Geek chic could prove a big hit for BBF member
A member of the Bucks Business First group has helped launch a new wireless speaker based on Dr Who’s space-travelling time machine, the TARDIS.WhoSounds, the company formed to manufacture and market...
View ArticleWatch out for signs of illegal rave
Aylesbury Vale residents are asked to watch out for signs of an illegal rave being set up tonight or tomorrow, Friday or Saturday.Thames Valley Police have received intelligence that suggests a rave...
View ArticleBin collections over Easter in Brackley and Towcester
Householders in Brackley and Towcester are being reminded about the arrangements for bin collections over Easter.Services will continue as normal on Good Friday (March 29). There will be collections on...
View ArticleProgramme of film screenings in rural towns and villages
Centre Screen Northants has announced its programme of screenings in towns and villages around the area for April.Part of the Big Country Rural Cinema Network, the community cinema scheme enables local...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Jack The Giant Slayer
Fee, fi, fo, fum…ask not whence the thunder comes, for between heaven and earth is a perilous place, home to a fearsome giant race, who hunger to conquer the mortals below, waiting for the seeds of...
View ArticleFree screening of anti-globalisation film in Winslow
The Winslow Transition Group has a screening of The Economics Of Happiness on Wednesday, April 3, at 7.30pm in the Bell Hotel’s function room.Entry is free. The film argues against globalisation and...
View ArticleDon’t miss chance to get advice on benefits changes
Organisations including Buckingham Children’s Centre, Citizens Advice, Buckingham Job Club, MK Credit Union and the Bucks Family Information Service will be represented on a stand outside Waitrose from...
View ArticleOverturned lorry spills load of chicken feed
A carriagway of the A421 Buckingham bypass has been closed at Tingewick to assist a clean-up operation, after a lorry spilled its load this afternoon.Fire, police and ambulance services were called at...
View ArticleEaster tea party at Crossroads Care in Wicken
Crossroads Care, in Wicken, recently held an early Easter tea party for their clients .Colette Hunter, area manager for Crossroads Care north Bucks and Milton Keynes said tea and cupcakes were laid on...
View ArticleAlan Dee: It’s never great to decide not to punctuate
So its crunch time tomorrow on whether councillor’s in Mid Devon decide to banish apostrophe’s from street signs.If you read the preceding paragraph without tutting, or even realising something was...
View ArticleAlarm saves sleeping family from house fire
Bucks Fire & Rescue Service is urging people to check their smoke alarms once a week, after a Great Horwood family had a narrow escape on Monday.Thanks to their working smoke alarm, the family of...
View ArticleHigh hopes for a colourful parade at 2013 Carnival
Organisers of the Brackley Carnival have raised the stakes this year by put up prizes for the most colourful parade entries. The group which best interprets the ‘Carnival of Colour’ theme will receive...
View ArticleLooking for pictures from Royal Latin School game at Twickenham
Were you at the Royal Latin School’s game against Felsted at the Daily Mail Vase rugby tournament at Twickenham last weekend?We are putting together a story about the school’s win at the event and are...
View ArticleUse mobiles to report potholes
Bicester residents are being encouraged to upload pictures and locations of potholes using their mobile phones in a new scheme set up by Oxfordshire County Council.Potholes reported to...
View ArticleGet involved in YoBs’ new three-day art extravaganza
Members of a Bicester youth action team dedicated to improving their community will host a new three-day art exhibition.The ironically-named YoBs – or Youth of Bicester – are inviting artists aged 15...
View ArticleJoin churches for Walk of Witness
Bicester’s church congregations will come together for a Walk of Witness on Good Friday.The silent procession will set off from St Edburg’s Church after a short service at 11am, and will head through...
View ArticleTwo charged over burglary
Two people have been charged with burglary, fraud and taking a car without the owner’s consent after a burglary at a home in Weston-on-the-Green last week.Michelle Bramham, 43, and Colin Mateley, 30,...
View ArticleGet on board for skateboard, scooter and BMX contest
Buckingham Town Youth Council is bringing a skateboard competition to Buckingham in June. It will be held on on Saturday, June 22, in the Bridge Street skate park, and it will be divided into three...
View ArticleManager chosen for green centre
Bicester Green Centre has appointed a manager ahead of its official opening next month.The new social enterprise, based in Station Approach, will be a one-stop shop for training, sustainability and...
View ArticleCOMMUNITY
Children can join in the fun at the Mayor of Bicester’s charity Easter egg hunt and bonnet parade, which kicks off at noon next Thursday in Garth Park.All entrants will get a small gift and winners...
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