Valuables stolen from village house
A computer, jewellery and cash were stolen from inside a Wendover house after burglars forced open a ground floor window.The incident took place in Thornton Crescent between October 20 and 26. Anyone...
View ArticleHalloween fire safety tips to prevent ‘terrifying experience’
Firefighters are warning people not to let Halloween become a ‘terrifying experience for all the wrong reasons’.Every year children and adults are injured in accidents where candles or fireworks set...
View ArticleFC finish off unbeaten October with point at Ashford
Aylesbury FC rounded off an unbeaten October with an evenly contested 1-1 draw at Ashford Town. On a very breezey afternoon the game kicked off with Ashford attacking with the wind. The home side had...
View ArticleDJ off air after Savile magazine tribute at hospital BUT now it has been removed
A DJ has resigned in protest after Stoke Mandeville Hospital Radio continued to distribute magazines paying tribute to Jimmy Savile.Chris Dickens, 45, resigned from Stoke Mandeville Hospital Radio...
View ArticleOperation Sideline: two more jailed for dealing class A drugs
Two more men have been jailed for dealing class A drugs in Aylesbury.Tony Openshaw, 24, of Bicester Road, Aylesbury has been jailed for 16 months and Shahid Hussain, 25, from Eeles Close, Aylesbury,...
View ArticleThai cream found to contain traces of dangerous element mercury
A face cream on sale in Aylesbury has been found to contain traces of hazardous element mercury.Formula AA Arche Pearl Cream, imported from Thailand, could be harmful says Bucks County Council’s...
View ArticleReflect on a happy childhood at Obsidian in Stoke Mandeville
An exhibition inspired by folklore has opened at the Obsidian Gallery.It is called Ancient Spirals, Moongazing Hares And Moonlit Harts and features the work of six artists – including Jackie Morris’...
View ArticleUpdate: Image of man wanted in connection with Asian jewellery burglary released
Police have released an e-fit of a man they are hunting in connection with an aggravated burglary at an Aylesbury home in broad daylight.Property including Asian jewellery was stolen when four men...
View ArticleChristmas joy for design firm
A design company is celebrating as the Monopoly Millionaire game it helped brand looks destined to be a best-seller this Christmas.Go Ballistic Creative Ltd, which has been in Thame for 15 years, has...
View ArticleAlan Dee: It’s time to cash in on word inflation
It’s my habit, as a helpful sort with an eye to the greater good, to make the occasional suggestion to a hard-pressed Chancellor of the Exchequer about possible untapped revenue streams which could, if...
View ArticleMan admits to drink driving while possessing a loaded shotgun and drugs
A man has admitted to drink driving while possessing a loaded gun and a series of controlled drugs.Steven Bernard Ferguson, 41, of Haddenham, was parked at the side of Longwick Road in Princes...
View ArticleAy’s fail to get over the line and to get a result at Grove
Aylesbury’s club chairman rued their slow start as they fell to a 24-15 defeat at league leaders Grove.The Ay’s came into the match in high spirits after their league and cup double win over...
View ArticleNew career high for Halton starlet Dunne
Everyball academy star Katy Dunne is at a career high ranking of 41st after reaching the semi-finals of the ITF Grade A in Osaka.She beat third seed Elise Mertens before going out to top seed Katerina...
View ArticleChairman says FC are the club for Aylesbury ahead of provisional Ducks and...
Aylesbury FC’s chairman has outlined his plans for the club as former neighbours Aylesbury United continue to push for a return to the town.The Ducks currently play in Leighton Buzzard after being...
View ArticleWebber looking forward to getting back to business in Abu Dhabi
Mark Webber says he is looking forward to this weekend’s race in Abu Dhabi, despite watching his team-mate edging ever closer to his third consecutive world championship, The Aston Clinton-based Red...
View ArticleThieves target farmland and escape with quad bikes and motorcycles
Quad bikes, motorcycles and other expensive items have been stolen from farmland and a neighbouring property during the night.Thieves broke into garages on farmland in Chilton, stealing a red Gas Gas...
View ArticleTime to tackle the stigma of mental health problems, as charities back...
Labour leader Ed Miliband’s speech claiming mental health issues are a ‘taboo which must be broken’ has been welcomed by charities across Bucks.Speaking to the Royal College of Psychiatrists this week,...
View ArticleGuttmann’s daughter hopes time will heal hospital’s name after Savile scandal
Sir Ludwig Guttmann’s daughter has said she hopes Stoke Mandeville Hospital’s name will not be tarnished forever by the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal.Eva Loeffler, who lives in Suffolk, said: “I hope...
View ArticlePlans approved to merge Aylesbury’s fire control room with Reading – not a...
Plans to merge the Aylesbury-based fire control room with a site in Cambridgeshire have been scrapped in favour of moving it to Reading instead.The plan to merge the control room with Suffolk and...
View ArticleYoungster is building his way to the top
A 20-year-old was crowned the British under-21 NPA bodybuilding champion in Coventry on Sunday and now has hopes of competing at the world championships.Charlie Timberlake, of Haddenham, was only...
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