This week in 1974 - Birmingham pub bombings and Last Tango in Paris banned
This week, 42 years ago, the Birmingham Pub Bombings took place. On November 21, 1974, bombs were planted in two Birmingham pubs – the Mulberry Bush and the Tavern in the Town. The explosions killed 21...
View ArticleMillions of Brits don’t know their home phone number
Millions of Brits have no idea what their home telephone number is, according to new research. Sixty per cent of the nation only have a landline because they need it for their broadband connection. And...
View ArticleREVEALED: The best long-lost British swear words
A language historian has revealed the best long-lost swear words from Britain - including nippy, tarse and wittol. Dr Todd Gray MBE has spent years studying insults from history - and has published a...
View ArticleMotorcyclist dies after three vehicle crash in Adstock
A motorcyclist has died after a crash in Adstock on Friday night.Three vehicles were involved in the accident on the A413 Buckingham Road - a blue Yamaha 125 motorcycle, a silver Ford Mondeo and a...
View ArticleWATCH: Police raid Bucks home of paedophile coach at centre of football abuse...
Police officers have removed items and a dog from the Buckinghamshire home of a convicted paedophile who has been exposed as a child abuser by football stars. Barry Bennell, 62, is now at the centre of...
View ArticleAffordable housing a top priority says Aylesbury council
Affordable housing is a top priority says Aylesbury Vale District Council, in the week that the authority was named in the country’s top 10% for building cheaper homes. Between 2010-2015, 1,860...
View ArticleLittle Horwood family pay tribute to ‘beautiful, wonderful’ teenage son found...
The family and girlfriend of a teenage student from Little Horwood who died in Bath have paid tribute to ‘beautiful, wonderful’ Henry Burke.Henry, 19, who played for Buckingham Rugby Club, was pulled...
View ArticleBreakfast cereals full of sugar
A large bowl of Kellogg’s Frosties can contain NINE TEASPOONS of sugar - the same as a can of fizzy drink, a survey shows. Almost six in ten breakfast cereals (58 per cent) are too sweet - with a...
View ArticleTerrifying ordeal as teenage flasher 'touches himself inappropriately' in...
If you have any information about the incident please call the 24-hour Thames Valley Police enquiry centre on 101A terrified pensioner received a knock on the window from a teenager who exposed himself...
View ArticlePaedophile football coach from Bucks faces 8 further charges of child sex abuse
Former soccer coach Barry Bennell has been charged with eight fresh counts of child sex abuse. The 62-year-old, from Milton Keynes, is understood to have been charged with the offences against a boy...
View ArticleNational Lottery confirms people’s personal information may have been...
National Lottery operator Camelot has this morning revealed they are aware of “suspicious activity” which has been detected on a number of players’ online accounts.The Camelot Group has reassured users...
View ArticleREVEALED: The top 10 girls’ and boys’ baby names of 2016
The most popular names for your little bundles of joy have been announced for another year - but is your chosen name on the list?Today, the top 100 UK baby names of 2016 were released - and it seems...
View ArticleAylesbury couple’s dream honeymoon to Tenerife ruined by pervert
A newlywed couple’s dream honeymoon was ruined after a local pervert exposed himself in front of them.Newly weds Samantha and Thomas Coffey, from Coxhill Way, went on a dream holiday in Tenerife to...
View ArticleUnder pressure: Last five days of Aylesbury’s David Bowie statue campaign
Six businesses pledging £6,000 each that is the aim, to ensure that Aylesbury gets its David Bowie statue. The Kickstarter campaign bid to install a work of art in memory of the musical icon is...
View ArticleSlade out, God in, as Morrisons puts carols back on Christmas menu
Morrisons is bringing back Christmas carols to its stores after 15 years, after listening to its customers who said they preferred traditional songs to pop music.Instead of favourites like Slade’s...
View ArticleCliffhanger finish to Town v Gown match
The Town team narrowly defeated the Gown team 56-55 in an exciting battle of brains watched by a large audience at the Royal Latin School’s Discovery Centre last Friday. This year’s BBC Mastermind,...
View ArticleAll welcome at care home’s Christmas Fair
Residents and staff at Buckingham’s Hamilton House care home are hosting a Christmas Cracker fair for families, friends and neighbours from 2pm on Saturday. Attractions include stalls with gifts and...
View ArticleStore staff give youth cafe a lick of paint
Tesco in Towcester has lent a helping hand to the town’s Vision Youth Café.Not only did the store provide a DIY task force for its interior refurbishments, it also made a donation and provided fresh...
View ArticleChurch attracts new worshippers
St Laurence Church, Winslow, is attracting churchgoers from the wider Christian community to its Book of Common Prayer services.St Laurence is the latest of more than 60 churches to become corporate...
View ArticleNew lakeside footpath opens
St James Lake in Brackley has a new, improved footpath, thanks to community funding of nearly £90,000.Work to improve the pathway around the lake has finally been completed, with town mayor Fiona Baker...
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