Students host tasting night
A charity tasting event is being hosted by students at Aylesbury College to raise funds for Cancer Research UKBen Bennett, 18, from Buckingham, is organising a tasting menu on Friday, July 17 and is...
View ArticleMayors’ entente cordiale
Winslow’s new mayor, Gordon Wiseman, right, and the mayor of Winslow’s twin town of Cours La Ville, Patrice Verchère, enjoyed a moment of relaxation amid a busy schedule on Winslow’s new memorial...
View ArticlePower cuts following manhole cover explosion in Northampton will affect at...
Western Power have said that power will be cut to at least 90 properties in Northampton today as the company carry out repairs on a manhole cover that exploded this morning.It has apologised for...
View ArticleBicester Town Council in £24,000 deal for grass cutting
Bicester Town Council has been forced to spend £12,000 of its reserve funds on grass cutting following county-wide budget cuts. At a town council meeting on Tuesday, councillors agreed to partner with...
View ArticleNorthamptonshire WI members enjoy afternoon tea at Buckingham Palace for...
Members from all over Northamptonshire travelled to London on Tuesday morning to celebrate the centenary of the Women’s Institute at a Garden Party at Buckingham Palace.Barbara Bentley, from...
View ArticleNorthamptonshire Police to go back to Star of Bath badge last used 20 years ago
Northamptonshire Police is to restore its original Force logo to help restore a “sense of identity” officers and staff have longed for, the Chief Constable has announced.Chief Constable Adrian Lee said...
View Article“Time to stand up to this ticking time bomb we’re all sitting on”
I write this column as I sit at my desk – and that is the problem.You see, a new study co-commissioned by Public Health England warns that office workers are sitting on their backside for far too...
View ArticleREVEALED: How police snared Northamptonshire cocaine gang after its supply...
Drugs detectives have revealed how a Northamptonshire cocaine cutting enterprise worth £10.7 million ‘fell apart’ after its Albanian supply line was arrested.Former teeth whitening company owner...
View ArticleFirst performance of ‘new’ Mozart work
Three Buckingham musicians will be giving the first ever performance of the first movement of a clarinet quintet begun by Mozart tonight, Saturday, at the Church of St James, Bierton.Paul Harris and...
View ArticleWhere did Cannon Corner’s cannon come from?
Cannon Corner is the turning from in front of the former Town Hall into Castle Street. Before the pedestrian area in front of the Town Hall was extended, this corner was a sharp turning for cars and...
View ArticlePolice investigate ‘criminal act’ after thousands of litres of fuel pump into...
Ten people were evacuated and assessed by paramedics after thousands of litres of fuel were leaked into Grand Union Canal at Gayton Marina.Northamptonshire Police have launched an investigatiion and...
View ArticleEleven gardens open for charity
Don’t miss Winslow In Bloom on Sunday, June 14, when 11 gardens will be open from 11am to 5pm. Tickets £1 per garden or £5 for all gardens, available in advance from Lakers Nursery, Blooming...
View ArticleEx-serviceman’s Help For Heroes walk
A man who is walking the entire UK canal network in aid of charity was greeted by a local canal enthusiast when he came through this area.Doug Hamilton-Cox, aged 71, has been walking the canal network...
View ArticleLions’ donation signals support for First Responders
The Lions Club of Winslow was delighted to hand over a cheque for £900 to Winslow Community First Responder Steve Acton, for the new Winslow First Responder Car.The radio equipment that the Lions money...
View ArticleElderly woman suffers two broken legs after her car collides with a house
An elderly woman has suffered life changing injuries after her car collided with a house in a Northamptonshire village.The 78-year-old woman was driving in Puxley Road, Deanshanger, at about 1.55pm on...
View ArticleFarmers near Northamptonshire reservoirs to take part in slug pesticide campaign
A campaign to cut slug pesticide in our waters has been launched with a trial project taking place at three Northamptonshire reservoirs.Anglian Water has launched its Slug It Out campaign to help...
View ArticleAlcohol taken by burglars in Towcester village
Burglars stole bottles of alcohol after breaking into a property in Tiffield.Sometime between 7pm and 9.30pm on Friday, June 5, burglars broke into the back of the property in High Street North then...
View ArticleRugby stars back Northamptonshire rugby club’s bid to sing anthem for Rugby...
Rugby World Cup winner Ben Cohen is among a host of rugby stars helping a bid by the children of Brackley Rugby Club to sing on the official RFU Rugby World Cup single.Winning this opportunity and...
View ArticleMan charged with absconding from prison near Bicester
A man alleged to have absconded from HMP Springhill in Grendon Underwood, near Bicester has been charged following his arrest in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire on Monday, June 1. Ross Underwood, 30,...
View Article£3 million fund to help improve job prospects of those in need in...
Communities all over Northamptonshire can apply for a share of £3 million funding to help people in need develop their skills and overcome the barriers that stop them getting into work, education and...
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