Geoff Cox’s DVDs: Seven Psychopaths
Hitmen-on-holiday caper In Bruges had instant cult appeal and remains one of my favourite films, particularly after a visit to the beautiful Belgian city last year.Writer/director Martin McDonagh...
View ArticleAppointment for new free school
The Bicester area’s first free school has appointed a new head of early years provision as it prepares to take its first pupils in September.Parents can meet Heyford Park Free School’s new director of...
View ArticleHead’s diary is insight into a different world
A fascinating new addition to the Royal Latin School archive will be on view to visitors attending the school’s next Archive Day on May 1.More than 100 Old Latins will be attending the event, which is...
View ArticleCollision witnesses sought after death of man, 79
The family of a man who died after a road traffic collision on Tuesday have released a tribute.Peter White, aged 79, from the Winslow area, died following a collision at about 4.50pm outside Bacon...
View ArticleFireplace tragedy: charges dropped against builders
The parents of a boy who died after a badly-fitted fireplace collapsed and killed him, said they were “very disappointed” with a decision to drop the charges against the firm that built their...
View ArticleMan arrested following incidents in Bicester
A man has been arrested following two incidents in Bicester yesterday, Saturday, April 6.A 26-year-old man from Bicester has been arrested on suspicion of burglary and sexual assault and is currently...
View ArticleNight of wine and poetry readings at Cole’s Books event
Poets Mac McFadden and Bob Hill will appear at an event in Cole’s Books in Bicester this Friday, April 12.The evening will include one of the bookshop’s popular open mic sessions.The event starts at...
View ArticleMan hit by train in Bicester
A man has died after he was hit by a train in Bicester this afternoon, Monday.British Transport Police (BTP) said officers were called to the Bicester to Banbury railway line in Howes Lane at around...
View ArticleUniversity of Buckingham pays tribute to Margaret Thatcher
The University of Buckingham has paid tribute to Margaret Thatcher following her death today, Monday.Baroness Thatcher, as the former Secretary of State for Education, formally opened the University...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Let’s all sit back and watch the housework on TV
When John Logie Baird enjoyed his first fleeting successes with his infant television technology – thus securing his place in the record books even though his version was pretty pants and soon...
View ArticleLunchtime clarinet classics performance
The University of Buckingham’s spring schedule of concerts and lectures kicks off next week with a performance of clarinet classics.Distinguished international pianist Peter Hewitt returns to the...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Spring Breakers
“…God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.”I have to admit to being surprised when...
View ArticleBeerhounds on a mission for animal sanctuary
Bicester Beerhounds Motorcycle Club took hundreds of pounds’ worth of food, bedding and accessories to the Oxfordshire Animal Sanctuary on their third annual Pet Food Run on Saturday.A total of 35...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s cinema preview: Oblivion, Scary Movie 5, The Place Beyond The Pines
There are a number of phrases that leap out from a film’s marketing push that immediately make me want to consign it to the ‘don’t bother’ dump.Any reference to found footage, teenage werewolves, the...
View ArticlePublic exhibitions on new Winslow development plans
Housing developers Gladman are running public consultation events over plans for two new residential developments in Winslow.Some homes in the town have been leafleted with information on the two...
View Article‘Pedstock’ returns to village
The Pedstock mini-festival is set to make a return to Stoke Lyne near Bicester this summer.The one-day free music festival will be held on Stoke Lyne Playing Field on Saturday, June 29.Live music...
View ArticleSt Edburg’s Church to host mayor’s charity concert
A charity concert in St Edburg’s Church in Bicester will include the finals of the county’s Muir Mathieson Memorial Competition on Friday, April 26.The concert, hosted by Bicester Town Mayor Councillor...
View ArticleBicester man kicked out of home after police drugs raids
Bicester police have hailed the eviction of a man from his housing association home as a ‘fantastic result’ this week.Coran Bateman was evicted from the home in Blackburn Walk at the end of March after...
View ArticleBook your tickets for latest offering from the Players
Tickets are on sale now from Jennie Wren’s Tea Rooms for the Winslow Players’ latest production, Death In High Heels, set in a small 1930s couture house off Regent Street. Behind the glamour and...
View ArticleNominate your village pub in Aylesbury Vale competition
People across north Bucks are being asked to nominate their local in the 2013 Aylesbury Vale Village Pub of the Year Awards.Nominations close on May 17, and finalists will feature in a village pub...
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