Northampton MP reveals latest expenses claims and dining out appointments
Daventry MP Chris Heaton-Harris has revealed his expenses claims for the year so far.In addition to his regluar payments of £1,800 a month for renting a flat in London and £250 a month for office space...
View ArticleRecord numbers at hospital
RECORD numbers of emergency patients at Northampton General Hospital have been blamed for the hospital being among the most consistently full in England during January.NGH was ranked seventh worst out...
View ArticlePlea for action from devastated mother
A grieving mother whose son died from pneumonia has spoken of the trauma of waiting over four hours for an ambulance to get her child to hospital.Now Judy Gardner, who watched her 44-year-old son die,...
View ArticleRoad adoption for an estate
ROADS on the Timken estate in Daventry have been adopted following seven years of campaigning.Chris Long has worked with the residents to get the roads adopted by Northamptonshire County Council. This...
View ArticleLocal history on display in Eydon
Eydon Historical Reseach Group will hold its latest exhibition at the village’s hall – The David Kench Collection – on Sunday March 3.Mr Kench has been collecting photos and items about Eydon for many...
View ArticleMore support for our Jago appeal
A fantastic £400 was raised for the campaign at a Valentine’s dinnerThe event was organised by members of Daventry Methodist Church which holds such a dinner each year.One of the organisers, Margaret...
View ArticleHoping to retain crime scheme
THE manager of the Daventry business partnership said she was looking at ways to retain a crime scheme set up by the business improvement district (BID).Sally Halson said, despite being disappointed,...
View ArticleVoting reform on cards at DDC
TWO Daventry district councillors hope to change the way voting takes place for council seats in a move they believe will save money.Opposition Labour leader Wendy Randall has proposed a motion to hold...
View ArticleGet a taste of Fairtrade food in Daventry
To mark Fairtrade Fortnight, Daventry Town Council will be setting up a stall on Friday, March 8, at Daventry Market for visitors to go and try out some produce.Fairtrade works for better prices,...
View ArticleKitchen fire in Daventry
The fire service was called out to Warwick Court in Daventry on Tuesday evening.The alarm was raised at the sheltered housing unit off Warwick Street just before 7.15pm to a small fire in a kitchen.The...
View ArticleCouncil backs freeze on its tax demands
A freeze on Northamptonshire County Council’s share of the council tax has been agreed.NCC’s budget for 2013/14 was agreed at a meeting on Thursday last week.The council’s budget is the second year of...
View ArticleBarrier proposed on Daventry estate road
RESIDENTS on the Timken and Headlands estates are being asked for their views on proposals for a ‘tank trap’ mechanism on the road that connects the two.The mechanism would have the same effect as...
View ArticleNew talks over security network
Keeping the radio network and town centre wardens will be looked into by Daventry Town Council after last week’s failed BID vote.With the Business Improvement District being wound up at the end of...
View ArticlePair sentenced after drunken van crash
A man who got drunk, took the keys to his stepfather’s van and rolled it while speeding has been jailed for eight months.Witnesses described how James Higham was driving at “excessive speed” when he...
View ArticleLabour refuse allowance rise
LABOUR councillors will refuse a 1.5 per cent increase on their basic allowances if it is decided upon at a meeting of the Daventry District Council tonight (Thursday).The recommendation to increase...
View ArticleDrivers targeted in fake jewellery scam
Drivers in the district have been targeted by a scam which has seen them conned into exchanging fake jewellery for money.Police are now warning people to be on the look-out for a group of men reported...
View ArticleObjections to 30 new homes
RESIDENTS raised concerns and objections to 30 new homes planned for Weedon.The development, off Ordnance Road, known locally as Lovers’ Lane, would see nine affordable homes, and 21 commercial ones...
View ArticlePark scheme gets ramped up
Plans for a new skate park in the centre of Daventry, developed by the town’s own young people, will be discussed by the council tonight.The application is to remove the existing skate ramps on the New...
View ArticleA weekend at home for young Jago
Jago Worrall will be spending a weekend at home with his family – only the second time he’s been home since his accident.And Jago has started a new die this week aimed at hopefully curbing his...
View ArticleAbuse claims rise in vulnerable adults
COMPLAINTS of abuse suffered by vulnerable adults in Northamptonshire, passed on by the likes of police, the NHS and care homes, rose by more than a third in 12 months.Safeguarding referrals between...
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