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Community spirit blooms for church
A village community will pull together next month with a flower festival to raise money for a church struck by thieves.
Guilsborough school are leading way in county
Guilsborough School is the first in the county hoping to bridge the gap between education and employment thanks to its new Careers Academy programme.
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.
Stepping up to fight cancer
Three ladies from the Beauty Spot in Daventry raised more than £1,300 when they completed the Moon Walk as part of Walk for Walk in London at the weekend.
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.
Sport
‘Cobblers were like rabbits in headlights’: Boothroyd video
Aidy Boothroyd admitted his Cobblers players were like ‘rabbits in the headlights’ during the first half an hour of their disappointing play-off final defeat to Bradford City.
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Wembley verdict: Heartbreak for Cobblers as Bradford came to party video Picture gallery
They say it’s the hope that kills you, but any the Cobblers had was extinguished so early on at Wembley.
Cobblers blown away by Bradford City Picture gallery
The Cobblers will remain a league two club after being blown away by Bradford City on an afternoon of Wembley woe.
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Boothroyd confident Northampton Town can emulate Watford play-off success
For Aidy Boothroyd, Northampton is beginning to look a lot like Watford.
Cobblers skipper Langmead accepts he may have to play Wembley supporting role
Kelvin Langmead has made a habit of scoring vital late goals this season but the timing of his recent knee injury could not have been worse.
Cobblers winger Hackett: It’s all about fine lines
No player in the current Cobblers squad has a better understanding of the ability of the play-off final to deliver agony or ecstasy than Chris Hackett.
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Lifestyle
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.
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
1 commentMotorcycles ride into town
SEVERAL British-made Hesketh Motorcycles, originally made in Daventry, will return home to the town’s Motorcycle Festival on Saturday.
Two-for-one on top UK atractions in the Gusher
Get your vouchers for great two-for-one offers for top UK attractions in this week’s Daventry Express (May 16).
Return of college fun day
For the fifth year running thousands are expected to enjoy a day of family fun at the Northampton College in Daventry.
Community
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.
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.
Tank trap would ‘segregate’ Daventry estates
A resident on Daventry’s Timken Estate says ‘priority’ signs and proper road markings would prevent the council wasting money.
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Sunday 19 May 2013
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