Two citizens of the year to be recognised
Buckingham Rotary and the Buckingham Society received a record number of nominations for this year’s Citizen of the Year and Young Citizen of the Year awards. After spending a morning sifting through...
View ArticleStolen hire vehicle missing for ten days tracked down in Northamptonshire
The driver of a stolen vehicle stopped in Northamptonshire today has been arrested. The Tactical Roads Policing Team assisted an armed car with a stolen vehicle which had been stopped in a lay-by on...
View ArticleNew £160,00 cafe of the future
Councillors have approved a £160,000 deal for a new eco cafe in Garth Park, bringing the project a giant step closer to reality. The New Factory, based in Milton Keynes, has been chosen to build and...
View ArticleHopefuls wanting to be next Northamptonshire Police chief constable quizzed...
The final four candidates hoping to be the next chief constable for Northamptonshire Police were grilled in a Question Time-style event on Thursday night.The hopefuls were fired questions from serving...
View ArticleDressmaker Dinah departs
Dressmaker Dinah Longland of Longland Couture is moving to Rugby after living and working in Buckingham for nearly 30 years. But she will not be deserting her local clientele who rely on her to make...
View ArticleChurch enjoys its new garden
When the Lenborough Singers hold their summer concert at St Bernadine’s Catholic Church on June 28, visitors will have a chance to enjoy the church’s new garden.Officially opened at the end of April,...
View ArticleBest Winslow in Bloom ever held
This year’s Winslow in Bloom was the best event in the nine years it has been running, according to the organisers.Despite last Saturday’s heavy rain, the sun reappeared on Sunday and 12 gardens opened...
View ArticleCampaign for blood donors recruits more than 500 people in Northamptonshire
More than 500 people in Northamptonshire signed up to be a blood donor in a recent recruitment drive.The campaign, earlier this month, tied in with National Blood Week and was held to give a boost...
View ArticleInmate walked out of open jail ‘due to fears he would be killed by Muslim...
A robber who walked out of an open prison 18 months into a seven-year custodial sentence said he had to get out of jail because he “feared for his life”.Ross Underwood, aged 30, absconded from HMP...
View ArticleWarning over Royal Mail email scam that downloads virus on to victim’s computers
People in Northamptonshire are being warned to be aware of scam emails in which fraudsters claim to be from Royal Mail.Northamptonshire Police has received a number of reports from victims of a scam...
View ArticleThree Sudanese men arrested after they ‘asked for asylum’ at Holiday Inn
Three more suspected illegal immigrants have been arrested at the Holiday Inn in Northamptonshire today after they walked into reception and tried to claim asylum.The three men, all from Sudan, walked...
View ArticleCare home in Brackley put into special measures after Care Quality Commission...
A care home has been put into special measures by the Care Quality Commission after inspectors judged its care to be inadequate.Brackley Lodge Nursing Home was inspected in April. CQC found the...
View ArticleDrivers warned of A43 closures during Silverstone Grand Prix weekend in...
Motorists are being warned about road closures in Northamptonshire as part of next weekend’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone.Punters are set to start streaming into the racing circuit in South...
View ArticleWoman sentenced for Buckingham pub burglary
A woman who stole CDs and other items from a Buckingham pub has been given 80 hours of community service. Kirstie Leanne Baughan, 37, of The Villas, Stratford Road, Buckingham, burgled The Whale in...
View ArticleHS2 select committee hears concerns of residents and businesses
The HS2 select committee walked through farms, graveyards and nature reserves today as residents campaigned to win mitigation and compensation for their homes and businesses.Families were able to raise...
View ArticleGood turnout for village fete
The weather may have been on the damp side, but there was a good turnout for the Tingewick Fete and Beer Festival.This was the 10th year for the fete, with attractions including 21 stalls by local...
View ArticleMP opens new outdoor area
MP for Buckingham John Bercow opened a new outdoor seating area at Preston Bissett Nurseries last Saturday. The nurseries, which have been in Preston Bissett since 1984, originally grew cottage garden...
View ArticleShops dare to close on Boxing Day!
Back to the Past with historian Ed GrimsdaleHave a look at the December, 1859 advert for a shop.I imagine that over a garden fence in ‘All’s Not Well Street’, Mrs Baker may have observed: “Well, I...
View ArticleCelebrations with a swing for Civic Day
Buckingham’s Civic Day celebrations went with a swing last Saturday, thanks to music from Glee Club UK.Singers from the Glee Club UK Buckingham, supported by singers from other local branches, drew a...
View ArticleArrest made after motorbike crash in Buckingham which left man with serious...
A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving following a crash in Buckingham which left a man with serious leg injuries.At around 4.40am on Friday, a grey Honda Hornet motorcycle collided...
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