Crackdown on illegal pesticides
Thames Valley Police are investigating the use and distribution of illegal pesticides, including counterfeits, across the Aylesbury Vale and Bicester areas.Operation Silo has been launched across the...
View ArticleMursley three points off top after narrow win
Mursley United remained within touching distance of the top two in South Midlands Division Two with a hard-earned 1-0 victory at home to Totternhoe.The hosts started well, operating with a back three...
View ArticleArdley beat Wantage to continue title charge
Ryan Brooks bagged a hat-trick as Ardley United extended their lead at the top of the Hellenic Premier Division with a crucial 3-0 win over title rivals Wantage Town.Kevin Brock’s side, who have lost...
View ArticleCampaigners lose Supreme Court appeal against HS2
Campaigners against HS2 have had their appeals against the legality of the scheme dismissed by the Supreme Court.This morning the court unanimously dismissed claims that the government failed to carry...
View ArticleAthletic edge ahead against rivals Buckingham
Buckingham Athletic edged the first leg of the Buckingham Senior Charity Cup semi-final 3-2 against rivals Buckingham Town on Tuesday evening. The Robins got off to the ideal start when Max Risby...
View ArticleBuckingham off to a flyer in 2014
Buckingham kick-started the new year with a topsy-turvy 20-15 win against Maidenhead in South West One East.Without a game for a month, this was Buckingham’s first outing in 2014 but they showed no...
View ArticlePriscilla Queen of the Desert (review). A bonza show from Down Under
Get a shot of Australian sunshine with tickets to see the oh so camp and cheesy feelgood musical Priscilla Queen of the Desert which opened at Milton Keynes Theatre this week.There’s nothing to beat...
View ArticleAction from this week’s local sporting fixtures
See pictures from three different sporting fixtures that took place this week, with Buckingham Athletic taking a slender 3-2 lead into the second leg of the Buckingham Charity Cup over rivals...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s film review: Wouldn’t it be nice if it was August? Not if you were...
The cinema schedule is groaning under the strain as heavyweight efforts continue to hit the screen, all aiming to build up a head of steam as we enter peak awards time. A typical effort is August:...
View ArticleFilm drama on subject of fracking
Winslow Community Cinema’s next film is tomorrow, Friday, when the club will be screening the 2012 US drama Promised Land, on the topical subject of fracking. Lights go out at 7.30pm in the Rose Room...
View ArticleTows maintain promotion challenge with nervy win
Towcestrians returned to their league campaign with a tense 18-16 win over Newbury in their first game of 2014. Following a long, weather-induced break, Towcester quickly established a strong hold in...
View ArticleSpeakers and a slap-up tea at over-60s club
New members are welcome at Winslow’s Cane & Able Club for the over-60s, which meets from 2.30pm to 5pm on the first Saturday of each month in the Saint Laurence Room, with a slap-up tea and...
View ArticleImproved Brackley overpowered by Daventry
Daventry overcame Brackley 52-17 in Midlands Three East South at the weekend despite a vastly improved performance from the lowly visitors.The home side tested Brackley’s resolve within the opening...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: About Time, Prisoners, Girl Most Likely
Cute comedic yarn ABOUT TIME (12: Universal) stands tall alongside Richard Curtis’s romantic classics Notting Hill and Four Weddings And A Funeral.Single man Tim (Domhnall Gleeson) turns 21 and gets...
View ArticleBREAKING: Third person arrested following unexplained death in Buckingham
A third person has been arrested in connection with the unexplained death of a 24-year-old woman in Buckingham on Tuesday.Police were called to a house in Addington Road, by paramedics shortly before...
View ArticleNew season kicks off in Florida
The opening round of the new Tudor United Sports Car Championship takes place this weekend at the Daytona International Speedway and Silverstone’s John Martin will be in the thick of the action, writes...
View ArticleWhat’s on
See what’s happening across the Advertiser and Review regionToday, FridaySteeple ClaydonMusical evening with Emma and Roy, £10 a ticket including ploughman’s supper, bring your own drinks, 7.30pm, Mark...
View ArticleClinical Witney power past Bicester IIs
With Bicester’s first team not in action at the weekend, the focus turned to the IIs but they were overpowered by a strong Witney side 26-0 in BBO Division Two.Despite the scoreline, Bicester compete...
View ArticleSilverstone team unevil new car
Silverstone-based Sahara Force India launched their VJM07 this week, the car the team will use in the 2014 FIA F1 World Championship, write Colin and James Beckett. The team will officially roll out...
View ArticleCouncils sitting on a £15.7m treasure chest
A nest egg of £15.7 million of housing developers’ cash is waiting to be spent by the district and county councils on Cherwell community projects, it has been revealed.The money, paid by developers as...
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