New recruits for high-tech Brackley firm
A high-tech Brackley engineering company has appointed four new engineers.KWSP integrates knowledge and technology from a wide range of disciplines, including motorsport, to deliver high-performance...
View ArticleMini-memoir by former Buckingham girl
A former Royal Latin School student has published a mini-memoir. In 1978 author Fay Knowles, who lived in Buckingham as a girl, took a trip to Scotland with her mother and two young sons, to revisit...
View ArticleAldi boosts wages as it looks for 4,000 new recruits
Supermarket Aldi has upped the pressure on its rivals after announcing it will increase pay to at least £8.53 an hour next month. The German discounter said more than 3,350 UK employees will benefit...
View ArticleFamilies warned ahead of Flytipping Friday
Families have been warned to resist the temptation to dump unwanted rubbish as Britain prepares for the busiest fly-tipping weekend of the year.Friday could see record numbers of fly tippers across the...
View ArticleShopper asks Tesco to ban customers in pyjamas and dressing gowns
A Tesco shopper has called on the supermarket giant to ban customers in sleepwear after posting a picture of two women walking the aisles in their dressing gowns.The man, who later removed his post...
View ArticleFrank and Sadie celebrate 70 years of happy marriage at Maids Moreton care home
A whopping 70 years of marriage was cause for celebration this week, at a care home in Maids Moreton. Frank and Sadie Earney, both residents of Gracewell in Church Street, have been busy celebrating...
View ArticleURGENT RECALL: Parents urged to stop using range of kids’ beds and cots after...
Parents are being urged to stop using a range of cots and children’s beds IMMEDIATELY - which are being linked to the sudden death of a newborn baby.The death of the seven-month-old child at a York...
View ArticleTory peer Michael Heseltine fined £5k after he knocked down a cyclist in his...
Former Deputy Prime Minister Michael Heseltine has been landed with a £5,000 fine after knocking down a cyclist in Northamptonshire and breaking the rider's arm in four places.The 83-year-old Tory...
View ArticleThe future is retro: could your old tech be worth a fortune?
While shiny new PlayStation 4 Slims and Xbox One S games consoles are likely to be high up on the wish lists of many this Christmas, others would like nothing more than to slip back in time to the...
View ArticleNew Year overtaken by summer holidays as peak divorce season
New Year has been overtaken by the end of the summer holidays as peak divorce season, according to family lawyers.With the return to work in January - dubbed ‘Divorce Day’ by solicitors in recent times...
View ArticleSugar-free drinks ‘as bad as real thing’
Drinking Diet Coke won’t stop you getting fat, according to new research. Ditching your favourite beverage for its heavily marketed sugar free alternative is no better for preventing weight gain - and...
View ArticleFood processors recalled over blade danger fears
A high street retainer has recalled a range of food processors over fears that parts of the devices’ blades could detach.John Lewis has issued a recall notice for food processors DFP14BCNJLU and...
View ArticleFive little-known diseases to watch out for in 2017
The phrase “emerging disease”, to describe an infectious disease that is new to humans or which is suddenly increasing its geographical range or number of cases, dates back to the 1960s.The...
View ArticleCleaning ears with cotton buds bad for you
It may be satisfying getting a cotton wool bud to clear your ears of gunk, but cleaning away earwax could damage your hearing, according to a new study. Many people think earwax is a sign of...
View ArticleHunt for absconder from Springhill prison with links to Milton Keynes and...
Police are hunting a prolific burglar who escaped from HMP Springhill in Buckinghamshire on Friday.Gavin Burnett escaped from the open prison at about 3pm on January 6 and is yet to be located.Burnett,...
View ArticleResidents asked to be vigilant after spate of thefts from Vehicles
The Buckingham & District Neighbourhood Policing Team (NHPT) is asking residents to be vigilant and not leave property in their vehicles when parked and unattended. The Buckingham & District...
View ArticleKitchen Hob the most reliable home appliance
If you’re wondering what’s going to go wrong next in your household - it might be the freestanding cooker you bought ten years ago.Consumer organisation Which? has surveyed its membership and tracked...
View ArticleToday is your last chance to defend your right to know
Today is your last chance to stand up and defend a free British press - and your right to know.COMMENTIn an age of fake websites, internet trolls and unregulated social media driven by faceless global...
View ArticleBona fide music legend Georgie Fame picks Aylesbury church as starting venue...
St Mary’s Church in Aylesbury is set to play host to a very special star indeed - music legend Georgie Fame. This is quite a coup for promoter Frank Wormald, who has been working hard in recent years...
View ArticleBCC Grant provides Winslow with medical cards that could be "the difference...
The ICE card is a small medical card designed to fit in a person’s wallet, bag or pocket. Paramedics can instantly see important information to help with an emergency, such as the holder’s next of kin...
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