Stowe spring talk: Dressing the 18th century woman
For those with an interest in 18th century fashion, speaker Ian Chipperfield will be presenting a talk on Georgian fashion at Stowe House on April 13.Mr Chipperfield originally trained as a modern...
View ArticleMuseum is ‘batty’ about conservation
Bat roosting spots have been maintained as part of the Canal Musuem at Stoke Bruerne refurbishment.A bat assessment carried out before internal works began did not reveal any evidence of bats currently...
View ArticleAlan Dee: If you could talk to the animals, would it really be worth it?
According to received wisdom, you are either a dog person or a cat person. There is, of course, a third category in which I am happy to put myself – I’m just a person, and anything four-legged will be...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s film review: Breaking Bad’s Aaron tries to step up a gear with...
It’s a tricky step for any hot young actor to make the transfer from TV star turn to big screen big hitter.Many have tried and many have ultimately failed, and we’re not just talking about the stars of...
View ArticleThree new centres of excellence for brain tumour research
Padbury-based charity Brain Tumour Research has launched three new partnerships with UK universities to further its plan of creating a network of brain tumour research centres throughout the...
View ArticlePublic to be consulted on plans for Brackley’s old fire station
Three different options for the refurbishment of Brackley’s Old Fire Station will be drawn up by architects.Brackley Town Council, which purchased the building in November last year, is looking for...
View ArticleCreative contests launched in Brackley
Three competitions have been launched in Brackley this week with the aim of encouraging young people to be creative.Brackley Fringe Festival is organising the contests for poetry, art and...
View ArticleWinslow inquiry ‘a landmark case’
Local Government and Communities Secretary Eric Pickles will determine the result of a public inquiry over a planning appeal in Winslow.Gladman Developments’ application to build 211 homes on land at...
View ArticlePlans to build homes in Silverstone and King’s Sutton could go ahead...
Legal challenges to overturn approval to build new homes in Silverstone and King’s Sutton have been unsuccessful.South Northants Council (SNC) had appealed against two decisions by a planning inspector...
View ArticlePolice officer narrowly avoids head-on collision after A43 is deliberately...
A police officer was lucky to avoid serious injury when the car he was driving struck metal signs which had been used to deliberately block the A43.Sgt Danny Ash, who was responding to an emergency...
View ArticleMore homes for district?
Cherwell District Council could be forced to build an extra 4,000 homes during the next 20 years over and above the 16,750 it has earmarked in its Local Plan.The figure published this week is the...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Saving Mr Banks, Philomena, Don Jon
There’s much more than a spoonful of sugar in the story behind 50-year-old family classic Mary Poppins, but it goes down in a most delightful way.SAVING MR BANKS (PG: Walt Disney) is saccharine-coated,...
View ArticleTwo-year-old girl dies in collision
Thames Valley Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal collision in Upper Arncott on Saturday.At about 4.55pm, a two-year-old girl was in collision with a reversing car on the Oaksview...
View ArticleHS2 chairman slammed for not finding ‘single bean’ of savings
High speed rail campaigners have criticised a report by HS2 Ltd chairman Sir David Higgins for not finding a ‘single bean’ in cost savings.Sir David’s report, published today, calls for the northern...
View ArticleMotorcyclist airlifted to hospital after collision in Towcester
A motorcyclist was airlifted to hospital with serious chest injuries following a collision involving four motorcycles and two cars yesterday, Sunday, near Towcester Racecourse.A black Mitsubishi L200,...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: The cars are the stars in Need For Speed, but the...
“I do not fear, for you are with me. All those who defied me, shall be ashamed and disgraced. Those who wage war against me, shall perish. I will find strength, find guidance, and I will...
View ArticleTowcester Co-op break-in
The Co-Op in Watling Street, Towcester, was broken into in the early hours of March 10.The offenders forced their way into the shop at about 1am and tried to steal cigarettes but made off after being...
View ArticleVillage to remember bomber crash
A church service to mark the 70th anniversary of a war time air disaster near the village of Yardley Gobion is to be held this Sunday, March 23.On the night of March 20, 1944, a Canadian Air Force...
View ArticleAlan Dee: I just have to count my blessings when it comes to my bagless old bag
Mrs Dee is, as I know only too well, a remarkable woman.Or is she a woman at all? She loves a gossip and a glass of rose and she can’t get enough of Call The Midwife, so those boxes are ticked.But...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s film preview: Labor Day is a lush slice of melodrama, however you...
You can spot the American credentials of Labor Day without having to check in the dictionary to wonder where the missing vowel went.The Color Purple, Pearl Harbor – big budget movies that insist on the...
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