CORONAVIRUS  SOURCES OF ADVICE The coronavirus situation is fast-moving and there is an increasing amount of misinformation online. We should be using government advice to inform decisions and be checking that advice regularly. A link to the gov.uk website can be found here https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus Find out how to protect yourself or check if you need medical help on

Closure of Play Areas and Country Parks COVID-19 UPDATE Daventry Country Park, Borough Hill, Cracks Hill, New Street Recreation Ground and public play areas in Daventry have been closed from the evening of Monday, 23 March until further notice, in the light of the increased need for the public to comply with the Government's social

Road Closure off peak times on Lamport Road 11-13 March 2020 Northamptonshire Highways are intending on carrying out urgent repairs to a section of carriageway on the above road.  To undertake this work safely they will require that the road is closed at off peak times from the 11th to 13th March 2020. The closure and diversion

Have your say on plans to protect economic sites People are invited to give their views on steps being taken to protect key economic sites in Daventry District. National legislation allows buildings used as offices to be converted into homes without the need to obtain planning permission, under what is known as a permitted development

Brampton Valley Way item on Parish and Town Councils Meeting held 30 January 2020 See item 6 of the minutes - here - for the latest on the BVW.  

Exercise on Referral scheme & Water Wellbeing sessions at Daventry Leisure Centre Sessions are available for people to improve their health/wellbeing by being active. More information on the Activity on Referral initiative including details of who is eligible for it can be found on the website via the link below: https://www.northamptonshiresport.org/activity-on-referral

Settlements and Countryside Local Plan (Part 2) for Daventry District 2011-2029 – Documents available to view Daventry District Council adopted the Settlements and Countryside Local Plan (Part 2) at its meeting of Full Council on 20th February 2020. The Part 2 Local Plan replaces all of the remaining saved policies of the 1997 Daventry District Local

DDC agrees final budget ahead of unitary change Daventry District Council (DDC) has set its final budget and Council Tax level before it is replaced by a new unitary authority next year. At last night’s Council meeting (Thursday, 20 February), Councillors approved a £17.5million revenue budget for 2020/21 – money that will be spent on

Have you thought of volunteering to listen to children read in primary schools? Schoolreaders is a charity that recruits volunteers to listen to children read in primary schools; this service is provided free to schools and they tell us that there is a need for volunteers in our local area. They say that the scheme

Northamptonshire Carers Awareness Event - 25 March 2020 Northamptonshire Carers are hosting an awareness raising event to help unpaid Carers to access support services within Northamptonshire. Northamptonshire Carers support Carers of all ages, including Young Carers who are caring for a loved one with learning disability, long term physical or mental health problem, or is