Bypass seen as important
A CONSULTATION has stated that a bypass for Flore and Weedon was seen as important.The comments come following the consultation on the Northamptonshire Transport Plan, drawn up by Northamptonshire...
View ArticleIn this week’s Daventry Express
All your local news including:– Crumbling war memorial set to be saved– Menswear store set to close– Planning application submitted for a million pound expansion to primary school– Inspector hears...
View ArticleMenswear shop Exits the town
A MEN’S clothes store is to close its doors after 30 years of trading on Daventry’s High Street.Exit For Men, formerly Fosters, is holding a closing down sale ahead of shutting on Christmas Eve.The...
View ArticleGirl thrown from fairground ride
A MOTHER has spoken of her terror at seeing her nine-year-old faughter being thrown from a bonfire night fairground ride.Yasmin Vickery fell from a “twister” ride at the Hollowell Steam Rally and Heavy...
View ArticleDog owner fined for failing to pick up mess
People are being reminded to clean up after their dogs or they could be taken to court and fined up to £1,000.It comes after a man in West Haddon was fined for allowing his dog to foul on a pavement in...
View ArticleOut in force to help remember
VOLUNTEERS have been out in force for the past two weeks selling poppies ahead of Remembrance Day.The Daventry branch of the Royal British Legion had volunteers out at Daventry’s supermarkets and at...
View ArticleFire at Onley prison
FIREFIGHTERS were called out to HMP Onley last night (Thursday November 8).Crews from Daventry and Warwickshire attended at 9.20pm to a cell which had been set on fire. Clothing and a mattress was...
View ArticleNew wind turbine plans are announced for farm near Byfield
PLANS for a wind turbine have been revealed for a farm near Byfield.MS1 Energy, an energy firm based in London which specialises in building wind farms, is currently putting together a planning...
View ArticleCannabis raid in Harpole
POLICE have found cannabis leaves and equipment often used in the production of the drug during a search of a house in a Harpole.Officers went to the house in Garners Way, in the village at about 9am...
View ArticleMan arrested after three vehicle crash in Norton
A 32-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested following a three vehicle crash in Norton.It happened at around 1am this morning (Friday, November 9) when his car collided with a parked vehicle in Daventry Road....
View ArticleTheft from East Haddon farm
A HORSE trailer has been stolen from a stable yard in East Haddon.It happened between 5.15pm on Wednesday and 6,15am yesterday (Thursday November 8) when thieves broke into a private lane leading to a...
View ArticleChristmas Carol comes to the Royal and Derngate
THERE will be a Dickensian feel to the festive period as the seasonal classic, A Christmas Carol is performed at the Royal and Derngate in Northampton.One of the most festive tales will be bought to...
View ArticleFour left in race to become police commissioner
NEXT week elections will be held for the new police and crime commissioner – overshadowed by the withdrawal of the Labour-supported candidate.On Thursday November 15 one of four candidates for...
View ArticleCash injection to kickstart town centre regeneration
A POT of £10,000 has been granted to Daventry to help the public and local authorities work together to improve the town centre.Daventry Town Team has been named as a National Town Team Partner by the...
View ArticleWar memorial to be replaced?
CRUMBLING stone and subsidence at Daventry’s 90-year-old war memorial may lead to it being replaced and moved.Ahead of this Sunday’s Remembrance Day the memorial, off Abbey Street, was cleaned....
View ArticleBursar stole cash from village school
THE former bursar of Brington Primary School has pleaded guilty to stealing more than £46,000 from the school.Sara Meakins, 40, has been told to prepare for a prison sentence after she pleaded guilty...
View ArticleParents invited to find more educational opportunities for their children
PARENTS of children in years 9-13 are invited to attend an open event on Wednesday (November 14) to find out more about local apprenticeship opportunities for their children.The event, run by the...
View ArticleBungalow with views
THIS individual detached bungalow is in a prime location at the end of a lane overlooking open fields on the edge of Upper Boddington.The flexible accommodation extends to three reception rooms, four...
View ArticleA touch of 007 class comes to village hall
A NIGHT of glitz and glamour will be coming to Braunston Village Hall on Saturday night.The village’s cinema club will be celebrating its second anniversary in style with a screening of the third movie...
View ArticleFined for making fraudulent claim
A DESPERATE Braunston man chanced his luck defrauded an employment agency out of more than £500 for work he didn’t do.Kieran Mark Redhead was paid £504 for 72 hours he wrongly claimed for after he...
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