Unexpectedly irritating items in the baggage area
LAST week I allowed myself to be talked into serving myself at the checkout in Sainsbury’s by a young lady who then stood over me while I tried to pay for my goods. The machine told me that there was...
View ArticleLong service honour for Whaddon photographer
A WHADDON photographer who has snapped royalty and prime ministers has been honoured by the British Institute of Professional Photography (BIPP).Nigel Lazaro, 48, was presented with a 25-year long...
View ArticleRegion ‘at risk’ from urban sprawl - CPRE
MORE than 80 per cent of countryside in parts of the Advertiser and Review region could be at risk from urban sprawl, a new report from the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) claims.Campaigners...
View Article60 TV license evaders caught
BICESTER: A total of 60 people were caught watching TV without a valid licence in Bicester last year.This compares to about 600 in Oxford, 210 in Banbury, 110 in Abingdon and around 90 in Didcot. TV...
View ArticleBoycott Farm celebrates the full English
BOYCOTT Farm near Stowe served up mouthwatering treats to customers as part of Farmhouse Breakfast Week.Visitors enjoyed bacon, sausages and black pudding made on the farm, as well as eggs from the...
View ArticleBadminton players dust off rackets
PEOPLE in Buckingham have been practising their forehands and feints during badminton sessions at the Royal Latin School. Since the middle of January players have been attending the Back to Badminton...
View ArticleFollow hit US TV show with new Glee Club UK
MEN and women can sing favourite pop songs and make new friends when the Bicester Glee Club UK opens on Thursday, February 23. The club, part of a growing network of adult choirs, follows the success...
View ArticlePopularity of car share schemes is on the rise
A south Northants town councillor is promoting a way of reducing CO2 emission from cars which could also save motorists hundreds of pounds a year.This month Chris Blunden told fellow members of...
View ArticleLand supply ‘could open floodgates’
Fears Bicester could be forced to take even more new homes were voiced this week.Concerns were raised on Monday, when Cherwell District Council set out its official position on the availability of new...
View ArticleSafety team plans to use pupil power
A school is hoping pupil power will make parents see sense over inconsiderate parking, following an incident last week when a boy narrowly escaped being hit by a reversing car in Carisbrooke Court.A...
View ArticleDetermined Millie is out of intensive care
The family of a 15-year-old girl who suffered terrible injuries during a car crash at the end of last month say they have been overwhelmed with the outpouring of support they have received.And they...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: The Woman In Black
Beware, young Harry Potter fans – the boy who lived now finds himself in much darker territory. In this period tale, Daniel Radcliffe does his best ‘grown up’ face as noobie lawyer Arthur Kripps whose...
View ArticleHouse fire in Brackley
OCCUPANTS of a home in Brackley were rescued from a first floor bedroom window during a house fire this morning (Monday, February 13). Fire fighters from Brackley and Oxfordshire were called to the...
View ArticleNeighbour’s quick thinking prevents Bicester house fire
A GOOD neighbour may have saved a Bicester home from going up in flames after spotting a kitchen fire yesterday afternoon.Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said a neighbour had broken into the home...
View ArticleTwo jailed over neglect of horses in Blisworth
A PAIR of horse owners who kept their animals in Blisworth, have been jailed for four months and banned from keeping horses for a decade, after pleading guilty to causing unnecessary...
View ArticleKirtlington pupils tell drivers to go slow
CHILDREN from Kirtlington Primary School had a stern message for drivers who speed or park dangerously in their village last week.Six pupils joined officers from Thames Valley Police and Oxfordshire...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: Extremely Loud..., Ghost Rider returns
Extremely Loud And Incredibly CloseWow. The vitriol that has been aimed at this film since it was awarded Oscar nominations has been virtually unprecedented. Online, bloggers, tweeters and film critics...
View ArticleEarly signs of potential in Strictly by Towcester
A Mayor, an MPs husband and a secondary school head boy are among the celebrities taking part in the first Strictly by Towcester. They met their semi-professional dance partners from the Step by Step...
View ArticleCadets brush up on their map reading
BUCKINGHAM: Cadets from Buckingham Air Cadet squadron honed their skills in a map reading skill day at the squadron’s Buckingham headquarters.The morning covered compass bearings and grid references,...
View Article17th century barn fire in Wappenham
WAPPENHAM: Fire fighters were called to a blaze in a 17th century barn in Wappenham on Valentine’s Day.At around 11.20am on Tuesday, February 14, fire crews from Brackley, Towcester, Buckingham and...
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