Shakespeare brought to life in new show
PUPPETRY, storytelling and spectacle bring some of Shakespeare’s best loved characters to life as part of a new show for young children.The Dream Space explores the magic and mayhem of one of the...
View ArticleStaff on strike at Ford in Daventry
WORKERS at the Ford plant in the town are on strike today over a dispute about pensions and pay.The Unite union says the company wants to close the final salary pension scheme to new starters and lower...
View ArticleWork on Battle of Naseby museum could begin next year
BUILDING work on a museum of international significance at the Battle of Naseby site could start next year.Historians who have been working on plans to build a £3.5 million museum on the site for a...
View ArticleVictorious VPs win by nine shots
DAVENTRY Town BC played host to the Northamptonshire Vice-Presidents’ Association for the ‘Tom Ashby Trophy’.This is a memorial to former chairman of the VPs and former member of Daventry Town, Tom...
View ArticleCandidates for Northamptonshire Police commissioner named
FOUR candidates have so far put their name forward for the job of Northamptonshire police commissioner.Elections for the police commissioner role, who could earn up to £100,000 a year, are due to take...
View ArticleFormer chairman does her bit to helps heroes
The former chairman of Daventry District Council (DDC) has donated more than £2,200 to the Help for Heroes charity.Cllr Ann Carter has presented a cheque for £2,283 to Help for Heroes after raising the...
View ArticleElephant grass fire in Long Buckby
FIREFIGHTERS have spent the night in Long Buckby after 200 tonnes of elephant grass were set alight.The crew were called at just after 10.35pm last night (Monday) and are still in attendance keeping an...
View ArticleBridge news
LAST Wednesday evening at Daventry Town Football club, 24 hands of duplicate bridge were played on seven tables.The evening’s director was Richard Holland.Top of the results were Rob Bates and Andy...
View ArticleHave your say on the future of council boundaries
THE independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England is asking people across Northamptonshire to comment on its draft proposals for new electoral arrangements for Northamptonshire County...
View ArticleTeenage girl who died in crash is named
THE teenager who died in a crash on the A361 on Saturday has been named.Gemma Stanley, 19, from Coventry, died following the accident which happened north of Ashby St Ledgers.The crash took place at...
View ArticleMen arrested after suspected burglary in Spratton
TWO men were arrested after an alleged burglary at a shop in Spratton yesterday (Tuesday).Police were alerted to Spratton Stores during the early hours of the morning.The incident is believed to have...
View ArticleTractor fire on M1
FIREFIGHTERS from Daventry were called to the M1 motorway yesterday (Tuesday) after a tractor went up in flames.At around 12.20pm crews were called to the southbound carriageway between junction 18 and...
View ArticleRace action over weekend
THE fourth round of the 2012 I Factor race series takes place at Northampton International Raceway on Sunday. (June 24).Normally based at Birmingham, this is a chance for the I Factor regulars to enjoy...
View ArticleDaventry doctors set for industrial action
SURGERIES in the Daventry area are set to join in the first industrial action taken by doctors in nearly 40 years tomorrow (Thursday).Most of the surgeries in the Daventry area will be joining the...
View ArticleIn this week’s Daventry Express
All your local news including: - Notorious stretch of road scrutinised after fatal crash- Tributes paid to ‘much loved sister and daughter’- Sports club facing financial strain- Ford workers go on...
View ArticleFresh worries over school plan for Monksmoor
PLANS to change the way a new primary school is built on Daventry’s Monksmoor estate have been met with caution by campaigners.Crest Nicholson, the developer of the 1,000-home estate which will be...
View ArticleBotterill is new boss at Sileby
GLENN Botterill - who quit title-winning Long Buckby after steering them to their first UCL Premier Division championship - has a new job in football.Botterill has been appointed as the new manager of...
View ArticleLorenzo celebrates Silverstone success
A CROWD of more than 65,000 was at Silverstone on Sunday for the 2012 Hertz British Grand Prix.Yamaha factory rider Jorge Lorenzo celebrated his fourth win of the MotoGP™ season and his second British...
View ArticleCrick Colts need YOU!
CRICK Colts U9s (current Year 3s) urgently need more players so they can continue to play in the NDYAL League next season.Ian Gidley, coach and manager of the U9s, said: “The minimum squad size for the...
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