Town get back to winning way
AT LAST! Daventry Town recorded their first league win in almost three months when Ashley Robinson scored the only goal of the game on the hour to see-off fourth-placed Biggleswade Town at...
View ArticleTows snatch double delight
Towcester 28 Market Rasen & Louth 0 TOWCESTER got their rugby union league programme back on track scoring four converted tries to best Market Rasen & Louth.The game had an extra edge as the...
View ArticleIt’s all down to a lack of training and a lack of respect in society
IT seems that at least two county constabularies are considering handing certain responsibilities over to the private sector and I find that really worrying. As far as I can see, this move would...
View ArticleTrill nets twice to seal win
CHRIS Trill found the net twice as Inter B ran out 2-1 winners against Davcelona in the Soccer Sevens League. Luke Bishop scored late on but Inter held on to take all the points.Inter A and LMS played...
View ArticleTraffic fears over 239 new homes
VILLAGERS fear plans for 239 new homes in Long Buckby will lead to an increase in traffic problems.An application to put 132 homes on land to the west of Station Road between the train line and...
View ArticleGive us a sign, say angry traders
A BUSINESS owner in Daventry is looking for answers as to why signs pointing to the Moot Hall have been painted over.Paul Bowditch and Dawn Willets, who run the Pigeon Hole in Market Square, have...
View ArticleNo upgrade plans for rest of year
NO MORE phone exchanges will get broadband upgrades in the Daventry area this year.The details are contained in a report on broadband to go before Northamptonshire County Council’s cabinet on...
View ArticleMarathon runners put best feet forward
A NUMBER of amateur athletes will be putting on their running shoes to take part in the London Marathon.Among the runners from the Daventry area currently in training for the marathon, on April 22,...
View ArticleClub win through to final
SUNDAY saw a full complement of matches in both the adult and veterans’ divisions and despite the wintery weather there was several fantastic results.In the Vets’ Division both S&L Corby and...
View ArticleMore turbines on the horizon
IT HAS emerged that another wind farm application could be lodged on the edge of Daventry.The news came as councillors debated criticising the planning inspectorate for overturning local decisions...
View ArticleG&Ts take control
CUMMINS started the first quarter well against G&Ts with some excellent defending. But G&Ts took control half way through to take the win 26 to 9. The next match was Barclaycard versus Ashmore...
View ArticlePupils find learning about milk can be cool
PUPILS enjoyed getting down and dairy during a day learning about milk and cows.Milk suppliers Cool Milk paid a visit to Badby Primary School on Monday – with a special visitor in tow.Chrissy Dodman, a...
View ArticleAward is fitting tribute to a class act
A SCIENCE teacher has swapped test tubes for a microphone to win a national music award.Richard Sampson, who teaches at William Parker School in Daventry, has led his tribute act to long-running soul...
View ArticleNew judo club enjoys medal successes
A NEW Weedon Bec Judo club have returned from a London tournament with medals.Four members of Kyushiki Kwai judo club travelled down to Hampton in London to take part in the Anglo Japanese Judo...
View ArticleTown’s history comes to life on big screen
TICKETS are now available for a special event which will showcase the town’s history on film.The Daventry May Day Memories Group has worked on the event with The Friends of Daventry Museum to host a...
View ArticleBringing sunshine into our lives
SUN, sea and sand will be be the setting for a show performed by the East Haddon Players.The group will be performing Daytrip, an original piece written by its members.The story takes us back to 1923...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: John Carter
“When I saw you, I believed it was a sign... that something new can come into this world.”What do you get if you cross Star Wars, Flash Gordon and Avatar? Well, John Carter would be one answer and it’s...
View ArticleCar fire in Flore
FIREFIGHTERS attended a car fire in Flore on Saturday.Crews from Northampton attended the incident at 7.20pm which saw the engine compartment of a Vauxhall Vectra damaged by fire. The cause of the...
View ArticleYoung man dies after car accident
A YOUNG man from Daventry has died following a car accident on the A5 in the early hours of yesterday (Sunday) morning.The 19-year-old driver of a black Volkswagen Polo died at the scene of the...
View ArticleMan hunt costs police £1 million
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Police has so far spent around £1 million hunting for suspected killer Anxiang Du.Jifeng ‘Jeff’ Ding, 46, Helen Chui, 47, and their daughters Xing, 18, and Alice, 12, were brutally...
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