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BBC News
8 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Man Utd U21 to face Brackley in National League Cup
Manchester United have been dragged into the unfortunate mess surrounding Morecambe and their the club's fans hope some kind of positive resolution can be found which will save Morecambe, they have definitely been booted out of the National League Cup, a competition which pits clubs against Premier League and Championship Under-21 Wood have replaced Morecambe. But they have been put into a different section, with Brackley switching to the one United are Binnion's side open their campaign against Tamworth on Wednesday 13 August. The Brackley trip is on 16 September.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Lane closure on key road due to emergency water main repairs
A key road has a lane closed this morning due to a burst water main. The A43 near Brackley has a lane closed in both directions as a result of the emergency water main repairs. The road is a key route for drivers travelling to Bicester and the M40. READ MORE: Tickets on sale for second year of sell-out Oxford festival In a message on the AA's live traffic map, it said: "One lane closed due to emergency water main repairs on A43 both ways between the A422 (Brackley East / Westbury Roundabout) and Oxford Road (Brackley South Roundabout). Following a burst water main." According to the live traffic map, the lane closure isn't causing delays this morning, but it may get busy later today.
BBC News
7 days ago
- BBC News
Brackley's Magdalen College given government warning over report
A secondary school which was placed in special measures after it was rated as inadequate by an education watchdog has been given a government Department for Education (DfE) issued Magdalen College School (MCS) in Brackley, Northamptonshire, with a warning notice following an Ofsted report which ranked it as "inadequate"It means the secondary risks losing its funding if urgent changes are not a letter to the school's trustees, Carol Grey, the DfE's regional director for the East Midlands, wrote that "rapid and sustainable improvement at the academy" was required. MCS declined to comment on the warning notice. Ms Gray wrote: "If I am not satisfied that this can be achieved, I will consider whether to terminate the funding agreement in order to transfer the academy to an alternative academy trust."While she did "acknowledge the verbal and written assurances the trust has already provided", she called for "longer-term plans" to ensure improvements to safeguarding June, Ofsted's report found pupils at the school had "failed to provide pupils with an acceptable standard of education".The school was downgraded from a previous rating of good, with inspectors finding it failed to ensure "pupils' physical safety".At the time of the report, the school said it "acknowledged" the outcome of the inspection and said it would take the judgement "seriously" as it committed to "urgent" improvements through a "rapid action plan". What did the Ofsted report find? The report, which followed an inspection in April this year, found "staff do not have high enough expectations of what pupils can achieve or how they should behave", with pupil outcomes at the end of key stage four "too low".Inspectors found that "too often" pupils did not engage well or meaningfully with learning activities, with unacceptable levels of lateness or "most pupils feel safe in school", the report also said they "frequently hear other pupils using discriminatory and derogatory language" but did not report it as "they feel the school will not do anything about it."But the report found the school had "developed a clear programme to support pupils' broader development", including online safety and adopting healthy lifestyles. It also found staff had "higher expectations" of its sixth-form said that 1,348 pupils aged 11 to 18 attend the mixed gender school, of which 195 are enrolled in its sixth-form. Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Yahoo
19-07-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Formula 1 teams compete in charity football match
The Mercedes and Aston Martin Formula 1 teams have taken each other on in men's and women's charity football matches. The games were held at the National League ground St James Park in Brackley, Northamptonshire, on Thursday. Mercedes F1 team won the men's match 3-2, while Aston Martin's women's team won their game 6-2. Brackley Town Football Club, who put on the games, said it was "delighted to host the match between two great teams raising money for great charities". The matches were in aid of the hospice charity, Helen & Douglas House, and Northamptonshire Health Charity. Mercedes said on social media there was some "fantastic sporting action" during the games and Aston Martin thanked everyone who came and donated to the event. It was the third year Mercedes F1 has played a charity match against Silverstone-based Aston Martin F1. Helen & Douglas House, which cares for terminally ill babies, children, and young people, is the charity partner of Mercedes F1, which has its headquarters in Brackley. Northamptonshire Health Charity raises money for supporting hospitals and health service in the county. Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. You might also be interested in F1 actress did real pit stop at British Grand Prix F1 British Grand Prix at Silverstone in pictures Related internet links Helen & Douglas House Northamptonshire Health Charity
BBC News
19-07-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Formula 1 teams compete in charity football match in Brackley
The Mercedes and Aston Martin Formula 1 teams have taken each other on in men's and women's charity football games were held at the National League ground St James Park in Brackley, Northamptonshire, on Thursday. Mercedes F1 team won the men's match 3-2, while Aston Martin's women's team won their game Town Football Club, who put on the games, said it was "delighted to host the match between two great teams raising money for great charities". The matches were in aid of the hospice charity, Helen & Douglas House, and Northamptonshire Health Charity. Mercedes said on social media there was some "fantastic sporting action" during the games and Aston Martin thanked everyone who came and donated to the was the third year Mercedes F1 has played a charity match against Silverstone-based Aston Martin & Douglas House, which cares for terminally ill babies, children, and young people, is the charity partner of Mercedes F1, which has its headquarters in Health Charity raises money for supporting hospitals and health service in the county. Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
