Aylesbury women battle bravely but are edged out by Reading
Aylesbury ladies’ thirds could count themselves unlucky as they lost 2-0 to Reading’s fourths at Meadowcroft.A late goal meant Reading finished the game 2-0, a score which was harsh on a hard working...
View ArticleUnited chairman and legend pay tribute to former assistant who dies in...
An Aylesbury United legend has paid tribute to his former assistant manager, Terry Back, who died in a motorbike accident on Wednesday (October 24) in Huntingdon.Back, 44, was Ducks’ former striker...
View ArticleStaff feared Savile hospital money would run dry
Fresh questions have been raised about Stoke Mandeville Hospital’s management after a former director of nursing said Jimmy Savile enjoyed ‘freedom to walk wherever he wanted’ and that staff were...
View ArticleStudent fulfills dream with Countdown shot
A Thame mother has expressed her ‘pride’ at seeing her son take part in Channel 4’s Countdown.Former Lord Williams’s School student David Boyle took part in the show after making it through an arduous...
View ArticleAylesbury MP warns PM that residents feel ignored over HS2 concerns
Aylesbury MP David Lidington today met with the Prime Minister to discuss the controversial £33 billion HS2 scheme.Afterwards, Mr Lidington said: “I was pleased to have a frank and open meeting with...
View ArticleSimply the best music tells story of Ike and Tina
Soul Sister, the sensational musical inspired by the music, life and times of Ike and Tina Turner, arrives at Wycombe Swan next week.Presented by Bill Kenwright and John Miller, the show received...
View ArticleField plays the hero and villain in six-goal thriller
It may have not been Arsenal and Reading’s 7-5 thriller but Oxhey Jets and Aylesbury United still played out a pulsating 3-3 draw on Tuesday night.The game between the South Midlands Premier title...
View ArticleMarathon runner dreaming of the big city race after making history
Bearbrook Running Club’s Emma Curtis-Smith, 29, made history on Sunday by running the fastest-ever marathon time for a woman at the Preston Guild Marathon in Lancashire.The 26.2-mile race was Emma’s...
View ArticleExclusive: Probe into dangerous asbestos waste dumped underground at...
A probe has been launched after council workmen secretly buried 40 bin liners of dangerous asbestos in a cemetery.The ‘serious breach of policy’ has already cost taxpayers more than £11,000 in a big...
View ArticleThame unbeaten in six league matches and continuing to ‘punch above their...
Thame had Nik Rhodes to thank after his double sealed victory at Kidlington 2-0 and maintained their six game unbeaten streak in the league.Assistant manager Steve Meredith said: “We have stretched our...
View ArticleStaff fear job losses with Comet set for administration
Staff at Aylesbury’s electrical retailer, Comet, have been left in limbo after it confirmed it will enter administration next week.The company, which has 240 stores nationwide, has not said whether the...
View ArticlePolice vote runners voice budget ideas
Candidates vying to become the Thames Valley’s first elected police leader have laid out their plans at a hustings.With less than two weeks to go until the police and crime commissioner election, the...
View ArticleAll White on the night as Ellen scores crucial winner for Arsenal
Aylesbury’s Ellen White provided a vital strike in Arsenal Ladies 2-1 first leg win over FFC Turbine Potsdam in the last 16 of the Champions League yesterday (Thursday).With the Gunners leading 1-0,...
View ArticleWork to brighten up Bucks before winter
Thousands of street lights and illuminated signs and bollards across Bucks are being repaired to brighten up the county ahead of the dark winter nights.The work by Transport for Bucks follows a...
View ArticleTeen threatened to burn down county hall and ‘rip’ his advisor’s face off...
A teen threatened to burn down county hall after he was refused more benefit money.Aaron Welland, 18, saw his personal advisor on October 18 with the intention of claiming his allowance.But when...
View ArticleBreaking news: Fatality in collision near Haddenham
Police and fire crews are currently at the scene of a fatal car crash on the A418 near Haddenham and Thame Parkway. Thames Valley Police and Bucks Fire and Rescue Service were called to the collision...
View ArticleF1: More technical problems for Webber
Mark Webber had another KERS power-boost issue in today’s practice session ahead of Sunday’s Abu Dhabi grand prix.In the morning session McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton set the quickest time with a lap of the...
View ArticleAylesbury’s Serpentine and Stowe Garden Visitors Centre among those honoured...
Eight Vale buildings have been praised at the 2012 Design Awards.The building projects praised by the Aylesbury Vale District Council Design Award judges were as follows:Joint winners: The New Inn...
View ArticleMusical is right up the street of theatre star
Toe-tapping musical 42nd Street tells the fairy story about a pretty young hoofer from the chorus who is plucked from obscurity and made the shiniest star on Broadway.It’s a tale that reflects...
View ArticleFamily devastated by death of devoted mother of four killed in crash
The family of a 61-year-old mother who died in a two-vehicle collision in Haddenham have said they have been left devastated by her loss.Chris Gatenby died when the blue Ford Focus she was driving...
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