Bucks Herald (Aylesbury, England) back issues from December 2006:
CALL FOR MORE CONSULTATION OVER HEALTH.
Dec 01, 2006 ... (FRIDAY DECEMBER 1) THE inaugural meeting of Aylesbury Town Council's resident's health forum was held on Monday night . The deputy mayor of Aylesbury, Cllr Jenny Puddefoot, said the town was well represented, with residents and councillors attending. A representative from ...
CRIME DROPS AFTER ACTION GROUP LAUNCH.
Dec 01, 2006 ... (FRIDAY DECEMBER 1) AN action group formed to crack down on crime in Quarrendon has already had an effect, according to one of the people involved in the scheme. Anti-social behaviour such as litter and grafitti, are the top priorities for the group, after residents were ...
NEW LEASE OF LIFE FOR CHURCH.
Dec 01, 2006 ... (FRIDAY DECEMBER 1)THE [pounds sterling]1.5million redevelopment of a church in Aylesbury which was first approved in the late 1980s could finally be set for completion after a planning application was submitted. When a planning application was first submitted for the work at ...
BUCKS HERALD WINS NEWSPAPER SOCIETY AWARD.
Dec 01, 2006 ... (FRIDAY DECEMBER 1) THE Bucks Herald scooped a prestigious award last night at the annual ceremony organised by the Newspaper Society. The Bucks Herald won the Best Niche Publication category for its groundbreaking publication, the Commuter Herald. The Commuter Herald ...
PROPOSED NEW ROUTE FOR SOULBURY BRIDGE DIVERSION.
Dec 01, 2006 ... (FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1) BUCKS County Council has announced the proposed opening of a temporary diversion route to alleviate congestion in the immediate area following the closure of the bridge between Soulbury and The Three Locks Junction on the A4146. The closure is to facilitate ...
MP WELCOMES HAMILTON PENSION PROTECTION.
Dec 01, 2006 ... (FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1) AYLESBURY MP David Lidington has welcomed the news that the Pensions Protection Fund (PPF) has saved the pensions of former employees of Aylesbury-based company Hamilton Machinery Sales. At a meeting in Westminster on 29 November, Partha Dasgupta, Chief ...
NEW GAMBLING POLICY APPROVED FOR AYLESBURY VALE.
Dec 01, 2006 ... (FRIDAY DECEMBER 1)PUBS, bookmakers, amusement arcades and bingo halls will soon have to start getting their gambling licenses from Aylesbury Vale District Council rather than from magistrates. The full council this week formally adopted a gambling policy which establishes a ...
COUNCIL MOVES FORWARD ON REDUCING WASTE.
Dec 01, 2006 ... (FRIDAY DECEMBER 1)AYLESBURY Vale District Council has agreed to sign up to a strategy that aims to significantly increase household recycling and reduce household waste by 2025. The Waste Partnership for Buckinghamshire, which consists of Buckinghamshire County Council that ...
PREMIERSHIP REFEREE GRAHAM POLL DROPS IN ON SCHOOL.
Dec 01, 2006 ... (FRIDAY DECEMBER 1) STUDENTS at Tring School gave a warm welcome this afternoon to a Premiership referee. Graham Poll has hit the headlines recently, but he was more than ...
VEHICLE ENDS UP IN DITCH AFTER CRASH.
Dec 04, 2006 ... (MONDAY DECEMBER 4) TWO men were taken to hospital after a crash involving two vehicles at about 6.30pm on Friday evening. ...
EVENT FOR HOMEBUYERS IN AYLESBURY TODAY.
Dec 04, 2006 ... (MONDAY, DECEMBER 4) A special event for local people on Monday will set out the simple steps towards buying a new home through the Open Market HomeBuy Scheme. The HomeBuyer Roadshow takes place at the Multi-cultural Centre on Friarscroft Way in Aylesbury on 4th December from ...
NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE BEGINS WORK EARLIER AT TRUST.
