Lack of parking the real issue
Further to Councillor Rowlands assertion in your paper that Buckingham is ‘very adequately covered with off street parking provision,’ (‘Towns to benefit as wardens go private’, Buckingham and Winslow...
View ArticleHelp town build biggest beacon for Her Majesty
BUCKINGHAM Town Council is looking for help from the public to build the biggest beacon possible for The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.Anyone who has any old pallets, tree branches or wood they...
View ArticleCircus show for parents after free workshops
CHILDREN at Greens Norton Primary School got an early Easter treat on the last day of term during a visit by a two man travelling circus.Last Friday children from each year group took it in turns to...
View ArticleFormer mayor should be rewarded for work
I was surprised and disappointed to learn of Caryl Billingham’s resignation from Brackley Town Council.Having served Brackley for four decades, Gavin Moore’s detailed report in last week’s Advertiser...
View ArticleIn memory of high school sweetheart
A 39-YEAR-OLD woman from Brackley will be fulfilling the dying wish of her high school sweetheart when she takes part in the London Marathon this month.Tony Nicholls died in June 2010, aged 37, after a...
View ArticleView canal society’s work at exhibition
COSGROVE: Buckingham Canal Society will be holding an exhibition at Cosgrove Village Hall from 2pm to 4pm on Sunday, April 22, to show some of the restoration work they have done along the disused...
View ArticleGet informed on dementia
DEMENTIA: Find out more about dementia and what services are on offer to support local people at a free event from 1.30pm to 4pm on Wednesday, April 18, at Buckingham Community Centre.There will be...
View Article£30 load leads to a £5,000 fine for fly-tipper
A BICESTER man has been hit with a fine almost 166 times more than he earned for dumping rubbish in a lane near Caulcott.Mike Newman, 43, of Bartsia Road in Bicester, pleaded guilty to illegally...
View ArticleEaster Bazaar was a success
BAZAAR THANKS: The Friends Of Winslow Health Centre And Norden House Surgery would like to thank everyone who supportedtheir Easter Bazaar on Saturday, March 31.Thanks to people’s generosity with...
View ArticleTown meeting date for diary
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING: Winslow’s Annual Town Meeting will take place on Thursday, April 26, in the St Laurence Room, in the town’s market square.All residents, organisations and businesses are invited to...
View ArticleCharity lunches raise funds for emergency food parcels
WINSLOW people attending a series of Lent Lunches in the town’s St Laurence Room have raised money to help supply emergency food parcels to people in need.Winslow’s St Laurence Church organised six...
View ArticleAmbitious and lavish interiors show the cost of showing off
NATIONAL Trust property Claydon House, in Middle Claydon has reopened for the season with an exciting new exhibition and series of talks.The stately home, which has been occupied by the Verney family...
View ArticleRegion’s generosity lets Seb stand alone
A SOUTH Northants toddler is taking everything in his stride as the fund raising campaign to help give him an independent life draws to a close.In January Seb Strudwick returned from the United States...
View ArticleRare treat for visitors to Evenley woodland
AROUND 400 visitors to Evenley Wood Garden were given a rare treat when a cooperative of nurseries held a plant fair this month. The Rare Plant Fair is a cooperative of growers specialising in species...
View ArticleFun family dog show with serious message
EVERYONE and their dog is welcome at A Dog Watch Fun Day on Saturday, April 28, at the Winslow Centre.There will be lots of stalls and children’s activities on the day, from 10am to 4pm, and a fun dog...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to the new movie releases: Battleship, The Cabin In The Woods
IT seems likely that, in what passes for a garret in the fleshpots of Hollywood, some ambitious young screenwriter is even now working on a big budget movie treatment for the rainy afternoon favourite...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s guide to new DVD releases: The Deep Blue Sea, Snowtown, Keith
LOVERS are at loggerheads in 1950s-set drama THE DEEP BLUE SEA (12: Artificial Eye), a heart-rending adaptation of a Terence Rattigan play.Hester Collyer (Rachel Weisz), the wife of respected judge,...
View ArticleEaster visitors discover one of Towcester’s hidden gems
THE doors to one of Towcester hidden gems were thrown open to the public on Easter Monday. Hilary Bulman, members secretary of the Friends of St Mary’s Easton Neston, said as services only take place...
View ArticleSpeed dating for job seekers
JOBS: Young people can enjoy the recruitment equivalent of speed dating during the Northants Apprenticeship and Job Fair at Towcester Town Hall on Wednesday, April 18, from 2pm.The free event for...
View ArticleEaston Neston to host celebrity wedding for Mick’s daughter
THE DAUGHTER of one of the worlds most famous singers may be preparing to marry at Easton Neston House near Towcester.Jade, daughter of Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger, had planned to get married in...
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