Man who racially abused taxi driver in Kingsbury given community order
Daniel Collings, of Elmhurst Road, Aylesbury, was sentenced at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court on Monday after pleading guilty to racially aggravated harassment.The charge followed an incident at...
View ArticlePolice manhunt after woman attacked in Aylesbury
A 26-year-old woman suffered injuries to her stomach and face during an assault in Aylesbury last night (Monday).Police were called to Whaddon Chase at 9.40pm following reports of an assault.The police...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: 2 Guns has high-calibre stars but goes off at...
Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg in a cop drama? Now that sounds like a grown-up movie.Both stars have built up a body of work that includes a whole string of intense, conflicted law enforcement...
View ArticleMosque leader critical of a ‘slap on the wrist’ for racist behaviour
A leading figure at Aylesbury Mosque has hit out at the lenient sentencing of a man who racially abused an Asian taxi driver in Kingsbury.Daniel Collings, of Elmhurst Road, Aylesbury, was given a...
View ArticleWoman injured in Wing car crash
A woman was injured after three cars crashed in Wing.Firefighters made the scene safe following the crash in the A481 shortly after 7pm yesterday evening (Tuesday).One woman was injured and freed from...
View ArticleMayor’s funeral date announced
The funeral of the Mayor of Aylesbury will take place on Friday following his shock death last week.Councillor Steve Patrick died aged 59 during the night of August 6. Since then tributes have been...
View ArticleReports of Boris taking over Vale constituency rubbished
Reports that John Bercow is planning to step down from politics, paving the way for Boris Johnson to take on his Buckingham constituency, have been rubbished.The Mail on Sunday ran a story saying the...
View ArticleOne injured in car and recycling truck crash
Paramedics treated a woman after a car and recycling truck collided in Gatehouse Road today (Wednesday).Traffic was held up as police and ambulances attended the scene shortly after 1.30pm. The woman...
View Article‘A prolonged and savage attack which could so easily have proven fatal’:...
Three men have been sentenced to a combined 11-and-a-half years in prison after a vicious attack in Kingsbury sparked by an argument over a round of drinks. At Aylesbury Crown Court today, Gwedon...
View Article‘Mountaineers’ plan historic church climb
To commemorate 60 years since the conquest of Everest a team of mountaineers from Aylesbury will climb the tower of Quainton Parish Church. The event today (Saturday) starts at 9.30am and later in the...
View ArticleA-level results: Aylesbury Grammar School
A total of 89% of A-level grades achieved by Aylesbury Grammar pupils were A* to C. Anxious students learned how they had done this morning, with securing the right results a crucial factor in making...
View ArticleA-level results: Princes Risborough School
Princes Risborough School achieved 76% A* to C grades in its A-level results. Headteacher Pete Rowe said: “We are very pleased with our A Level and BTec results this year. We have significantly...
View ArticleA-level results: Aylesbury Vale Academy
As teachers at Aylesbury Vale Academy prepare to move into a new era with their brand new building at Berryfields in September they also welcomed the achievements of the pupils who left them this...
View ArticleA-level results: Aylesbury College
Aylesbury College is celebrating after its students achieved 64% A* to C grades in their A-levels. The college achieved an overall 99% pass rate and Karen Mitchell, who will become principal in...
View ArticleDJ Dave Lee Travis charged with sexual offences
Vale DJ Dave Lee Travis has been charged with 12 sexual offences spanning three decades.The 68-year-old, real name David Patrick Griffin, of Mentmore, was charged with 11 counts of indecent assault and...
View ArticleA-level results: The Grange School
A total of 65% of A-level grades achieved by Grange pupils were A* to C.The school was particularly pleased with a 25% increase in the number of A grades compared to last year.Assistant headteacher...
View ArticleAldi granted extra time for shopping
Aylesbury store Aldi will be open for longer hours after its planning application was approved.Shoppers at the German supermarket will now get an extra hour to browse after it was decided to open from...
View ArticleStudents nab first choice universities on new exam scheme
Six students have got their first choice university spots after studying the international baccalaureate diploma.Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School was the first Bucks school to offer the worldwide...
View ArticleHospital applies for temporary car parking
Stoke Mandeville Hospital has applied to provide a temporary 553 space car park. The temporary car park would be located on fields adjacent to the ambulance station near entrance two and is designed to...
View ArticleBoxing clever in big magic stunt
A big magic stunt involving a celebrity in an Aylesbury car park is being planned by the town’s resident psychological magician.Sylar, who performs each weekend in Costa and CEX in the High Street,...
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