Packed season for Brackley Morris Men
The Morris dancing season is about to get into full swing as the Brackley side prepares for the annual day break performance in the town centre on Wednesday, May 1.Every year the Red Lion off Brackley...
View ArticleHotline to tackle hate crime
Police, local authorities and a national charity have joined forces to support victims of ‘hate crime’ in Oxfordshire.A new hotline has been commissioned through the Stop Hate UK charity for people to...
View ArticleHave a say on number of councillors in district
The independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England is asking local people how many councillors they think should represent Aylesbury Vale District Council (AVDC) in the future.The...
View ArticleCriticism for plans to shorten school break
Education Secretary Michael Gove’s proposal to extend the school day and reduce the summer holidays has received a mixed reaction from school leaders in Northants.Mr Gove told an education conference...
View ArticleCampaigners fear new turbine proposal
Campaigners have said the combined effect of individual wind turbines popping up around south Northants will change the landscape ‘substantially’.For the past two years members of the Tove Action Group...
View ArticleWelcome for extra pubs and eateries in Bicester town centre
Plans to boost the number of restaurants in Bicester’s new town centre were given the go-ahead on Thursday last week.The developers of the new town centre had asked for permission to allow bars and...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Quartet, Alex Cross
There’s nothing startling or challenging about Dustin Hoffman’s first film as a director. But QUARTET (12: Momentum) is a delightful romantic comedy drama that’s a treat for viewers and the cast.And...
View ArticleCelebrating life and mind of a great poet
Acclaimed professional actor James Clarkson is performing a celebration of the life and mind of the poet John Donne at St Mary’s Church, Addington, on Friday, May 10.Entitled The Monarch Of Wit, the...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Iron Man 3
“Hi, I’m Tony Stark. I build neat stuff, I’ve got a great girl, occasionally I save the world. So why can’t I sleep?”Yes, the wisecracking, heavy metal-suited superhero Iron Man is back, fresh from...
View ArticleStation to close for revamp
Bicester Police Station will close to the public for four weeks from tomorrow, Tuesday, while maintenance work is carried out.The front counter will close temporarily while a new heating system is...
View ArticleGardens feted in music and poetry
Concert pianist Sally Mellor and actor and landscape gardener Francesca Murray are presenting an evening of music and poetry, In Celebration Of Gardens, at the Radcliffe Centre, Buckingham, in support...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Can’t be bothered to vote? This would encourage you...
In idle hours I cast my mind back to the dullest jobs I’ve ever had to tackle.A particular night from my youth springs to mind – I’d snaffled what was expected to a plum ‘tips galore’ gig running the...
View ArticleBicester homes set to get £170,000 in free green upgrades
A group of 14 lucky households will get energy-saving home improvements worth a total of £170,000 as part of the Bicester Green Deal project.The homes will have improvements installed for free in...
View ArticleWinslow coffee morning a fundraiser for Alec’s Angels
Enjoy a hot drink and help raise money for local charity Alec’s Angels at a coffee morning from 10am to noon on Saturday, in the St Laurence Room, Winslow.Stalls will include a tombola, plant stall and...
View ArticleSchool to play host to church
Well Street United Church is to start holding its Sunday services at the Royal Latin School.For some years, the church has held three services every Sunday and, as the church has grown, space and...
View ArticleTories and UKIP clash over roadside adverts in south Northamptonshire
A row has broken out between UKIP and Conservative politicians in South Northamptonshire over roadside adverts.Members of UKIP attached a number of adverts for their party to posts alongside the A5 and...
View ArticleJapanese tsunami memorial event
Two years on from the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, University of Buckingham students are hosting a fundraising memorial event from 6pm to 10pm on Monday, May 6, in Old Tanlaw Mill.There will be a...
View ArticleAnzac Day is marked in Padbury
Buckingham Rotary guests from New Zealand laid wreaths in Padbury last week to mark Anzac Day.5 Ferns came to Buckingham as part of a group exchange and asked if they could lay wreaths at the war...
View Articlecrime news
Cash and jewellery were stolen in a burglary in Scampton Close in Bicester on Friday.Thieves forced open conservatory doors to get into the home, which was broken into at some time between around 9am...
View ArticleChance to tour groundbreaking prison project
A project which has seen prisoners turn a derelict site into a thriving farm and garden education centre will open its doors to the public in two events this summer.Visitors can tour the Farms and...
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