Matt Adcock’s film review: Hunger Games sequel gives me an appetite for...
“I want you to forget everything you think you know about the games. Last year was child’s play. This year, you’re dealing with experienced killers.”The life and death Hunger Games are back on the big...
View ArticleBill to build HS2 presented to Parliament
The bill to allow the Government to build the HS2 link between London and Birmingham goes before Parliament today.If passed, the HS2 Hybrid Bill would give the Government the power to build and operate...
View ArticleArson suspected as shed destroyed in Aylesbury fire
A suspected arson attack saw a shed go up in flames in Aylesbury on Saturday.A fence and the roof of a neighbouring shed were also damaged in the blaze, which happened in Prebendal Avenue at about...
View ArticleUPDATED: Pub staff gave first aid to boy, 17, after Elmhurst Road incidents
Staff from an Aylesbury pub gave first aid to a 17-year-old boy who was injured in an Elmhurst Road altercation.Workers at the Dairy Maid were locking up for the night when they saw the teen lying in...
View ArticlePayday loans spark Bucks County Council row
Conservatives have been accused of ‘playing politics’ over Bucks County Council’s response to payday loan companies.Liberal Democrats at the authority were furious that Tories refused to back a motion...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s film preview: It’s another right Carrie on with star-studded...
Hollywood’s favourite source Stephen King has produced the raw material for all manner of hits and misses in the past, but it’s not often that remakes rear their head.But here comes one that makes...
View Article‘We’ve UNDERESTIMATED benefits of HS2’, experts tell MPs
The benefits of HS2 to the UK economy are likely to be even greater than the £15bn-a-year predicted in a landmark study earlier this year, government advisors have claimed.Experts from KPMG told the...
View ArticlePlea for help to find cat who vanished from Stoke Mandeville home
A family have appealed for help finding their missing cat.Billy disappeared from Karen Shields’ home in Stoke Mandeville on November 7, just a week after moving there from St Albans.The family are keen...
View ArticleSports council welcomes legacy report
Calls for ‘clear, identifiable, national ownership of the Olympic and Paralympic legacy’, have been welcomed by the council for Sport and Active Leisure.Last week the House of Lords Select Committee’s...
View ArticleHelp the police tailor its service
Thames Valley Police is asking for people to take part in two new surveys.The first aims to measure awareness of rural crime including some of the lesser known types and can be accessed at...
View ArticleMandeville bosses promise improvements after school goes into special measures
Bosses at the Mandeville School have said it is ‘extremely disappointing’ it has been placed in special measures - but claim changes being put in place will make a positive difference.Ofsted inspectors...
View ArticleTwo taken to hospital after lorry and two cars collide in Fleet Marston
An injured man had to be freed from his car by firefighters after a lorry and two cars crashed in Fleet Marston this morning.The collision happened at around 7.35am and the road was closed, causing...
View ArticleDog cut free from school railings by firefighters
A dog which got its head stuck in playground railings had to cut free by firefighters last night.The incident happened at about 7pm by Turnfurlong Junior School.A fire crew from Aylesbury attended and...
View ArticleAylesbury homeless winter shelter proposed
Plans for a shelter to protect Aylesbury’s homeless from the winter cold have been submitted to the district council.The Aylesbury Homeless Action Group wants to create the night shelter with six beds...
View ArticleFairford Leys and Wing next for roadworks
Roadworks will start next week in Fairford Leys and Wing, Bucks County Council has announced.Council teams will be laying new surfaces or planing and patching roads as part of its ‘We’re Working On It’...
View ArticleGreat Missenden police station to move
Great Missenden’s police station is to move down the road to the village library.Thames Valley Police says the current building is no longer ‘fit for purpose’ and will be sold off.The move is also...
View ArticleEducation Eye: Problems at school? Pick your battles, play it cool
It is a worrying time for parents when an issue emerges regarding some aspect of their child’s life at school. Often they are unsure when to raise it and which communication channel is best. Sometimes...
View ArticlePrinces Risborough cosmetic group scoops big award
A cosmetic surgery group from Princes Risborough has won a notable national award.Aurora Clinics, based on Aylesbury Road, won the award for “Best Aesthetic Clinic” at the MyFace MyBody Awards at a...
View ArticleStoke Mandeville Paralympic events to light up schools
Stoke Mandeville’s role as the first ever international element in a Paralympic torch relay in March will include a theatre production and a school roadshow.The flame lighting ceremony at Stoke...
View ArticleCourt round-up (including petrol thief and threatening behaviour at hospital)
Cases coming before Aylesbury Magistrates’ Court include:FAYSAL BHUIYA, 27, of The Quadrant, St Ives, Cambridgeshire. On July 18 in a village in Aylesbury Vale intentionally touched a 15-year-old girl...
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