Volunteers recognised at Bucks visual impairment charity awards
Bucks Vision held the ceremony at Aylesbury Town Hall, with outgoing mayor, Councillor Ranjula Takodra, on hand to present certificates and prizes to winners and nominees.The Community Champion award...
View ArticleChildren’s charity now in prime Aylesbury location
A children’s charity has opened the doors to its first ever shop in Aylesbury town centre.CHAT is now situated behind Marks and Spencer in Cambridge Street and sells a wide range of good quality new...
View ArticleTraditional values upheld in Oakley’s May celebrations
Keeping up traditions is vital at Oakley School and so it proved during the annual May Day celebrations.The whole school got involved with dancing around the Maypole and the crowning of May Queen,...
View ArticleMidsomer man’s new novel based in the Vale
One of the founding scriptwriters from Midsomer Murders has turned his hand to writing crime novels – and his hero lives in a Vale village.Douglas Watkinson has had a long and extremely successful...
View ArticleCharity and businesses teaming up for the community
Dozens of Aylesbury businesses are collaborating with a popular charity.Florence Nightingale Hospice’s Corporate Companions scheme works with local businesses free of charge to promote its own work and...
View ArticleHunt goes on for culprits of unsightly town fly-tipping
Unidentified fly-tippers are creating an unsightly grot spot in one of Aylesbury’s most prominent locations.For some time the litter louts have been dumping bin bags full of rubbish outside the former...
View Article‘Now is not the time for forming a Vale unitary authority’
Forming a unitary authority is not feasible at the moment, according to the district council’s cabinet.Forming a unitary authority is not feasible at the moment, according to the district council’s...
View ArticleThame let down by poor batting show in defeat
What a difference a week can make as Thame’s poor batting display meant they lost easily to a well oiled Great Brickhill side at Church Meadow on Saturday.Thame were thrilling with the bat last week...
View ArticleVillage firm’s cash boost for hospice
Haddenham-based field sales company Cosine attended the Florence Nightingale Hospice’s corporate companion breakfast morning to present staff with a cheque for £1,100.Julie Blackburn from Cosine...
View ArticleNightstop keeps young homeless off the street
Homeless young people and hosts who have given them a bed for the night have paid tribute to Aylesbury’s Nightstop service.The scheme, which launched in September, gives under 25s somewhere to stay...
View Article50 years of pulling pints and working hard celebrated
The landlady of a village pub has celebrated her 50th anniversary with friends, family, patrons and neighbours.Patricia Gower, 82, arrived at The Pack Horse in Tring Road, Wendover, in 1963 and still...
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Stars of Aylesbury’s communityhave been recognised by the town’s mayor.People who received awards from outgoing mayor Ranjula Takodra’s awards have all gone well beyond the call of duty in their...
View Article‘New housing applications won’t clog up our system’: Cabinet approve planning...
District council is looking to speed up household planning applications in a move which could save more than £150,000.Cabinet approved introducing local development orders which will enable small...
View ArticleBusinessman: ‘Bucks is like the Shires in Lord Of The Rings’
The Bucks economy is akin to the Shires in Lord Of The Rings, according to a leading Vale businessman.Alex Pratt told councillors at Bucks County Council’s annual debate that Bucks was doing much...
View ArticleTechnical college on course for opening
A pioneering £10 million technical college has said it has recruited 75% of its target student rate ahead of opening in September.Bucks University Technical College is one of 12 planned across the...
View ArticleBUPA: Stoke Mandeville Hospital is not good enough for our private patients
Major private health firm BUPA has dropped Stoke Mandeville Hospital from its approved list in the wake of a damning Care Quality Commission report.The Government agency demanded the hospital improve...
View ArticleCouncil urged to remove speed bumps
Residents in Spenser Road, Aylesbury are petitioning for speed bumps to be removed from their street.Councillor Brian Roberts handed in a petition to Bucks County Council asking for the bumps to be...
View ArticleBoss of famous local firm dies aged 89
The funeral of Margaret Patricia Cooper, the former secretary and director of Dayla and James Petit Company, takes place on Tuesday.Mrs Cooper, known as Pat to her friends and as Oma to her family,...
View ArticlePolitician: ‘Take more responsibility people!’
People in Bucks need to take more responsibility for themselves, according to a county councillor.Speaking at Bucks County Council’s annual debate last week, Tory Val Letheren said: “We have become too...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Fast & Furious 6
“Ride or die, remember?”Fast Five back in 2011 was a crazy jump start for an auto-action franchise that was in danger of running out of gas.Now the series blasts back and instead of misfiring, Fast...
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