Surprise car fire at Tesco car park
A car caught fire in Tesco car park on New Year’s Eve.Bucks Fire and Rescue were called out to the supermarket on Tring Road at 9.41am.However, a spokesman said there is no indication that the fire was...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: The Impossible, Quartet
The ImpossibleIs it too soon for films about the devastating 2004 Asian tsunami? In my opinion it’s never too soon to make a film that tries to make sense and come to terms with true-life disasters of...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: My ‘Dirty Dozen’ for 2012
Every year reviewer Neil Fox picks his top films of the past 12 months. How many did you see, and how many did you rate so highly?The MasterInevitably, predictably it’s Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest at...
View Article‘Plebgate’ officer revealed as Aylesbury man
A police officer at the centre of the ‘plebgate’ scandal that led to a senior politician’s resignation lives in Aylesbury, it has emerged this week.Toby Rowland was the officer involved in the Downing...
View ArticleThe toys from years gone by come to Bucks
Having got to grips with new Christmas gifts, youngsters have the chance to see the sort of toys their parents or grandparents might have played with as a child.To celebrate the festive season, Bucks...
View ArticleThieves with baseball bats break into Aylesbury house and hospitalise man...
Within 30 minutes of celebrating the New Year, a man found himself being robbed at home by three men wearing masks and carrying baseball bats.The terrifying ordeal took place in Aylesbury High Street...
View ArticleMorning crash sees two men rushed to hospital
Two men were rushed to Stoke Mandeville Hospital after a car crash on Wednesday morning.Both men were injured in the crash on the A418 but emergency services said their injuries are not thought to be...
View ArticleAnger as ‘heartless’ thieves break into disabled children’s centre, leaving...
A disabled children’s centre has been left picking up the pieces after thieves broke in and caused significant damage.Thomley Activity Centre in Worminghall was targeted on Friday, leading to the...
View ArticleAylesbury MP steps in over 3,000 homes appeal
Aylesbury MP David Lidington has written to the Communities and Local Government Secretary objecting to an attempt to sidestep the district council over plans for 3,000 homes on the edge of town.Last...
View ArticlePolice warning after thefts from cars
A series of thefts from cars in Aylesbury have prompted police to warn people not to leave anything in unattended vehicles.Recently cars have been broken into in the Bedgrove and Broughton areas and...
View ArticleUPDATED WITH VIDEO: Anti-wind turbine protest balloon blows away
A large balloon hoisted 101m in the air to highlight the potential impact of a planned wind turbine near Aylesbury has blown away.The red inflatable balloon became entangled in a tree and the lines...
View ArticleBlind people helped by new audio ATMs
Many of Barclays’ ATMs in Bucks now have audio features to help blind and partially-sighted people.Users can plug earphones into a jack and listen to the options being read out to carry out a...
View ArticleVIDEO: Wind turbine proponent defends plan as protest is literally blown away
The farmer behind a proposed 101 metre high wind turbine near Aylesbury has defended his plans.Jeremy Elgin wants to build the structure, which would be bigger than Big Ben and dwarf County Hall, at...
View ArticleOlympic swimmer drops in to give master class
Olympic swimmer and British record holder Simon Burnett has spent time holding a swimming master class for charity in Thame.The Thame Swimming Club patron was joined by his wife, US swimmer Whitney...
View ArticleTracking company, buddi, made to wait on multi-million pound contract
A company which makes an electronic tagging device will have to wait to find out whether it has won a multi-million pound contract.Buddi, based in Walton Street, Aylesbury, is vying with two global...
View ArticleDistrict gets waste award after massive increase in recycling rates
Residents in South Oxfordshire have been congratulated on their excellent recycling records yet again.The Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire District Councils scooped the Best Improved Recycling...
View ArticleDark walks home after lights out on Aylesbury bridge
Pedestrians using the Bourg Walk bridge in Aylesbury have complained about their walks home in the dark after several lights on the structure stopped working. The bridge in Aylesbury was built in 2009...
View ArticleWinslow aims for new development powers
Residents in Winslow could soon have more control over development in the town.Winslow Town Council has applied under the Local ism Act to designate it as a neighbourhood area.It is the first towards...
View ArticleFood student is the creme de la creme
A food science student has been honoured for scoring top marks at university.Sophie Guy is in the top 1% of students at Reading University and was congratulated by its chancellor Sir John Madejski at...
View ArticleMore than £1m to be given to help fund ‘vital’ free advice centres
More than £1 million has been awarded to southern Oxfordshire advice centres to help fund their running costs.The Citizens’ Advice Bureau in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse are to merge...
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