Farming Matters: HS2’s biggest victims are farmers
The utter arrogance of HS2, in their total disregard for the misery being inflicted on so many, was sadly all too apparent at a meeting of local farmers hosted by the NFU to discuss the environmental...
View ArticleCourt round-up (including WhatsApp pest and dishonest employee)
Cases coming before Aylesbury Magistrates’ Court include:TYRELL HUNTER-CAMPBELL, 23, of St Anne’s Road, Aylesbury. Between May 29 and May 31 pursued a course of conduct which amounted to the harassment...
View ArticleMore jobs if 2014 goals can be met
More than 100 new jobs for young people and 500 in total could be created if Buckinghamshire Business First can meet its targets for 2014. The organisation, which acts as a link between public policy...
View ArticleWheel good effort from Mary, 99
A 99-year-old fundraiser has led a charity event which made more than £600 for disabled children.Mary Brackenbury, who is a founding member of Inner Wheel, was joined by 15 members at The Three...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: The Wolf Of Wall Street is a sprawling cautionary...
“My name is Jordan Belfort. I’m a former member of the middle class raised by two accountants in a tiny apartment in New York. The year I turned 26, as the head of my own brokerage firm I made $49...
View Article£43m mental health unit to open in Aylesbury next month
Patients will be able to start using a new £43 million mental health centre in Aylesbury from the end of February, the NHS has said.Aylesbury-based services currently being provided from the Tindal...
View ArticleMan admits fatal drug driving charge
A Vale man has admitted being high on drugs when he was involved in a fatal car crash.Paul Fletcher, of Chiltern Road, Wingrave, lost control of the Honda Accord he was driving in Ledburn and crashed...
View ArticleChild, 6, injured in Aylesbury hit and run
A six-year-old child was rushed to hospital after being knocked down by a car in Aylesbury.The child was at a pedestrian crossing in Tring Road, near Parton Road, at around 6.20pm on Friday when they...
View ArticleAlan Dee: What would Russell Brand do? Then I’ll do exactly the opposite.
Ihave been giving some thought to preening pundit Russell Brand’s continuing campaign to persuade people to boycott the ballot box. I’m sure you’ve been thinking about little else, too.I have no idea...
View ArticleCouncil chief hits out at Bucks ‘garden city’ rumours
County council leader Martin Tett has said he is ‘troubled’ by rumours that a ‘garden city’ could be built in Bucks.Although local government secretary Eric Pickles has denied any decision has been...
View ArticleLords call for second HS2 consultation delay
The consultation on the environmental impact of HS2 should be extended again, Lords have ruled.Less than a week after the deadline was extended from January 24 to February 10, the House of Lords...
View ArticleBurglars target Thame home
Cash and jewellery were stolen from a Thame home yesterday (Monday).The home in Chowns Close was burgled at about 1pm.Police are keen to speak to anyone who may have seen two men hanging around the...
View ArticleCampaigners lose Supreme Court appeal against HS2
Campaigners against HS2 have had their appeals against the legality of the scheme dismissed by the Supreme Court.This morning the court unanimously dismissed claims that the government failed to carry...
View ArticleFresh appeal for witnesses to sex assault on boy, 11, in Wendover
Police have made a fresh appeal for witnesses after an 11-year-old boy was sexually assaulted in Wendover last month.A 43-year-old man from the Bicester area was arrested in connection with the...
View ArticleIs Vale secret dumping ground for 50,000 new homes?
Up to 50,000 homes may have to be built in Aylesbury Vale, a Tory councillor has warned.The district council’s own plan has been rejected by an inspector and Councillor Mark Winn said the result could...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s film review: Wouldn’t it be nice if it was August? Not if you were...
The cinema schedule is groaning under the strain as heavyweight efforts continue to hit the screen, all aiming to build up a head of steam as we enter peak awards time. A typical effort is August:...
View ArticleHS2 consultation deadline extended again
For the second time in a week people have been given more time to respond to a consultation on the environmental impact of HS2.Following a ruling of a House of Lords committee, the deadline for...
View ArticleRicketts rescues United with last gasp corner goal
Mark West says a depleted team is making it hard for his Thame United side as they rescued a 2-2 draw at struggling Abingdon United.Man of the match Luke Ricketts scored in each half and his second,...
View ArticleGoode attacks ‘awful’ officials after Chinnor defeat
Matt Goode said the referee ‘ruined’ the match on Saturday as his Chinnor side went down 24-17 to high-flying Canterbury.The Villagers conceded four tries in a calamity first half performance and...
View ArticleMan arrested as cash, drugs and dogs seized in village where Tony Blair lives
A man was arrested and drugs, thousands of pounds in cash and two dogs were seized after police raided a campsite near Waddesdon yesterday.A 37-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession with...
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