Saddle up for churches in OHCT Ride and Stride
Cyclists, walkers and horse riders can raise money for the upkeep of their favourite church with an annual sponsored event on Saturday, September 8.The Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust (OHCT) Ride...
View ArticleNo high speed broadband on Buckingham Industrial Park leads to loss in business
A Buckingham firm says it is losing out on thousands of pounds in business as it doesn’t have access to super fast broadband.Mike Moyse, managing director of Technical Support Department Ltd, on the...
View ArticleAppeal against refusal of plans to build 80 homes on Moreton Road in...
An appeal against refusal to grant planning permission for 80 new homes on Moreton Road, in Buckingham has become a public inquiry.An inspector appointed by the secretary of state will be conducting...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: Step Up 4, Offender
Step Up 4: Miami Heat 3DIf you can find anything redeemable, or original about this film, can you please tell me what that might be? I have no words for this. It feels insulting and patronising, but...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to the pick of the week’s TV
SATURDAYLondon – The Modern Babylon (BBC Two, 9.20pm)This feature-length documentary takes a look back at the past century of the capital’s history. An extensive patchwork of archive clips, songs,...
View ArticleAnswers emerge following question on Jubilee events
Questions about the cost of Brackley’s Jubilee celebrations are beginning to be answered.It had been feared the town’s council tax payer would have made a huge loss over the rain soaked weekend....
View ArticleCouncil keeps kids busy with song and dance
HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES: Children can spend a week writing and recording songs and devising dance routines to go with them as part of the South Northants Council programme of activities. The week will be...
View ArticleCharity walk over 10k raises £20,000
More than 200 Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire residents took part in a summer evening walk at Stowe House recently in support of Marie Curie Cancer Care.The Walk Ten event is expected to raise more...
View ArticleGreen Team take 999 service to award finals
STAFF at the ambulance service headquarters in Bicester are doing their bit to save the environment. The headquarters of the South Central Ambulance service is in Talisman Way in Bicester. Last week...
View ArticleBrackley RUFC Sausage and Cider Festival this weekend
Four local ciders top the list of 44 ciders and perries coming to the Brackley Sausage and Cider Festival on Saturday, August 11.One is from Northants, one from Banbury and two from Milton Keynes. The...
View ArticleCharity sounds a word of caution in advance of closing ceremony
Action on Hearing Loss is issuing a warning to Olympic athletes and spectators that they’re at risk of permanently damaging their hearing from the noise in the stadiums.Olympic officials have admitted...
View ArticleSummer of fun for district children
This summer village halls and recreation grounds across the district will host a series of activities to keep young minds and bodies busy this summer. Once again Aylesbury Vale District Council has...
View ArticleCompetition gets going as Strictly by Brackley couples are matched
The competition is starting to hot up after celebrities taking part in Strictly by Brackley 2012 were teamed up with their partners during the third practise session this week. Dancer Tizzy Jones said...
View ArticleVillage festival is coming soon
The Finmere Festival is on Saturday, September 1.The festival takes place on the village playing fields, to the north of the village centre, with pedestrian access via the gate in the car park. The...
View ArticleGold for former local Charlotte Dujardin
FORMER Finmere girl Charlotte Dujardin is a double Olympic champion after winning two dressage gold medals at London 2012.After helping Great Britain win a historic gold in the team dressage at...
View ArticleBank holiday family day supports local charities
AS ever, community groups in Winslow are getting ready to have a presence at the annual Winslow Show, on Bank Holiday Monday.The Friends of Winslow Health Centre and Norden House Surgery are asking for...
View ArticleKitty’s climb to change kids’ lives
A TINGEWICK student will be swapping the green fields of Bucks for the snowy slopes of Kilimanjaro next month, when she embarks on a climb for the charity Smile Train.Kitty Norwell, aged 20, who is...
View ArticlePolice move to reassure residents over Pitchcott encampment
POLICE are reassuring people that a gathering being held this week at Riverside Farm, Pitchcott, is a prayer meeting and not an illegal traveller encampment, but they are urging people to report any...
View ArticleFall in rate of rape case reaching a courtroom in Northants
New figures have revealed a significant drop in the percentage of rape cases and serious sex attacks making it to court in Northamptonshire.The figures come despite repeated efforts by Northants Police...
View ArticleChance for south Northants residents to shape policing priorities
Residents have a chance to have their say on the policing priorities for the district during events in Brackley and Towcester supermarkets this week. Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 15, members of the...
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