Fuzzy logic behind TV numberplates
Look, it doesn’t really matter but it’s been gnawing away at me for a little while, so I thought I would share just in case can someone tell me. So what exactly is going on with car numberplates on the...
View ArticleUPDATED: Cyclist hurt in Bridge Street accident
A cyclist was treated by ambulance staff after an accident in Bridge Street in Buckingham on Tuesday morning.The accident, involving a young man, happened just before 9am and caused some delays in the...
View ArticleWhat does a horseburger taste like? We find out
Like everyone in Europe I was appalled to hear illegal, untraceable, and potentially unsafe horsemeat had entered the food chain.And like every editorial office around the country the Advertiser and...
View ArticleNo delay for Tesco and Bicester Village plans
Plans for a new Tesco Extra store and a major expansion of Bicester Village can proceed without delay after ministers decided not to ‘call in’ the decision.The Secretary of State for Communities and...
View ArticleNeil Fox’s films: Hansel and Gretel, Safe Haven
Hansel And Gretel: Witch HuntersIt hasn’t quite happened for Jeremy Renner has it? He broke through in scintillating fashion in the Oscar-winning The Hurt Locker.But since then his screen appearances...
View ArticleLast chance to apply for NHS Continuing Health Care funding
The end of this month sees the deadline for people in Bucks to apply for reimbursement if they have been paying for nursing care and meet the threshold for Continuing Health Care funding...
View ArticleRecord-breaking pantomime raises £5,000 for charity
Last month’s production of Goldilocks staged by the Launton Village Players has raised at least £5,000 for good causes.Ticket sales for performances at The Cooper School reached a record-breaking...
View ArticleNominate rural businesses for wildlife award
The RSPB has launched a campaign to find the region’s most wildlife-friendly rural business as part of the Nature of Farming Awards.Farms in Bucks, Oxon and Northants can be nominated for the national...
View ArticleVolunteers needed for community cafe to help youngsters
Community spirit is on the menu at an inspiring new volunteering project in Bugbrooke.Bugbrooke Community Cafe is looking for enthusiastic, sociable volunteers who are committed to improving the...
View ArticleWelcome service for new pastor
A service of welcome for the Winslow Christian Fellowship’s new pastor is being held in the main hall of the Winslow Centre at 11am tomorrow, Saturday.Rich Fisher is married with two young sons.He has...
View ArticleFirst Bicester resident takes up cash-saving Green Deal appraisal
A young mum has become the first person to take part in a new energy-saving scheme which should cut bills for Bicester households.Katy Gomarsall, 26, of Churchill Road, became the first resident to...
View ArticleNon-runners group set for Blenheim competition
A new Bicester group which helps former non-runners get fit is preparing for the OX5 run at Blenheim Palace on Sunday, March 10.Linda’s Ladies, launched in November by Bicester resident Linda Davies,...
View ArticleGood neighbours rally round to help stranded MK Chamber members
Members of a Milton Keynes business group that ceased trading earlier this week have been thrown a lifeline by good neighbours.The Milton Keynes and North Bucks Chamber of Commerce collapsed yesterday...
View ArticleTrack clearance work starts near Bicester
Work to clear the embankments of railway lines near Bicester is underway ahead of a judicial review into the East West Rail link.More than 50 per cent of the route between Bicester and Islip has now...
View ArticleCounty selects college executive
Members of a new Interim Executive Board (IEB) for Bicester Community College have been named by Oxfordshire County Council following a damning Ofsted report.The announcement came after the county’s...
View ArticleDistrict council tax bill stays put for a fourth year running
Bicester taxpayers will not be forking out more for many council services after Cherwell District Council’s share of the bill was frozen for a fourth consecutive year. People living in Band D homes...
View ArticleStore marks first birthday
Members of staff from Bicester’s Wilkinson store have marked the milestone of a year’s successful trading.Staff held a fundraising fancy dress birthday party, raising £50 for the store’s charity of the...
View ArticleVisiting lecturer challenges the common view on obesity
When it comes to weight loss, conventional wisdom has always said to eat less and exercise more.But science journalist Gary Taubes has come up with a hypothesis which he says will turn this idea on its...
View ArticleGeoff Cox DVDs: Argo, Gambit, Love Bite
Fresh from its Best Picture success at the Oscars, gripping fact-based drama ARGO (15: Warner) arrives on DVD.Directed by and starring Ben Affleck, a story involving the CIA, Hollywood and the...
View ArticleSeven-year high for Oxon school choice
The percentage of Oxfordshire children getting a place at their first-choice secondary school is at its highest since 2006.Almost 93 per cent of children, a total of 5,445 pupils, were allocated a...
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