Respected legal expert and a sporting hero
TRIBUTES have been paid to John Kenneth Edward Slack – the popular Cuddington man known as CJ – who presided over Aylesbury Crown Court for many years.Among his many achievements, His Honour John Slack...
View ArticleSon pays tribute to Brian de Fraine, former owner of The Bucks Herald
A SON has paid tribute to the last long-term owner of the Bucks Herald – when it was a family business – after he lost his battle with cancer.Brian de Fraine began working at the Herald in 1939 aged 16...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: The Dictator, The Raid, Two Days In New York
The DictatorDescribed as ‘the heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed’, we know we are in the hands of arch...
View ArticleTraffic delay puts home bid on hold
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a new housing estate between Aylesbury and Waddesdon have been put on hold.The fate of the bid to build 2,745 homes in Fleet Marston had been set to be decided on...
View ArticleGethin Jones reveals a hazy memory of town
BLUE Peter and Strictly Come Dancing star Gethin Jones has revealed his only memories of Aylesbury are rather hazy thanks to it hosting his ‘most drunken night’.The Welsh television presenter made his...
View ArticleHeralding a new era for your local newspaper
The countdown has begun towards a new era for the Bucks Herald.On Wednesday, May 30, the Herald will change from its traditional broadsheet format into a modern compact style.An internationally...
View ArticleRapist taxi driver deported to Pakistan
A FORMER taxi driver jailed for raping a young woman in a gym car park has been deported back to Pakistan.Abid Mehmood, 30, formerly of Elmhurst Road, Quarrendon, was put behind bars in 2009 after...
View Article7/7 widow charged with Kenya terror plot
THE wife of Aylesbury 7/7 bomber Jermaine Lindsay has been charged with a bomb plot which could have killed hundreds of holiday makers.Aylesbury-born Samantha Lewthwaite has been accused by police in...
View ArticleAnger over school bus admin charge
PARENTS have reacted with anger to letters demanding they pay an admin fee if they want their child to catch the school bus.Ross Holden, of Stone, is one of 4,700 mums and dads to receive a letter from...
View ArticleFamily caught up in plane drama
A FAMILY from Crowell were forced to escape from a plane following a dramatic emergency landing.This week Kirsty Bonwick spoke of the shock she endured when the Virgin Atlantic Airbus was forced to...
View ArticleLooking for inspiration this weekend? Click here for ideas
THIS WEEKEND’S Chiltern Car rally has been cancelled, but there are still lots of other things to try and do. Pick up a copy of this week’s Bucks Herald for a comprehensive seven-day what’s on...
View ArticleFinal preparations at RAF Halton for Jubilee celebrations
RECRUITS from around the country gathered at RAF Halton as part of final preparations for a special Armed Forces event on Saturday, May 19, at Windsor to mark Her Majesty The Queen’s Diamond...
View ArticlePhotos unearthed during spring cleaning bring back memories
FOR some reason or another I decided to check exactly what I have in my loft. Don’t ask me why because I haven’t lived in my present house for that long, but clamber up a ladder I did. Among the videos...
View ArticleMadam ran brothel as a women’s collective
A MADAM from Aylesbury ran a brothel as a women’s collective with no ‘Mr Big’ in control, a court has heard.Trudy Rigby, 44, of Ceely Road, gave a ‘full and frank’ admission to police after they raided...
View ArticleAnimation takes centre stage for Paralympic ceremony
MANDEVILLE School students have ensured their place in history after producing an animation to be shown in London’s 2012 Paralympics opening ceremony.As part of the project ‘Driving Inspiration’, 20...
View Article£8,700 spent on lavish ‘out of touch’ civic reception
AYLESBURY Vale District Council shelled out more than £6,000 on food and alcohol at a lavish reception to open its new offices.The council says the money was an investment, with the event held to...
View ArticleNew jobs come to town thanks to Travelodge
A TOTAL of 15 new jobs have been created in Thame by hotel firm Travelodge.The jobs will be made available at the company’s head office based in Thame, 10 of which will be management roles.The...
View ArticleWarning light is cast on rail plans
AYLESBURY MP David Lidington has demanded answers after a government report on HS2 found the ‘successful delivery of the project is in doubt’ and highlighted ‘major risks or issues’ with the plans.The...
View ArticleMobiles DO have a use in school
MOBILE phones have a place in schools despite Ofsted’s top inspector calling for them to be banned.That is the view of three Vale headteachers The Bucks Herald spoke to following a call by Sir Michael...
View ArticlePeacocks leaving town may have silver lining
THE future remains uncertain for the latest victim of the recession in the town centre – Clinton’s Cards.In recent months, national retailers Game, HMV, Peacocks and La Senza have closed down in Friars...
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