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Updated: Another £3m pledged for Bucks road repairs as councillors ask for Government help
An extra £3 million is to be put towards fixing Bucks roads by the county council.
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Blaze causes traffic standstill in Aylesbury
A two-tier garage fire in has caused traffic chaos in Aylesbury.
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Big Bad Wolf and Old Green Grasshopper to join children on Roald Dahl parade through Aylesbury
Schoolchildren across Aylesbury Vale have been getting in a carnival mood as they prepare for this year’s Roald Dahl Festival.
Council chairman elected to office
Carl Etholen has been elected as the new chairman of Bucks County Council.
Updated: Police seek key witness after motorcyclist seriously injured in car crash near Long Crendon
A motorcyclist had to be flown to hospital after colliding with a car near Long Crendon on Sunday.
Sport
It’s official, the Ducks are up! FC derbies await next season
Bitter rivals Aylesbury United and Aylesbury FC will go head to head for the first time competitively next season after the Ducks’ promotion to the Southern League was rubber stamped at the weekend.
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FC boss looking ahead to derbies with ‘plenty of needle’
Aylesbury FC boss Craig Faulconbridge says there is bound to be ‘plenty of needle’ in the first competitive game between his side and the Ducks next season.
Hammer Hall gets England World Cup call
Aylesbury footballer Rob Hall has been named in England’s provisional squad for the Under 20 World Cup this summer.
Boyce shows off FA Cup at parade celebrations video
Emmerson Boyce paraded the FA Cup with his Wigan teammates at a special ceremony this week.
Bucks edged out by Wales in Minor Counties tussle video
A brilliant innings by Chris Thomas could not save Bucks from a narrow defeat in their Minor Counties Trophy match against MC Wales at Dinton on Saturday, and you can see a picture slideshow of action from the game.
Boyce bows out of Premier League with a goal video
Aylesbury’s Emmerson Boyce had an enjoyable end to a rollercoaster season when he scored a thumping header as Wigan bowed out of the Premier League on Sunday.
Lifestyle
Viva the HC! A trip back in time video
Mmmm. Don’t you just love it? That smell of hot oil, warmed up biscuit crumbs under the mats, cooking dust and vinyl.
Top 10 things to bear in mind when applying for planning permission
“Applying for planning permission can be a daunting experience, but it needn’t be that way if some thought is put into potential pitfalls that can be avoided,” says Michael Holmes, spokesperson for The Southern Homebuilding & Renovating Show which will be at Surrey’s Sandown Park on Saturday and Sunday, June 29 and 30.
Alan Dee’s movie preview: The Hangover Part 3, Epic
It’s not uncommon for those who have supped not wisely but too well to wake up the morning after and make heartfelt vows about their future behaviour.
‘First quarter figures showing a move in the right direction’
Overall market conditions for the UK show welcome signs of improvement, according to data collated in the Move with Us Residential Market Review for the first quarter of 2013.
Alan Dee: Tactics must change for next year’s Eurovision campaign
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this debriefing session of the GB Eurovision task force 2013.
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Matt Adcock’s film review: The Great Gatsby
“Tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther... And so we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past….”
Community
Evergreen but never stuck in a rut: Alan Candy road tests the Suzuki Jimny
When does a car become iconic? It’s a question Suzuki 4x4 fans should have no problem in answering – especially when it’s an SUV now into its 43rd anniversary.
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Bucks Herald adverts from 1900 video
Adverts from The Bucks Herald in 1900 reveal a focus on health, beauty and promoting smoking and shows just how far we have come in race relations.
In pictures: Florence Nightingale Hospice’s Scootathlon video
More than 100 sporty kids aged from four to 11 showed their scootering, cycling and running talents in Bank Holiday Monday’s Florrie’s Scootathlon challenge event, which took place at Stoke Mandeville Stadium in glorious sunshine.
In pictures: Whitchurch May Feast video
Whitchurch hosted its May Feast on Bank Holiday Monday and this time in dazzling sunshine.
Parish and MP ‘horrified’ by out of blue Vale airport plans
A parish council has slammed potential plans to build an airport just five miles from Aylesbury as ‘unreasonable and unfair’.
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By Dickens, books now in digital age
An audio-book charity for visually impaired people has converted Charles Dickens’ Pickwick Papers and Old Curiosity Shop into MP3 format.
- First episode of Ice Age Giants documentary proves a hit
- Pair in 'barbaric' terror attack
- Rock legends Argent unite for one last time in aid of paralysed Aylesbury teenager
- Updated: Police seek key witness after motorcyclist seriously injured in car crash near Long Crendon
- Two injured as car rolls near Thame
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Thursday 23 May 2013
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