‘No boss here’: Diamond couple still loving life together
The secret behind 60 years of marriage is to make sure no one is the boss, according to one couple.Eileen and John Burge, 83 and 81 respectively, of Chinnor, celebrated their diamond anniversary with...
View ArticleBercow: ‘By every yardstick HS2 fails’
The Vale’s two MPs have written their response to the Government’s consultation on the environmental impact of HS2.David Lidington and John Bercow both said their constituents had major concerns about...
View ArticleUPDATED: ‘The right people are not running it at the moment’: Responses to...
A disability charity chairman has claimed the wrong people are in charge at Bucks Healthcare NHS Trust following a damning report which placed it in special measures.Sir Bruce Keogh’s report into...
View ArticleDistrict council leader to stand down
The leader of Aylesbury Vale District Council has announced he will step down before the end of August.Conservative councillor John Cartwright made his announcement at full council on Wednesday...
View ArticleOpportunist burglars strike at Aylesbury home
Burglars stole a games console and accessories from a house in Archer Drive, off Bierton Road.The burglars broke into the house via an open front window between 9pm on Wednesday and 2.40am this morning...
View ArticleDeath of popular parish priest who will be missed
A popular parish priest will be greatly missed after his death at home following a short illness.Canon Timothy Russ served the congregations of St Anne’s in Wendover and the Immaculate Heart of Mary in...
View ArticleIs this the holiest fence in the world?
A Vale man believes this image which appeared on his garden fence bears a striking similarity to Jesus Christ.Dominic Lemonde, of Cheddington Road, Pitstone, said: “I noticed it for the first time...
View ArticleIt’s snow joke! County Hall busy planning for winter in middle of a heatwave
We may currently be experiencing one of the hottest summers on record but staff inside County Hall are already planning for winter snow.Deliveries of salt will start this month to make sure that there...
View ArticleHospital chiefs planning for a healthy winter
Health chiefs say action is being taken to ensure they can cope with another winter bug. Stoke Mandeville Hospital was hit by the norovirus for several months last winter. Asked if it could cope with...
View ArticleFirm behind Olympics security fiasco wants to open childrens’ home in Aylesbury
Residents and the town council are against plans for a new children’s home in Aylesbury backed by the firm behind the London 2012 security fiasco. The G4S scheme proposes converting a Vale Road...
View ArticleThreatened pool is re-opened for trial
The at-risk Wendover swimming pool has been re-opened for a trial period.The Wendover Swimming Association is paying for repairs to the boilers and will use the summer to test how much demand there is...
View ArticleCouncillors get meeting warning
Aylesbury town councillors who consistently fail to attend meetings will be thrown off committees.The move comes after a series of meetings have had to be cancelled because not enough people turned...
View ArticleCounty councillors agree freeze on their £850,000 wage bill
County councillors have today voted to continue a freeze on their allowances which totals £852,719.It comes after an independent panel recommended continuing the freeze after it was asked to consider...
View ArticleWaterside education centre given green light
An education hub next to the Waterside Theatre could be built by 2015 after district council agreed to contribute more than £16 million towards the project.The Aylesbury Centre (formerly known as The...
View Article‘It’s about getting a better deal for the Vale’: Council dedicates another...
Aylesbury Vale District Council has pledged another £100,000 towards fighting HS2 and petitioning for mitigation if the line goes ahead.The council has already pledged £150,000 fighting the railway and...
View ArticlePoliticians back ‘no brainer’ £5.4 million spend on East West rail
Aylesbury Vale District Council has agreed to contribute almost £5.4 million towards the East West rail project over the next 15 years.The £500m project is mainly being funded by the Government, but as...
View ArticleCouncil boss: “We’re ‘shovel ready’ to spend money on roads now”
Buckinghamshire County Council leader Martin Tett has called on the Government to bring forward money earmarked for future road repairs, as authorities across the South East are ready to spend it...
View ArticleBaby in hospital after chewing on drug wrap
A baby was rushed to hospital after chewing on a discarded drugs wrap in Thame on Wednesday.The 14-month-old boy was taken to Stoke Mandeville Hospital after picking up the wrap shortly after 5pm in...
View ArticleRoads ‘not ideal’ for ambulances
Fears have been raised about the ambulance service’s ability to get patients to Stoke Mandeville Hospital. Health chiefs were told at a council meeting that ambulances have been getting lost on their...
View ArticleMajor event for family history researchers
A major family history event takes place in Aylesbury on Saturday, July 27.The Buckinghamshire Family History Society’s Open Day, being held at The Grange School, Wendover Way, brings local societies,...
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