Fire breaks out at nursing home in early hours
Firefighters rushed to a nursing home in the early hours of the morning after a fire broke out in a bedroom.The blaze started in a ground-floor bedroom when a resident at Hulcott Nursing Home got up...
View ArticleBoss hopes to rediscover hot streak in the cold at league leaders
After the winter snap Chinnor are hopeful of being back in action at league leaders Worthing on Saturday.Coach Jason Bowers said he cannot wait to get back to prowling the touchline in the SSE National...
View ArticleGP’s mountain climb in honour of godson
A doctor is seeking sponsorship in his bid to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in memory of his godson, who was tragically killed in a freak accident.Pitstone GP Richard Bell will put the money towards the...
View ArticleNew Thames Valley Police boss calls on public to help fight crime
Parents, schools and the community are being called on to help the police in their fight against crime.Thames Valley’s new £85,000 a year police and crime commissioner Anthony Stansfeld makes the plea...
View Article‘It needs to be less bureaucratic and more flexible’: Aylesbury MP at centre...
Aylesbury MP David Lidington is to play a massive role in reshaping Britain’s relationship with the European Union after Prime Minister David Cameron’s landmark speech offered people a potential ‘in...
View ArticleGCSE league tables reveal Academy as worst performing school in county AND...
Aylesbury Vale Academy is one of the worst performing schools in the country, according to new GCSE league tables published this week.The figures show only 25% of pupils achieved five A* to C GCSEs...
View Article‘Shame councillors who miss meetings’
Town councillors who miss committee meetings could be named and shamed.A substitute system is currently in place for when members cannot attend meetings.However, last year a communities committee...
View Article‘Flashy’ debut show planned by Oakley Players
Oakley Players will be performing Flash Gordon: the pantomime next weekend.The script has been written for the show by its director Kelvin Turner.It will be staged at Oakley Village Hall on Friday and...
View ArticleHamlet fears for future over HS2 road bid
There was standing room only at a parish council meeting when anxious residents sought news over whether their hamlet was going to be destroyed by proposals to re-route a major A road.HS2 officials...
View Article‘Aylesbury shops need to up their game to compete with Milton Keynes rail link’
The development of East West rail means Aylesbury businesses will need to ‘raise their game’, according to MP David Lidington.The train line, due to be opened in 2017, will mean people can travel from...
View ArticleChief says people power key to dealing with ‘grot spots’
Community involvement is crucial to clearing Aylesbury of grot spots, a council chief has said.Following the launch of the Bucks Herald’s campaign to address the town’s grot spots, Councillor Brian...
View ArticleCriminals collect bins without the council knowing
Convicted criminals have been emptying your bins without the council’s knowledge.Five inmates from HMP Spring Hill were employed in the refuse and recycling service through an agency located outside of...
View ArticleRising designer given retweet of approval from Dragons’ Den star
Dragons’ Den star Theo Paphitis has given a self-employed designer from Thame a vital vote of approval on social networking site Twitter.Sam Osborne tweeted Theo about her business during his weekly...
View ArticleAylesbury College principal retires after 26 years service
Aylesbury College celebrated its golden anniversary this academic year but for its long serving principal it will also be her last in charge.Pauline Odulinski, 61, joined the college 26 years ago as...
View Article‘It’s quite distressing and traumatic’: Burns on the up as elderly people try...
Desperate attempts to stay warm in the winter weather have led to an increase in the elderly burning themselves.Stoke Mandeville Hospital’s burns unit has stressed the importance of not sitting too...
View ArticleSalon cuts out clients’ parking charges
A hair salon fearing new car parking fees would drive away customers has agreed to pay their charges.The fees have been introduced at Jansel Square’s car park in Bedgrove to combat people misusing the...
View ArticleWant to be Lord of the manor? Now’s your chance
Have you ever fancied being a Lord of the manor? Well now’s your chance to realise that dream.The Lordship of Postcombe, near Lewknor, is up for sale to anyone interested in taking on the prestigious...
View ArticleResidents support £65,000 plan to replace walkway
Plans to replace the popular wooden walkway around the smaller lake on Watermead have been backed by residents.Despite it probably costing in the region of £65,000, there is popular support for the...
View ArticleFood glorious food on its way to Haddenham
A monthly food market is being launched in Haddenham thanks to local food group, Vale Harvest.Each market will feature a variety of local food and drink to take home as well as hot and cold food to...
View ArticleBucks 2012 legacy sprints into action
It may be hard to remember in the depths of winter, but not long ago we were basking in the glory of a triumphant London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic summer.That buzz and excitement created by seeing...
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