Museum ‘is not sustainable’ alarm
PUBLIC cash could be slashed from Aylesbury’s County Museum in a bid to save more than £500,000 a year.On Monday, bosses at Bucks County Council backed plans to hand control of the Church Street museum...
View ArticleHS2 boss urged ‘be more transparent’
THE boss of HS2 is coming to Aylesbury this week to answer questions about her new forums – which campaigners this week dubbed secret meetings that should be open to the press and public.Closed-door...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: Lockout, Gone, Marley
LockoutWith Titanic 3D sailing strong at the box office, showing no sign of being sunk, console yourself with this sublime piece of absolute hokum. It will win no prizes for craft or originality but as...
View ArticleRotary invests in Vale’s young leaders
In March Bucks Herald reporter Andrew Kay was selected for a prestigious Rotary exchange to learn about journalism in Australia. Here’s what happened.LOOKING at the Sydney Opera House I ask my host...
View ArticleIncinerator firm slammed as council leader ‘hounded out’
A SENIOR politician was told he could be sued ‘for millions of pounds’ if he took part in discussions over a controversial incinerator in Calvert, it has emerged.On Tuesday, Councillor John Cartwright...
View ArticleMuch-loved butcher, 48, dies in tragic midnight cycling accident with car
A CYCLIST who died after a crash with a car in Terrick has been hailed as a ‘real character’ by his employer.Mark Alan Camber, 48, died at the scene following the collision on Nash Lee Road at around...
View ArticleFuks Polish food shop fined over poor hygiene standards
AN Aylesbury shop has been fined for breaching food hygiene regulations.Gabriella Mirczak, owner of Fuks Polish Food in Cambridge Street, was given a £700 fine and ordered to pay £1,838 costs by...
View ArticleSacking warning to drivers using narrow roads on way to incinerator
DRIVERS on their way to a new incinerator in the Vale ‘would be sacked’ if they were caught using narrow country lanes, a meeting has hard.On Tuesday John Plant, director at energy firm WRG, said...
View ArticleArmy dish out a lesson in rugby to RAF
THE Army flexed their muscles when they ran out winners in a festival of rugby held at RAF Halton last week.The Army won all games convincingly but the general impression was that the RAF gave them a...
View ArticleDubai delight for Aylesbury Park golfer Russell
AN Aylesbury Park golfer is set to play in the televised Grand Final in Dubai after beating off thousands of other competitors.Russell Crane is celebrating this week after booking his place in the...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to the pick of the week’s TV
SATURDAYThe Million Pound Drop Live (Channel 4, 9.45pm)Why has this quiz show become such a hit? Well, the size of the prize is definitely a draw.The fact it’s live also adds to the tension, but...
View ArticleAylesbury runners to take on the London Marathon
THIS Sunday sees the running of the 2012 London Marathon where thousands of athletes and fun runners will take to the streets of the capital – some running in serious competition, some for charity and...
View ArticleRed Bull’s Mark Webber insists he wants to race at controversial Bahrain
RED Bull’s Mark Webber has insisted he wants to race in the controversial Bahrain Grand Prix this weekend despite some misgivings about the safety. Formula 1 is scheduled to return to the Gulf state...
View ArticleChickens crushed to death after hot air balloon panic
NEARLY 150 chickens were found dead in crushed mounds after a hot air balloon literally scared them to death.Worker at Bradmoor Farm in Haddenham, Sharon Lester, said that after a hot air balloon had...
View ArticlePigeons beware – falcon chicks will need feeding!
TWITCHERS rejoice and pigeons beware – peregrine falcons are breeding in Aylesbury, A pair of the world’s fastest animals, which can reach speeds of 200mph, have laid three eggs at the top of County...
View ArticleHS2 plans are ‘half as good as they were’
HS2 will barely break even, according to campaigners who have been studying new figures from the Department for Transport.The latest cost-benefits research shows that the expected return of £2.40 for...
View ArticleGibb family holding vigil for brave star
THE family of former Bee Gee Robin Gibb are holding a bedside vigil as the popular star battles through a coma.Robin, 62, whose family has lived in Thame for many years, was admitted into a London...
View ArticleLife on your own can be good – but without a decent roast dinner!
I WAS considering the pros and cons of living alone (apart from the Spaniel) the other day and I suddenly realised that I am starting to quite enjoy it. It was a bit difficult to start with when a...
View Article‘If we can’t raise £30,000 our boy may never walk’
A TODDLER could soon lose the use of his legs, if his parents cannot raise £30,000 for surgery.Four year old Charlie Owen of Meadowcroft, Aylesbury, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy in his legs at the...
View ArticleCustomer service bombshell with staff facing redundancy
STUNNED district council staff have been told their jobs are set to go in a shake-up of customer services.Last week 13 workers in Aylesbury Vale District Council’s customer services team were told they...
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