The local panto season is upon us once again – oh yes it is...
THE panto season is upon us once again, with two local pantomimes opening next week.There are three slapstick situations going on at once in Winslow Players’ production of Little Bo Peep, which runs...
View ArticleLordly visit for Cooper School
LORD MAWSON: SIXTH formers at the Cooper School in Bicester will get a visit from Baron Andrew Mawson on March 23.The cross-bench peer will speak to students in Year 12 about the House of Lords and...
View ArticleJoin the River Thames team as a volunteer lock keeper
A STEEPLE Aston man has told how he met comedian David Walliams while working as a volunteer lock keeper for the Environment Agency.David Machin, who volunteers at Godstow Lock near Wolvercote, told of...
View ArticleNew warning over fake drink
TRADING STANDARDS: A warning has been issued over a new batch of fake vodka found on sale in Oxfordshire.Just weeks after Oxfordshire Trading Standards warned shoppers not to buy the toxic fake vodka...
View ArticleTest your wits at quiz night
BUCKINGHAM: Test your wits at an Alzheimers Society quiz night on Friday, February 10.Teams of up to six are wanted to take part in the evening, at 7pm at Buckingham Community Centre. Tickets £10 a...
View ArticleMusic brings youth and age together
YOUTH and age came together when pupils and staff of Stowe School played an afternoon of jazz at a lunch organised by members of the Buckingham and District U3A’s two jazz appreciation groups.The jazz...
View ArticleRSPB ready for Big Garden Birdwatch this weekend
MORE than half a million people are expected to take part in the world’s biggest wildlife survey, the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch, this Saturday and Sunday.Thousands of people took part across the...
View ArticleGreen homes scheme gets off to flying start
THE first tenant has moved into a new development of eco-friendly affordable housing in Bicester.Councillor Debbie Pickford of Cherwell District Council handed the keys to the first tenant, Edward...
View ArticleFraudsters are going phishing
BE ON alert for con artists who have gone phishing for your money.That’s the warning from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) who don’t want taxpayers to fall foul of fraud emails in the run-up to the...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s guide to new DVD releases
It was 33 years ago that a John Le Carre novel was adapted for a BBC TV series and drew many admirers.So was it wise to make a feature film of Cold War thriller TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY (15: Studio...
View ArticleAlan Dee: How about giving Sir Fred a different title?
EVERYONE seems to be getting very excited about the prospect of Sir Fred Goodwin, as we must still refer to him for the moment, being stripped of his knighthood.The thinking goes like this: Sir Fred...
View ArticleCouncil leader writes open letter to residents over HS2
The announcement by Justine Greening of the Coalition Government’s decision to go ahead with HS2 is clearly disappointing if not unexpected. While we may have lost a battle, we are far from losing the...
View ArticleWoman freed from car after Weston-on-the-Green crash
A WOMAN was freed from a car by firefighters after a crash in Weston-on-the-Green last night.The two-vehcile collision was reported just after 7.50pm at the junction of Akeman Street and Northampton...
View ArticleUV spray is latest weapon in war against illegal waste
A NEW ultra-violet spray is being used in Bucks to identify illegally-dumped waste.The SelectaDOT spray permanently marks piles of waste such as building rubble so enforcement officers can identify...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man dies following Weston-on-the-Green collision
A 51-year-old man has died following a collision on the B430 just outside Weston-on-the-Green.Thames Valley Police said the accident took place at 7.25pm last night. The deceased man’s family members...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to this week’s new releases
January, as any film fan knows, is the peak time for ‘look at me’ releases in which big-time stars aim to catch the eye of the Oscar voters with worthy performances that might earn them a coveted...
View ArticleConservation volunteers pick litter in avenue
The Maids Moreton Avenue Conservation Group is organising a litter pick on Saturday.The group says it will be taking advantage of the winter die-back of the undergrowth to clear the avenue of all sorts...
View ArticlePlanning meeting to take place next week
TWO major housing developments in Buckingham are set to be discussed at a meeting of Aylesbury Vale District Council’s strategic development control committee on Wednesday, February 3.The committee...
View ArticleTeenage girls flee men in black
POLICE are searching for men who chased two 12-year-old girls in Towcester last weekend. Between 3pm and 3.10pm on Saturday, January 21 the girls were walking along the footpath linking Belle Baulk and...
View ArticleTalking point: ‘No reason to despair,’ said the governor of the Bank of...
We asked the residents of Winslow what they thought of the current economic climate.Sandra Lambourne, from Winslow: “People won’t mend and make do. I think we’re going to have to be a lot more careful....
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