Looking to get fit in the New Year? Bicester to run rush hockey sessions
Bicester Hockey Club are running rush hockey sessions for anyone interested in getting fit or wanting to play the sport.Last year, the club had 14 adults between the ages of 19 and 54 try hockey by...
View ArticleYour opinion: Do you agree with the honours system?
James Heneghan asked people in Buckingham whether the New Year’s and Queen’s Birthday honours mean anything.David Chambers, from Buckingham, retired: “No, they’re given away for nothing. I think it is...
View ArticleArrests in drink drive campaign
Ninety-four people in Bucks and 62 in Oxon were arrested on suspicion of drink driving as part of Thames Valley Police’s Is It Worth The Risk? campaign from December 1 to 29.The campaign saw police...
View ArticlePopular singer plays Stony Stratford venue
Buckingham Accoustic Club regular Linda Watkins and her band are the guests on Friday, January 10, at Stony Stratford folk club The Song Loft, at the Cock Hotel, on the High Street.Linda Watkins is a...
View ArticleGentle exercise and relaxation sessions
Breathe Easy Winslow and Buckingham is holding gentle exercise and relaxation sessions, run by an experienced physiotherapist.Sessions take place from 12.30pm to 1.30pm on Fridays during term time at...
View ArticleVacancy announced at parish council
East and Botolph Parish Council has a vacancy for a parish councillor.The role is unpaid and typically involves six evening meetings a year.The parish council gets involved in many areas of village...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: American Hustle is an impressive period piece with...
“Some of this actually happened…”Here’s a thing – I can make you rich. If you’re in need of credit, cash or liquidity but are somehow challenged, crooked, or desperate, come to me and I’ll sort you...
View ArticleLocal football decimated by torrential rain
Many local football teams had a weekend off this week after torrential rain and driving wind caused the postponement of virtually every fixture.Brackley Town’s Conference North encounter at home to...
View ArticleSaints down to sixth after postponement
Brackley Town have slipped out of the play-off places in the Skill Conference North after Saturday’s fixture with Guiseley was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.Although heavy rain prevented Saints...
View ArticleBurglary at house in Towcester on Christmas Eve
A laptop and a television were stolen in a burglary in Richmond Road, Towcester.It happened on Christmas Eve, between 2.30pm and 4pm. Two men approached an 84-year-old man on his driveway and asked for...
View ArticleChristmas dinner for residents evacuated from Bicester home
Residents of Bicester’s Hanover Gardens celebrated a belated Christmas lunch at the Littlebury Hotel on Sunday after they had to be evacuated from their home on Christmas Eve.A Facebook group called...
View ArticleAlan Dee: No need to pay for A&E if we just had the right records
There’s been a lot of tutting about the suggestion that there should be a charge made if you visit a hospital A&E department and it turns out that it’s not really an emergency, and I can see how...
View ArticleAddington Manor to hold demo evening
Addington Manor Equestrian Centre is holding an evening demo on Thursday, January 16, from 7-10pm. The evening will be a family affair with Maria, Michael and Ferdi Eilberg featuring, while World Young...
View ArticleWinslow see off Crowthorne
Winslow RUFC battled with both the elements and a strong Crowthorne team to secure a much-needed 17-12 home victory in the Berks, Bucks & Oxon Championship.Crowthorne stuck first through a...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s film preview: After months of advance buzz, 12 Years A Slave...
Right, you’ve all had quite enough silliness and merriment over the holidays. Now let’s tackle some serious issues, OK?First up in the ‘released just in time to build up a head of steam for the Oscars’...
View ArticleBicester IIIs beat the rain but suffer loss at Chinnor
Bicester IIIs went down to a heavy 41-0 loss at Chinnor IVs in one of the few sporting fixtures that beat the weather at the weekend.The blend of youth and experience in the Bicester side failed to...
View ArticleBuckingham celebrate start of 100th year in style
Buckingham Golf Club’s 100th year began in style with over 200 members and guests attending the annual Drive In at the weekend.Entering their centenary year, the club are staging a number of events to...
View Article‘Don’t break up our community’
Residents at Upper Heyford Airbase are concerned their community will be shattered as they are forced to move out of their homes as part of a 10-year refurbishment project. Tenants of 28 bungalows,...
View ArticleCCTV images released of man police would like to talk to
Thames Valley Police has released CCTV images of a man it would like to speak to in connection with arson in Glory Farm, Bicester.At 6.40am on December 14, unknown offenders used accelerants to set...
View ArticleDecision on school transport policy
A decision on plans to change Oxfordshire’s home-to-school transport policy is due to be made by the council’s cabinet on February 4.The plans are based on the principle of offering free transport only...
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