Bucks Herald (Aylesbury, England) back issues from April 2007:
More speeding motorists to be given second chance.
Apr 02, 2007 ... Motorists will be given extra opportunities to assess and improve their driving after being caught speeding as part of an expansion of the Thames Valley Speed Awareness Scheme. From 1 April, Thames Valley Police will be adopting the full Association of Chief Police Officer ...
New driving course for 16-year-olds.
Apr 02, 2007 ... Bucks County Council's Youth and Community Service team are once again running their popular driving course during April, which aims to give 16 year olds an opportunity to get behind the wheel. Working in Partnership with Buckinghamshire County Council's Road Safety team and the ...
Do you have what it takes to stand for election?
Apr 02, 2007 ... EVER wondered what it takes to be a district, town or parish councillor? Now's the time to find out ... Aylesbury Vale District Council has now officially opened the nominations for elections which will eventually see all of the area's 644 parish and 59 district council seats ...
Warning after spate of chimney fires.
Apr 02, 2007 ... AFTER a spate of chimney fires, firefighters in Bucks are urging people to get their chimneys cleaned at least once a year. Last Thursday at about 9pm a crew from Aylesbury attended such an incident in London Road, Aston Clinton, where they spent an hour with thermal imaging ...
Coronation Street star to open Aylesbury-on-Sea.
Apr 02, 2007 ... Aylesbury is set to host dozens of events this summer in a bid to keep people coming to the town centre during a period of redevelopment and roadworks. Fifteen extra events are being put on by Aylesbury Town Centre Partnership from April to March 2008, thanks to a cash boost ...
Breaking news: second phase of public transport hub revealed.
Apr 02, 2007 ... Work on the second phase of the new public transport in Aylesbury will start later this month, it has just been announced. Bucks Coutny Council says phase two is the next step in implementing the project that aims to improve public transport services in and around the town and ...
Boy, 14, robbed of mobile phone after knife threat.
Apr 02, 2007 ... A 14-year-old was robbed of his mobile phone after being threatened with a knife, Thames Valley Police reported this afternoon. At around 6.45pm on Sunday March 25, a 14-year-old boy and a friend walked from the Tesco garage on Tring Road towards the zebra crossing when they ...
Pupils' fruitful efforts.
Apr 02, 2007 ... ENTERPRISING pupils from Wendover House School will soon launch Wendover House Fruitable Delights, a new business venture that sells fresh home-grown produce. Seven pupils from Year 10 at the school, which is for pupils with special educational needs, have been involved in the ...
Don't fall in love with an Easter bunny.
Apr 03, 2007 ... A BOUNCING bunny is a traditional Easter image, but South Bucks RSPCA branch hope people do not fall in love with the image. According to local RSPCA Rabbit Rescue volunteer, Mrs Heather Gobran, the local RSPCA branch is having to look after dozens of abandoned rabbits, thrown ...
Bus users urged to pick their favourite places.
Apr 03, 2007 ... Bus users in Aylesbury are being asked to come forward and recommend their favourite places in the local area to help produce a new online guide to the town. Arriva the Shires and Essex is asking its customers to share their knowledge about their home town's hidden gems. That ...
Joint bid to crack down on arson attacks.
Apr 03, 2007 ... A new partnership that combines the expertise and resources of Oxfordshire, Royal Berkshire, and Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Services with Thames Valley Police is aiming to have a major impact in driving down arson. A new arson reduction officer role has been created and ...
What do you think about grass cutting in Bucks?
Apr 03, 2007 ... Bucks County Council is to consult on changes to its rural grass cutting programme. It is also to ask parish and town councils whether they would like to take charge of the programme in their areas. This may result in less frequent cutting in some areas, to free up funds for ...
Chiltern Railways voted best performing train company.
Apr 03, 2007 ... Office of Rail Regulation has released its most recent National Rail Trends results for October to December 2006 which shows Chiltern Railways as the best daily performing train company on the main land. Overall, an average of 95.2 per cent of Chiltern Railways train services ...
New M&S store to open this week in Risborough.
Apr 03, 2007 ... The new Marks & Spencer Simply Food Princes Risborough store will open on Thursday at 10am with a traditional ribbon-cutting ceremony led by the Store Manager, Grahame Wilson and his team. Customers will then be invited to join ...
Firefighters rescue child from locked car.
Apr 03, 2007 ... Bucks Fire and Rescue attended the following incidents in our area over the last week: -Monday April 2. In the afternoon firefighters rescued a child who was locked in a Ford Ka in Cambridge Street, Aylesbury. The keys had somehow been locked in the car, and the crew ...
Couple pool resources to launch design and promotion business.
Apr 03, 2007 ... An Aylesbury couple have combined forces to create promotion and design firm, Fineye. Carl Dalkin and Maria Teresa Navarra, right, each have different talents - his is in sales and customer service, and her's in art and design. The business offers a range of services ...
Grants boost for walking to school.
Apr 04, 2007 ... