Alan Dee: If you just fast forward, the ad breaks will get even longer
Apparently it’s aknowledged by the creative cabals in charge of the advertising industry that the traditional TV spot is in the toilet. I’m not referring to the fact that large proportions of the...
View ArticleWeather Watch: Wet tyres will be needed at Silverstone!
This weekend the annual Formula 1 British Grand Prix will be held at Silverstone on the Bucks/Northants border and as with all motor racing events, the weather can play a massive role.The most obvious...
View ArticleThief jailed for burglary spate
A burglar has been jailed for three and a half years after breaking into homes by popping the locks on doors.Carl Bater-James, 23, from Dunstable, Bedfordshire has been sentenced following the...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s film preview: Melissa hits the road with gran in tow
Brace yourselves, there’s another blockbuster Transformers movie out next week.But while we wait in trepidation for another dose of special effects stupidity, new releases are a little thin on the...
View Article1,300 competitors, 14 sports and five venues: Mini-Olympics comes to town
Aylesbury stages its very own Olympics today - for schoolchildren.Youngsters from across the county will take part in the Sainsbury’s School Games, now in its third year, which features 14 sports...
View ArticleMotor racing team open new workshop
A one minute rev off involving over 200 cars was the highlight of the day at the opening of a motor racing team’s workshop.Topcats Racing Ltd, based at Westcott Venture Park, held a fun day of events...
View ArticleMan arrested after petrol bottle left outside pub
A man has been arrested after allegedly leaving an unlit bottle of petrol outside a pub.The incident is believed to have happened outside The Pack Horse in Tring Road, Wendover on Tuesday June 24 just...
View ArticleAndy will slay the channel challenge in aid of charity
A keen open-water swimmer is taking on his biggest challenge yet in the form of a relay swim across the English Channel.Andy Slaymaker, 29, will join five others in his team as they tackle the 22-mile...
View ArticleEducation Eye: Tips to help your child settle into senior school
Here are 10 things to do this summer, so your child is ready to hit the ground running when they move up to senior school.1. Keep their brain ticking over with reading books from the local library,...
View ArticleNotes from St Tiggywinkles: Get involved and look after bald dinosaurs!
So far 2014 is turning out to be a year of plenty on the wildlife front.After those horrific floods, earlier in the year spring and summer came bursting in, all daffodils and baby everything.At Tiggys...
View ArticleGold! Tony Hadley supporting Relay for Life
Spandau Ballet lead singer Tony Hadley is lending his support to Aylesbury Relay for Life taking place at Aylesbury Rugby Club this weekend.The 80s star, who lives locally, will be popping in at 2pm...
View ArticleLast chance to see Friars exhibition
Today (Sunday) is the last chance to see the Friars exhibition at Bucks County Museum, where there will be special tours by the club’s supremo David Stopps.More than 2,000 people have visited, some who...
View ArticlePlanning round-up (including bridge repairs and new homes)
Check whether there’s any development planned near where you live...APPLICATIONS14/01770/APP ELMHURST AND WATERMEADFirst floor side extension. 91 Elmhurst Road HP20 2AF Mr Nadeem.14/01767/APP...
View ArticleBusiness Eye: Partnership bidding for slice of £2bn fund
You can be forgiven for not yet knowing what the Local Enterprise Partnership for Bucks is all about.There’s has been so much else in the news and you do have a life after all.On the other hand, we...
View ArticleVillage school is allocated 15 extra places
A village school will take on a new teacher to cater for 15 extra pupils in the reception class come September. Bucks County Council has awarded Haddenham St Mary’s the extra places to alleviate the...
View ArticleRoadworks coming near you
Various roadworks are taking place across the Vale this week.Daytime surface dressing works will be taking place this week in the following locations using stop and go signs:Tuesday 8 - A418 Aylesbury...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Town Centre Dead Pool is worth another run around the block
Ireckon the time is right to give Town Centre Dead Pool another go, don’t you?It’s an idea I had a while back but failed to exploit in such a way that I was able to retire on the royalties. It’s still...
View ArticleUp to 30 HS2 bosses to be paid more than Prime Minister
Bosses overseeing the HS2 project would have to be paid more than the Prime Minister, according to its chairman.Speaking on BBC Newsnight Sir David Higgins, the new chairman of HS2 Ltd said that 20 or...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s film preview: Another truckload of Transformers tosh
Oh, if only we could be sure that the title was a guarantee – this week’s big blockbuster release is Transformers: Age of Extinction, and we can only hope they will keep their word.But as long as...
View ArticleDental hygienist fined for illegal practice
A dental hygienist has been prosecuted after practicing illegally for more than a year.Anita Loftus was working at Tavistock Dental Practice in Tring Road between June 2012 and February this year,...
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