Plans to improve dangerous road in Daventry
Drivers could soon face a gauntlet of traffic calming measures on one of Daventry’s main roads.MGWSP, Northamptonshire County Council’s highways contractor, has drawn up the proposals for Ashby Road,...
View ArticleVillage gets post office
A special outreach post office is being proposed for a village two years after its branch closed its doors.The Post Office has published proposals to operate a counter in Boddington Village Hall two...
View ArticleDog day event comes to Braunston
Dog owners are being invited to attend a Dog Day in Braunston next month to get tips and information about looking after their pets.Visitors to the day will be able to get free dog health checks, dog...
View ArticleThe week in pictures
The Gusher photographers have been out and about capturing images of life in the district, and readers have been sending in images too.Here are the top photos from this week.See the Daventry Express...
View ArticleDrink and drug driving crackdown in the county.
A campaign has been launched by Northamptonshire Police designed to reduce the number of drink an ddrug drivers in the county.It will start tomorrow and last for a month. The campaign is timed to...
View ArticleSuccess for ballet dancers
Two ballerinas from the LoveBallet Dance Studio in Daventry will perform for the English Youth Ballet’s performance of Swan Lake in Oxford in September. Aidan Lesingham and Phoebe Willetts competed...
View ArticleUncertain future for Danetre clinic
A consultation on the future of the podiatry clinic at Danetre Hospital in Daventry has been launched by the NHS.The step has caused some patients to question if the NHS wants to cut the service from...
View ArticleMeeting set for rail line questions
REPRESENTATIVES from the firm behind the controversial High Speed Two line will be heading to Boddington on Monday.They will be at the village hall from noon to 8pm to discuss the environmental impact...
View ArticleOfficial opening for village’s pocket park
A new pocket park in Weedon will be officially opened next week by the children of the village’s primary school.Weedon Bec’s Pocket Park will be opened on Thursday June 6, with the ceremony starting at...
View ArticleDaventry Over 50s to meet police commissioner
Daventry’s over fifties will get the chance to question Northamptonshire’s new Police and Crime Commissioner Adam Simmonds next week.On Tuesday June 4 the Daventry and District Over Fifties Forum (DOF)...
View ArticlePigeonhole moves to ‘perfect’ home
Pigeonhole in Daventry opened for business again on Saturday after moving premises in just eight short weeks.The boutique emporium faced closure in March after high rent levels in the previous...
View ArticleGuided bird walk at Daventry Country Park
On Saturday June 8 there will be a free guided bird walk at Daventry Country Park.Organised by the Friends of Daventry Country Park the walk gives visitors a chance to enjoy the surroundings of the...
View Article21 people arrested as summer anti drink drive campaign gets underway
The number of drink drivers caught at the start of the annual summer police campaign is up on last year’s figures.The summer clampdown on drink driving started just at the beginning four days ago, and...
View ArticleGas firm to work with the county council
British Gas and Northamptonshire County Council are set to work together to help people in the county.A report before Northamptonshire County Council’s cabinet will hear how the authority and utilities...
View ArticleDeadline is set for food and drink awards
The deadline is approaching for nominations for this year’s Northamptonshire Food and Drink Awards.Friday June 21 is the cut- off for entries into the chef, young chef and spice chef of the year in the...
View ArticleVicar heading to new church
A VICAR at one of Daventry’s churches is heading off to pastures new – but only just down the road.The Rev Jay Phelps became minister at the SWAN Pastorate of Daventry, including Daventry United...
View ArticleMultivehicle crash on M1 near Daventry
Minor injuries after multiple vehicle crash on motorway near Daventry.At around noon today (Thursday June 6) the fire service was called to the M1 northbound, just south of the Watford Gap services.A...
View ArticleMurder trial day two: Man accused of murdering partner shouted ‘I’m sorry...
A Daventry man accused of murdering his partner shouted out ‘I am sorry I’ve killed her’ according to eye witnesses at the scene, the jury at Northampton Crown Court heard today.Erroll Anglin, 50,...
View ArticleDaventry mother and son sentenced for anti-social behaviour
A mother who admitted making life miserable for her neighbours in Daventry has been sentenced to two weeks in prison after breaking an anti-social behaviour injunction.Isobel Swarbrick, of Arnull...
View ArticleDrunk driver spared jail after A428 crash
A drunk driver who was more than four times the legal limit when he crashed into another car on the wrong side of the road has been spared prison.Rupert Jones was drowning his sorrows with friends at...
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