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Credit card scam warning

Northamptonshire police have been alerted to a credit card scam.

A city council civil enforcement officer issues a parking ticket in Priestgate.

Traffic wardens to patrol the streets

Parking wardens will be hitting the streets of the district for the first time today.

DDC offer up food training courses

Those starting a new food business or wanting to improve their food hygiene rating can gain nationally recognised food safety training from Daventry District Council.

Comic Ross films in Weedon

Comedian Ross Noble called in on Weedon last week as part of his cross-country visits to film a travel show.

Pictured is Chris Healey from Crime Secure

So what is the role of the town centre warden ?

Town centre businesses value the warden service and would like to see it relaunched according to a recent survey.

Special planning meeting is delayed

THE meeting to discuss plans for the regeneration of Daventry town centre has been postponed.

Sport rss

WEMBLEY WOE - Cobblers boss Aidy Boothroyd (centre) consoles Joe Widdowson (left) after Saturday's npower League Two play-off defeat to Bradford at Wembley

Bookies write off Cobblers’ title chances for next season

The Cobblers are as big at 18/1 with Skybet to win next season’s npower League Two title.

SO SORRY - Cobblers defender Lee Collins (Picture: Kirsty Edmonds)

Collins says sorry to supporters for Northampton Town’s Wembley no-show

Defender Lee Collins has issued an apology to the Cobblers supporters following Saturday’s npower League Two play-off final capitulation at the hands of Bradford City.

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KEY CLASH - Saints skipper Dylan Hartley will square up to England team-mate Tom Youngs in Saturday's Premiership grand final (picture by Linda Dawson)

Saints skipper Hartley hails Tigers’ Youngs ahead of final showdown

Dylan Hartley says he always knew England team-mate Tom Youngs would make a great hooker.

TAKING HIS TIME - Cobblers boss Aidy Boothroyd won't make any snap decisions on which players to keep at Sixfields (picture by Kelly Cooper)

Boothroyd won’t rush Cobblers contract decisions

Aidy Boothroyd says he will not make any ‘snap decisions’ on the future of his Cobblers squad as a reaction to their damaging play-off final defeat.

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UNCERTAIN FUTURE - Cobblers striker Adebayo Akinfenwa (picture by Kelly Cooper)

Jefferson Lake’s Cobblers v Bradford view and player ratings: Town troubled on the road again

The Cobblers’ inability to perform away from Sixfields returned to haunt them on Saturday, on the grandest stage and at the most costly time imaginable.

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Northampton Town League Two Play-Off Final V Bradford City at Wembley Stadium.

Tozer: Cobblers were “blown away” by Bradford video

Ben Tozer has admitted the Cobblers were “blown away” by Bradford City in Saturday’s League 2 final at Wembley.

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Lifestyle rss

Afternoon tea at Fawsley Hall.

Luxury hotel can be yours for £15m

The people running Fawsley Hall have confirmed that it is business as usual after it emerged the hotel was up for sale.

Crowds celebrate the countryside video

Hundreds of people headed down to Daventry Country Park on Sunday to experience a day of traditional rural skills and activities.

Nominations sought for food awards

NOMINATIONS are being sought for the best pubs, cafes and local food heroes.

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Titanium celebrates a precious victory

Daventry-based dance crew Titanium achieved success at a regional championships.

Push the boats out for public enjoyment

TWO local sailing clubs will be offering free sailing sessions on Saturday.

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Abigail's Party

Review of Abigail’s Party at Milton Keynes Theatre

Donna Summer, cheese and pineapple on sticks and the dinner party from hell. It can only be the full blooded melodrama of Abigail’s Party

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Community rss

RMG Photography - 10th May 2013

The opening of the new community hub, at the entrance of the Danetre and Southbrook Learning Village in Daventry.
(L-R)David Howell, Academy Principal, DDH executive director, Hayley Davies and Chris Heaton-Harris MP pictured at the new Community Hub.

Pic - Richard Marsham

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Estate get community hub

A former caretakers bungalow has been transformed into a community hub for the residents of the Southbrook Estate in Daventry.

Back row (L-R) - Gary Church, Willmott Dixon, Geoff Neal, The Engineering Practice, Sam Lewis, Willmott Dixon, Sean Lawson, Rugby Borough Council, Rob Saunders, Daventry District Council, Dave Mayo, Willmott Dixon, Andy Woolford, AWA, Simon Bowers, Daventry District Council.

Work gets underway on new crematorium and cemetery

Building work has started on a new crematorium and cemetery to serve Rugby and Daventry, located off Ashlawn Road on the edge of Rugby, close to the boundary of Daventry District.

Food bins save us £125,000

Householders in Daventry district have together recycled 1,396 tonnes of food waste in the service’s first year, which would have cost more than £125,000 to send to landfill.

Memorial for loved farmer

A SERVICE of thanksgiving has been announced for a much-loved 68-year-old farmer who died following an accident.

Arctic Convoy hero Glanville Hart is to attend a reunion and memorial service in Scotland for verterans.

War veteran honoured at event

A pensioner from Guilsborough is one of just 40 World War Two heroes who was honoured at a memorial service in Scotland.

Lord Spencer gives gift to tenants

Lord Spencer will be making the 25th anniversary of Spring Gardens, a sheltered housing scheme in Daventry owned by Places for People, offering a personally signed copy of his book Althorp, The Story of a Country House, to all current tenants.

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