Alan Dee: January is almost over, so can we get back to normal please?
Not long now until January is behind us, thank goodness. I can’t wait to see the back of it.It’s not what you think. I’m not in the grips of some seasonal affected disorder which plunges me into a...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: Macho men and monsters dominate a trio of...
Mark Wahlberg’s reinvention as everyone’s favourite everyman killing machine continues apace.Lone Survivor has one of those titles that indicate a high body count, and it doesn’t lie – our Mark is the...
View ArticleBurglars target Bedgrove home
Cash and electrical items were stolen during a burglary in Bedgrove yesterday.Crooks broke into the Long Meadow home between 10.45am and 5.30pm and stole cash, an Advent laptop and a Nexus7 Asus.The...
View Article“I’m proud to be a worm!” Raymond Blanc visits Haddenham school to help...
Michelin starred chef Raymond Blanc let a group of children in on his culinary secrets in support of his son’s latest hi-tech venture.The TV chef joined his son Oli Blanc, and Casualty star Charlotte...
View ArticleThink Aylesbury has got it bad? Proposal to almost double size of Princes...
The small market town of Princes Risborough could nearly double in size under development plans for the area.Wycombe District Council is considering allowing the building of up to 2,500 extra homes in...
View ArticleNumber plates and tools stolen from cars
Tools and number plates have been stolen from vehicles in a series of thefts around South Oxfordshire this week.Between 11pm on Tuesday and 6am the next day, crooks smashed a side window and stole...
View ArticleBurglary at Aston Clinton home
An iPad and jewellery were stolen after crooks ransacked an Aston Clinton home.The burglary happened between 7.10pm and 9.15pm on Monday after the criminals got in through a rear window of the London...
View ArticleGovernment blocks release of report labelling HS2 ‘in doubt’
The Government has blocked the release of a report which said the £50 billion HS2 line is ‘in doubt’.An annual report by the Major Projects Authority gave the scheme an amber/red rating, given to...
View ArticleHave your say on health services
People will be able to tell health chiefs what they’re doing right and wrong at a public meeting next month.Aylesbury Vale Clinical Commissioning Group are holding a public meeting on Thursday,...
View ArticleGang hunted after Aylesbury burglary
Four men are being hunted by police after a burglary in Aylesbury.The men, aged around 16 to 20, were seen in the area at the time of the Guernsey Close burglary.Crooks broke into the home at about...
View ArticleShake-up planned for shared housing in Aylesbury Vale
New rules to make sure landlords keep shared houses up to scratch are being planned by Aylesbury Vale District Council.A licensing scheme to cover all shared homes is being consulted on to help prevent...
View Article1960s football medal stolen in Aylesbury burglaries
A 52-year-old FA gold medal was among items stolen during two burglaries in Aylesbury on Tuesday.Thieves struck at two houses in Greetham Road, forcing open the rear kitchen windows using a tool.As...
View ArticleMan charged with threatening teenage girl
A 49-year-old man has been charged with threatening a 16-year-old girl in Aylesbury’s Friars Square shopping centre.Terence Monroe, of Park Street, Aylesbury, was arrested and charged yesterday after...
View ArticleCricket survives downpours
More than 50 young cricketers are refusing to let rain stop play as they enjoy an indoor coaching course.MP Academy, run by former first-class cricketer Manoj Parmar, is two weeks into a 10-week camp...
View ArticleEducation Eye: Do school league tables send out the right message?
With the latest league tables released last week the question arises once again, are these a useful tool to assist parents in choosing the right school? My advice is to be wary of giving these more...
View ArticleYoung ‘musketeers’ make fencing debuts
Thame Duellists competed at the Southern Fencing Championships in Fareham last weekend, with three youngsters duelling for the first time.Isaac Salle, eight, and Hal Seed, nine, made their debuts in...
View ArticleCourt round-up (including child pornography and petrol theft)
Cases coming before Aylesbury Magistrates’ Court include:MARK JASON NEVILLE, 33, of Cubitt Street, Aylesbury. In June 2012 aided and abetted Victoria Barnett to commit fraud by making fraudalent...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Lone Survivor’s title is a bit of a giveaway, but...
“You are never out of the fight.” Attention! Your mission – should you choose to accept it - is going to be harsh… You will be exposed to hostile fire and feel every bullet. You will witness brutality,...
View ArticleRoad test: Fascinating new direction for Renault Scenic
Renault’s original ground-breaking Scenic seems to have been around for ever but it isn’t a model that can afford to sit on its laurelsTimes have changed and a plethora of rival models have made it...
View ArticleWindows smashed in attempted burglary
Several windows were smashed in the attempted burglary of a house in Chinnor, according to police.No entry was gained to the property on Thame Road, however offenders damaged rear windows of the house...
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