Local
Special planning meeting is delayed
THE meeting to discuss plans for the regeneration of Daventry town centre has been postponed.
Estate get community hub
A former caretakers bungalow has been transformed into a community hub for the residents of the Southbrook Estate in Daventry.
Businesses asked to back our campaign
Businesses are being encouraged to support a charity fundraising event in aid of a local brain-damaged toddler.
St James celebrates 100 years
St James Infant School in Daventry is holding a three-day celebration to mark 100 years of its standing in the town.
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.
Business
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.
Hotel boat project is real family affair
A family from Staverton have just finished work on England’s newest and largest canal hotel boat which they built in just five months.
Nominations sought for food awards
NOMINATIONS are being sought for the best pubs, cafes and local food heroes.
Formula for success. . .
A COMPANY selling organic food for babies has been set up by an entrepreneur from Crick.
Crossing calls after serious accident
The niece of a man critically injured after being hit by a car in Long Buckby is appealing for a zebra crossing to be installed in the village.
Regional
Water company rejects takeover bid
Severn Trent, which supplies 4.2 million households and businesses across the Midlands and parts of Wales, has rejected a takeover approach from an overseas consortium, saying the proposal "completely fails" to recognise the water company's value.
Celebrities raise £1.5m for charity
Tamara Ecclestone, the Duchess of York and Joan Collins were among the guests at a ball in London which raised more than £1,500,000 for Stoke-on-Trent-based charity Caudwell Children.
Couple's adoption plea rejected
A High Court judge has blocked an attempt by a couple from the Birmingham area to adopt their 14-year-old Pakistani nephew after immigration officials said they were suspicious.
Off-road lions experience unveiled
A new off-road safari in the West Midlands is bringing visitors face-to-face with a pride of lions in what is thought to be a UK first.
Girl's body returned minus organs
The bereaved parents of an eight-year-old Birmingham girl are demanding answers from the authorities in India after she was returned to the UK with her organs missing.
National
Singer 'fine' after new car drama
Chart star George Michael has been airlifted to hospital for treatment to head injuries after a motorway accident - the latest car drama for the troubled singer.
Tribute to 'beautiful' daughter
The father of a 20-month-old toddler who was found dead at a house has spoken of the loss of his "uniquely beautiful" daughter who meant the world to him.
'Dismay' over Litvinenko ruling
The widow of poisoned spy Alexander Litvinenko has accused a coroner of abandoning his search for the truth about Russian state responsibility for her husband's death.
Dead children name usage 'common'
It was "common practice" for undercover police officers within Scotland Yard to use dead children's identities, an investigation has found.
Bridger's 'mental block' over body
The man accused of murdering April Jones told police he had a "mental block" about what happened to her body, a jury has heard.
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Sunday 19 May 2013
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