Opponent of village wind turbine brands applicant as ‘selfish’
An opponent to a wind turbine bigger than Big Ben which could be built near Aylesbury has labelled the applicant as ‘selfish and unneighbourly’.Ford Action Group Against Turbines member Richard...
View ArticleEx-Vale pupil takes the fast track to top of railway body
A former Aylesbury schoolboy has been appointed to a senior position at a national transport union.Steve Coe grew up in Haddenham and studied at Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School from 1968 to 1975 and has...
View ArticleRental prices set to soar by 2022
Rent prices are set to rise by more than half by 2022, the National Housing Federation has warned.According to statistics released by the federation, average monthly rent in Oxfordshire will rise from...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Silent Hill –Revelation 3D
Welcome to back to Silent Hill, a place formed by the twisted psyche of those who have suffered unimaginable horrors, an alternate dimension ruled by demonic forces… If that sounds like the sort of...
View ArticleUpdate: Police release details of fatal crash in Haddenham
A 61-year-old woman was killed after a crash in Haddenham on Friday, police said.At about 3.35pm, a blue Ford Focus travelling towards Aylesbury was in collision with a red and white Iveco recovery...
View Article‘Eyesore’ Serpentine is given commendation by design judges
A block of flats derided as an ‘eyesore’ by its critics has been handed a council design award. The mustard and purple coloured Serpentine in Oxford Road, which its opponents claim is ‘completely alien...
View ArticleSpeeding drivers set for warning around Risborough
A new speed-activated warning sign is in action around Princes Risborough by volunteers from the Neighbourhood Action Group. It will be moved to different locations around the town for seven days at a...
View ArticleSavile: Shamed DJ ‘abused eight-year-old girl at Stoke Mandeville Hospital’
A woman has claimed Jimmy Savile abused her when she was an eight-year-old patient at Stoke Mandeville Hospital.This makes her the youngest alleged victim so far.The Sun has reported that she is suing...
View ArticleTeen charged with attempting to rob taxi driver with BB gun
A 16-year-old boy alledgedly threatened a taxi driver with a BB gun during a robbery attempt in Friarscroft Way on Saturday at around 4.35pm.During the incident a member of the public intervened and a...
View ArticleMP welcomes homes ruling
Thame MP John Howell has welcomed the ruling that the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy provides a solid foundation for planning in the district over the next 15 years.The independent planning inspector...
View ArticleFamily devastated by death of devoted mother of four killed in crash
The family of a 61-year-old mother who died in a two-vehicle collision in Haddenham have said they have been left devastated by her loss.Chris Gatenby died when the blue Ford Focus she was driving...
View ArticleAylesbury at forefront of courts overhaul which will see speedier justice...
Aylesbury Magistrates Court has become one of the first centres in the country to implement government plans to speed up the justice system.Committal hearings, used to officially transfer cases from...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Would we all vote for an election blackout?
I do love the BBC and happily cough up my licence fee, which by any reckoning is one of the biggest bargains around.It doesn’t matter if you think that Radio 1 is a migraine waiting to happen, that...
View ArticleSolar power could help light up prisons
Nearly 13,000 solar panels could be used to help power two Vale prisons if plans for their installation are given the green light.Two fields next to HMP Grendon are the proposed site for the panels,...
View ArticleWar hero’s name put forward for new street
A Second World War spy and a former mayor of Thame could each have a street named after them on a new housing estate.Arthur Staggs, who turns 100 on November 17, was a British spy in Nazi-occupied...
View ArticleYoung girls approached by driver in ‘suspicious incident’
Police patrols have been stepped up in a Bucks village following a suspicious incident in which two young girls were approached by a man in a car.The two girls, aged 11 and 12, were walking along...
View ArticleMystery donor’s £10,000 gift gets Stone village project over the finishing line
A mystery donor has given £10,000 to help a community project raise enough funds for work on a pavilion to be completed.The ‘out of the blue’ donation from the anonymous source will help with the...
View ArticleHS2 will become ‘people’s train’ as MP produces FAQ guide and dates are set...
The Campaign for High Speed Rail has called for HS2 to become ‘the people’s train’.The rally cry was made at an industry event attended by rail operators and passenger groups, where it was agreed that...
View Article‘Splendid’ Aylesbury development site gets green light
New offices, homes and a multi-storey car park will be built in Aylesbury, despite concerns over the environmental friendliness of some units.The development on land off Gatehouse Road is expected to...
View ArticleNew site supplying building materials given green light
A new builders’ merchants is to be set up in Aylesbury after planning permission was granted.Family business Grant and Stone, which has 15 sites across the Thames Valley, is to replace existing units...
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