Gold watches stolen in break-in
A safe which included valuable watches has been stolen after thieves broke into a home.Criminals forced open the front door of a house in Parton Close, Wendover, between 9.15pm and 9.45pm on Tuesday...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Time to kick this term into touch before football fever takes hold
There’s some sort of big football tournament coming up, apparently. It’s in Brazil, I hear, though there hasn’t been a lot about it in the public prints.That may be something to do with the fact that...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: Godzilla needs to be a monster hit to justify this...
You may not realise that Godzilla is one of the most durable monsters in the history of cinema, first striding out of the sea 60 years ago to kick off a slew of successful Japanese features.History...
View ArticleRow over council ‘propaganda’ magazine which costs taxpayers £36,500 a year
A taxpayer-funded council magazine is still in circulation despite a call for it to be scrapped due to its £36,500 cost and claims of bias towards the ruling Conservatives.The Aylesbury Vale Times goes...
View Article£156,000 study of Bucks history will boost protection against unwanted...
The most detailed ever study of the history of Bucks towns and villages has been published at a cost of £156,000.The Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Historic Towns Project – From Markets to Metroland...
View ArticleLIVE: Bucks Business Awards
Vale firms are fighting it out at the Waterside Theatre tonight in the annual Bucks Business Awards.Companies from across the county will celebrate their successes while enjoying a champagne reception...
View ArticleSat Navs and iPods stolen in vehicle break-in spree
Thieves stole a range of items from vehicles in a series of overnight break-ins.The incidents all took place at around 1am on Tuesday morning and items including Sat Navs, iPods, handbags and tools...
View ArticleAppeal to trace relatives of First World War police officers
Thames Valley Police wants your help to trace relatives of police officers who served in the area during the First World War.The force would also like to hear from anyone who has police-related...
View ArticleFormer Co-op boss from Southcourt stands by its values
A former top boss at the Cooperative Group has told how despite its current problems the business is in her blood.Dinah Winfield, 90, who lives in a modest maisonette in Prebendal Avenue, Aylesbury,...
View ArticleFarming Matters: We do like to be beside the seaside!
Thousands of young farmers descended on Blackpool last weekend for their annual general meeting.And plenty of them came from the Buckinghamshire clubs.The annual gathering is a highlight in the young...
View ArticleThame survive late wobble to record opening win
Thame Cricket Club kicked off their Cherwell League Division One campaign with a three-wicket win over Buckingham Town.Looking to build on their good form in the second half of last season, Thame have...
View ArticleSlimmers toss out ‘fat’ clothes for charity
A group of weight loss winners are bagging up their former ‘fat’ garments and donating them to charity in a ceremonial ‘clothes throw’. Members of Slimming World groups in Thame, Chinnor, Princes...
View ArticlePensioner jailed for 22 years after ‘most serious’ sex abuse judge has ever...
A pensioner has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for rape and indecent assault, in a case the judge described as ‘the most serious he has sat on in 30 years.’John Peter Hallam, 65, will...
View ArticleCar crashes into Florence Nightingale Hospice building
A car crashed into the side of the Florence Nightingale Hospice building at Stoke Mandeville Hospital earlier this afternoon.The driver of the vehicle was taken to the nearby A&E following the...
View ArticleWatches and iPod stolen in daytime burglary
Items including watches, an iPod and cash have been stolen by thieves after they broke into a home.The thefts happened on Wednesday between 7.45am and 4.15pm at a property on Burcott Lane, Bierton....
View ArticleJewellery stolen in burglary
Jewellery has been stolen from a Vale home in a daytime burglary.The incident happened on Wednesday between 8.45am and 4.30pm in Oxford Road, Oakley. Thieves broke in through a rear window, before...
View ArticleRoadworks underway near you
Bucks County Council will continue their work on four more Vale roads next week.As part of the council’s ongoing We’re Working On It programme a series of roadworks will be carried out.On the A41...
View ArticleEducation Eye: Beware of pushing your kids too hard
A Singapore parent told me recently that the ‘Tiger Mother’ culture is so strong that government posters have appeared on advertising boards announcing, ‘Please allow your child to play at least two...
View ArticleCourt round-up (including man who assaulted police officers)
Cases coming before Aylesbury Magistrates’ Court include:JACK PHILIP MARSHALL-DEANE, 26, of Pearson Close, Aylesbury. 1) On November 1 in Pearson Close drove a silver Mercedes Citen after consuming 57...
View ArticlePlanning round-up (including nursing home proposal for pub)
Is your neighbour planning something where you live?{https://publicaccess.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/online-applications//search.do?action=simple&searchType=Application|To view plans in more detail...
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