Marillion man tunes in to a techno generation
MARILLION front man Steve Hogarth this week released his most unusual sounding collaboration – using guitar FX pedals on his voice – in his first album to be ‘created via email’.Hogath has teamed up...
View ArticleCallum Mortimer’s Different Take: Safe House mixes great action with good...
Safe House tells the story of an uneasy alliance between Tobias Frost (Denzel Washington), the CIA’s most dangerous renegade and Matthew Weston (Ryan Reynolds), a rookie operative just waiting to prove...
View ArticleAlan Dee: This obvious row just doesn’t work
THIS rumbling row about work experience is providing all sorts of employment opportunities for commentators, pundits and pressure groups of all shades of opinion even as the people the schemes are...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to new movie releases: Wanderlust, Hunky Dory, Project X
HANG on a minute, we haven’t seen a film starring Jennifer Aniston for at least half an hour, what’s going on?Calm down, dears, Jen is still plugging away and tapping into the comedy vibe that proved...
View ArticleDevoted couple’s 70 years
A COUPLE is celebrating a rare platinum anniversary this week.Jessie and Bill Fuller aged 90 and 91, of Haddenham, have been married since February 1942 – meaning they have devoted 70 years to one...
View ArticleHave your say on new pitches
Residents of Haddenham and surrounding villages are encouraged to participate in an online survey concerning the provision of sports facilities.A project team has been formed to convert five acres of...
View ArticleCar parking fault costs council £18k
FAULTS at a town centre car park have cost the district council more than £18,000 in lost revenue.A technical issue at Walton Street car park has meant the barriers have been raised at the multi-storey...
View Article‘New centre will be big help for the disabled’
DISABLED students who currently have to travel outside of Buckinghamshire for their education may soon get a boost if plans for a new facility in Aylesbury are approved.A bid to build an independent...
View ArticleGrant secured for fire control room merger
THE fire service has secured a £1.8 million grant to aid in the centralisation of its control room.In November last year, Bucks and Milton Keynes Fire Authority submitted a bid to support its proposal...
View ArticleMother and son create children’s poetry book
A MOTHER and son team have worked together to bring out a children’s poetry book.Diana Moore, of Horton-cum-Studley, has written a humorous collection of poems, entitled A Fishy Coat Tale and Other...
View ArticleBurnt down scout hut rises from the ashes
A SCOUT hut which burned to the ground almost five years ago has at last arisen from the ashes.In the early hours of March 19, 2007, a blaze broke out in Long Crendon scout hut. Before long, a large...
View ArticleThe picture that no Englishman wanted to see
ANY question marks, and more aptly hopes, surrounding the international future of Matt Phillips have been well and truly put to bed by this picture.Aylesbury-born Phillips has been the subject of...
View ArticleWhite’s had one El of a year after another award
ENGLAND and Arsenal footballer Ellen White is The Bucks Herald Sports Personality for February.The Arsenal Ladies star picks up the award for being voted the England Women’s Player of the Year by Three...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to the TV week ahead
SATURDAYThe Jonathan Ross Show (ITV1, 9pm)Wossy appears to make a very nice living from talking about his dog and telling Hollywood actresses that they are stunners.But perhaps that’s his gift. He...
View ArticleFamily pays tribute to Odeon manager
THE family of an Aylesbury cinema manager who died unexpectedly on Saturday morning, aged 37, has paid tribute to him.Sean Coles, of the Willow Estate, Aylesbury, was found dead by his wife Anna at...
View Article7/7 widow terror link ‘not welcome news’ says police chief
AN Aylesbury mother, and widow of one of the 7/7 suicide bombers, has been thrust into the spotlight amid allegations of terrorist links. Police in Kenya say they are hunting mum-of-three Samantha...
View ArticleSurvey says potholes and crime are top priorities for council but Trading...
TACKLING crime and potholes should be the top priorities for Bucks County Council, according to a survey of more than 5,000 people.The survey found that two out of every three residents think that the...
View Article2,500 home ‘urban extension’ to east of Aylesbury backed by planning officers
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build nearly 2,500 new homes to the east of Aylesbury have been recommended for the green light ahead of a crunch meeting on Wednesday.Plans for Broughton Crossing include 2,450...
View ArticleMan assaulted in Aylesbury car park
A MAN has been punched in a town centre car park.A 39-year-old man from Aylesbury was stood by his car in the car park in front of Argos in Junction Retail Park, Cambridge Street, at about 6.20pm on...
View Article‘Not yet down and out’ in three village battle
CRITICS have vowed to fight on, despite plans for nearly 2,500 homes to the east of Aylesbury getting the thumbs up from politicians.Just an hour before a crucial planning meeting last week, district...
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