Wassailing at Daventry Country Park
THE trees at Daventry Country Park were woken from their winter slumber on Saturday.The annual wassailing event saw a parade of people set out from the park’s visitors’ centre.There was music, bells...
View ArticleApproval for High Speed Rail line to cut through Daventry area
THE controversial High Speed 2 (HS2) rail link between London and Birmingham, passing through the Daventry area, has been given the go ahead by the Government.The announcement came on Tuesday morning....
View ArticleBusiness partnership comes to Daventry
A REGIONAL enterprise partnership is kicking off a series of meetings with businesses in Daventry.The South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership (SEMLEP) is starting its series of meetings with...
View ArticleHave your say on local policing
PEOPLE will be able to talk to the police about crime issues in their area with local officers at a village pub.The Daventry Rural Safer Community Team will be hosting a Community Panel meeting at The...
View ArticleWho’ll join me for a game of Town Centre Dead Pool?
I’VE come up with an interesting game which could offer a welcome diversion for the long cold months ahead.I call it Town Centre Dead Pool, and I can’t claim any great Monopoly or Trivial pursuit...
View ArticleFree family activities in Daventry
A free afternoon of family activities is planned on Saturday January 14 and is open to everyone.Grace Space, co-ordinated by Churches Together in Daventry runs the event, which will be held at the...
View ArticleMore hands on deck please at Daventry charity depot
VOLUNTEERS are being sought for a charity’s recycling project in Daventry.Oxfam runs a unique warehouse in Daventry, sorting unsellable items to try and make extra money for the charity.Based on the...
View ArticleHave your say on Daventry school’s playing field extension
PEOPLE can have their say on plans to transfer part of a public playing field to a school.Daventry District Council (DDC) is asking the public what it thinks of proposals to lease to the Grange School...
View ArticlePair rescued in Weedon flat fire
A FIRE broke out in a block of flats in Riverside Drive, Weedon. Firefighters were called to the blaze on Tuesday, January 10, at around 8.15am.Crews rescued a man and a woman from first floor flats...
View ArticleIn the Daventry Express this week
All your local news, including...– CCTV saved for Daventry town centre– Priceless photos taken in burglary– Councillor quits Tories over wind farms– Full steam ahead for High Speed 2– Disabled girl...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: War Horse, Shame, Margin Call
War HorseIt’s rare you will see me criticise Steven Spielberg, but for me this is a massive misfire from a wonderful director. A theatrical triumph through imagination, this is a deeply uncinematic...
View ArticleCouncillor quits party over wind farm policy
A DISTRICT councillor has quit the Conservative party in protest over its position on wind farms.Tony Scott, who represents villages including Badby, Catesby, Hellidon, Newnham and Staverton on...
View ArticleSaved: Future of Daventry’s CCTV secured
CCTV in Daventry town centre has been saved after nine months of uncertainty – but the decision rested on a single casting vote.On Monday night, Daventry Town Council voted to take over responsibility...
View ArticlePair rescued after fire in village flats
TWO people had to be rescued after fire broke out at a block of flats on Tuesday morning.Firefighters were called to the blaze in Riverside Drive, Weedon at 8.15am.A woman who’s flat had caught fire...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to the new cinema releases
THERE’S a varied field of runners and riders under starter’s orders for this week’s Box Office Stakes, but there’s one nag which is undoubtedly installed as odds-on favourite.It has the pedigree, it...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to the best TV of the week ahead
SaturdayThe Magicians (BBC One, 6.35pm)Four magicians – double act Barry Jones and Stuart MacLeod, alongside Pete Firman and Jason Latimer – team up with assorted celebrities to perform four illusions,...
View ArticleDaventry school’s new sixth form ‘a success’
THE new sixth form centre at a Daventry school has been hailed a success at the end of its first term.Plans for a sixth form on the site of the Danetre and Southbrook Learning Village were first mooted...
View ArticleTwo hospitalised by chemical fumes at Daventry industrial estate
TWO people have been taken to hospital due to chemical fumes at the Royal Oak Industrial Estate in Daventry.Two fire crews from Daventry and one from Long Buckby were called to AmegA Sciences in...
View ArticleAuthor unveils next chapter in trilogy
THE latest book by Daventry- based author Mark Robson will go on sale next month.The Devil’s Triangle: Eye of the Storm tells the story of Sam Cutler and best friend Callum who are stranded having...
View ArticleWarning after car break-ins
MOTORISTS in Daventry are being warned following a sharp increase in thefts from vehicles. A total of 28 thefts from motor vehicles have been reported to the police since December 1, all in Daventry....
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