Northamptonshire County Council's Draft Budget 2020/21 Northamptonshire County Council is now consulting on its draft Budget for 2020/21. The draft budget agreed by Cabinet on 12th November 2019 is likely to be the County Council’s final budget and lays the foundations for the transition to two new unitary authorities from April 2021. This draft budget

Market transferred to Daventry Town Council Daventry Market has been transferred from Daventry District Council (DDC) to Daventry Town Council (DTC). The transfer of the Market was confirmed on Friday and is the first of a number of DDC assets and services which could pass to the Town Council in the coming months. Welton Road

Northamptonshire County Council’s School Admissions Team is coordinating a formal consultation on the admissions arrangements for mainstream schools within the county for the September 2021 intake. All admission authorities are required to formally consult if they want to make any changes to their schools' admission arrangements for the following school year. They also have to

Have your say on strategy to prevent homelessness Residents in Daventry District are invited to have their say on a strategy to prevent homelessness and help rough sleepers. Daventry District Council (DDC) has published its draft Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy for 2020, which aims to: prevent and relieve homelessness; provide sufficient accommodation; provide support

A14 and M1 and M6 on Sunday 17 November 2019 Sunday night will be the first night of the westbound closure of the A14 between J2 and the M1 J19. Please be aware that on this night (17 November), the closure will coincide with the northbound closure of the M6 J2-4 Smart Motorways Scheme, the

Maintenance work on A14 to Friday 22 November 2019 Work is taking place on the network for the next 12 nights.  The eastbound activities will be completed on Saturday night, switching to the westbound carriageway on Sunday night.  As usual, closures will be from 8pm to 6am, with both carriageways open during the day. Full

Your guide to key dates in General Election countdown Residents are being advised of some important deadlines in the run-up to the General Election on 12 December. Daventry District Council verifies and counts the votes for the Daventry Parliamentary Constituency, which includes Daventry District as well as to two wards from the borough of Wellingborough

New Daventry District Council Leader The new leader of Daventry District Council says he will focus on maintaining and improving services in the run-up to the creation of new unitary authorities in the county. Councillor Richard Auger also pledged to provide a strong voice for Daventry District as we move towards the reorganisation of councils

Government lays unitary legislation before Parliament Government legislation required to create two new unitary councils in Northamptonshire has been laid before Parliament. The document, known as the Northamptonshire Structural Changes Order 2019 (SCO), sets out how the two new unitary authorities will be formed to replace the existing eight councils on 1 April 2021. The

Daventry District Sports Awards winners announced Local sporting heroes from across Daventry District have been honoured for a year of achievements at an awards ceremony. Northampton Saints player Tommy Freeman was on hand to present the accolades at the Daventry District Sports Awards, which took place at Daventry Leisure Centre on Thursday, 24 October. Dozens