New hospital car park ‘almost there’
Plans to build a much needed multi-storey car park at Stoke Mandeville Hospital are close to being approved.A lack of car parking spaces at the hospital has sparked anger over the years with staff even...
View ArticleThame’s trailblazing neighbourhood plan takes next step
Council chiefs have praised the quick progress of the Thame neighbourhood plan.An independent examiner has been appointed to examine the plan and comments about it received during the consultation.The...
View ArticleHospital targets end of 2013 for finishing Savile investigation
Bucks Healthcare NHS Trust has said it is managing its investigation into the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal ‘at pace’.The trust runs Stoke Mandeville Hospital where the late DJ abused at least 22...
View ArticleUrine, spit and litter – ‘filthy’ state of Bourg Walk Bridge lift
Residents have slammed the disgusting vandals who continuously urinate in and litter an Aylesbury lift.The Bourg Walk Bridge lift is used regularly by commuters and shoppers, but it is often in an...
View ArticleThame hockey ladies are depleted but still scoring
Travelling with a depleted squad Thame Ladies still managed an outstanding 6-1 win at Oxford 5’s on Saturday.Thame arrived with no substitutes against a full Oxford squad eager to end their reign at...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Warm Bodies
It’s often not easy winning the affections of the girl of your dreams – but it’s a lot harder when you’re a decaying reanimated corpse with a passion for eating the brains of the living.That’s the plot...
View ArticleThame Day Centre AGM open to neighbours
Everyone is welcome to attend the AGM of Thame & District Day Centre on Wednesday.Tyrell Gillman, chairman of the trustees, said: “We would love to meet some of the many residents who care about...
View ArticlePeople to pay more for policing in Thames Valley
Police and Crime Commissioner Anthony Stansfeld, has had his proposed rise in the police portion of the council tax approved by the Police and Crime Panel.Band D households will see an increase of less...
View ArticleBurglar steals bracelet with eclectic array of charms including Paddington...
Police are on the hunt for a burglar who stole a bracelet with around 40 charms on it from a Vale home.The charms include a Welsh hat, Paddington bear, a fishing basket, the acropolics, a locket, a...
View ArticleHousing transactions on the up in January
The number of housing transactions in the south east rose during January, says the latest RICS housing market survey.During the first month of the year, chartered surveyors across the region reported...
View Article‘If it can’t cope then it’s not fit for purpose’: Council leader apologises...
Bucks County Council leader Martin Tett has made an ‘unreserved apology’ after the authority’s schools website crashed.The website failed at around 6am today (Monday), the second time in a month it has...
View Article‘We should have played it’: FC boss slams referee’s postponement decision
Aylesbury FC were left kicking their heels after their game against relegation battlers North Greenford United was called off on Saturday.Player-manager Craig Faulconbridge was quick to slam the...
View ArticleVale headteacher pleased by education secretary Michael Gove’s GCSE rethink
Education secretary Michael Gove’s decision to back down from scrapping GCSEs has delighted a Vale headteacher.The Mandeville School’s Peter Patchett said he is pleased by the move after pressure by...
View ArticleProbe into high death rates at Bucks health trust following Mid-Staffordshire...
Higher than average mortality rates at Bucks Healthcare NHS Trust, which runs Stoke Mandeville Hospital, are to be investigated following the Mid-Staffordshire scandal.The trust was one of nine...
View ArticleAlan Dee: A ban on supersized cinema drinks? It’s only a start
It’s all very well for the government to be planning a ban on cinemas serving supersized fizzy drinks as part of a crackdown on the causes of obesity, but it doesn’t go far enough.I very rarely go to...
View ArticleTown ‘won’t be the same’ as shops close
Three long-standing Thame businesses are to shut up shop next month.Charlotte’s Webb, Ricochet Fashions and Arts Desire, which are all based in Swan Walk, have decided to close when their leases come...
View ArticleRedwood planter to stop parking pain
A European Redwood Planter is to be fitted within the existing paved ring of the Millennium Circle. The Town Council has given its approval for the purchase.Members had hoped to install a statue or...
View Article‘One council to cover north Bucks, one to cover the south and scrap the...
Bucks councils ‘need to get their act together’ if they want to form a unitary authority, a district councillor has said.At a full Aylesbury Vale District Council meeting last week a number of...
View ArticleDucks finally break four-year goal drought at Colney
Aylesbury United laid one demon to rest after they finally broke their four-year goal duck in a 2-0 win at Colney Heath.Goals from Greg Williams and John Mulholland were enough to end a four-game...
View ArticleFirefighters free fox stuck in fence
Firefighters rescued a fox whose back legs were stuck in a fence by the A413 in Great Missenden today.One fire crew from the town was called at 8.59am to help it out.The fox is now in the care of...
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