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Man fined for dumping litter
A Buckingham man has been fined after dropping a carrier bag of litter from his car.
Savings and loans for people with no access to banks
The Milton Keynes Credit Union has expanded its operation into Buckingham and Winslow.
Music helps popular twin town visit go with a swing
Young members of Harmonie De Thizy gave a morning ‘coffee and cake concert’ at Winslow’s St Laurence Room during last weekend’s twinning visit, before joining forces with Winslow Concert Band in the evening for a spectacular musical programme played to a packed hall at the Winslow Centre.
Inspector called in after solar farm row flares up
A consultant has said a more sensible and efficient solution could have been found after permission for a £6million solar farm, which is up and running producing emission-free energy, was refused.
Investigation continues into unexplained death
The investigation into the unexplained death of 20-month-old Sarah Dahane continues.
Buckingham News
Well Street Centre still set for 2014 reopening
Plans to revamp and reopen Buckingham’s Well Street Centre are still on target, says Bucks County Council (BCC), despite 18 months of apparent inactivity on the site.
Plea for dog-free areas for kids to play in the parks
A Buckingham grandmother has asked the town council to provide dog-free areas for children in the town’s parks in time for the school holidays.
Speculation as signs covered up
Speculation has been rife after road signs directing traffic to Buckingham’s new housing development were covered up last Friday.
Entertainment from the musicals
The University of Buckingham Music Society presents its first concert 10 years tonight, Friday, at the Radcliffe Centre.
New lease of life for town venue video
The new landlords of Buckingham pub hope to buck a national trend by giving the venue a new lease of life.
Bicester News
UPDATE: Father’s tribute to little Sarah
A father has paid tribute to his 20-month-old daughter who was found dead at a home in Bicester yesterday, Thursday.
UPDATE: Search for mother in Kenya as dead Bicester girl is identified
A child whose body was found at a home in Bicester on Thursday has been named by police.
VIDEO: Tributes to a ‘little angel’ video
Cuddly toys and floral tributes have been left outside a Bicester home where the body of a two-year-old girl was discovered by police yesterday, Thursday.
CCTV images released of men wanted in connection with GBH in Bicester
Thames Valley Police has released CCTV images of two men it would like to speak to in relation to an assault in Bicester on May 6.
Railway firm welcomes news on Evergreen 3
Chiltern Railways have welcomed the result of a judicial challenge against the building of a new railway line between Oxford and London, through Bicester.
Brackley News
Village’s artistic talent goes on show
The residents of North Aston are pulling together to create an ‘Art Show of All the Talents.
Birthday exhibition for Cafe
The Brackley based charity which brings the creative arts to care homes and sheltered housing throughout the region is hosting an arts exhibition in Banbury this month to celebrate its 10th birthday.
Traffic light relief for Helmdon
People in Helmdon who have endured temporary traffic lights for more than two years, are set for some relief after work began to repair a weak railway bridge.
Tight landing for helicopter ambulance after ladder fall
Crowds looked on in amazement as an air ambulance made a landing in between shopping trolleys and parked cars after a man in Brackley fell down ladder.
Towcester News
Whittlebury Hall to host business support event
The chief executive of the South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership (SEMLEP) will speak at a business support event at Whittlebury Hall near Towcester next month.
Local singer at ladies’ night and cider festival
Up-and-coming singer songwriter Luke Girvan will play at the Ladies’ Evening and Cider Festival at Towcester Racecourse on Friday, May 24.
Equine practice joins with Royal Veterinary College
A veterinary practice which has served the Advertiser and Review region since the 1940s has teamed up with the country’s largest and longest standing independent veterinary schools.
Driver rescued from roundabout
Firefighters from Towcester helped rescue a driver who had gone over the roundabout at the Old Stratford junction on Saturday, May 11.
Support for Boobies will help cancer research
A team of four women from Brackley and Buckingham will be strolling through London in their bras this weekend.
Winslow News
Local Young Farmers put on country show
This year it’s the turn of Edgcott & Winslow Young Farmers Club to organise the North Bucks Country Show.
