Generous support for flood affected farmers
Farmers affected by the winter flooding will benefit from a £1,240 donation made by the member of Grafton Hunt.Hunt master Claire Bonner organised the collection at the hunt’s recent Potterspury...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s film preview: Who will win this week’s sequel smackdown?
With the kids on holiday and family-friendly fare normally to the fore, it’s an odd time for The Raid 2 to batter its way on to our screens.Fans of the original cult Indonesian martial arts thriller,...
View ArticlePair step up to tackle endurance challenge
Fundraising will be a family affair when father and daughter duo Chris and Louise Stephens walk the London 2 Brighton 100km Challenge.Chris and Louise aim to complete the ultra endurance event, which...
View ArticleBucks health chief welcomes plain packaging on cigarettes
Bucks’ Director of Public Health has welcomed the Government’s announcement that it is set to introduce regulations to provide plain packaging on tobacco products.The Government announcement follows an...
View ArticleReminisce about life on the waterways
Share your memories of life on the canals and help preserve it for future generations.Stoke Bruerne Canal Partnership is holding a reminiscence and memorabilia day beside the museum on April 13. There...
View ArticleEaster opening hours for council services
Customers and residents in the Bicester area are being reminded Cherwell District Council’s offices and Link Points will be closed over the Easter bank holiday.The offices at Bodicote House, in...
View ArticleCommunity group aims to ‘make a difference’
A new community group has been founded to offer a helping hand to anyone or any organisation which may need it.Brackley Rotary has set up a Rotary satellite group for like-minded people to come...
View ArticleCheck your home energy usage
Energy monitors are available to loan to help residents identify the largest contributors to their electricity bills.Between 2004 and 2010, the average household electricity bill has risen by almost 80...
View ArticleTrade ‘not affected’ by car parking charges
Out of town trading is more of a threat to local businesses than a rise in car parking charges.That’s according to Elliot Wallis, chairman of Shop Buckingham. Mr Wallis was reacting to the news that...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty, Kill Your Darlings
Ben Stiller’s remake of a 67-year-old film is his strongest attempt yet to move from full-on comedy into heartfelt drama.His fifth outing behind the camera, THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY (PG:...
View ArticleCommercial shooting range plans refused
A commercial shooting range planned for the outskirts of a rural village has been refused by South Northants Council.The application, for Staplegate Farm in Crowfield, five miles northeast of Brackley,...
View ArticleFamilies attend Nepal plane crash inquest
An inquest into a plane crash in Nepal which killed a former Royal Latin School student has delivered a verdict of accidental death on all seven British tourists who died.Ben Ogden, aged 27, from...
View ArticleEducation Eye: Learn all about the NHS and ethics before medicine interviews
Following on from last week’s advice about preparing a strong application to study medicine, I thought a few tips on preparing for the interview might be useful.Ensure your background knowledge of the...
View ArticleBusiness Eye: Farage positively shined in EU debate
When someone holds a different view, you can still agree to disagree and remain in a state of antagonistic harmony.This is the resolution often taken by powerful opponents who each perceive there to be...
View ArticleThe John Bercow Column: I will continue the fight to protect community from HS2
In my 17 years as a Member of Parliament, I have seen a great many campaigns come and go – issues of great concern to constituents, both national and local. The single biggest issue I have dealt with,...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: The Quiet Ones is a spookfest that’s more silly...
“It’s the quiet ones you have to watch out for…”Do you believe if ghosts? Well, The Quiet Ones – from the producer who brought you The Woman In Black and Let Me In – is the slightly unnerving tale...
View ArticleCharity runners’ marathon effort raises £26,000
London Marathon fundraisers from our area raised more than £26,000 on Sunday.Andrea Stott, from Whitfield, and brother Craig raised £3,529.92 for Helen and Douglas House. Andrea finished in 6.56.57 and...
View ArticleRegister to vote for your MEP
Voters will go to the polls next month to decide who represents them in the European Parliament.On May 22, residents in Aylesbury Vale and Cherwell districts will vote for the 10 representatives who...
View ArticleMark is Ironman for local charity
Nerves of steel saw estate agent Mark Ayres through to the finish line of the Ironman South Africa race.Mark, who is a director of Buckingham and Winslow agents Ella, completed the gruelling 2.4mile...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Another two bank holidays, two more next month – this silly system...
What? More bank holidays? Oh, please – do we have to?Now I can put my feet up and enjoy a day of elegant idleness with the best of them, but I’ve never been a fan of the whole bank holiday set-up and...
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