The pantomime cast is revealed, pure and simple
Former Hear’Say singer Suzanne Shaw is returning to the Waterside to star in this year’s pantomime as Cinderella’s fairy godmother.The musical theatre star opened the Waterside Theatre alongside Cilla...
View ArticleFirefighters march to help you understand why they are striking
Firefighters are planning a march next week in an effort to help the public understand the reasons behind the ongoing strikes.The march will start outside Bucks Fire and Rescue Service’s headquarters...
View ArticleTreasured bracelet and necklace stolen from bedroom in burglary
Jewellery has been stolen after thieves raided the bedroom of a home after getting in through an upstairs window.The burglary happened between 5.30am and 5pm on Wednesday June 18 at a house in Leighton...
View ArticleRoadworks underway near you
Motorists are bracing themselves for roadworks across the county as part of Bucks County Council’s We’re Working on It programme..Daytime resurfacing work will continue to be carried out on the A418...
View ArticleSchool mums triumph and make road safer for kids
A group of strong-willed mums gathered more than 200 signatures and the backing of a county councillor in support of a plan to make a dangerous road safer for school children.Tracy Walker, Sue Homes,...
View ArticleMuslims warned about dangers of dehydration during Ramadan
Help is at hand for Muslims with health conditions who are fasting during the month of Ramadan.As the weather gets even hotter, Bucks County Council has issued health advice for those preparing to...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: 3 Days To Kill can be Taken as another ‘dangerous...
“My job is to hunt terrorists. I don’t negotiate. Within three days, I will find you. You can start counting.”Meet Ethan Renner (Kevin ‘Man Of Steel’ Costner) – a grizzled, wrinkly CIA hit man who is...
View ArticleGovernment sets sights on HS3
The government has set its sights on a ‘HS3’ rail line, despite the case for HS2 still being hotly contested.Chancellor George Osborne says that a high speed rail link between Manchester and Leeds...
View ArticleGovernment ‘trying to gag’ HS2 action groups
Action groups opposed to HS2 claim the government is trying to gag them from speaking when the scheme goes on ‘trial’ before a panel of MPs.HS2 Action Alliance and Stop HS2 both received official...
View ArticleAlan Dee: A cable conundrum that threatens to strangle us all
I call them marshmallow jobs – the sort of tasks that you think won’t take long and will give you some simple domestic satisfaction, but instead turn out to leave you feeling decidedly queasy after...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s film preview: Chef is a streetfood snack, Walking On Sunshine is a...
Everyone loves cooking shows – Masterchef, Come Dine With Me, Ready Steady Cook. So why not a cooking movie?Jon Favreau, looking these days as if he’s been tucking in a little too freely to the...
View ArticleWeather Watch: It’s Wimbledon – so it’s going to rain, right?
Monday saw the start of the annual Wimbledon Championships, the world’s oldest, most prestigious tennis tournament. Having been held at the All England Club in south-west London since 1877, it is the...
View ArticleEducation Eye: Don’t let the bullies ruin your online social life
Since it’s the festival season, I visited The Education Festival last weekend. One of the many excellent seminars I attended was run by the leaders of the Anti-Bullying Ambassadors programme in...
View ArticleCancer patients being ‘let down’
Cancer patients are being ‘bitterly let down’ by the benefits system according to a support worker.Lesley Kandola delivers cancer support on behalf of Macmillan at Stoke Mandeville Hospital.And after a...
View ArticleBusiness Eye: Sport is vital for the economy
If ever there was a time where a clear and unequivocally powerful link between sport and the economy didn’t exist, it has long since disappeared into a bygone era of sepia tones and steam trains.Last...
View ArticlePlanning round-up (including crematorium and burger restaurant)
Applications submitted to Aylesbury Vale District Council include:APPLICATIONS14/01010/AOP OAKFIELDOutline application with all matters reserved for the development of 168 residential dwellings. Former...
View ArticleFarming Matters: Thinking of marrying a farmer? Read this first
Life as a farmer’s wife is quite a unique experience, and for those of us who join the club from a non-farming background it can take quite a bit of getting used to!Now, after decades of marriage I...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Chef is a tasty little morsel with a nourishing...
“I get to touch people’s lives with what I do and I love it and I want to share this with you.”So what’s on the menu today? Starter:Decent anticipation for a new, lower budget and more personal movie...
View ArticleManhunt launched after murderer flees prison
A manhunt has been launched in the Vale after a murderer went on the run from prison with another inmate.Darren Douglas, 46, originally from Birmingham absconded from the Springhill open prison in...
View ArticleLord visits Bucks on business trip
A Conservative member of the House of Lords has visited Bucks to learn about the close relationship between business and the environment.Lord De Mauley, parliamentary under secretary of state for...
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