Sticks, bug hunts and stargazing - ‘50 things’ kids should do before they...
Climbing trees, building a den, hunting for bugs and going stargazing are among the ‘bucket list’ items that children should be ticking off - before they get to the age of 12.The National Trust has...
View ArticleUK drivers commit 25,500 fuel thefts a year
Filling stations across the UK have been hit by more than 25,000 incidents of fuel thefts in the last year, new figures have revealed.The number of motorists filling up without paying for their fuel...
View ArticleKids’ excitement as they master programming
Primary school children at Swanbourne C of E School took part in an exciting workshop just before the end of term, along with special guest, MP for Buckingham John Bercow.Twenty-nine pupils enjoyed a...
View ArticleFree tasters aim to get kids fishing
The charity which looks after 2,000 miles of waterways across England and Wales is holding a series of free family fishing events from July to September to celebrate National Fishing Month.Go Fish! is...
View ArticleHats off to graduates of top dance school
Georgia Humby, aged 19, from Brackley, has graduated from one of Scotland’s leading dance training schools this summer.Georgia, pictured fourth from right, is one of 13 students to receive an honours...
View ArticleNew books to help with reading challenge
The Friends of Buckingham Library handed over 21 new Roald Dahl books to staff at Buckingham Library, to coincide with the start of the Summer Reading Challenge. The Friends will also be providing the...
View ArticleVillages win awards in Best Kept contest
Three local villages have won awards in the 2016 Buckinghamshire Best Kept Village Competition.Following judging in June, Tingewick has won the Morris Cup, for villages with a population of 500 to...
View ArticleNew community bus for older people
A new community bus for north west Buckinghamshire has been launched by High Sheriff of Bucks Millie Soames, who is herself a volunteer driver for Waddesdon Manor’s buses. The Bernwode Community Bus,...
View ArticleJoin in bear hunt and win your own teddy
Looking for something to do with the kids now the school holidays are here?Fourteen bears are hiding in participating shops in Buckingham. Pick up a card at The Old Gaol, hunt down the bears and get a...
View ArticleSick fraudsters target parents with fake text messages
Sick scammers are targeting parents with text messages designed to con them into paying for mobile phone credit.Victims receive text messages which claim to be from a loved one using someone else’s...
View ArticleAverage home price set to rise by £40,000 in 5 years
The price of a home will be about £40,000 higher in five years’ time, even though prices are expected to slow in the wake of the Brexit vote.The Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) said...
View ArticleTesco to offer free fruit to children in healthy eating push
Supermarket chain Tesco has announced that it is to offer free fruit to children while their parents are shopping in store.Many of us struggle to meet the recommended five-a-day portions of fruit and...
View ArticleConcert proceeds presented
Proceeds from the latest Bob Hart Memorial Concert have been donated to a group supporting people with Downs Syndrome.A presentation was made at a recent rehearsal of the Great Horwood Silver Band,...
View ArticleGold medal or DNF, how will you fare in our Olympic quiz?
It’s hard to believe that it’s already four years since the triumph of the London Olympic Games but this weekend the 31st Olympiad gets under way in Rio de Janeiro. Amid various controversies the Games...
View Article‘Misleading’ health lottery ad banned
A “misleading” TV ad for Richard Desmond’s Health Lottery has been banned for implying it had more winners than the National Lottery. Watchdogs found the ad, which was screened in May this year, also...
View ArticleBritain’s roads are getting worse RAC confirms
Britain’s roads are in worse condition now than they were 10 years ago, according to a study conducted by the RAC.The roadside assistance operator undertook a statistical analysis of pothole-related...
View ArticleLast year was ‘the hottest ever’
Last year was the hottest on record - beating the previous high set just 12 months earlier, according to worrying new climate figures. Scientists warned that environmental records of all kinds are...
View ArticleAsda’s nappy rash ad banned
Leading supermarket Asda has been rapped by advertising watchdogs for a ‘misleading’ ad for their own brand nappies. Watchdogs said that claims made about the absorbency of the Asda nappies also broke...
View ArticleNearly half of drivers admit texting at the wheel
More than 40 per cent of UK drivers admit to sending or reading text messages while driving, according to a new survey by road safety charity Brake.The study, in collaboration with insurer Direct Line,...
View ArticleAlton Towers warns Facebook ticket giveaway is a scam
Alton Towers is warning Facebook users that a post offering five free tickets to the theme park is a scam.A post is currently circulating on the social network entitled: ‘Get 5 free Alton Towers...
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