Changes to judicial reviews announced as 15 councils take Government to court...
The cost of challenging Government decisions through a judicial review is set to be increased, under plans unveiled just two weeks before the start of a high court action against the HS2 plans.David...
View ArticleFour arrested after at least 14 cars vandalised in Aylesbury
Four men were arrested after at least 14 cars were damaged in a late-night Aylesbury attack.Police said most of the vehicles in the Tring Road area had their wing mirrors damaged early on Saturday...
View ArticleAylesbury van driver who was unwittingly caught up in alleged ‘crash for cash...
Colin Lee, 64, of York Place, crashed into the back of Baljinder Kaur Gill’s car on the A40 near Denham in June last year, killing her almost instantly.Her car had been left stranded in the fast lane...
View ArticleComet announce 59 Aylesbury jobs will go from its home delivery service AND...
Today it was announced that almost 60 workers at Comet’s Aylesbury-based home delivery network hub in Gatehouse Way will lose their jobs, as part of a move to cut 603 jobs across its 12 hubs.Meanwhile...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Twilight Saga - Breaking Dawn Part 2
“I thought we would be safe forever. But “forever” isn’t as long as I’d hoped.”Here it is then – the ‘epic’ end to the Twilight Saga. The supernatural film series that has limped along in highly...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Lock the doors, let’s go for broke
Heaven knows I have done some dull jobs in my time, but I’ve got nothing to compare to the poor saps who got stuck with running that polling station in Newport last week.You’ll probably have heard the...
View ArticlePlans for huge development on edge of Aylesbury revised but significance of...
Controversial plans to build thousands of new homes on the outskirts of Aylesbury have been revised.The major change to the proposals for Hampden Fields, which would be built between Bedgrove and...
View ArticleAylesbury drug dealer handed longest jail term so far after Operation...
The longest jail term yet after Aylesbury’s biggest ever drugs bust has been handed out.Tristan Folaranmi, of Eaton Road, Aylesbury, was jailed for six years at Oxford Crown Court on Monday after...
View ArticleBoy’s jam jar campaign for his dying ‘mummy’
A boy of six whose mother is dying from a brain tumour has started to raising cash for the hospice because ‘they look after mummy’.Morgan Ledger, of Steeple Claydon, first started raising funds for the...
View ArticlePeople treated for minor injuries and shock after morning crash
People escaped without major injuries after a two-vehicle collision this morning.Those involved were treated for minor injuries and shock at the scene after the incident between a silver VW Polo and a...
View ArticleFormer golf driving range could become 200-berth marina
A new 200-berth marina serving the Grand Union Canal could be created on the site of a former golf driving range after a planning application was submitted. With few available moorings in a secure...
View ArticleNew gritting equipment for Thame
The town council has invested in extra gritting equipment allowing it to tackle both pavements and roads in Thame.The county council’s highways department is responsible for clearing the main trunk...
View ArticleIslamic teaching and prayer centre could replace former Aylesbury pub
An Islamic education and prayer centre could replace an abandoned Aylesbury pub, if planning permission is granted.The Steeplechase has stood empty for a number of years, but now the Aylesbury Islamic...
View ArticleMan jailed after harbouring tools stolen from village neighbour
A man has been jailed for harbouring nearly £2,000 worth of tools stolen from a neighbour’s house.David Unsworth, 42, of Tring Road, Wendover, was sentenced at Aylesbury Magistrates’s Court after being...
View ArticleAylesbury Vale Christmas shoppers offered free parking again
Free parking is being offered to Vale Christmas shoppers in a bid to encourage more people to pick up gifts in the area.The district council says the move aims to get people to take advantage of what...
View ArticleConcern for missing man suffering from depression
Police are concerned for the welfare of a missing man known to suffer from depression.Richard Harris, who lives near Thame, was last seen at his home at 2pm yesterday.The 39-year-old Little Milton...
View ArticleOff duty fireman in for Flame honour
A fireman who rescued a man from certain death has been nominated for a national award.James Hallett, 44, was off duty when his car collided with another man’s vehicle on Aston Clinton roundabout near...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: Silver Linings Playbook, Gambit, End Of Watch
Silver Linings PlaybookThe Fighter was a return to the filmmaking arena of the fascinating talent David O. Russell, who had been on hiatus since the glorious folly of his existential comedy I Heart...
View ArticleUPDATE: Missing man returns home
A man reported missing from his home near Thame has been found safe and well.Richard Harris returned to his Little Milton home yesterday afternoon.The 39 year old was reported missing at 2pm on...
View ArticleFirst elected police leader gets down to business
The Thames Valley’s first ever elected police leader has begun his spell in office.Conservative Anthony Stansfeld was elected after he saw off competition from Labour’s Tim Starkey in the inaugural...
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