<![CDATA[Daventry Express - Local]]> Feed http://www.daventrytoday.co.ukhttp://www.daventryexpress.co.uk/news/local Copyright 2012, Johnston Press Plc http://www.daventrytoday.co.ukhttp://www.daventryexpress.co.uk/news/local/mhde-news-dynmc-local-feed-1-1379803 Thu, 17 May 2012 09:21:35 +0100 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 <![CDATA[New chairman for Daventry District Council]]> http://www.daventryexpress.co.uk/new-chairman-for-daventry-district-council-1-3849393

A NEW chairman was elected for Daventry District Council last night (Wednesday).

]]> 1.3849393 Thu, 17 May 2012 09:21:34 +0100 <![CDATA[Facebook group leads to drugs bust in Barby]]> http://www.daventryexpress.co.uk/facebook-group-leads-to-drugs-bust-in-barby-1-3849368

AROUND £100,000 worth of cannabis was uncovered during a drugs bust at a village house.

]]> 1.3849368 Thu, 17 May 2012 09:13:01 +0100 <![CDATA[Traders support ambulance station petition]]> http://www.daventryexpress.co.uk/traders-support-ambulance-station-petition-1-3848129

A PETITION is being circulated among shops and businesses in Daventry to help save the town’s ambulance station from closure.

]]> 1.3848129 Wed, 16 May 2012 17:16:46 +0100 <![CDATA[In this week’s Daventry Express]]> http://www.daventryexpress.co.uk/in-this-week-s-daventry-express-1-3847676

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]]> 1.3847676 Wed, 16 May 2012 15:06:27 +0100 <![CDATA[Daventry Job Club returns to Brixworth]]> http://www.daventryexpress.co.uk/daventry-job-club-returns-to-brixworth-1-3847010

DAVENTRY Job Club will be returning to Brixworth this week to help unemployed residents find work.

]]> 1.3847010 Wed, 16 May 2012 12:07:30 +0100 <![CDATA[Win a wedding reception competition terms and conditions]]> http://www.daventryexpress.co.uk/win-a-wedding-reception-competition-terms-and-conditions-1-3845359

THE Daventry Express has joined forces with the Holiday Inn to run a competition to win a wedding reception at their Flore hotel.

]]> 1.3845359 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:41:56 +0100 <![CDATA[Mods and rockers set to feature at festival]]> http://www.daventryexpress.co.uk/mods-and-rockers-set-to-feature-at-festival-1-3833831

A MODS and Rockers themed-day will be held in Daventry to coincide with the annual motorcycle festival.

]]> 1.3833831 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:37:04 +0100 <![CDATA[New mayor for Daventry]]> http://www.daventryexpress.co.uk/new-mayor-for-daventry-1-3845364

A NEW mayor was elected to represent Daventry Town Council this week.

]]> 1.3845364 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:30:33 +0100 <![CDATA[Tea and tombola event in Woodford Halse]]> http://www.daventryexpress.co.uk/tea-and-tombola-event-in-woodford-halse-1-3844403

A DROP-IN tea and tombola event will be held on Wednesday, May 30 to raise funds for a permanent village memorial to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

]]> 1.3844403 Tue, 15 May 2012 17:44:23 +0100 <![CDATA[RSPCA appeal for foster homes for young horses]]> http://www.daventryexpress.co.uk/rspca-appeal-for-foster-homes-for-young-horses-1-3844429

THE county branch of the RSPCA has launched an emergency appeal to find foster homes for young horses.

]]> 1.3844429 Tue, 15 May 2012 17:42:53 +0100 <![CDATA[Streetvibe event for young people in Daventry]]> http://www.daventryexpress.co.uk/streetvibe-event-for-young-people-in-daventry-1-3843835

YOUNG people in Daventry can join interactive workshop sessions by youth workers from Streetvibe at the end of the month.

]]> 1.3843835 Tue, 15 May 2012 14:56:46 +0100 <![CDATA[Views sought on designs for Daventry University Technical College]]> http://www.daventryexpress.co.uk/views-sought-on-designs-for-daventry-university-technical-college-1-3843556

Residents are being encouraged to give their views to help shape plans for the new Daventry University Technical College (UTC).

]]> 1.3843556 Tue, 15 May 2012 13:11:56 +0100 <![CDATA[Changes to Daventry District Council contact centre opening hours]]> http://www.daventryexpress.co.uk/changes-to-daventry-district-council-contact-centre-opening-hours-1-3843209

PEOPLE wanting to call Daventry District Council are being made aware of changes to its contact centre opening hours.

]]> 1.3843209 Tue, 15 May 2012 11:40:15 +0100 <![CDATA[Deer stuck in railings in Weedon]]> http://www.daventryexpress.co.uk/deer-stuck-in-railings-in-weedon-1-3841290

FIREFIGHTERS were called out after a small deer became stuck in railings in Weedon yesterday (Monday)

]]> 1.3841290 Tue, 15 May 2012 09:17:46 +0100 <![CDATA[New figures on adoption]]> http://www.daventryexpress.co.uk/new-figures-on-adoption-1-3838869

CHILDREN in care in Northamptonshire wait more than 18 months on average before they are adopted, new figures have revealed.

]]> 1.3838869 Mon, 14 May 2012 16:57:58 +0100 <![CDATA[Countryside day held at Daventry Country Park]]> http://www.daventryexpress.co.uk/countryside-day-held-at-daventry-country-park-1-3839949

HUNDREDS of people visited Daventry Country Park on Sunday for a whole host of rural activities, fun and games.

]]> 1.3839949 Mon, 14 May 2012 16:52:46 +0100 <![CDATA[Dog attack on mum in Weedon]]> http://www.daventryexpress.co.uk/dog-attack-on-mum-in-weedon-1-3840005

A MOTHER was attacked by a Staffordshire Bull Terrier in Weedon on Saturday.

]]> 1.3840005 Mon, 14 May 2012 16:03:34 +0100 <![CDATA[Enjoy a big lunch at Daventry Country Park]]> http://www.daventryexpress.co.uk/enjoy-a-big-lunch-at-daventry-country-park-1-3839728

Everyone is being invited to join in the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations with an afternoon of family entertainment at The Big Jubilee Lunch next month.

]]> 1.3839728 Mon, 14 May 2012 14:31:05 +0100 <![CDATA[Return to the small screen for Weedon writer’s hit sitcom]]> http://www.daventryexpress.co.uk/return-to-the-small-screen-for-weedon-writer-s-hit-sitcom-1-3833853

THE second series of a TV sitcom written by a man who grew up in Weedon has started production.

]]> 1.3833853 Sun, 13 May 2012 16:00:22 +0100 <![CDATA[‘Windfarm would be too close to houses’]]> http://www.daventryexpress.co.uk/windfarm-would-be-too-close-to-houses-1-3834077

DAVENTRY’S MP has told a windfarm inquiry that locals have been treated ‘dreadfully and with disrespect’ by proposed developers.

]]> 1.3834077 Sun, 13 May 2012 15:30:20 +0100