War heroes honoured at Princes Risborough ceremony
Ten airmen who died after their planes crashed near Princes Risborough during the Second World War were honoured at the weekend.An honour guard from the RAF, United States Air Force, Royal Air Force...
View ArticleCashless payment coming to Vale car parks
Drivers across Aylesbury Vale are being given the choice of paying for their parking by mobile phone.Aylesbury Vale District Council will be offering a pay-by-phone service in council-owned car parks...
View ArticleCould you be a Trading Standards mystery shopper?
Trading Standards is launching a recruitment drive for volunteers to help in its undercover stings.Community Champions leader Chris Holden said the team were seeking volunteers with ‘a keen interest in...
View ArticlePeople encouraged to complain about NHS
The new manager of a service which guides people through the NHS complaints procedure believes that only by people airing their grievances will standards increase.Kate Hill will lead the county’s NHS...
View ArticleJust over half of patients would recommend Stoke Mandeville Hospital A&E
Stoke Mandeville Hospital’s accident and emergency department has fared poorly in the first NHS Friends and Family Survey which asks patients directly whether they would recommend the ward where they...
View ArticlePoliticians set for district council leadership race
Candidates hoping to lead Aylesbury Vale District Council have begun throwing their hats into the ring.Councillor Michael Edmonds, deputy leader of the council, and backbencher Councillor Phil Yerby, a...
View ArticleHealth trust keen to appear open to the public
Bucks Healthcare NHS Trust has promised to be more transparent and apologised for failing patients in its first public meeting since being placed in special measures.The trust, which runs Stoke...
View ArticleCommunity service for benefit cheat
An Aylesbury benefits cheat who falsely claimed more than £14,000 in welfare support has been sentenced.Joanne Kirkland, of Court Close, received overpayments of £5,125.50 in income support and...
View ArticleThankful riders thunder through Bucks
Bucks welcomed a cavalcade of bikers paying tribute to the nation’s Thankful Villages – those whose men returned from the First World War with their numbers intact.The bikers stopped at Stoke Hammond,...
View ArticleSocial housing gets green light despite fierce opposition
Controversial plans to demolish homes and build further social housing in Aylesbury were given the thumbs-up today by district planners.Aylesbury Vale District Council’s development control committee...
View ArticleDistrict council reels in £600k profit from car parking
Aylesbury Vale District Council made more than £600,000 from car parking charges during 2011/2012, according to new figures.The RAC Foundation statistics indicated that the council increased its income...
View ArticleSummer sales Thame style as Sheep Fair raises the baa
If you love outdoor sales, take a trip along to the 11th Thame Summer Sheep Fair at the Thame Showground today (Friday).The fair is one of the biggest one-day sheep sales in the entire country and will...
View ArticleGlory and despair in United pre-season
Thame United continued their pre-season preparations with a deserved 3-1 win over higher league opposition North Greenford United.United led at the break on Tuesday evening with goals from James...
View ArticleTransport chief throws doubt on double yellow parking proposal
A county council chief has cast doubt on how allowing motorists to park on double yellow lines for up to 15 minutes would be enforced.It has been reported that Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles...
View ArticleWaddesdon free for kids in August
Waddesdon Manor in all its glorious splendour is perhaps not the first place parents consider as a day out for their children.In addition to the house being filled with priceless objects a trip to the...
View ArticleMetroland exhibit in Quainton
A touring exhibition about the history of the Metropolitan Line is on show at Quainton this weekend.Quainton Road station is at the furthest end of an area once known as Metroland on the Metropolitan...
View ArticlePrizes galore in music celebration draw
Aylesbury Music is currently celebrating its 20th anniversary and has a special offer tomorrow (Saturday) for readers to help mark the event.The shop’s amazing prize draw is continuing for a second...
View ArticleThame bowlers come out on top in massive win
Thame produced an emphatic victory over second-placed Buckingham at Church Meadow in the Cherwell League Division One.Asked to bat first, all the Thame top order got starts without progressing to big...
View ArticleBucks Lord Lieutenant names his deputies
Five new deputies have been appointed to assist the Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire. Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher has named Caroline Bridget Abel Smith OBE, Alison Carolyn Cumming, John Evan Moffoot...
View ArticleThe full BLT: Record breaking trust set up to improve schools
A new educational charitable trust, the largest public sector mutual in local government in England, has been officially established in Buckinghamshire.Thought to be one of the first arrangements of...
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