Dec 04, 2006 ... (MONDAY, DECEMBER 4)THE new Chief Executive of Buckinghamshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Anne Eden is joining the Trust from tomorrow (Tuesday). Bernard Williams the Trust Chair said "We are pleased we have secured Anne earlier than anticipated and are delighted that her Trust has ...
MAN PAYS [pounds sterling]500 AND RECEIVES TWO YEAR COMMUNITY ORDER FOR DUMPING TYRES.
Dec 04, 2006 ... (MONDAY, DECEMBER 4) A MAN who was caught dumping 47 tyres just yards from the rubbish dump at Rabans Lane in Aylesbury has been fined [pounds sterling]500 and given a two year community service order. Simon Button, 35, of Penn Road, Aylesbury was sentenced on November 30 2006 ...
SCHOOL AGREES COMPROMISE OVER TRIBUTE TO POSTMAN.
Dec 04, 2006 ... (MONDAY, DECEMBER 4) THE positioning of a memorial bench in Wendover has sparked a row between a group of residents and governors of John Colet School. Popular Wendover postman Dave Clarke died in September this year and his friends and family thought it would be a good idea to ...
MOLINS TO STAY BUT SITE GOES UP FOR SALE.
Dec 04, 2006 ... (MONDAY DECEMBER 4) MOLINS is selling off land at its site in Saunderton because current facilities are too big for its 100-strong workforce. The well established cigarette machinery company, which is based in Haw Lane, made the last of its planned redundancies in September and ...
PANTO STARS HELP LAUNCH TOWN'S FESTIVITIES.
Dec 04, 2006 ... (MONDAY DECEMBER 4) THE stars of this year's panto at the Wycombe Swan were out in force on Friday night for the switching on of the Christmas lights in Princes Risborough. The event also saw the launch of the Risborough Rewards card loyalty scheme from the Risborough Area ...
JOB CUTBACK FEARS AT AYLESBURY'S TAX OFFICE.
Dec 04, 2006 ... (MONDAY DECEMBER 4) AYLESBURY MP David Lidington has voiced concern at the future of the town's tax office. His comments cam after Paul Gray, chairman of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), announced a review of the entire organisation's structure. The review's aims are ...
DUCKS THROW AWAY POINTS AT MALVERN.
Dec 04, 2006 ... (MONDAY DECEMBER 4) AYLESBURY United let complacencey creep into their game at Malvern Town on Saturday as they threw away a 1-0 lead by conceeding twice in the last seven minutes. Leon Gutzmore had given the Ducks a deserved one-goal advantage ...
MAGENTA AND BLACKS LOSE BATTLE AT THE BOTTOM.
Dec 04, 2006 ... (MONDAY DECEMBER 4) WINDSOR 22 AYLESBURY 10 - AYLESBURY Rugby Club remain bottom of the South West Division Two after losing this crucial battle of the bottom two on Saturday. The Ducks matched their opponents in almost every department but Windsor were more clinical in ...
FORMER GRAMMAR PUPIL STARS IN PREMIERSHIP.
Dec 05, 2006 ... (TUESDAY DECEMBER 5) FORMER Aylesbury Grammar School pupil turned Premiership keeper Richard Lee won rave reviews for a man of the match display between the sticks for Watford last night. The former Bedgrove Dynamos keeper, who was third choice last season, has been given an ...
RUGBY VETERANS BATTLE ADVERSITY FOR WIN.
Dec 05, 2006 ... (TUESDAY DECEMBER 5) AYLESBURY VETS 37 CHIPPING NORTON SECONDS 17 - Aylesbury Vets triumphed over Chipping Norton Seconds in a hard-fought, but ultimately one-sided encounter at the weekend. The win proved valuable for the Vets as it was a game which had league points at stake. ...
GEARING UP FOR THE 2012 GAMES.