Deter thieves with free tool marking
Winslow PCSO Wendy Taylor is offering free tool engraving and CRE marking at the Winslow Centre on Wednesday, May 29.
Equine practice joins with Royal Veterinary College
A veterinary practice which has served the Advertiser and Review region since the 1940s has teamed up with the country’s largest and longest standing independent veterinary schools.
1,000km walk to take part in twinning visit video
A young Frenchman has walked all the way to Winslow from his home in central France for the town’s annual twinning visit.
Video: Alexandre Martinez arrives in Winslow after his 1,000km walk video
A Frenchman from Winslow’s twin town Cours La Ville arrived in Winslow yesterday, Thursday.
Business
Whittlebury Hall to host business support event
The chief executive of the South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership (SEMLEP) will speak at a business support event at Whittlebury Hall near Towcester next month.
Railway firm welcomes news on Evergreen 3
Chiltern Railways have welcomed the result of a judicial challenge against the building of a new railway line between Oxford and London, through Bicester.
Equine practice joins with Royal Veterinary College
A veterinary practice which has served the Advertiser and Review region since the 1940s has teamed up with the country’s largest and longest standing independent veterinary schools.
Brackley firm serves up world’s poshest tent
Brackley’s temporary structure specialists are showing off their finesse as they provide a stop gap for one of Oxford University’s historic dinning halls.
Town objects to jobs plan
Bicester has said no to a plan for an £80million, 75,000 square metre warehouse and office project which could create up to 1,200 jobs.
Property News
Upmarket agency gets to the haart of the capital
The largest independent estate agency in the UK has launched a new upmarket sister agency in response to the growing demand for a niche estate agent to meet the needs of discerning buyers at the top end of the property market.
More protection for owners of leasehold flats is welcomed
Owners of leasehold flats will get greater protection against poor service from managing agents following the launch of a new regulatory regime.
‘Time to make a move if you have your eye on a particular school’
It’s coming up to half term, and it’s a key time of year for many parents as arrangements are made for the allocation of school places.
Help To Buy is helping the market, say surveyors
Chartered surveyors say that their expectations for property sales in the East were at their most positive in more than four years during April – and point to the the government’s announcement on the ‘Help to Buy’ scheme making a real impact on the housing market.
Congratulations, it’s Rental Freedom Day - but not for Londoners!
Break out the bubbly and propose a toast – today, Sunday, May 12, is this year’s Rental Freedom Day.
Regional
Man held over teenager shooting
Armed police have arrested a man after a teenager was shot in the back in Luton.
Train death 'should act as warning'
The father of a teenage girl killed after she walked onto a railway line into the path of an oncoming train in Hertfordshire has spoken of his hope that lessons would be learned from the tragedy.
Man sentenced over cyber attacks
A man who used his IT expertise to launch cyber attacks on the websites of Oxford and Cambridge universities has been jailed for two years.
Decorator 'victim of gang rivalry'
An innocent painter and decorator died after being stabbed 25 times by a gang including a man from Hertfordshire as he got caught up in gang warfare on a housing estate, a court has heard.
LulzSec hackers get jail sentences
Members of a group of young British computer hackers, including a man from Essex, who masterminded sophisticated cyber attacks on major global institutions from their bedrooms have been jailed.
National
Singer 'fine' after new car drama
Chart star George Michael has been airlifted to hospital for treatment to head injuries after a motorway accident - the latest car drama for the troubled singer.
Tribute to 'beautiful' daughter
The father of a 20-month-old toddler who was found dead at a house has spoken of the loss of his "uniquely beautiful" daughter who meant the world to him.
'Dismay' over Litvinenko ruling
The widow of poisoned spy Alexander Litvinenko has accused a coroner of abandoning his search for the truth about Russian state responsibility for her husband's death.
Dead children name usage 'common'
It was "common practice" for undercover police officers within Scotland Yard to use dead children's identities, an investigation has found.
Bridger's 'mental block' over body
The man accused of murdering April Jones told police he had a "mental block" about what happened to her body, a jury has heard.
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