Farming Matters: Day some trashy man gave me the V sign
Flytipping doesn’t only affect farmers. People with no thought for others tip rubbish all over the place, on community open spaces, roadsides and in ditches.But farmers do suffer hugely from this anti...
View ArticleBusiness Eye: Awards can raise morale
I must admit that one aspect of leading a team that is not my strength is taking the right moments to celebrate any achievements and to lock in the feeling of a job well done. My own mind set is always...
View ArticleSchoolkids plant seeds to learn
Pupils, teachers and parents pulled on their wellies to help prepare a vegetable patch for their school. St Mary’s School in Haddenham is part of a Jamie Oliver kitchen garden project and with free...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Adequate rather than amazing, but that’s no way to...
“You know what it is I love about being Spider-Man? Everything!”Get ready because The Amazing Spider-Man is back, swinging in for more comic book big screen adventures – and this time the stakes have...
View ArticlePlanning round-up (including new sign for the Cotton Wheel)
Find out what’s going on in your street...APPLICATIONS14/00987/APP BEDGROVESingle storey side, two storey side and rear and single storey rear extension and front porch. 53 Limes Avenue HP21 7HD. Mr...
View ArticleEducation Eye: Social media tips for parents who have their heads in the sand
Whether we like it or not, social media and constant access via smart phones are part of our children’s lives. For many parents comprehending 21st Century teenage communication can be a real challenge....
View ArticleNotes from St Tiggywinkles: Busy day as 29 injured animals need our help
April the tenth turned out to be a red letter day heralding the year ahead. Yes, it was my sister Pauline’s birthday – perhaps her present to Tiggys was the overfull day sheet of casualties.It was the...
View ArticleShining a spotlight on Aylesbury’s thriving film-making community
There is a thriving performing arts and film-making community in Aylesbury according to a man who is aiming to shine a spotlight on it.David Pustansky, who has lived in Aylesbury for over 20 years, has...
View ArticleReckless driver used pavement to protect alloys from puddle
A 100mph speedster and a driver using the pavement to protect his alloy car wheels have been caught on the roads as part of a crackdown on reckless driving.With Princes Risborough’s Neighbourhood...
View ArticleYou may be renting, but there are still ways to make your home feel like your...
Our home should be a place where we can truly feel ourselves and show off our style and taste - but millions of us are living in someone else’s property, with all the limitations that imposes.Tenants...
View ArticleWalk this way and catch the rambling bug
A rambling group is encouraging people to get their blood pumping on an annual countryside walk.Thame and Wheatley Ramblers have organised the four-mile introductory stroll from Watlington on Sunday,...
View ArticleFarming Matters: Fabulous young farmers are cycling to the seaside
Young farmers are a fabulous bunch of people. They work hard, play hard and raise a lot of money for charity.Five intrepid Buckinghamshire young farmers are currently training for a 24 hour 200 mile...
View ArticleBusiness Eye: One thing is certain and that is uncertainty
If there is one condition business craves, it is a degree of certainty in the underlying economy. Being able to understand the broad direction of travel has a powerful impact on decisions taken on...
View ArticleEducation report slammed as ‘superficial’ (but its author is left ‘fuming mad’)
Bucks County Council’s report into narrowing the gap of attainment in schools has been criticised as a ‘complete farce’ and ‘superficial’. Bucks has some of the highest performing schools in the UK but...
View ArticleMost of us are in a muddle about MMR, so let’s get a few things straight
The majority of aspiring homebuyers do not know what the MMR is – and even those who have heard of the government’s new Mortgage Market Review are mostly are ill-informed, believing it will mean...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: highbrow and high-tech thrillerTransendence looks...
“Once online, a sentient machine will quickly overcome the limits of biology. In a short time, its analytic power will become greater than the collective intelligence of every person born in the...
View ArticleChurch is on the move as numbers rise
A blossoming congregation is having to up sticks because it has almost doubled in size in just one year.For four years, members of Grace Church Thame have met at The Guide HQ in Southern Road every...
View ArticleAs jobless queue falls, house prices rise, says survey - and the big winners...
Homeowners in local authority areas which have seen with the largest falls in the unemployment rate have seen the value of their property rise by almost £136,000 over a decade, according to new...
View ArticlePolice hunt sexual predator after spate of town centre assaults
Police are hunting a pervert who has sexually assaulted young women in a series of morning attacks in Aylesbury town centre.Incidents started on April 16 with the last reported assault on April 20 and...
View ArticleLooking into the past through old newspapers? Life just got a whole lot...
A huge archive of local, regional and national newspapers covering more than 300 years of history is now being made available to the public at the British Library.New secretary of state for Culture...
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