SLIDESHOW: Firefighters at Bicester warehouse blaze
Firefighters say they are likely to be in place for the rest of the day at the scene of a warehouse blaze in Bicester.More than 45 firefighters were called to the incident at the Polestar Group...
View ArticleMan punched in the face during traffic incident in Bicester
A 19-year-old man was assaulted during a road traffic incident in Bicester on Bank Holiday Monday, May 27.At about 5pm, the victim was driving his peach VW Beetle on Rodney House roundabout and was...
View ArticleVIDEO: Fire at Polestar in Bicester
Firefighters from across north Oxfordshire were called to an industrial estate in Bicester in the early hours of this morning to reports of a fire in a paper goods warehouse.The fire is believed to...
View Articlecrime news
Police have issued an alert after items including a laptop were stolen from a home in Ruskin Walk overnight on Saturday.Thieves got in through a window and opened a back door with keys left in the lock.
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: After Earth, The Last Exorcism: Beginning Of The End
Smith & Son is the story we’re being sold for this week’s big new release – glossy special effects thriller After Earth features both Will and his boy Jaden, both of whom are perfectly bankable...
View ArticleRogue landlord crackdown
A national charity’s campaign to protect residents from unscrupulous landlords is being backed by Cherwell District Council.The Evict Rogue Landlords scheme, launched by housing charity Shelter, aims...
View ArticleCaution urged over Graven Hill
A council leader has urged caution as progress continues to be made on plans to create country’s largest development of self-build homes on land at Graven Hill near Bicester.Speaking on Monday night,...
View ArticleWarning over cold callers
Bicester police have issued a warning over rogue traders cold calling and targeting elderly householders for unnecessary work.Officers say there have been a number of recent incidents of traders...
View ArticleBook tables to aid Wellbeing Centre
Local people can reserve tables at a nearly-new sale and art and craft fair in aid of Bicester Health and Wellbeing Centre on July 6.Set up is from 8.30am, and the event runs from 10am to 1pm. Tables...
View ArticleSon’s tribute to Brian of the Lion
The enigmatic former landlord of the Red Lion in Brackley, Brian Wiles, has died aged 77 at his home in Spain.Son and current Red Lion landlord Nigel Wiles said before his father went into the pub...
View ArticlePolice search for victim after stabbing arrest
Police are searching for a man who is believed to have suffered a stab wound to his arm after a disturbance in Hudson Street in Bicester on Saturday morning.Police were called to Hudson Street,...
View ArticleRoyal seal of approval for Bicester wildflower meadow
Wildflower meadows near Bicester are to become part of a nationwide project to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s coronation.The Upper Ray Meadows, four miles south-east of Bicester between...
View ArticlePenny Farthings and vintage photos in Bicester event
Penny farthings can be seen around Crown Walk in Bicester this Saturday, June 8, as part of celebrations to mark the imminent opening of the town centre redevelopment.Vintage-style photographs will...
View ArticleOpening date and two hours’ free parking confirmed for Bicester’s town centre...
Bicester’s new town centre redevelopment will offer shoppers two hours of free parking when it opens on July 10, it has been revealed today.Partners Sainsbury’s, Stockdale Land and Cherwell District...
View ArticleRelief for riders and dog walkers
Users of a popular Stowe bridleway are breathing a sigh of relief, after a bid to open up the leafy lane to motor vehicles was turned down.Dog walkers and horse riders who regularly use the peaceful...
View ArticleThefts from vehicles
Police have issued an alert after a series of thefts from vehicles in Bicester last week.Between 7.30am on Tuesday and 6pm on Friday last week, cash was stolen from a vehicle in Ashdene Road.A cordless...
View ArticleBicester’s new Green Centre set to open today
Staff and volunteers at a new social enterprise in Bicester are preparing to open their doors to customers today, Friday.Bicester Green Centre for ‘Skills, Sustainability and Secondhand Stuff’, based...
View ArticleWork starts today on new hospital
Guests will assemble today, Friday, to witness the start of work on Bicester’s long-awaited new community hospital.The £5.2million facility is due to open in July next year.Plans involve the demolition...
View ArticleProgress on £5m plan for town’s civic centre
A contract is set to be awarded for the construction of Bicester’s £5million new civic centre.Members of Cherwell District Council’s (CDC) executive approved the measure at a meeting on Monday night,...
View ArticleArmed Forces Play Day at Bicester Garrison tomorrow
Families can have a free day of fun tomorrow, Saturday, when the Oxfordshire Play Association Armed Forces play event returns to Bicester Garrison in Ambrosden for a second year.Children can try a...
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