Waterside education centre given green light
An education hub next to the Waterside Theatre could be built by 2015 after district council agreed to contribute more than £16 million towards the project.The Aylesbury Centre (formerly known as The...
View ArticleHospital chiefs planning for a healthy winter
Health chiefs say action is being taken to ensure they can cope with another winter bug. Stoke Mandeville Hospital was hit by the norovirus for several months last winter. Asked if it could cope with...
View ArticleFirm behind Olympics security fiasco wants to open childrens’ home in Aylesbury
Residents and the town council are against plans for a new children’s home in Aylesbury backed by the firm behind the London 2012 security fiasco. The G4S scheme proposes converting a Vale Road...
View ArticleThreatened pool is re-opened for trial
The at-risk Wendover swimming pool has been re-opened for a trial period.The Wendover Swimming Association is paying for repairs to the boilers and will use the summer to test how much demand there is...
View ArticleCouncillors get meeting warning
Aylesbury town councillors who consistently fail to attend meetings will be thrown off committees.The move comes after a series of meetings have had to be cancelled because not enough people turned...
View Article‘It’s about getting a better deal for the Vale’: Council dedicates another...
Aylesbury Vale District Council has pledged another £100,000 towards fighting HS2 and petitioning for mitigation if the line goes ahead.The council has already pledged £150,000 fighting the railway and...
View ArticlePoliticians back ‘no brainer’ £5.4 million spend on East West rail
Aylesbury Vale District Council has agreed to contribute almost £5.4 million towards the East West rail project over the next 15 years.The £500m project is mainly being funded by the Government, but as...
View ArticleCouncil boss: “We’re ‘shovel ready’ to spend money on roads now”
Buckinghamshire County Council leader Martin Tett has called on the Government to bring forward money earmarked for future road repairs, as authorities across the South East are ready to spend it...
View ArticleBaby in hospital after chewing on drug wrap
A baby was rushed to hospital after chewing on a discarded drugs wrap in Thame on Wednesday.The 14-month-old boy was taken to Stoke Mandeville Hospital after picking up the wrap shortly after 5pm in...
View ArticleStanley stars for Team GB in gold medal victory
Former Lord Williams’s player Katie Stanley got a gold medal at the World University Games after Great Britain thumped Mexico 6-2 in the women’s football final.The Oxford United winger started two out...
View ArticleKane bids farewell to Strakka car
Thame racing driver Jonny Kane demonstrated the Strakka Racing HPD at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last weekend. Sadly, this was the last time that the car will be seen in public. The team has...
View ArticleRoads ‘not ideal’ for ambulances
Fears have been raised about the ambulance service’s ability to get patients to Stoke Mandeville Hospital. Health chiefs were told at a council meeting that ambulances have been getting lost on their...
View ArticleMajor event for family history researchers
A major family history event takes place in Aylesbury on Saturday, July 27.The Buckinghamshire Family History Society’s Open Day, being held at The Grange School, Wendover Way, brings local societies,...
View ArticleBudget deficit affects Vale leisure activities
Previously free leisure activities provided by Aylesbury Vale District Council will now attract a charge.John Cartwright, leader of the council, says the charges come as a result of significant...
View ArticleSky is the limit for fundraiser
A young woman who works with autistic children is doing a skydive to raise money for cancer research.Charlotte Gower, 21, from Winslow, will undertake a tandem jump at Hinton airfield near Brackley on...
View ArticleNow Dinton can make history in KO village cup
Dinton’s Oxford Road ground looked an absolute picture as the club took one step closer to Lords by making the last eight of the prestigious National Village Knockout Cup with victory over Middleton on...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: The World’s End has much to enjoy, even it isn’t...
“We’re going to see this through to the bitter end. Or... lager end“Let’s raise a glass to the final part of the Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy, a collection of British comedies that have redefined...
View ArticleUpdated: Police find missing Aylesbury man, 21
A 21 year old Aylesbury man has been found after he went missingQasim Awan, of Narbeth Drive, was last seen at the YMCA in Crest Road, Booker, High Wycombe on Wednesday.He was reported missing to...
View ArticleDrugs found on Aston Clinton man’s boat
An Aston Clinton man has been warned he could be jailed after police found 192 grams of cannabis on his boat.David Low, 28, of Long Plough, was arrested on November 12 after police discovered the drugs...
View ArticleTwo injured in Wing bus and car crash
A man and woman had to be treated after a car and bus crashed in Wing this morning (Monday).Bucks Fire and Rescue and South Central Ambulance both attended the scene in Aylesbury Road at 6.20am.The...
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