Royal visit to mark 30th year of service
Buckingham had a royal visit yesterday, Tuesday, when HRH Princess Anne, The Princess Royal, came to the Buckingham Winslow and District Citizens Advice Bureau.The bureau celebrates its 30th year of...
View ArticlePolice go down on the farm to stamp out machinery thefts
POLICE officers were down on the farm last Wednesday, encouraging farmers to have their agricultural machinery security marked.Theft of farm machinery is a growing problem in the Thames Valley region,...
View ArticleCrooks strike while Bicester family is on holiday
BURGLARS stole jewellery and electrical items after forcing their way into a home in Bicester.The family was on holiday when the thieves broke into the home in Priory Road on January 24 or 25.Burglars...
View ArticleSupporting Arthritis Research UK
The Buckingham branch of Arthritis Research UK held a coffee morning at Buckingham Community Centre last weekend.The organisation funds research into arthritis and offers support to sufferers.In July...
View ArticleFree sports taster sessions
give it a go: As part of National Heart Month, Reactivate Bucks is running Give It A Go Week from February 20 to 26.Free sports taster sessions on offer during the week include Rachel’s Fun Running...
View ArticleDirect sellers and tradespeople targeted in anti tax cheat campaign
PEOPLE who don’t pay their dues are being hunted down by the taxman.Two new campaigns are being launched by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) during the next year aimed at tax dodgers in construction and...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to new film releases: The Woman In Black, The Muppets, The Vow
SO, Daniel Radcliffe, you’ve got millions in the bank thanks to that lengthy stint as H. Potter, boy sorcerer of this parish, but you yearn to be taken seriously as an actor.You’ve paid you dues on the...
View ArticleMan left with broken arm and ribs after hit-and-run
A MAN was left with serious injuries after a hit-and-run incident in Upper Arncott last Thursday.Police are appealing for witnesses after a 40-year-old man suffered a broken arm and ribs.The man was...
View ArticleCouncil Tax freeze was only realistic option
A FREEZE in council tax was the only realistic option according to a South Northants Council opposition member. However Liberal Democrat Councillor Martin Johns wonders if the freeze disguises over...
View ArticleBrackley dancers to get their first big break in Aylesbury
YOUNG ballet dancers from Brackley are getting their first big break after auditions with the English Youth Ballet.Last month pupils of the Starlight Dance Academy were among 85 young people hoping to...
View ArticleSeb takes first steps toward independence
THE enigmatic toddler whose parents smashed a £45,000 fund raising target is due to return from American today, Friday, February 10.Last summer Dan and Amy Strudwick launched the SDR4SEB campaign to...
View ArticleUni working hard to tackle student behaviour issue
THE University of Buckingham is taking measures to crack down on anti-social behaviour by students, as town centre residents complain the problem is getting worse.Nick Robinson, who lives in Nelson...
View ArticleAmbulance staff and gritters at full stretch
HEALTH bosses are asking people with minor ailments to seek advice from walk-in centres or pharmacists as the region feels the cold snap. Last Sunday East Midlands Ambulance Service received more than...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s guide to new DVD releases: Midnight in Paris, Friends With Benefits
Whimsical time-travelling comedy MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (12: Warner) is the most purely enjoyable movie Woody Allen has made in years and fully deserves the collection of Oscar nominations it has picked...
View ArticleCouncil fees are on the rise
MONEY: Fees and charges will be under the spotlight at next Tuesday’s Northants County Council cabinet meeting. Charges for the council’s archives and heritage, countryside, libraries and registration...
View ArticleFry’s back to host gala gig
SATURDAYWinter Wipeout (BBC Two, 6.15pm)Three years after Total Wipeout made its UK debut, Richard Hammond and Amanda Byram are now fronting this hugely popular variation.Once more they present the...
View ArticleShare your memories of Coronation Day
DO you remember what you were doing on the day of The Queen’s Coronation in 1953?Buckingham Town Council is still looking for people to contribute to its Memory Book for The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee....
View ArticleAfrican drums to help inspire young self expression
YOUNG people in south Northants will be encouraged to make as much noise as they can during a new African drumming workshop in Towcester.Nioko Bok, which means ‘for us by us’, is run by founder member,...
View ArticleTowcester Lib Dem by-election double
LOCAL issues overruled national politics as the Liberal Democrats achieved a double by-election victory in Towcester last night.Chris Lofts, who is already a member of Towcester Town Council and South...
View ArticleJobs: One in five parents "partly hope" their offspring don't get costly...
Rising costs of university places are causing important changes in behaviour and making some parents hope the financial burden doesn't fall on them, research suggests.According to a Populus survey by...
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