Town get back on track
THREE wins in four games culminating in Saturday’s lone-goal success against North Greenford at Communications Park have all but ended Daventry Town’s relegation fears even though Fleet Town earned at...
View ArticleIndecent exposure in Woodford Halse
A MAN has indecently exposed himself to two teenage girls in Woodford Halse on Sunday.The 13-year-old girls were walking along Byfield Road towards the football club between 6.05pm and 7.30pm. As a man...
View ArticleCleaning cars for firefighters’ cash
A CAR wash helped raise £225 for The Firefighters Charity.The event was held at Daventry Fire Station on Saturday morning.Watch manager Mick Humphries said: “It was run as part of a national car wash...
View ArticleScheme will aim to turn lives around
SOME of the county’s most troubled families will receive help to get back into work and school under new plans.Northamptonshire County Council has to submit a list of up to 1,200 families to the...
View ArticleDaventry Ladies lift title to make club history
WITH the league title already secured, Daventry Ladies entered the final game of the season in a relaxed mood. The Wildcats were in a similar mood having already secured third place in the...
View ArticleGrammar school expansion worries
A ‘CLOSE eye’ will be kept on the impact on Daventry’s schools of extra grammar school places being created in Rugby.All three selective schools in Rugby are planning on increasing their September 2013...
View ArticleYes, it’s a sign - for me to steer clear!
ONE of the key festivals in the Christian calendar – it’s right up there with Christmas, and some would say more significant – has just happened. No, honestly, check the calendar if you don’t believe...
View ArticleTown in player hunt
MARK Kinsella and Darran Foster will have to adopt a ruthless approach over the summer months if Daventry Town are to be converted from also-rans into genuine Southern League title contenders next...
View ArticleFuture plan revealed for school
PARENTS can raise concerns at a number of meetings about William Parker School.They follow on from the events last month when a peaceful protest by pupils about possible teaching redundancies got out...
View ArticleResidents are urged to fight homes plan
RESIDENTS in Long Buckby have been encouraged to write letters in the fight against a new housing development.The comments were made at a public meeting held at the Community Centre in Station Road to...
View ArticleLive music coming to village fete
A SOUL and R’n’B band will be providing live music at the Weedon Bec Fete later this month.The 10-piece Chain of Fools will be performing in the evening of Saturday, April 21, at the spring fete in...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: The Cold Light Of Day
Somewhere in picturebook Spain, all-American chap Will Shaw (Henry ‘Next Superman’ Cavill) is in a spot of bother.He’s on the run after his mum and dad, brother and his fiancée are abducted by...
View ArticleMoney saving partnership for police gets going
A PARTNERSHIP between Northamptonshire Police and Cheshire Constabulary to share backroom services was launched last week.The agreement, to share a variety of back office functions, is expected to save...
View ArticleCold calling zone set up in Crick
A NEW cold calling zone has been set up in Crick.The zones, which aim to tackle doorstep crime such as distraction burglaries, has been set up with the help of the local Police Community Support...
View ArticleDiesel spill on A14
A LORRY leaked 150 litres of diesel after an accident on the A14 this morning (Tuesday).A fire crew from Long Buckby were called to the spill, which happened at just after 9am between the M1 and...
View ArticleJobs and apprenticeships show in town
YOUNG people can find out about apprenticeships and training on offer in the local area at an event in Daventry next Thursday (April 19).Connexions Northamptonshire is organising the Apprenticeships...
View ArticleReview of Ladies in Lavender at the Royal and Derngate, by Steve Mills.
A STORY set in the 1930s which stars two sisters and features classical music as a plot point is hardly the show to appeal to a wider audience.Ladies in Lavender, based on the film of the same name...
View ArticleSpider-Man sticks hamster to cage
A PET hamster became stuck to the metal bars of its cage after eating a Spider-Man magnet.Kate Meech and her four children returned to their Bugbrooke home to find four month-old Smurf attached to the...
View ArticleIn this week’s Daventry Express
All your local news including...- Future of Daventry’s ambulance station in doubt- More jobs created at Cummins- Brave Owen loses his battle with cancer- Marathon runners all set for big challenge-...
View ArticleAmbulance station set to close?
DAVENTRY’S ambulance station is facing closure under plans being looked at by its NHS trust.East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) has said it is considering reducing the number of stations it operates...
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