Dec 05, 2006 ... (TUESDAY DECEMBER 5) OWNERS of sports facilities across Buckinghamshire are being encouraged to investigate whether their venues could be training camps for teams taking part in the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. In the weeks and months leading up to the London 2012 Olympic ...
MP PUTS PRESSURE ON COMMONS.
Dec 05, 2006 ... (TUESDAY DECEMBER 5) BUCKINGHAM MP John Bercow has called on Jack Straw, Leader of the House of Commons, to organise a debate in Parliament on the need for the development of a sustainable community in Aylesbury Vale. Mr Bercow asked Mr Straw to accept that it was vital for the ...
FIREFIGHTERS CALLED TO CAR FIRE AND CRASH.
Dec 05, 2006 ... (TUESDAY DECEMBER 5) FIREFIGHTERS from Aylesbury Fire Station were called to deal with a car fire and crash in Aylesbury yesterday. One engine and crew were called to Whaddon Chase at around 10.30 am where they used one ...
BREAKING NEWS: HEAVY TRAFFIC WARNING FOR WATERMEAD.
Dec 05, 2006 ... (TUESDAY DECEMBER 3) DRIVERS are being warned of heavy tailbacks today near Watermead in Aylesbury. Five minutes ago, Bucks County Council sent out the following message to drivers: "There are currently tailbacks coming into Aylesbury on the A413 at ...
D-DAY SET FOR SURGERY IN ELMHURST.
Dec 05, 2006 ... (TUESDAY DECEMBER 5) THE future of Elmhurst doctors' surgery in Aylesbury will finally be decided at a Primary Care Trust public board meeting in December, it was revealed last week. The practice serves 7,500 patients and is proposing to merge services with Mandeville Surgery as ...
MEMORIAL REVAMPS.
Dec 05, 2006 ... (TUESDAY DECEMBER 5) TWO war memorials in Aylesbury Vale will be repaired thanks to a grant from English Heritage, in partnership with the Wolfson Foundation. Long Marston war memorial and Wilstone war memorial have been given grants of [pounds sterling]530 and [pounds ...
A HAPPY AND EXCITING SCHOOL.
Dec 05, 2006 ... (TUESDAY DECEMBER 5)CHILDREN at Haddenham County First School continued to reach for the sky after the school's outstanding rating in its recent Ofsted inspection when they held a balloon race last week. The school received an overall grade of outstanding and the inspector also ...
BUNGEE JUMP FOR TEENAGERS.
Dec 05, 2006 ... (TUESDAY DECEMBER 5) A PUB in Stoke Mandeville is hosting a sponsored bungee jump on Saturday December 16 to raise money for a memorial bench for the three teenagers who were killed in a car crash on Wendover Road. A portable bungee crane will be installed in the grounds of the ...
WARNING OVER LOOSE REG PLATES.
Dec 05, 2006 ... (TUESDAY DECEMBER 5) RESIDENTS of Aylesbury Vale are being urged to make sure their number plates are attached properly, as these make easy targets for serious criminals. Inspector Stuart Greenfield of Thames Valley Police said: "If your number plates are fixed to your car with ...
CHURCH GIVES OUT [pounds sterling]10,000.
Dec 05, 2006 ... (TUESDAY DECEMBER 5)A CHURCH in Aylesbury celebrated its 30th anniversary with a gift of [pounds sterling]2,000 each for organisations representing different age groups in Aylesbury Vale. The Aylesbury Vale Community Church gave the money to the Maternity Unit at Stoke ...
FLIGHT LIEUTENANT SENTENCED TO THREE MONTHS IMPRISONMENT.
Dec 06, 2006 ... (WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 6) A FLIGHT Lieutenant with the RAF Royal Flight was sentenced to three months in prison for perjury and ordered to pay [pounds sterling]850 in costs. Edward Whyte, 31 of High Moors, Halton, was sentenced by magistrates in Banbury for knowingly or wilfully ...
