Give unwanted pets a very merry Christmas
AS the nation gets into the giving spirit a travel agent in Brackley is asking customers to spare a thought for our furry friends.This week staff at The Cooperative Travel, 5 High Street, launched its...
View ArticleBuild up to the annual green fair is on course
AFTER last month’s Royal Institution reception to discuss the second Climate Change Week (CCW) the Buckingham Green Group begins its preparations for the third Buckingham Green Fair. On Monday,...
View ArticleAward for giving disabled a full life
A WOMAN who works with disabled people in Brackley has been recognised for her outstanding work by Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal.Dawn Gentry is deputy manager for Lifestyle Choices - The Links...
View ArticleEmpty homeless shelter a ‘disgrace’
SOUTH Northants Liberal Democrats have said it is disgraceful that a £450,000 homeless shelter in Towcester has remained empty and unused for the past five years.This week Lib Dem Martin Johns...
View ArticleNursery school children support charity in their sleep
NURSERY school children in Buckingham enjoyed a comfortable day while raising money for charity during a pyjama party last month. Children and staff at the Field House Day Nursery in Tingewick Road...
View ArticleTraders to pay for shoppers’ parking
BICESTER’S traders have banded together to spread a bit of Christmas cheer by refunding shoppers the cost of an hour’s parking throughout December.From December 1 to December 31 they will be refunding...
View ArticleStart date announced for town centre works
MAJOR works will begin on Bicester’s town centre redevelopment on January 9, it was announced on Wednesday.The multi-million pound transformation of the town centre will begin in earnest once the...
View ArticleJohn Pilgrim: Time for a zero alcohol limit, and not just for driving
WITH Christmas fast approaching I see that the deputy chief constable of Northamptonshire has recommended that the level of alcohol allowed in the bloodstream of drivers should be reduced to nil. This...
View ArticleStar interview: Philip Schofield on ITV’s charity push
Phillip Schofield and Christine Bleakley are fronting a new TV charity event, Text Santa, which kicked off on ITV1 on Sunday, December 11. The duo tell Kate Whiting why they wanted to get involved and...
View ArticleControversial goal sinks Mursley
Totternhoe 3Mursley United 2Mursley went down to a Totternhoe side who moved to within three points of the leaders in Molten South Midlands Division Two.A crisp December day found Mursley struggling to...
View ArticleAthletic’s good run is halted by Potterspury
POTTERSPURY halted Thornborough Athletic’s charge up the Premier Division table with a 4-0 away win.Broughall, Kelly, Ballam and Parish netted for the third-placed visitors, who led 2-0 at half time...
View ArticleTows Foxes blast five to sink Celtic
YOUTH FOOTBALL: Towcester Town Foxes U16s saw off Gregory Celtic 5-2. Tows were up against a Celtic team who were unbeaten in the league. Tows started brightly and won a penalty after Matthew...
View ArticleSturgess scores for Tows but Vikings tame Town Lions
YOUTH FOOTBALL: Towcester Town Lions U10’s went down 3-1 to Daventry Town Vikings.Daventry scored three goals before the Lions replied with Owen Sturgess slipping the ball under the keeper. The Lions...
View ArticleSantas get their skates on for Bicester fun run
SHOPPERS were treated to the surreal sight of scores of costumed Santas running through town on Sunday.The town’s Santa Fun Run was brought back this year following a break prompted by last year’s...
View ArticleNew speed signs herald change for whole town
AS new 30mph speed limit signs go up on Buckingham’s Moreton Road this week, almost the whole town is set to become a 30mph zone by next summer.The speed limit on part of Moreton Road was reduced from...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: A Very Hard & Kumar 3D Christmas (18)
It’s Christmas time – there’s no need to be afraid. At Christmas time, we let in light and banish shade… Oh, sorry, got a bit carried away there – but after seeing A Very Harold & Kumar 3D...
View ArticleIt’s misplaced triumph over sale of painting
I’m furious with my husband, Steve. He thought he was being so very clever but no, he’s only succeeded in making me angry.You may wonder what on earth he has done. In fact, it is the most stupid thing...
View ArticlePolice appeal for witnesses to fatal car crash
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 29-year-old man died in a car collision in Mursley on Friday afternoon.The incident happened at 5.35pm in Whaddon Road, Mursley.A silver Volkswagen Polo was...
View ArticleGem of a compilation shares farmer’s love of countryside
ANYONE seeking a Christmas gift for a true country-lover would be wise to snap up a new compilation published by a local farmer.Christopher Hilsdon is well known to the villagers of Shalstone for his...
View ArticleFilm director to appear at local cinema
Buckingham’s independent cinema, The Film Place, has a special offering on Friday, when director Justin Chadwick introduces his latest film The First Grader.Mr Chadwick, who lives locally, will also...
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