Roads closures in north Bucks
Several roads in north Bucks have been closed due to flooding today, Friday.In Aylesbury Vale, Ox Lane, in Padbury, Leckhampstead Wharf Road, in Leckhampstead, Verney Road, in Addington and the Nash to...
View ArticleToe-tapping music with Paul French
Book your table now for a Blues Brothers tribute night at Winslow Public Hall, with well-known Winslow singer Paul French, on March 8.Tickets £12 from Hermione Longton on 01296 712202, Pice includes a...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Machete Kills, Blue Jasmine
For a generation of film fans weaned on 1970s exploitation and irony, MACHETE KILLS (15: Lionsgate) comes across like a James Bond adventure.Among the jumble of bloody action, extreme violence and...
View ArticleFree ‘meet the funders’ event
The Bucks Community Funding Fair, for the voluntary community and social enterprise sector, is on Thursday, February 27, in AVDC’s Gateway offices.It is free to attend the fair, from 1pm to 6.30pm,...
View ArticleVandalism and blaze close Buckingham toilets
Both of Buckingham’s disabled public toilets are out of service following incidents of vandalism this week.On Monday night firefighters had to break into the toilets on Moreton Road after a group of...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: New Robocop has been diluted, but it’s not as...
“Dead or alive, you’re coming with me!”Let’s take a look into the not so far away future – it’s 2028, when the world’s worst crime hotspots can be safely sorted thanks to US-made military grade drones...
View ArticleMan, 51, tasered in Bicester
Police officers had to deploy a taser in Bicester last night, Monday.A 51-year-old man was tasered at a property in Duxford Close at about 10pm yesterday.Paramedics attended and the man was uninjured....
View ArticleMan arrested in Bicester pleads guilty to drugs charges
A man from London has pleaded guilty to drugs charges after his arrest in Bicester last week.Omari Watson, 19, from Blenheim Gardens, in Wembley, was charged with one count of possession with intent to...
View ArticleAlan Dee: This replica is a fat lot of use, why not just do it for real?
With Valentines Day once more upon us, allow me to suggest a delightful little gift idea that might not go down too well, however much you are motivated by good intentions.The traditional romantic...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: Strictly speaking, Cuban Fury is a cha-cha-charmer
Here’s the pitch – lardy Nick Frost, Simon Pegg’s oppo in Hot Fuzz and the rest, as a twinkle-toed salsa dancer?Add in current queen of all she surveys Olivia Coleman and you’ve got the recipe for a...
View ArticleArt workshop for children
Buckingham Art School is running a children’s workshop on Wednesday, February 19.Suitable for eight to 16-year-olds, Fun With Watercolours is from 10am to 3pm and costs £40.Be prepared to get messy and...
View ArticleWitness appeal after burglary in Nash
Police are appealing for witnesses after a burglary on High Street, Nash.Jewellery was stolen after burglars forced entry between 7pm on Thursday, February 6, and 10am on Friday, February 7. PC...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Get Her, Spike Jonze comes up with another...
“Anybody who falls in love is a freak. It’s a crazy thing to do. It’s socially acceptable insanity…”Hello reader. It looks like you’re searching for a review of the new movie ‘Her’. Luckily for you I...
View ArticleGranborough resident ordered to pay back falsely claimed benefits
A Granborough man who falsely claimed more than £23,000 of taxpayers’ money has been given a suspended sentence.Robert Bland, 41, of Bates Close, failed to notify Aylesbury Vale District Council (AVDC)...
View ArticleSingle number for people urgently needing sandbags
A single contact number has been introduced for residents and businesses in Aylesbury Vale who are urgently in need of sandbags.Due to partnership working between the Aylesbury Vale District Council...
View ArticleAffordable village properties completed
Nine new affordable homes homes in Weston-on-the-Green have been completed.The properties have been developed by the Sanctuary Group. Construction of the £1.4 million scheme started in March last year...
View ArticleAlan Dee: There should be some sort of pun-ishment for these tedious shop...
I’m sorry, but this just isn’t a laughing matter. This sort of crude so-called humour is not acceptable in this day and age, and strong action is needed as a matter of urgency.Vile Twitter trolls...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: Loopy love story is more farce than fantasy
If there are three words that turn me away from a film faster than the prospect of sitting in front of someone chowing down on a binful of popcorn, ‘enchanting romantic fantasy’ is only beaten by a...
View ArticleDog Roxy is reunited with her owner thanks to vet’s Facebook post
The power of social media has helped reunite a dog found in Maids Moreton with its owner.A red Staffordshire bull terrier was found wandering the village by an off-duty policeman and was taken to The...
View ArticleKings Sutton homes get green makeover
South Northants Homes (SNH) is finishing the first phase of a £2.6 million programme to improve the insulation in over 100 of its properties.Around 45 homes in Kings Sutton are the first properties to...
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