Safe stolen from house in south Northamptonshire
A burglary took place in Martial Daire Boulevard, Brackley, on Monday, 4 January, in which a safe was stolen.The incident happened at some point between 8.15am and 5.30pm and police would like to speak...
View ArticleComment: Keeping older motorists driving safely
Celebrated 19th century author Mark Twain once said ‘facts are stubborn, but statistics are more pliable’.Well, when it comes to statistics about the involvement of drivers over 65 in serious...
View ArticleA slim chance of meeting soap star Jason...
A group of Slimming World consultants had a dream come true when they met the legendary former Neighbours actor and pop star Jason Donovan. Lynda Lee, Laura Hatton, Mandy Giraud and Val Neame, who all...
View ArticleMake it a happy new year for your pet dog
Get your pup’s new year off to a good start by signing up for dog training classes.Towcester-based dog training school Jackadors is offering new classes for puppies and adult dogs in Potterspury,...
View ArticleMud, music and fundraising fun
Charity tournament was a huge success, reports Buckingham Rugby Club spokesman Julian Cook.It may have been a dank and dismal day, but the rain didn’t stop play or the enjoyment had by more than 140...
View ArticleSwan seen on restored canal
Much to the delight of Buckingham Canal Society, this swan was seen on the section of canal near Buckingham which has been restored and rewatered by the society. The tranquil scene on the canal at...
View ArticleWARNING: Poundland withdraws chocolates due to possible health risk
Poundland has withdrawn a batch of chocolate which could pose as a possible health risk to shoppers.The After Dinner Mints have been withdrawn by Poundland Ltd because the product contains milk which...
View ArticleBorrowing money for road repairs in Bucks ruled out
Bucks County Council’s cabinet has rejected calls to borrow millions of pounds for road improvement works.The cross-party finance, performance had demand the cabinet consider the ‘principle’ of...
View ArticleComment: Make the Vale lottery an odds-on success for good causes
I’d like to start this opinion piece with some New Year cheer! Back in November AVDC launched its Vale Lottery, enabling local good causes to raise much-needed cash whilst offering players the chance...
View ArticleGolfers’ support for Emily’s fund
Members of the Buckingham’s HEC Golf Society have made a major donation to The Emily Styles Memorial Fund, following two fundraising events in the months leading up to the second anniversary of Emily’s...
View ArticleMassive increase demand for food
Towcester Food Bank volunteers have thanked all the generous people who donated a huge amount of groceries so local people in need did not go hungry over the Christmas period.Even though the food bank...
View ArticleContribution to volunteering is recognised
Buckingham Canal Society (BCS) has won the Canal and River Trust South East Region Volunteer Organisation Recognition Award for 2015.The canal society has been recognised for its outstanding...
View ArticleFamily and friends raise a cup of afternoon tea to Violet
A Buckingham woman celebrated her 100th birthday with afternoon tea at Villiers hotel.Family and friends came from across the country to mark the special occasion with Violet Spragg on Sunday. Violet...
View ArticleMum’s anger after fire engine’s traffic woes near Winslow school
A row has broken out between an angry mum and developers after a fire engine was unable to quickly drive along a chockablock road to a primary school.Gemma Gibbard, 34, drops her seven-year-old son,...
View ArticleSPACE ODDITY: Five planets set to align
Five bright planets are set to align for the first time in a decade – and will be visible with the naked eye from Earth.Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Mars and Jupiter will appear in a diagonal row before...
View ArticleSainsbury’s recall chicken product due to risk to customers with dairy or...
Sainsbury’s has taken steps to recall one of its products due to the undeclared presence of milk and wheat in the recipe.A batch of Just Cook Chicken Breasts with Piri Piri sauce, in 326g packets and a...
View ArticlePrice of diesel slashed by another 2p at major supermarket today...and others...
Fuel prices look set to drop further as one of the major supermarkets makes more cuts at the pumps today.Drivers filling up at any of Asda’s 279 fillings stations across the country will only pay...
View ArticleClub rounds off a busy year
Members of Granborough Senior Citizens Club have continued to be active during the autumn and winter.The club rounded the year off with Christmas dinner at the Charter in Aylesbury and a Christmas...
View ArticleArtist sets up studio in Innovation Centre
Fine art graduate Michelle Alcock has transformed a 135sq ft office at Bicester Innovation Centre into her creative studio, after the CEO of the BioVendor Group, based in the Czech Republic and with an...
View ArticleGrab your team for Relay for Life
Cancer Research UK is urging people to find at least six people they want to spend the night with – all in a good cause. The charity is encouraging friends, families, colleagues and clubs to get...
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