Alan Dee’s movie preview: The Wolverine nails a standard summer blockbuster...
If you ask me, the Hollywood suits who gave the green light for this week’s serving of summer blockbuster have really missed a trick.Yes, The Wolverine is packed with all the special effects action...
View ArticleAlan Dee: It’s time to spread the load for party planners
Regular readers kind enough to chortle at my restrained rage last week – you’ll remember that thoughtless family function guests, watermelons and guinea pigs were involved, but I don’t want to scratch...
View ArticleAlmost 1,000 Buckingham homes and businesses hit by power cut
Almost 1,000 homes and businesses across Buckingham were hit by a power cut yesterday afternoon.Network operator Western Power Distribution said 970 properties were hit by a power cut at 5.38pm.After...
View ArticleDiary date for bike fun day
Off-road racing, time challenges and unicycling will all be part of the fun at this year’s Bicester Bike and Family Fun Day.The free event will be held on Pingle Field on Saturday, August 31....
View ArticleFinmere School marks term end with medieval banquet
Pupils and staff from Finmere CofE Primary School enjoyed a medieval banquet as part of an end-of-term celebration on Monday this week.Children and staff from Boddington School and Culworth School...
View ArticleTemporary closure for Bicester Leisure Centre
Bicester Leisure Centre has been closed temporarily this afternoon, Tuesday, due to an electrical problem.The issue has affected facilities including the pool, toilets and showers. Contractors are...
View ArticleRoger Harlock Cup presented at Twyford
Children at Twyford School were praised for their green fingers last week when the Roger Harlock Cup was presented to Callum Bennett, from Year Three.The cup is in memory of a member of the Twyford...
View ArticleRegion reacts to royal baby news
People in the Advertiser and Review region have welcomed the birth of the royal baby yesterday, Monday.While businesses, including At Home in Buckingham have been getting into the spirit by dressing up...
View ArticleFive new members for Bicester Town Council after review
Bicester Town Council will get five new members from 2015, it was agreed on Monday night.Cherwell District Council (CDC) approved plans to increase Bicester Town Council from 15 members to 20, and to...
View ArticleFree lecture on local suffragettes
Burning To Get The Vote is the title of a free lecture about the suffagettes in the local area by Rev Colin Cartwright.The talk is at the University of Buckingham’s Chandos Road Building on...
View ArticleStrong support for Bicester young people’s discount card
Young people from Bicester can make serious savings and help support their town centre with a new discount card scheme.The BLink Card has been created by Bicester Youth Council for young people aged 11...
View ArticleScout group celebrates ‘fantastic’ 30th year
Beavers and Cubs from the 3rd Bicester (Glory Farm) Scouts celebrated the group’s 30th anniversary this week with an evening of water games.Founded in 1983, over the years the 3rd Bicester Scout Group...
View ArticleMan found dead in Bicester tattoo studio is named
A man who was found dead in a Bicester tattoo studio on Sunday has been named by the Oxfordshire Coroner’s Office.The body of Mariusz Michalak, 31, from Milton Keynes, was found by police in the...
View ArticleGreen light for new St Edburg’s CofE School
A new multi-million pound home for St Edburg’s CofE School has been given the green light by Oxfordshire County Council this week.Plans to create a new school site as part of the Kingsmere development...
View ArticleBarn becomes luxury getaway through LEADER
A Steeple Claydon barn has been converted into a successful luxury self-catering unit with funding from Aylesbury Vale’s LEADER programme.The barn was transformed after owner Christine Hodges created a...
View ArticleChance for Northants businesses to scoop awards
A date has now been set for the 23rd Northamptonshire Business Excellence Awards.Organised by Northamptonshire Newspapers in association with Northamtonshire Chamber, the free award scheme offers 10...
View ArticleSuccess for bid to save wildflower meadow
Ancient wildflower meadows near Bicester and Marsh Gibbon look set to be protected for posterity after supporters helped raise £270,000 in a matter of weeks.The Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust...
View ArticleSupermarket and health plans for Brackley overcoming delays
A developer has said it is continuing to ‘push hard’ despite a delay to plans that would create hundreds of new jobs and see the construction of the long-awaited replacement to the Brackley Cottage...
View ArticleHunt for mum continues
Police investigating the tragic death of Bicester tot Sarah Dahane say they are examining “options for extradition” as the search for the little girl’s mother continues.Thames Valley Police launched a...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Hugh Jackman is a muscular Wolverine, but it’s not...
Say hello once more to everyone’s favourite metal- clawed X-Man, easily the most cinematically prolific of the team.Logan, better known as Wolverine, is played for the sixth time by Hugh ‘Les...
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