RIVER PUT ON FLOOD WATCH AFTER RAINFALL.
Dec 06, 2006 ... (WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 6)A BUCKINGHAMSHIRE river has been put on flood watch after a period of above average rainfall. The Environment Agency said that although rainfall totals over the weekend have not been especially high, following several months of above average rainfall, water ...
WADDESDON MANOR STARS IN NEW BBC2 SERIES.
Dec 06, 2006 ... (WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 6)WADDESDON Manor will be starring in a new series on BBC2 later this month. The manor will be be featured in the magazine show, Castle in the Country. Now in its fourth series, Castle in the Country brings you a special dose of Christmas cheer ...
VALE MPS TAKE UP HERALD'S CHALLENGE TO GOVERNMENT.
Dec 06, 2006 ... (WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 6) THE two MPs for Aylesbury Vale this week put renewed pressure on Ruth Kelly to find out how doctors' surgeries, schools and roads needed for 20,000 extra homes will be funded. Their lobbying came as the Secretary of State for communities and local ...
FIRM SAYS IT NEEDS HOUSING DEAL TO STAY IN TOWN.
Dec 06, 2006 ... (WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 6) A PRINCES Risborough firm says it may be forced to leave the town unless it can make enough money from selling land to housing developers. Hypnos - which employs 300 people - is the principal land owner of Picts Lane in the town. The firm wants ...
CAMPAIGNERS JOIN PARLIAMENTARY LOBBY OVER VISION ISSUES.
Dec 06, 2006 ... (WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 6) MEMBERS of an Aylesbury-based charity for blind and partially sighted people joined more than 1,000 people in Parliamentary lobby yesterday (Tuesday) campaigning for more financial support. The Bucks Association for Blind and Partially Sighted People (BAB) ...
SQURRELS - FURRY FRIENDS OR VILE VERMIN?
Dec 06, 2006 ... READERS have been emailing in their droves in response to The Bucks Herald's story on two pensioners threatened with an ASBO if they keep feeding squirrels - has provoked an angry response from readers. Fred and Mary Gates has been feeding squirrels in their back garden in ...
DOCTORS SURGERIES BAN SMOKING.
Dec 06, 2006 ... (WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 6) THE last sector of Bucks health service to go smoke-free kicked into action on Friday. Buckinghamshire Primary Care Trust is now operating a ban on all of its sites including doctors' surgeries, dental surgeries and community hospitals. It was ...
D-DAY FOR CAMPAIGNERS AGAINST SEWERAGE BID.
Dec 06, 2006 ... (WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 6) A CONTROVERSIAL planning application for land in Daly Way, Bedgrove, comes before planners tomorrow (Thursday) Aylesbury Vale District Council will be discussing plans to install two control kiosks and some hardstanding land on a green space near the ...
BOXER GRAHAM DOWN BUT NOT OUT.
Dec 06, 2006 ... (WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 6) AYLESBURY boxing world-champion hopeful Nathan Graham says he will go back to the drawing board after losing for the first time in his fledgling career on Saturday night. Talented Graham, 24, insists his hunger and desire remains steadfast despite this ...
AYLESBURY SWIMMERS SAIL PAST COMPETITION.
Dec 06, 2006 ... (WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 6) SWIMMERS from Aylesbury and District Swimming Club have been busy over the last month. In November, at the Aqua Vale, they had their annual Club Championships. Swimmers, from aged five upwards to masters, were watched in the afternoon session ...
RACING LEGEND EDDERY CELEBRATES ANOTHER WINNER.
Dec 07, 2006 ... (THURSDAY DECEMBER 7) FORMER champion jockey turned trainer Pat Eddery enjoyed another success on Saturday night as promising horse Estimator (12/1) brought a touch of class to the twilight meeting at Kempton with a winning debut. The two-year-old 6f maiden, who only cost 15,000 ...
MAXWELL SWIMMERS ENJOY DEBUTS.
