Town florist proves she was dressed for success in contest
A FLORISTS in the town centre has won a best dressed window competition.Orange Bloosom based in the High Street was announced winner of the competition which was organised as part of Daventry Arts...
View ArticleAimee carries the torch across water
A GIRL from Guilsborough was selected out of 600 youngsters to help transport the Olympic torch across water.Aimee O’Brien, 13 (pictured) escorted the torch from Osprey Quay across Weymouth Bay to...
View ArticleKnights follow in Button’s kart tracks
THE Northampton Knights Kart team is all set to compete on the Dorset Track where Jenson Button started out.Button began his motorsport career at Clay Pigeon Raceway and the expanding Elite Karting...
View ArticleTown nurse scoops regional award
A NURSE at Danetre Medical Practice has been presented with a regional award.Anita Cooper, who is the practice’s nurse practitioner, was awarded the Northamptonshire Non-medical Prescriber of the Year...
View ArticleNew jobs created at £1m petrol station
A NEW petrol station, convenience store and Subway sandwich shop has opened on London Road in Daventry.The Shell garage has been completely refurbished with the introduction of a Budgens supermarket...
View ArticleRonan’s championship bid gets on the right track
BUGBROOKE kart star Ronan McKenzie has made good progress in the latest round of the MSA Super One British KF3 Karting Championship at Larkhall, Scotland.Following his team’s decision to switch to a...
View ArticleTurbines cause ill wind in hamlet
A WIND farm campaigner claims the approval for six turbines in a tiny hamlet has marked the “death of democracy”.A decision was made by the planning inspectorate on Friday to grant planning permission...
View ArticleHealthy future for Daventry Leisure Centre
THE new manager of Daventry Leisure Centre hopes the refurbishment will mark a new chapter of success for the facility.Work started on Monday on the makeover costing half-a-million pounds. It comes...
View ArticleTriathlete adds to his British title successes
DAVENTRY’S Mike Smallwood has added the British Middle Distance title to the other two British triathlon titles he currently holds.He achieved an outstanding performance in the 65-69 age group at...
View ArticleSpecial visitors bring home danger of drugs
PUPILS at a Daventry school got a shocking insight into the side effects of drugs at a special event.Year 10 pupils from the Danetre and Southbrook Learning Village (DSLV) took part in a drugs...
View ArticleTeacher says goodbye after 36 years at Daventry school
THE longest serving teacher at a town secondary school has retired after 36 years.Andrew Hopkins, 58, has worked at Danetre School since 1976 and has been the head of design technology and engineering...
View ArticleHelp at hand to keep warm this winter
HOUSEHOLDERS in the Daventry district can take advantage of an insulation scheme to help stay warm and save money on energy bills this winter. The Warm Front Scheme offers grants of up to £3,500 to...
View ArticleAnti-Social Behaviour drops in Daventry district
REPORTS of anti-social behaviour in Daventry district and South Northants have fallen over the past year.Figures in the annual report of the Daventry District and South Northamptonshire Community...
View ArticleBlack Beauty at Althorp House - review by Hannah Smith
Althorp House provided the perfect setting for the first ever stage production of Black Beauty. The opening scene, set in Birtwick Park, Beauty’s first home, is played out near the old stables of the...
View Article‘Public consultation’ on Daventry ambulance station closure
PLANS to close Daventry’s ambulance station will go out to public consultation.East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) NHS Trust’s board of directors met this morning, Monday July 23, in Nottingham to...
View ArticleDolphins in top form
Daventry Dolphins celebrated 110 personal best times and four club records were re-written in the 2012 Age Groups Sprints Championships.The Club collaborated with Spinney Hill SC who hosted only their...
View ArticleWork underway on affordable village homes
THE MP for Daventry has marked the start of construction of rural affordable homes in the district, with a brick laying ceremony.Chris Heaton-Harris MP joined Richard Atterbury, board member for...
View ArticleFire service called out to rescue bird
THE fire service was called out to Weedon on Monday to help rescue a sparrow.They were called out at 5.30pm after reports that the bird was trapped in a house’s eaves.What do you think? Have your say...
View ArticleCyclist’s medal success
ON a day that history was being made in the Tour de France with a fantastic win by Bradley Wiggins, cyclist Vince Jenkins who rides for Leisure Lakes had to tear himself away from the television screen...
View ArticleChildren’s winning photographs are in the frame at art cafe in town
CHILDREN had an eye for a perfect picture and had their efforts rewarded with a display in a gallery.All of the pupils at Ashby Fields Primary School in Daventry took part in a photographic competition...
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