Smoke alarm advice following fire at flats on a Winslow street
A firefighter is reminding homeowners about the importance of smoke detectors following a blaze at a block of flats in Winslow.At around 3.45pm on Wednesday, August 7, five fire crews were called to...
View ArticleFormer Royal Latin School pupil’s warning to campers after gas explosion
A former Royal Latin School pupil has warned summer festival-goers to get rid of dangerous old-style camping gas canisters after narrowly escaping serious injury.Felix Eve, a former Chackmore resident...
View ArticleTown puts new cottage hospital on wish list for development
As Towcester prepares to almost double in size, talks over the potential for a cottage hospital have emerged.Tony Wilkinson, from Woodend, is a member of the south Northants Health and Wellbeing forum....
View ArticleDouble tragedy for family
A coroner has recorded a verdict of suicide in an ‘extremely sad case’ after a Bicester teenager was hit and killed by a train four years after his father took his own life.Oxfordshire Coroner Darren...
View ArticleWelcome to our new look website
The Advertiser and Review website now has a new look for its great mix of local news, sport and information.If you’re accessing the desktop version, you will notice a fresh new design. There is also a...
View ArticleOlympic champion pips Towcester racer
Hannah Barnes said she was blown away by the mass of fans that roared the Towcester racer down the home straight on The Mall in the inaugural Prudential RideLondon Women’s Grand Prix on...
View ArticleBicester swim duo impress at national championships
Youngsters Kieran Bird and Tom Thornley became the first swimmers in Bicester Blue Fins history to compete at the National Age Group Swimming Championships that took place last week. This year has been...
View ArticleSecond exhibition following Silverstone event
Northants Chamber is inviting businesses from across the county to take part in its second business exhibition of the year next month.The event, to be held at The Park Inn in Northampton on Friday,...
View ArticleVIDEO: Bicester Teddy Bears’ Picnic
Hundreds of families went along to the Teddy Bears’ Picnic and Activity Day in Garth Park on Wednesday. The sun shone as children from all over Bicester brought along their teddy bears to be judged by...
View ArticleHenry VI (review). Anne Cox watches bloody rebellion at Milton Keynes Theatre
Shakespeare came up with his own version of our troubled royal antecedents in an epic trilogy that put one of England’s weakest kings, Henry VI, at its heart.Under scrutiny there are probably quite a...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: A-ha and ha ha, Alan Partidge makes a welcome big...
This message comes to you from the home of international broadcasting and the world famous nerve centre for all things chat, That’s right, North Norfolk Digital…I’m Alan Partridge (A-ha!) and this is...
View ArticleBuckingham to open season against Witney
Buckingham Rugby Club will kick-off their new season with a home encounter against Witney.Alan Lane’s side won promotion last season and will start their new South West One East league campaign on...
View ArticleHenry VI (review). Anne Cox watches bloody rebellion at Milton Keynes Theatre
Shakespeare came up with his own version of our troubled royal antecedents in an epic trilogy that put one of England’s weakest kings, Henry VI, at its heart.Under scrutiny there are probably quite a...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Dear Masterchef, please answer the continuing conundrum of the...
My guilty TV treats are few, but I have to admit that Masterchef is among them. I know it’s all as much an assembly-line exercise in entertainment as any other successful format, and follows a formula...
View ArticleHousing market may have finally turned a corner, say experts
The East of England’s housing market appears to have finally turned a corner as buyers returned to the market in their biggest numbers for four years, says the latest RICS Residential Market...
View ArticlePilot and boy injured in light aircraft crash in Northamptonshire
An eyewitness has described the moment she heard “big bang” and saw a light aircraft crash into a Northamptonshire fieldRosie Nichols was riding near Canons Ashby House, near Daventry, when she saw the...
View ArticleNo need for resits with new course
The University of Buckingham is offering a new alternative for students who didn’t get the A-levels needed to do a degree.The university is opening a new foundation department, enabling students to...
View ArticleFibrobyalgia support group meeting
The next meeting of the Aylesbury Vale Fibromyalgia Support Group takes place from 2pm to 4pm on Friday, at the Buckingham Centre in Verney Close, Buckingham. The group is for people who have...
View ArticleRobins suffer opening day defeat
Buckingham Town opened the new season with a disappointing 2-0 loss against recently-promoted Peterborough Sports in United Counties League Division One.The Robins were in high spirits following a good...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: 2 Guns has high-calibre stars but goes off at...
Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg in a cop drama? Now that sounds like a grown-up movie.Both stars have built up a body of work that includes a whole string of intense, conflicted law enforcement...
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