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60% drop in credit card fraud

Credit card fraud has fallen in our region by an amazing 60 percent between March 2009 and March 2011, according to new research published this week. Martin Warwick, FICO’s Fraud…

Carnival in daventry

Hosted by Alex knight and dan bell…

The People of Iceland say Noi

The People of Iceland say Noi

Hardly surprisingly the people of Iceland have rejected the latest plan to repay the UK and Netherlands some 4bn euros lost when the country’s banking system collapsed in 2008. A…

Cut Costs before Services

Cut Costs before Services

Following Northampton County Council’s announcement of cuts in services similar measures will be taken in the Daventry District. So now it’s the turn of idaventry readers to put forward some…

Three cheers: The executive roundabout is stopping

Three cheers: The executive roundabout is stopping

With hindsight despite the professionalism shown by the three executive directors who have job-shared the role of Managing Director for the past five years, this was fundamentally a bad idea.…

Is Daventry ready for dramatic expansion?

Is Daventry ready for dramatic expansion?

The major article featuring Daventry published in this weeks Sunday Times (Dec 5, 2010) must be seen in context. Over the past four decades, this town has slowly expanded with…

Why the new Water Space could be good for Daventry

Why the new Water Space could be good for Daventry

By David Raven Editor of idaventry.com Water always seems to have a strong attraction for humans hence the reason why our parks and open spaces are more often than not…

Simon Bovey returns to the hot seat

Simon Bovey returns to the hot seat

Simon Bovey returns as Managing Director of Daventry District Council from April 1, 2010. He last occupied the hot seat for 12 months covering the fateful year 2008/2009. It was…

Council’s Icelandic bank advisor gets a damn good listening too

Council’s Icelandic bank advisor gets a damn good listening too

A director from a firm of financial advisors acting for Daventry District Council, during the Icelandic banking crisis, was summoned to appear before members of Daventry District’s strategy group to…

Are we ready for Daventry’s financial tsunami?

Are we ready for Daventry’s financial tsunami?

Make a note of the date 6 April 2013, this will be the start of a new tax year and when you can probably expect to feel poorer than at…

Can we trust Daventry Council with the future of this town?

Can we trust Daventry Council with the future of this town?

New plans are presented almost on a monthly basis that promises to change the face of Daventry for several generations to come. This progression to modernize has been in place…

Who’s to blame for Daventry’s £8 million Icelandic investment blunder?

Who’s to blame for Daventry’s £8 million Icelandic investment blunder?

A recent government Audit commission did not include Daventry Council in the list of local authorities singled out for special criticism over their timing of making large investments into Icelandic…