Skydiving in memory of Nan
A Brackley woman is doing a sponsored parachute jump to raise money for Breast Cancer Research, after losing her nan to the disease. Hiedi Hawkins, aged 38, said: “Last year I lost my Nan to breast...
View ArticleExhibition raises over £1,000 for charity
An exhibition of paintings by Padbury artist Peter Austin’s has raised £1,204 for charity.The show was held on behalf of Buckingham Inner Wheel to raise funds for the Hamlin Fistula charity, which...
View ArticleYoungsters are film-makers of the year
Pupils from Langford Village Primary School have become Bicester Schools Film Festival 2015 film-makers of the year.The youngsters from Years 3 and 4 demonstrated how Lego, a good script and steady...
View ArticlePupils learn to bee-friend bees
Schoolchildren have learned how to help protect the British honey bee after meeting a beekeeper and his bees at a new housing development in Brackley.Beekeeper David White met pupils from Southfield...
View ArticleDementia patients set to double to 16,000 by 2030 in Northamptonshire
More than 16,000 people in Northamptonshire are expected to be living with dementia by 2030, double the number now, according to the county council.Public consultation has started on new plans to help...
View ArticleRental fraud warning to students in Northamptonshire looking for accommodation
Students looking for accommodation ahead of the new term starting in September are being warned against rental fraud.The advice has been posted by Northamptonshire Community Connect, part of the county...
View ArticleWarning to Northamptonshire farmers to take steps to prevent arson attacks
Farmers are being urged to be on the alert to avoid becoming a victim of an arson attack.Northamptonshire Fire & Rescue Service, Northamptonshire Police and the CLA are urging the county’s farmers...
View ArticleNominate your sporting heroes from grassroots and national stage in...
Northamptonshire Sport is looking for your vote in the annual awards to celebrate those who ‘make sport happen’ in the county.If you have been inspired by a local athlete; motivated by a coach; proud...
View ArticleNorthamptonshire Scouts pay respects to Hiroshima Peace Park during Jamboree...
Scouts from Northamptonshire have visited the Peace Park at Hiroshima, the site where the first atomic bomb was dropped 70 years ago.The Scouts are representing the United Kingdom at the 23rd World...
View ArticleFormer town councillor found guilty of sexually assaulting girl
A former Brackley town councillor has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a young girl.Stuart Dancer, aged 66, of Ellesmere Close in Brackley, was a Brackley Town councillor from May 2003 until...
View ArticleTeeangers from Northamptonshire sign up for National Citizen Service during...
Hundreds of teenagers from across Northamptonshire are spending their summer holidays giving back to their local communities and developing key life skills as part of the National Citizen Service...
View ArticleFurther 24-hour London tube strike confirmed
Anyone travelling to London should plan ahead as a further 24-hour strike by Underground workers is to go ahead from Wednesday evening in a bitter row over plans for all-night tubes.This latest strike...
View Article128 homes for Northamptonshire village refused permission by councillors
Plans to build 128 new homes on the edge of Greens Norton have been turned down by planners.South Northamptonshire Council (SNC) refused outline permission for a development which received 84 letters...
View ArticlePolice officers will move into fire station at Wootton Hall site in Northampton
A police station based inside the Wootton Hall headquarters site in Northampton is to move into vacant space in a nearby fire station, it has been revealed.Northamptonshire Police and Crime...
View ArticleProfits up at Johnston Press as digital sales grow
Newspaper publisher Johnston Press, which owns titles including this one, saw underlying pre-tax profits more than double in the first half of the year as it benefited from lower financing costs.The...
View ArticleFeature: A glimpse into prestigious Stowe School
Most schools don’t have canteens with ornate ceilings, libraries with chandeliers, common rooms with leather sofas and a cricket pavilion with pillars at the entrance.But Stowe School isn’t exactly a...
View ArticleCouncil asks: How active are you?
There’s cash to be spent on getting people more active – and a council chief wants you to decide how it’s spent. There are two surveys, one for under 16s and one for adults and participants can win...
View Article‘Besotted’ ex-boyfriend from Buckingham admits stalking woman after...
A ‘besotted’ ex-boyfriend who stalked a woman during a three-month period after they split up has been ordered to complete 195 hours unpaid work.Karl Cross, of Gawcott, Buckingham, appeared at...
View ArticleBank takes the cake with fundraising sale
Staff and customers of TSB bank in Winslow have raised £235 for the Puzzle Centre, by holding a cake sale.The pioneering Middle Claydon pre-school provides early intervention for very young children...
View ArticleGet a sneak preview of artists’ work at gallery
In the run-up to this year’s Herts Open Studios in September, a group of Dacorum-based artists is holding a charity sale of original small artworks.The artists’ work includes paintings, encaustic wax,...
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