Dec 07, 2006 ... (THURSDAY DECEMBER 7) MAXWELL Swim Club visited Crystal Palace, the home of many international events, to take part in the Rising Stars event held by Beckenham Swimming Club. For most of the swimmers it was their first taste of swimming in a 50 metre pool. ...
EXCELLENT KEY STAGE 2 RESULTS FOR BUCKS PRIMARY SCHOOLS ANNOUNCED TODAY.(Financial report)
Dec 07, 2006 ... (THURSDAY DECEMBER 7)The Achievement and Attainment Tables released by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) today show once again that results for Buckinghamshire schools at Key Stage 2 are well above the national average in English and mathematics, and above the average of ...
COUNCILS FORGE NEW LINKS WITH LOCAL VOLUNTARY GROUPS.
Dec 07, 2006 ... (THURSDAY DECEMBER 7)THE county and district councils in Buckinghamshire have approved an agreement that will lead to improved services for the voluntary sector. A joint contract for providing support services to local voluntary and community groups has been awarded to Voluntary ...
HOSPICE LAUNCHES ANNUAL APPEAL.
Dec 07, 2006 ... (THURSDAY DECEMBER 7) THE Friends of Florence Nightingale House launched their Christmas appeal on Wednesday hoping to raise up to [pounds sterling]8,000. A stall in Aylesbury's Friars Square shopping centre decorated with a selection of toys and badges was set up to start the ...
PRINCE MICHAEL OF KENT PRESENTS BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL WITH TOP AWARD.
Dec 07, 2006 ... (THURSDAY DECEMBER 7) BUCKS County Council Road Safety Officers have received international acclaim for their part in reducing the number of collisions involving Motorbikes. Representatives will be meeting His Royal Highness at the Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards ...
GET YOUR COUNCIL TAX BILL ONLINE.
Dec 07, 2006 ... (THURSDAY DECEMBER 7) AVDC is urging residents who have access to the internet to sign up to receive their council tax bill online. Online bills can help residents manage their account better because they will be able to gain quick access to their bill, any time day or night, ...
DRINK OR DRIVE. IT IS A SIMPLE CHOICE.
Dec 07, 2006 ... (THURSDAY DECEMBER 7) CHRISTMAS is a time for relaxing, enjoying yourself and spending time with your friends and family. Whether it be a glass of wine at the office Christmas party or some sherry and mince pies at the local church, the festive period is full of opportunities to ...
MAN IN A VAN SCHEME HITS THE HIGHWAYS.
Dec 07, 2006 ... (THURSDAY DECEMBER 7) A HIGH-PROFILE fleet of 24 Buckinghamshire County Council highway technicians in branded vans will be hitting the roads next week following the launch of a new scheme aimed at reshaping the council's frontline highway service. Val Letheren, Cabinet Member ...
RECYCLING CENTRE RE-OPENS TO PUBLIC.
Dec 07, 2006 ... (THURSDAY DECEMBER 7) THE Bledlow household waste recycling centre reopened on Monday after Bucks County Council invested around [pounds sterling]60,000 in the site The improvements included raising the access area following requests by users to make it easier and safer to ...
BREAKING NEWS: WIDOW CALLS FOR LESSONS TO BE LEARNT.
Dec 07, 2006 ... (THURSDAY DECEMBER 7) THE widow of a patient who died at Stoke Mandeville Hospital called for lessons to be learnt from her husband's death. Brock Shaw of ...
PROPOSED BUDGET POINTS TO 10p A WEEK COUNCIL TAX INCREASE.
Dec 08, 2006 ... (FRIDAY DECEMBER 8) RESIDENTS in Aylesbury Vale are looking at a district council tax increase of 4.4 per cent next year. A provisional budget was proposed by AVDC's cabinet at a meeting this week. Under the proposals, Aylesbury Vale taxpayers living in Band D properties would ...
IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME.
