Two groups reap council cash boosts
A SUPPORT group and a bowls club will benefit from an injection of cash from Daventry District Council.The £1,750 in grants comes from a hike in council tax charged to owners of second homes in the...
View ArticleCome Dine With Me casting in Daventry
THE popular Channel 4 reality TV show Come Dine With Me is casting in Daventry.The show follows five strangers from all walks of life for five days as they take it in turns to host the perfect dinner...
View ArticleOfficers host US counterparts
POLICE officers from the USA have visited Daventry to find out how crime is fought in the county.The 14 officers from Minnesota, are all enrolled on a public safety administration course at St Mary’s...
View ArticleCriminal damage to vehicles
POLICE appeal for information after criminal damage to vehicles in KislingburyIncidents in the Nene Way area of the village include the windows of vehicles parked in the street being smashed.The most...
View ArticleA ‘force for good’ in local community
A SECONDARY school in Daventry has launched a pioneering new project to help out the wider community.A-level students at The Parker EACT Academy - formerly William Parker School in Daventry - will be...
View ArticleOwners warned: clean up your act
PEOPLE are being reminded to clean up after their dogs or risk a £1,000 court fine.The warning comes after a man in West Haddon was fined for allowing his dog to foul on a pavement in Morrison Park...
View ArticleDaventry District Council makes plans to cut even more from its budget
DDC is getting set to make yet more savings from its budget ahead of a predicted cut in the money it gets from central government.On Thursday Daventry District Council will outline its budget proposals...
View ArticleThousands of pounds worth of lead stolen from a village church
A THEFT from a church roof at St John the Baptish Church in Boddington saw £10,000 worth of lead stolen.It happened at some point between Sunday November 11 and Tuesaday November 13 and saw 30 square...
View ArticleTHE guidelines on wind turbines issued by Daventry District Council to help...
THE guidelines on wind turbines issued by Daventry District Council to help judge planning applications are to be refreshed.A revised document will go before the council’s strategy group on Thursday,...
View ArticleDaventry’s Christmas light switch-on
THIS year’s Daventry Christmas lights switch-on is set to be the biggest to date, after outgrowing its usual location.In previous years the event has been staged in Sheaf Street, High Street and New...
View ArticleDeputy headteacher named for Daventry’s UTC
A Deputy Principal has been appointed at Daventry’s new University Technical College which is currently being built off Ashby Road in the town.Sally Kirk will take up the position of ‘Deputy Principal...
View ArticleIn this week’s Daventry Express
All the latest local news, including...– Exclusive: Plans go in for major £50 million town centre development– Local trio feature in relaunch of heart attack campaign– Daventry district’s roads among...
View ArticleWarning to motorists over floods
MOTORISTS are being advised take care and only take necessary journeys this afternoon as a result of flooding.Heavy rain throughout the night and this morning has left standing water on many of the...
View ArticleMan rescued from flood water in Flore
THE fire service were called out to rescue a man trapped in a van at Flore by flood water.The van was in Brickett’s Lane in the village at around 1.30am and ended up in water around two feet deep.Crews...
View ArticleLights, camera, action for launch of film society
THE launch of a new village film society took place on Sunday (November 18) when a group of teenagers met for an introduction to film-making.The group of 10 to 16-year-olds were taken through a new...
View ArticleCalls to make Daventry district’s roads safer
THE roads in the Daventry district have been revealed to be the third most dangerous in the country and calls have been made to make it safer.Among those is Steve Eaton, from Crick. He lost his son,...
View ArticleUPDATE: School bus crash on A361
News of a bus crashing on the A361 at around 8.30am this morning has been identified as a minor incident in which a school bus became stuck on a wet grass verge.The bus, carrying pupils from the...
View Article‘Staying Alive’ trio sign up to heart attack campaign
THREE people from the Daventry area have become faces for a national campaign.Graham Reeve, Jeanette Walters and Rob Smith are part of the British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) relaunch of the hands-only...
View ArticleYoungsters raising charity awareness
PUPILS at Brington Primary School dressed up as skeletons in a bid to raise awareness of a rare medical condition.They donated money to wear the unusual outfits to raise funds for Scoliosis Association...
View ArticleAdvice to motorists over heavy rain and flooding
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Police have issued advice to drivers as more rain is expected over the coming days.Across the Daventry area there are areas of flood and standing water on the road, and the police are...
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