Dadford woman’s MBE for services to the community
Ivy Cakebread, from Dadford, went to Windsor Castle last month to receive her MBE.Mrs Cakebread was named in the Queen’s 2012 Birthday Honours list in June, for services to the community of Stowe and...
View ArticleBenefit fraud doesn’t pay
BICESTER: A Bicester resident will have to pay back £2,700 after pleading guilty to making fraudulent benefits claims on Tuesday.Patricia Cashmore, 57, of Holm Way, pleaded guilty at Banbury...
View ArticleCall for young people’s views
BUCKINGHAM: Last week’s public consultation on future development in Buckingham was so popular (see page 4) that a similar event is taking place on Friday, for young people in the town. Organised by...
View Article‘Art Deco’ look for new store?
Buckingham Town Council’s planning committee received a presentation on a proposed plan for the former Chandos Cinema site, on Monday night.Midlands-based property development company UK & Maine...
View ArticleNew play area equipment chosen by kids
BUCKINGHAM: Work begins on Monday to remove the old children’s play equipment from Bourton Park, with a view to installing an exciting new play area.Buckingham Town Council consulted local schools to...
View ArticleShoebox drop-off point at library
Buckingham Town Council has arranged for the library to be a drop-off point for filled shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child this year. Boxes can be brought in during library hours – 9.30am to 7pm on...
View ArticleSilverstone’s biggest loser turns heads
Having been overweight since she was a child, a mum from Silverstone is turning heads after losing nearly eight stone.Lauren Leeson, 33, said she had been overweight since she was 11 years old and...
View ArticleConfiscation order after cash theft
A Bicester man who stole nearly £9,000 from his employer could have to cash in his pension following a confiscation order.David John Stafford, 49, from Roman Way, pleaded guilty to stealing money from...
View ArticleBicester firework display is hottest ticket this week
Bicester Round Table’s fireworks display is the hottest ticket in town this weekend.Advance tickets are now on sale around town, including at Spektacle Solutions in Granville Way for the first time...
View ArticleFirework event in Buckingham
BUCKINGHAM: Buckingham holds its annual bonfire and firework celebrations at Bourton Park tomorrow, Saturday.There will be an appearance by the Sealed Knot and a barbecue from 6pm onwards. The firework...
View ArticlePCC candidate’s special service
A 68-year-old martial arts expert, who competes internationally with men half his age, thinks he has the perfect experience to be Northamptonshire’s first Police and Crime Commissioner.Aged 17, UKIP...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: Rust And Bone
Rust And BoneOne of the main reasons for the resurgence and rebranding of French cinema recently has been the stunning output of Jacques Audiard. His films The Beat That My Heart Skipped and A Prophet...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Skyfall
“Think on your sins...This is the cyber threat at the heart of Skyfall – a doomsday scenario for the undercover spies the world over.Yes 007 is back (played once again by the excellent Daniel Craig) to...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to the pick of the week’s TV
SaturdayThe Late Great Eric Sykes (BBC Two, 8.45pm)Eric Sykes devoted his life to making people laugh, so the world was a lot duller when the final curtain came down on his showbiz career on July 4...
View ArticleConservation areas could be expanded
SOUTH NORTHANTS: South Northants Council (SNC) is consulting residents on the expansion of the Alderton, Blakesley and Rothersthorpe conservation area boundaries.In Blakesley, it is proposed that five...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Silent Hill –Revelation 3D
Welcome to back to Silent Hill, a place formed by the twisted psyche of those who have suffered unimaginable horrors, an alternate dimension ruled by demonic forces… If that sounds like the sort of...
View ArticlePolice appeal after firework pushed through letterbox in Towcester
ARSON: Police are appealing for witnesses after a firework was pushed through the letterbox of a property in Caernarvon Close, in Towcester on Saturday.The incident happened at around 11.30pm on...
View ArticleNorthants fire and rescue want your views on future priorities
Brackley and Towcester residents are being asked to help Northants Fire and Rescue Service work out its priorities over the next four years.A consultation period runs until January 4 next year for the...
View ArticleUniversity Technical College at Silverstone given the go-ahead
A new college for Silverstone has been given the go ahead by South Northants Council.The University Technical College (UTC) at Silverstone Circuit, is set to open in September next year.It will offer...
View ArticleSpecsavers gets into the Hallowe’en spirit
Staff at Specsavers Opticians dressed as spiders, witches and Batman villain The Joker as they hosted a Hallowe’en collection for Bicester Food Bank last week.The team at Specsavers in Crown Walk acted...
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