PM in bid to woo Chinese investment in HS2
Prime Minister David Cameron has promised China’s leadership that there will be ‘very open competition’ for investments in HS2.The Prime Minister made the pledge during talks in Beijing with President...
View Article‘Why government should spend £330m on full HS2 tunnel through Chilterns’
A huge list of benefits from extending the HS2 tunnel throughout the whole of the Chilterns has been handed to parliament.Under current plans a bored tunnel will stop at Little Missenden but...
View ArticleWest warns of complacency as last-gasp Hodgkins spares United’s blushes
Mark West has warned his Thame United side not to be complacent against rock-bottom Abingdon Town on Saturday as they look to record their eighth win in nine games. United return to league action after...
View ArticleElderly ‘trapped’ in homes for months as lift breaks at flats
Elderly residents in Thame have been ‘trapped’ in their homes for weeks after a lift broke at a block of flats.Residents have described how they have only been able to leave flats at Sharman Beer Court...
View ArticleImproving Chinnor shoot down Wild Geese
Matt Goode praised his Chinnor side for learning from recent losses as they overcame London Irish Wild Geese 27-16.The Villagers scored three first half tries through Joe Marston, Nick Harrison and Leo...
View ArticleAylesbury district council blocks webcasting meetings - by ONE vote
District council meetings will not be broadcast online after a motion calling for webcasts was defeated - by just one vote.Councillors supporting the move argued webcasts would help promote...
View ArticleCouncil rejects motion to oppose Aylesbury gyratory closure
District politicians have claimed there is no point getting into a public spat with the county council over plans to partially close the gyratory should a housing development get the green...
View ArticleCouncil deputy: Tring Road traffic lights are working well
Tring Road’s new traffic lights are already bringing benefits, according to one senior councillor.Councillor Sue Polhill, deputy leader at Aylesbury Vale District Council, said now all the lights have...
View ArticleCourt round-up (including Superdrug thief and man who damaged fence and...
Cases coming before Aylesbury Magistrates Court includes:KARL ASHLEY, 28, of Carlton Close, Aylesbury. On October 31 in Jackson Road, Aylesbury, drove a motor vehicle after consuming alcohol so the...
View ArticleEditor’s comment: The week when the glass was half empty
There are some advantages and disadvantages to living and working locally here at The Bucks Herald.One overwhelming positive is not only being able to report on our community (warts and all) but to be...
View Article‘Future of Mix96 is safe’
The head of Mix96 has reassured listeners that the station’s future is secure amid concerns about a digital switchover.The station was the subject of a debate raised by Amersham and Chesham MP Cheryl...
View ArticleFire crews called as 30 tonnes of waste burns near Wendover
Firefighters have spent the night watching over an unattended bonfire near Wendover after 30 tonnes of green waste was set ablaze.Aylesbury Vale District Council was originally called about the fire...
View ArticleThree men and two women attack man in Aylesbury underpass
A man was assaulted and robbed by a group of people in Aylesbury last night.The 25-year-old victim was attacked by a group, including three men and two women, in the underpass near Cambridge Street at...
View ArticlePlanning applications round-up (Including original application for 560...
The latest planning applications from Aylesbury Vale District Council.13/03179/ALB BRILLConversion of existing part of outbuilding into ancillary accommodation with new single storey link to existing...
View ArticleFarming Matters: Pottering into cafe for cuppa
Eating out is one of the delights of life. No shopping, no cooking and no washing up – sounds perfect.Restaurants and cafes of course come in all styles and sizes to suit different occasions.But if...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Sorry, Oldboy, this rotten remake should have been...
“Ask not why you were imprisoned. Ask why you were set free…”If you were held captive and isolated for no obvious reason for 20 years you’d probably be very, very angry when finally released. Almost as...
View ArticleNHS boss happy with progress at Bucks health trust
The trust which runs Stoke Mandeville Hospital has been praised by a senior NHS boss for the progress made since it was put into special measures.Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust was put into...
View ArticleObjections over new homes in Fairford Leys
Planning officers are backing ten new homes in Fairford Leys despite objections from 20 residents and a local councillor.The Ernest Cook Trust, which built the original development, wants to construct...
View ArticleNearly half of Christmas drink drivers in Thames Valley caught in Bucks
Nearly half of drink drivers caught in Thames Valley this month were arrested in Buckinghamshire.Thirty-seven people (44%) from the county out of a total of 84 across Thames Valley were arrested for...
View ArticleAlan Dee: A singular solution to the problem of cigarette packaging
I’ve lost patience with the fairy steps approach to cigarette packaging, I’m afraid. It’s time for a more radical proposal.You’ll recall that back in the dark ages, when people first began to suspect...
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