved by the planning inspectorate.Hallam Land Management has been given the go-ahead to build the homes on the west side of Station...
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