Royals continue good form
Having booked their place in the League Cup final the week before, Moretonville U16 Girls Royals visited Tower Hill and came away with an excellent 3-0 win. In blustery conditions and in an even game,...
View ArticleBrady remains upbeat ahead of second leg
Brackley Town manager Jon Brady is confident his side can overturn a 2-1 deficit in their play-off semi-final second leg against Altrincham tomorrow.Saints produced a battling away performance in the...
View ArticleMotorcyclist injured in crash that has closed A5 near Towcester
Police have closed the A5 north of Towcester after an accident involving a car and a motorbike.The accident happened near the turnoff for Foster’s Booth Road, Pattishall, at about 7.40am on Friday.The...
View ArticleRita Ora turns up the heat at Bicester Village
Chart-topping singer and style icon Rita Ora was star guest at the opening of the new British Designers’ Collective Boutique at Bicester Village yesterday, Thursday.The artist, whose hits include Hot...
View ArticleOxfordshire County Council election results
Election results for Oxfordshire County Council have started to come in.The results so far are:Bicester West: Les Sibley (Ind), 964 votes - elected; Norman Bolster (Con), 364; Darren Cain (UKIP), 241;...
View ArticleBucks County Council: Conservatives retain control
Conservatives have retained overall control of Bucks County Council following this morning’s election count.The party has won 36 seats, receiving 41 per cent of the overall vote.But UKIP have gained...
View ArticleBicester stays blue despite Conservative losses
Bicester has remained a Conservative-majority town following today’s election result despite the party losing 21 seats across the county since the 2009 elections.This afternoon’s result means the...
View ArticleStrakka crash out at Silverstone
The Whittlebury-based Strakka Racing team endured a difficult opening race for the start of their 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) assault when their HPD ARX-03a crashed out of the 6-Hours...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVD reviews: Les Miserables
Even if it doesn’t convert those who loathe musicals, well-mounted film ‘poperetta’ LES MISERABLES (12: Universal) will please fans of the long-running stage sensation.Tom Hooper, who directed The...
View ArticlePassenger numbers soar
Business is booming at Bicester’s railway stations after they recorded a total increase in passenger numbers of more than 150,000 in a year.Figures released this week by the Office of Rail Regulation...
View ArticleRobins out of the bottom two
Buckingham Town moved out of the bottom two in UCL Division One after an impressive 1-1 draw at Northampton Spencer on Tuesday.The Robins are now up to 17th and above Wootton Blue Cross on goal...
View ArticleSuperb Saints reach play-off final
Brackley Town are into the Blue Square North play-off final after a 4-2 aggregate win over Altrincham.Going into the second leg 2-1 behind, Saints made a lightening start at St James’ Park when...
View ArticleBrady ecstatic as Saints reach play-off final
Brackley Town manager Jon Brady was bursting with pride after seeing his side book their place in the Blue Square North play-off final with a 4-2 aggregate win over Altrincham at St James’ Park...
View ArticleNew series makes Silverstone debut
The BRDC Formula 4 Championship made its debut at Silverstone with three races taking place at a race meeting organised by MotorSport Vision Racing (MSVR).BRDC Formula 4 has been introduced for the...
View ArticleRosberg hopeful of European success
Nico Rosberg is looking forward to the European leg of the FIA F1 World Championship season starting in Barcelona at the Circuit de Catalunya next weekend, write Colin and James Beckett.The German has...
View ArticleSainsbury’s aims to inspire young artists
Sainsbury’s has invited schoolchildren in Bicester to design a new shopping bag to celebrate the completion of the Bicester town centre redevelopment this summer.All schools in Bicester are being...
View ArticleSavage picks Brackley as his Team of the Day
Former Leicester City footballer Robbie Savage chose Brackley Town as his “non-league team of the day” on Saturday after Saints’ stunning 3-0 play-off win over Altrincham.Savage, who also played for...
View ArticleWI members lobby MP over need for midwives
Three members of Winslow Women’s Institute met MP for Buckingham John Bercow on Friday, April 26, to lobby him on the need for more midwives.Valerie Alsford, Sue Whiteley and Ellinor Salt, all from...
View ArticleLaughs and music to come at MK Theatre
Classic comedy and a musical will be making their way to Milton Keynes Theatre later this month.Abigail’s Party, a ‘ruthlessly accurate and painfully funny observation of the pretensions of suburbia’...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Dead Man Down
“They killed my wife. They killed my daughter. They should have made sure they killed me too.”If you’re in the mood for a dark crime revenge thriller from the maker of the original The Girl With The...
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