Notre-Dame fire in pictures: 850 years at the centre of French life
A huge fire swept through the roof of the famed Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris last night, sending flames and huge clouds of grey smoke billowing into the sky.It took firefighters hours to...
View ArticleAylesbury cheerleaders hit winning streak ahead of major tournament in America
Aylesbury Cheerleading Academy (ACA), who in two weeks time will take a team to compete in a major international tournament in America, have had the ideal preparation by winning in Paris and Milton...
View ArticleThornborough student who was diagnosed with brain tumour taking on Tough...
A student from Thornborough who overcame a brain tumour is preparing to take part in a tough mudder challenge in aid of two charities.Flora Bouchier, 19, is taking part in the challenge next month in...
View ArticleLatest on our HS2 Government petition - from the editor
Last week we applied to the Government to launch a petition for our readers to sign. The petition calls for all members of Parliament including ministers to be given a free and final vote on the future...
View ArticleThieves ransack Brackley smallholding while owner was in hospital
Thieves ransacked a smallholding outside Brackley after the owner was taken to hospital in an ambulance – the latest in a long history of break-ins on his land.Valuable chainsaws, a hedgecutter, a new...
View ArticleConcern for wildlife grows as de-vegetation work for HS2 begins in Steeple...
Last Saturday, Anti-HS2 campaigners in Steeple Claydon had cause to cordon off a hedgerow that had been cut down after finding what they believed to be a recently made bird's nest. On Thursday 11...
View ArticleTingewick woman prepares to walk the 'Iron Ring' of castles in Wales
A medieval student from Tingewick is preparing to walk the 'iron ring' of castles in north Wales.Alli Templeton, who is studying medieval history at the Open University, will be embarking on the epic...
View ArticleTwo people taken to hospital after three vehicle crash in Aylesbury
Emergency services attended a three vehicle crash on the Bicester Road at 16:50 on Wednesday evening 16 April. An ambulance crew treated four patients at the scene with two being taken to Stoke...
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