Dec 08, 2006 ... (FRIDAY DECEMBER 8)AS we begin to look forward to the festive period and think about what presents to buy, which parties to attend and what to wear, it's also important to make arrangements to get home safely after the Christmas celebrations. As part of this years 'Don't drink ...
WORK TO BEGIN ON BERRYFIELDS NEXT YEAR.
Dec 08, 2006 ... (FRIDAY DECEMBER 8) WORK is expected to commence on the 3,000-home development at Berryfields next year after the district council's development control committee gave it the green light yesterday. The plans for the 186-hectare housing complex off the A41, which include three ...
FIFTY JOBS UNDER THREAT AT TOWN'S TAX OFFICE.
Dec 08, 2006 ... (FRIDAY DECEMBER 8) FIFTY workers at Aylesbury tax office will lose their jobs by 2010 as part of a nationwide shake-up of the Inland Revenue service. The 107-strong workforce will be cut by half to meet the government's target of 12,500 job losses by 2008 to follow on from the ...
DISUSED CLAY PIT TO BE TURNED INTO WILDLIFE RESERVE.
Dec 08, 2006 ... (FRIDAY DECEMBER 8)A disused clay pit in St Leonards near Wendover is to be transformed into a nature reserve for wildlife and endangered species. The pit at Dundridge Manor lies on an ancient semi-natural woodland and has been worked for sand and clay since 1945. It ...
ROAD DUBBED HELL'S KITCHEN GETS CCTV.
Dec 08, 2006 ... (FRIDAY DECEMBER 8)CAMBRIDGE Street residents have won their fight for a CCTV camera after the district council approved funding for [pounds sterling]80,000 of town centre surveillance equipment. Four cameras will now be installed in Aylesbury and will include the notorious road ...
CHANGES ON THE WAY FOR TOWN CENTRE PARKING.
Dec 08, 2006 ... (FRIDAY DECEMBER 8) SHOPPERS and workers are set to benefit from new car parking charges in Aylesbury. At a meeting of AVDC's cabinet this week, members approved a range of changes to parking charges in council-owned car parks. A new five-hour charge of [pounds ...
CAT BELLS TO CRACK CRIME THIS CHRISTMAS.
Dec 08, 2006 ... (FRIDAY DECEMBER 8) AN innovative crime prevention tool is being promoted by the Aylesbury Vale Community Safety Partnership to ensure the district's shoppers don't fall prey to criminals this Christmas. Cats bells are being handed out to shoppers to attach to their purses and ...
CLUB HARNESSES SUCCESS.
Dec 08, 2006 ... (FRIDAY DECEMBER 8) THE competition squad of the Thames Valley School of Trampolining somersaulted their way through the air to celebrate the club's first anniversary at Stoke Mandeville Stadium last Sunday. More than 450 onlookers attended the event. The group meets ...
MAKE OR BREAK TIME FOR DUCKS.
Dec 08, 2006 ... (FRIDAY DECEMBER 8) THE Ducks are set to enter a crucial festive period that could make or break their season. The schedule starts with a home game against lowly Spalding United at Bell Close tomorrow (Saturday) in a 3pm kick-off. The game is the first in a run of ...
FORMER WORLD CHAMP BRUNO IN AYLESBURY.
Dec 08, 2006 ... (FRIDAY DECEMBER 8) FORMER world boxing champion Frank Bruno is expected to attend the Golden Belt National semi-finals at Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Aylesbury, tomorrow (Saturday). Bruno, who coined the phrase 'know what I mean 'Arry' ...
ONE DEAD AND 13 RESCUED FROM FIRE AT SHELTERED HOUSING.
Dec 09, 2006 ... (SATURDAY DECEMBER 9) A WOMAN died and 13 people trapped by smoke were rescued after fire broke out at sheltered housing in Prestwood on Friday afternoon. It happened at Cherry Orchard, a 30-flat development in Maybush Gardens. Police and fire officers have started an ...