Firefighters tackle blaze in Winslow flat
Firefighters are tackling a blaze at a flat in Winslow.Four fire crews were called to the flat in Lowndes Way at 3.46pm.The blaze had started in the bedroom on the third floor.No-one is believed to...
View ArticleAylesbury MP pays tribute to late mayor
Aylesbury MP David Lidington has paid tribute to the town’s mayor Steve Patrick, who passed away on Tuesday night.The Europe minister said: “I was shocked and deeply saddened to hear of Steve Patrick’s...
View ArticleBucks hospital trust launches new blog
A new blog for patients, staff and members of the public has been launched by Bucks Healthcare NHS Trust.The trust, which runs Stoke Mandeville Hospital, will use the blog, called...
View ArticleFoundation handed £15,000 by district council
The Buckinghamshire Community Foundation has received a cash boost of £15,000 to help community and charitable groups across Aylesbury Vale.The one-off donation, awarded by Aylesbury Vale District...
View ArticleDrink driver who crashed in Thame banned for 16 months
A woman has been banned from driving after she crashed her car in Thame when she was twice the legal alcohol limit.Trelawney Jane Hill, 47, hit a building in Thame Park Road while driving her BMW on...
View ArticleRobbie Williams WILL be playing Aylesbury (of sorts)
Aylesbury has now been added to the list of cinemas showing superstar Robbie Williams live Take the Crown stadium tour.Two weeks ago, whilst cinemas around the area at High Wycombe, Hemel Hempstead,...
View ArticleUPDATED: Trust aims to improve kids’ learning
An innovative charitable trust will aim to improve education standards in the wake of further local government cuts.Thought to be one of the first in the country, the Buckinghamshire Learning Trust is...
View ArticleRothschild deputy in pro-HS2 group
A senior member of the Rothschild family’s financial advisory group is to be a key part of a taskforce trying to promote the benefits of HS2.Sir John Rose, deputy chairman of the Rothschild Group, is...
View ArticleOnly one chance to capture magical marriage moment!
A wedding photographer is appealing to engaged couples to allow more time on their wedding day for professional pictures.Tony Cashen, of Wedding Photo Art, says increasingly couples request...
View ArticleReturn of Hobble on the Cobbles
After a two-year hiatus live music fans can’t wait for the return of Hobble on the Cobbles, Aylesbury’s own fantastic outdoor music festival on Sunday, August 25. This year will see four stages...
View ArticleTiddington are the champs in a brutal 61st tug-of-war
When all was said and done Tiddington villagers stood triumphantly while their opposite numbers lay soaked in the River Thame. The annual tug-of-war, now in its 61st year, pitted the Oxfordshire...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: A-ha and ha ha, Alan Partidge makes a welcome big...
This message comes to you from the home of international broadcasting and the world famous nerve centre for all things chat, That’s right, North Norfolk Digital…I’m Alan Partridge (A-ha!) and this is...
View ArticleExplosions rock village after garage fire
Explosions were heard in Aston Clinton after a garage fire broke out on Friday night.A car and a number of cylinders were in the London Road garage, which was destroyed by the fire.The adjoining home...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Dear Masterchef, please answer the continuing conundrum of the...
My guilty TV treats are few, but I have to admit that Masterchef is among them. I know it’s all as much an assembly-line exercise in entertainment as any other successful format, and follows a formula...
View ArticleHousing market may have finally turned a corner, say experts
The East of England’s housing market appears to have finally turned a corner as buyers returned to the market in their biggest numbers for four years, says the latest RICS Residential Market...
View ArticleThree and a half decades of work to move 19th century cottage nears end
More than 35 years of work to move a 19th century cottage from Haddenham to the Chiltern Open Air Museum is nearly complete.John Hyde-Trutch and the museum team first dismantled Number 8, The Croft,...
View ArticleAbseilers prepare to brave 200ft drop off Bucks County Hall
There are just four weeks to go before 100 abseilers scale the 200ft high County Hall in Aylesbury for charity.The Almighty Abseil on September 7 is to open to all ages to help raise more than £10,000...
View ArticleTwo charged with using threatening behaviour after incident in Aylesbury
Two Aylesbury men are due to appear in court charged with threatening another person following an early morning altercation.Sidi Mohammed Hauzi, 33, of Tring Road, and 24 year old Sebastian...
View ArticleSchoolboy sky high at naming Haddenham road
An 11 year old from Haddenham Community Junior School is flying high after his road name was picked to feature on a new development.Ben Rose came up with Pilots Place and was chosen as a winner by...
View ArticleSlug and Lettuce to shut Aylesbury branch
Aylesbury’s Slug and Lettuce will close next Monday (August 19).Staff only found out about the closure yesterday (August 12) and were ‘very surprised’ by the announcement.Employees have been told they...
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