Could the winds of change turn in favour of Helmdon residents?
THE threat posed by wind farms on the tranquil south Northants countryside could be receding after a decision in Norfolk put aside the national need in favour of local feeling. South Northants MP...
View ArticlePupils’ portraits of Queen in high street shop window
YEAR 2 children at Buckingham Primary School have been busy painting for the Diamond Jubilee. And their portraits are now proudly hanging in the window of Dandy Lions, in Buckingham’s High Street.The...
View ArticleBuckingham man LEDs the way on CO2 savings
A BUCKINGHAM man hopes to be a beacon for the future as he brings the latest energy saving light bulbs, which have a life span measured in decades, to the town.Mark Simmons of the Energy Association...
View ArticleKids find tasty ways to get their five a day
CHILDREN at Page Hill Nursery got to feel, smell and taste all manner of fruit and veg when Brad Anderson from Waitrose, Buckingham, came into the nursery.Nursery manager Georgina Barnes said: “We’d...
View ArticleRegal evening to mark jubilee
BICESTER Choral and Operatic Society will celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with a night of song on Saturday, June 30.The performance, entitled Kings and Queens, will be held in Marsh Gibbon...
View ArticleFree repairs to get Bicester back in the saddle
FREE bike repairs will be on offer in Bicester this summer thanks to a new partnership between the Eco Bicester group and the Oxford Bicycle Company. All of the drop-in repair workshops will run from...
View ArticleCharity sale for hospital
NEARLY NEW SALE: A Buckingham woman has organised a children’s nearly new sale at Calvert Green Community Hall on Saturday, June 9.There will be 28 tables at the sale, as well as a bouncy castle,...
View ArticleGive your views on new train timetable
BICESTER rail passengers have until the end of next week to comment on plans for Chiltern Railways’ new timetable.The rail operator says the new December 2012 timetable will offer improved spacing of...
View ArticleDecision due over £130m rail scheme
A £130million scheme to create a fast new Oxford-London rail link via Bicester got back on track as a public inquiry resumed this week.The inquiry, which has rumbled on since November 2010, was...
View ArticleBuzz Clubs faces closure
WINSLOW’S out-of-school club is set to close in August if it can’t find some financial support.The Buzz Clubs, which offers before and after-school and holiday clubs on a site at Winslow Combined...
View ArticleA peak at how low we have all come...
KEEN students of monarchist hype will recall that when Her Maj actually had the crown placed on her head – 59 years ago, not 60, so there could be even more red, white and blue celebration to come in...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Prometheus
“If we don’t stop it, there won’t be any home to go back to…”Before the fateful events of the original Alien movie it seems that there were creatures from outer space tinkering with genetic DNA both on...
View ArticleChance to have experts look at your heirlooms
BBC TV’s popular Antiques Roadshow will be filming for its 35th series in the grounds of Stowe House on Thursday, July 19, and entry is free.Some of Britain’s leading antiques and fine arts specialists...
View ArticleGiving young people a boost
YOUTH COUNCIL GRANTS: Vision Youth Cafe, in Towcester, and Brackley Performing Arts Company are among several organisations to receive a boost from grants awarded by South Northants Youth...
View ArticleSupper ruined as two worlds collide in Players’ production
THE Brackley Players are set to round off the Jubilee celebrations with their latest production, Role Play, a comedy by Alan Ayckbourn.Set in a luxury London Dockland apartment. Justin and Julie Ann...
View ArticleWorries that Grand Prix campsite will damage vitality of Silverstone village
PEOPLE in Silverstone are worried its income will be seriously damaged after a campsite across the county border prepares to double in size ahead of the Grand Prix season. Every year up to 40,000 F1...
View Article‘We need your festive support’
BRACKLEY CHRISTMAS MARKET: Help is needed from members of the public and businesses for the next Christmas market. Support can take many forms - sponsorship, stall holders or financial - and anyone...
View ArticleTablers want Best Man tips
WEDDINGS: Men in Brackley are being asked to share their stories for a definitive guide to organising the ultimate stag do.Following the success of last year’s guide to the perfect best man’s speech,...
View ArticleInternational horse trainer holding clinic
HORSE CLINIC: The Buckingham Natural Horse Centre, at Akeley Wood, is hosting a four-day clinic by Australian international horse trainer Ken Faulkner from June 15 to 18.On Saturday, June 16, there...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: Ill Manors, Red Tails
Ill ManorsSometimes a creative voice emerges that cannot be ignored, with the power to ensure that flaws and creaks are overlooked and the big picture is grasped, and the importance of making big...
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