Gene to attend Ferrari car launch
Scuderia Ferrari will launch their new 2014 F1 car tomorrow, Saturday, via the internet before taking it to Spain for next week’s opening pre-season test.Former Buckingham University student, Marc...
View ArticleImpressive Workington hold Saints to draw
Promotion hopefuls Brackley Town were held to a 1-1 draw by struggling Workington in an incident-packed encounter on a Saturday afternoon of extreme weather.Having kicked-off under bright skies, the...
View ArticleWest Side Story is set to triumph at the Waterside
West Side Story, a hot-blooded musical about love and violence among the gangs of New York, was ground-breaking when first released in 1957.From its very first encore WSS has epitomised the very best...
View ArticleTowcester youngster set for rally championship
Towcester youngster, Jack Didcock, is set to compete in the Kingsway Insurance Heart of England Stage Rally Championship this season.The 19-year-old will drive a 1.6-litre Peugeot 205 GTi prepared and...
View Article‘Make room for the arts in Brackley’ says former dance instructor
A Brackley-based former dance teacher and performer has called for a suitable arts or theatre venue for the town, but the idea of using the town’s Old Fire Station has been ruled out.Ann Steedman, a...
View ArticleLucky Floyd makes it home three years on
Cherwell Cats Protection charity has reunited a Brackley resident with her cat after nearly three years.Floyd went missing soon after his owner moved to Brackley from Norfolk in 2011. Last year, the...
View ArticleBicester athletes dominate Sportshall League
Thirty-seven Bicester athletes travelled to the third round match of the Oxfordshire Sportshall League in Witney, and all six Bicester age groups had an excellent competition. The U11 girls were in top...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Jack Ryan’s latest incarnation is a formula...
All American super spy Jack Ryan is back for the benefit of cinema-goers who find Bond a bit too British, Bourne a bit too violent and Mission Impossible’s Ethan Hunt a bit too unpredictable.Ryan has...
View ArticleWolf Hall/Bring Up The Bodies (review). Unmissable Hilary Mantel Tudor epic...
The lives of the modern British monarchy are pedestrian compared to the exploits of their predecessors.In Henry VIII’s time incest, murder, plotting and treason were the commonplace. Life was lived...
View ArticleBattling Tows fall to defeat at leaders
Towcestrians put up a valiant fight but eventually fell to a spirited 13-7 defeat to rampant league leaders Oxford Harlequins at the weekend. Despite always trailing, Tows fought until the final...
View ArticleYoung Bicester swimmer chosen to represent county
Eleven-year-old Bicester Blue Fins swimmer, Freddie Ashley-Sparks, has been selected to represent Oxfordshire & North Buckinghamshire at the inter-county junior gala.He was selected from county...
View ArticleKing Lear (review). Anne Cox attends the opening night of National Theatre epic.
I’ve always had a certain sympathy for Lear but perhaps I’ve been swayed by previous productions when he has come across as a bit of an innocuous silly old fool who loses his marbles.Sam Mendes, our...
View ArticleMursley hot on the tail of leaders after Kent win
Mursley United are up to second in Spartan South Midlands Division Two after beating promotion rivals Kent Athletic 2-1 to leapfrog their opponents and keep right on the tail of leaders Hale Leys...
View ArticleOut of sorts Buckingham suffer setback
Buckingham were unable to build on their stunning win over Maidenhead at the weekend as their hopes of survival suffered a severe setback with a 24-20 defeat against fellow strugglers Marlow.In a tense...
View ArticleWoman sentenced to eight weeks in prison for drug offences in Bicester
A woman has been sentenced to eight weeks in prison for drugs offences.Jessica Carr, 34, of Askew Crescent, London, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of heroin and one count of possession of...
View ArticleHave your say on local government
There are just a few weeks left for residents to have their say on the future make up of Cherwell District Council.People have until February 14 to tell the Local Government Boundary Commission for...
View ArticlePolice appeal after assault in Brackley
Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault in High Street, near the junction with St Peter’s Road in Brackley, on Sunday.The incident happened between 12.30am and 12.50am. The victim, a...
View ArticleVillage group runs choral singing day
All ages and abilities are invited to take part in a Come And Sing event run by Stewkley Singers on March 22.Participants will rehearse and perform choral favourite, Karl Jenkins’ The Armed Man, at St...
View ArticleAlan Dee: January is almost over, so can we get back to normal please?
Not long now until January is behind us, thank goodness. I can’t wait to see the back of it.It’s not what you think. I’m not in the grips of some seasonal affected disorder which plunges me into a...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: Macho men and monsters dominate a trio of...
Mark Wahlberg’s reinvention as everyone’s favourite everyman killing machine continues apace.Lone Survivor has one of those titles that indicate a high body count, and it doesn’t lie – our Mark is the...
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