Motor racing team open new workshop
A one minute rev off involving over 200 cars was the highlight of the day at the opening of a motor racing team’s workshop.Topcats Racing Ltd, based at Westcott Venture Park, held a fun day of events...
View ArticleMan arrested after petrol bottle left outside pub
A man has been arrested after allegedly leaving an unlit bottle of petrol outside a pub.The incident is believed to have happened outside The Pack Horse in Tring Road, Wendover on Tuesday June 24 just...
View ArticleAndy will slay the channel challenge in aid of charity
A keen open-water swimmer is taking on his biggest challenge yet in the form of a relay swim across the English Channel.Andy Slaymaker, 29, will join five others in his team as they tackle the 22-mile...
View ArticleEducation Eye: Tips to help your child settle into senior school
Here are 10 things to do this summer, so your child is ready to hit the ground running when they move up to senior school.1. Keep their brain ticking over with reading books from the local library,...
View ArticleNotes from St Tiggywinkles: Get involved and look after bald dinosaurs!
So far 2014 is turning out to be a year of plenty on the wildlife front.After those horrific floods, earlier in the year spring and summer came bursting in, all daffodils and baby everything.At Tiggys...
View ArticleGold! Tony Hadley supporting Relay for Life
Spandau Ballet lead singer Tony Hadley is lending his support to Aylesbury Relay for Life taking place at Aylesbury Rugby Club this weekend.The 80s star, who lives locally, will be popping in at 2pm...
View ArticleLast chance to see Friars exhibition
Today (Sunday) is the last chance to see the Friars exhibition at Bucks County Museum, where there will be special tours by the club’s supremo David Stopps.More than 2,000 people have visited, some who...
View ArticlePlanning round-up (including bridge repairs and new homes)
Check whether there’s any development planned near where you live...APPLICATIONS14/01770/APP ELMHURST AND WATERMEADFirst floor side extension. 91 Elmhurst Road HP20 2AF Mr Nadeem.14/01767/APP...
View ArticleBusiness Eye: Partnership bidding for slice of £2bn fund
You can be forgiven for not yet knowing what the Local Enterprise Partnership for Bucks is all about.There’s has been so much else in the news and you do have a life after all.On the other hand, we...
View ArticleVillage school is allocated 15 extra places
A village school will take on a new teacher to cater for 15 extra pupils in the reception class come September. Bucks County Council has awarded Haddenham St Mary’s the extra places to alleviate the...
View ArticleRoadworks coming near you
Various roadworks are taking place across the Vale this week.Daytime surface dressing works will be taking place this week in the following locations using stop and go signs:Tuesday 8 - A418 Aylesbury...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Town Centre Dead Pool is worth another run around the block
Ireckon the time is right to give Town Centre Dead Pool another go, don’t you?It’s an idea I had a while back but failed to exploit in such a way that I was able to retire on the royalties. It’s still...
View ArticleUp to 30 HS2 bosses to be paid more than Prime Minister
Bosses overseeing the HS2 project would have to be paid more than the Prime Minister, according to its chairman.Speaking on BBC Newsnight Sir David Higgins, the new chairman of HS2 Ltd said that 20 or...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s film preview: Another truckload of Transformers tosh
Oh, if only we could be sure that the title was a guarantee – this week’s big blockbuster release is Transformers: Age of Extinction, and we can only hope they will keep their word.But as long as...
View ArticleMadison stars on the world stage
Young gymnast Madison Hobman travelled across the North Atlantic Ocean last week to compete with more than 1,200 gymnasts at the 2014 USAIGC World Championships held in Orlando, Florida.Madison, who...
View ArticleDental hygienist fined for illegal practice
A dental hygienist has been prosecuted after practicing illegally for more than a year.Anita Loftus was working at Tavistock Dental Practice in Tring Road between June 2012 and February this year,...
View ArticleFarming Matters: Support UK beef farmers
At the Livestock Event in Birmingham, NFU president Meurig Raymond and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Farming, Food and Marine Environment George Eustice, both spoke about the beef summit...
View ArticleNotes from St Tiggywinkles: Be Swift and head to town for these birds
Thame is the place to see swifts. Just walk down the High Street or the Aylesbury Road and duck as these special little birds, screaming like banshees, rocket low above your heads at breakneck speed....
View ArticleBusiness Eye: My thanks to maths teacher Mr Hancock
It’s been a busy news week for the economy.To start with, we witnessed the climax to Wimbledon, the British Grand Prix, and the start of the Tour de Blighty.In a recent column I highlighted how big a...
View ArticleEducation Eye: Choosing the right school for children with learning difficulties
I’ve had conversations with five families this week who are struggling with choosing a senior school for children with various learning difficulties, from dyslexia to dyspraxia to Asperger’s. They all...
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