Alan Dee’s movie preview: Six-packs on sea as 300 gets a watered down revival
One iron rule of Hollywood is this: If a movie puts money in the till, it’s worth pumping out a sequel, a reboot, an homage or whatever else you want to call a calculated attempt to part the punter...
View ArticleWeather Watch: We’re in March and sun is out – so why’s it still so cold?
It’s two and a half months since the Winter Equinox or ‘shortest day of the year’ – December 21, and we’re finally starting to notice the lighter mornings and evenings.Here in Bucks, the sun is now at...
View ArticleHS2 – What to Expect: Will HS2 take or make local jobs?
While the government’s rationale for building HS2 is to boost the national economy, bosses here fear the line will damage their profits.Forty per cent of businesses living close to the line think HS2...
View ArticleAylesbury firm’s multi-milion ‘criminal GPS’ deal collapses
A multi-million pound deal between the government and an Aylesbury firm which makes high-tech devices to track criminals has collapsed.Buddi was chosen by the government last August to supply the new...
View ArticleOAP avoids jail after fleecing taxpayers of £40,000 – despite having £100,000...
An Aylesbury pensioner who claimed £40,000 in benefits despite having more than £100,000 in the bank has narrowly avoided going to prison.Keith Bright, 65, of Carrington Road, told authorities he only...
View ArticleMPs Lidington and Bercow respond to HS2 consultation
Vale MPs David Lidington and John Bercow have handed in their official responses to HS2, totalling a combined 28,091 words.In his 15,537 word response Aylesbury MP Mr Lidington criticises the way the...
View ArticleReveller seriously assaulted in taxi
A young man who was attacked in the back of a taxi suffered a broken nose and two black eyes.The 21-year-old victim left Aylesbury’s Mirage nightclub in Buckingham Street and got into a taxi with one...
View ArticleFarming stalwart to retire in the autumn
After nearly 30 years at the heart of the Vale farming community, Virginia Stollery is preparing to retire from her role as group secretary of the Aylesbury branch of the National Farmers...
View ArticlePlanning time-saver wins council national award
An initiative to speed up the planning process has won Aylesbury Vale District Council a national efficency award.The council was awarded gold in the transforming local services category at the...
View ArticleBid to unlock 10,000 jobs on undeveloped land
More than 10,000 jobs could be created in the Vale if sites which already have planning permission for employment use are developed.Council bosses are now meeting with land owners to see what more can...
View ArticleCan you provide home for brave young carers?
A base for young carers to meet and support eachother is set to be lost unless a new home can be found.Charity Carers Bucks is appealing for help in finding a new home for its young carers service as...
View ArticleBusiness Eye: Learning from the Romans
If you are lucky enough to work in a job that affords you chances to travel you will likely fall into one of two distinct camps.Some pack a full case with their predilections and a fixed mind set....
View ArticleEducation Eye: Parents – max out the benefit and minimise your pain
Parents’ evenings can be uplifting and challenging experiences in equal measure. It’s important to plan your time carefully to ensure maximum benefit with least pain.Speak to your child about...
View ArticleFarming Matters: The highs and lows of a career
A couple of weeks ago a letter arived at home with sad news. Virginia Stollery, branch secretary of Aylesbury National Farmers Union announced her intention to retire in the autumn. When I visited...
View ArticleCourt round-up (including woman who stole £4.39 packet of coffee from...
Cases coming before Aylesbury Magistrates’ Court include:RANDOLF FRIMPONG, 22, of Fiesta End, Aylesbury. On February 5 in Oxford Road, Aylesbury, drove Fiat Stilo without licence. Pleaded guilty. Fined...
View ArticleThe company helping children as young as SIX learn computer programming
Children as young as six-years-old will soon be learning computer programming as part of the national curriculum.And many of them will be trained on an innovative new product called the Fuze which has...
View ArticleChanges ahead at Bucks County Museum
A new director of Bucks County Museum is due to start at the beginning of April and it is also set to be run as a charitable trust.As a result,seven to 10 people with an interest in museums and...
View ArticleUPDATED: Two injured after crash outside Holiday Inn
A man and a woman had to be freed from their car after a crash outside the Holiday Inn.Three cars were involved in the collision which happened on the A41 in Weston Turville just before 3.30pm on...
View ArticleCuts to road safety provision despite four fatalities in a month
Bucks County Council is making cuts to its road safety team, despite the deaths of four motorists in the Vale within a fortnight.Education and training for young drivers and instructors will be reduced...
View ArticleAlan Dee: If you could talk to the animals, would it really be worth it?
According to received wisdom, you are either a dog person or a cat person. There is, of course, a third category in which I am happy to put myself – I’m just a person, and anything four-legged will be...
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