- Towns regeneration contest launched
- Lottery couple defend benefit claim
- Fire crews tackle Mayfair blaze
- Navy 'sends submarine to Falklands'
- Police control rival demonstrations
- CCTV shows man 'jump' from ship
- Man arrested over teacher murder
- New cancer cases 'up 30% by 2030'
- House price confidence 'improves'
- Britain braced for widespread snow
- Five held in Syria embassy protest
- Court martial for WikiLeaks soldier
- Rhyming plea over library closures
- Widespread snow looms for weekend
- PM picks up shopping on way home
- Met and FBI call 'taped by hackers'
- PM accepts White House invitation
- I feel fantastic, says Robin Gibb
- Paedophile jailed over porn seizure
- Three die in Legionnaires' outbreak
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Police keep open mind after break-ins
BICESTER: Police say they are keeping an open mind over whether two similar burglaries carried out in Bicester last week could be linked.
US teenager dies following gun incident
AN American family living near RAF Croughton was hit by tragedy last weekend when a 13-year-old boy died following a gunshot injury to the head.
Man charged with Bicester GBH
A MAN has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm after a knife attack in Bicester on Tuesday.
Plan provides for up to 30,000 new residents
A new ‘Masterplan for Bicester’ is being drawn up to guide how the town grows over the next 20 years.
Second-hand fashion success for students
STUDENTS from Oxford and Cherwell Valley College starred in the county’s first ReFashion event to promote recycled and reused clothes.
Call for new Horton Hospital bus services
A DISTRICT councillor has called for more bus links from Bicester to the Horton Hospital in Banbury after services to Oxford’s John Radcliffe hospital got a major boost this month.
Teenage girls flee men in black
POLICE are searching for men who chased two 12-year-old girls in Towcester last weekend.
UPDATE: Man dies following Weston-on-the-Green collision
A 51-year-old man has died following a collision on the B430 just outside Weston-on-the-Green.
Woman freed from car after Weston-on-the-Green crash
A WOMAN was freed from a car by firefighters after a crash in Weston-on-the-Green last night.
Green homes scheme gets off to flying start
THE first tenant has moved into a new development of eco-friendly affordable housing in Bicester.
New warning over fake drink
TRADING STANDARDS: A warning has been issued over a new batch of fake vodka found on sale in Oxfordshire.
Lordly visit for Cooper School
LORD MAWSON: SIXTH formers at the Cooper School in Bicester will get a visit from Baron Andrew Mawson on March 23.
Launton pantomime revealed
PANTO TIME: The Launton Players will put their own spin on the classic fairytale Beauty and the Beast in this year’s Launton Pantomime on February 16, 17, and 18.
Car fire in Merton
OXFORDSHIRE Fire and Rescue Service was called to a report of a car fire in Merton on Friday afternoon.
Help available at SPD workshop in Bicester
ST EDBURG’S Church in Bicester will host an awareness-raising workshop for adults and children with the neurological condition Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) on Tuesday, January 31.
Plan for police services link
THAMES VALLEY POLICE: Oxfordshire could share traffic police, dog handlers and firearms officers with Hampshire and the Isle of Wight after a legal agreement was announced this week.
£145,000 revamp at Kingsley Road Co-op store
SHOPPERS at the Co-operative Food store in Kingsley Road in Bicester are set to have a greater choice of fresh produce following a £145,000 revamp.
Benefits cheat ordered to do unpaid work
AN Upper Heyford woman will have to carry out unpaid work in the community after being found guilty of fraudulently claiming more than £4,000 in benefits.
Workers move in as redevelopment begins
AFTER years in the pipeline, Bicester’s multi-million pound town centre redevelopment got underway this week.
Takeovers offer a lifeline to retailers
JOBS at Bicester’s Millets outdoor store could be saved after a buyer stepped in to buy the chain on Monday.
Orchestra calls for new players
ADULTS and children who would like an opportunity to play music in public are invited to join the Shelswell Orchestra this year.
Details of Gavray Drive plans revealed
DRAFT plans for a new 500-home estate in Bicester were presented to the town council on Wednesday night.
Ink pot sheds light on Oxon soldier’s past
A MUSEUM volunteer found a link to his past as he examined items at the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum.
Oxfordshire drink-drive arrests rise by 15 per cent
THE number of drink-driving arrests in Oxfordshire over the Christmas and new year period rose by more than 15 per cent this year.
Identity of man killed last week is released
BICESTER: The Oxfordshire Coroner’s Office has released the identity of a man who was killed in a collision with a lorry on Wednesday afternoon.
Spotlight on local drovers
BICESTER: The difficult lives of livestock drovers passing through the Bicester area will be the subject of a talk at the next meeting of Bicester Local History Society on Monday, January 16.
Appeal after fatal accident on estate
POLICE have appealed for any witnesses to come forward after a man was killed in Shakespeare Drive on Wednesday afternoon.
‘You’re hired’, Bicester Village tells apprentices
NINE lucky young people will get masterclasses in retail as part of a new apprenticeship scheme run by Bicester Village in partnership with Oxford and Cherwell Valley College.
College honoured by industry link-up
BICESTER motorsports engineering students are set to benefit from links with cutting-edge UK industries after their faculty won accreditation as a centre of excellence.
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Weather for Buckingham
Saturday 04 February 2012
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: -1 C to 1 C
Wind Speed: 18 mph
Wind direction: South east
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: -1 C to 4 C
Wind Speed: 8 mph
Wind direction: North west
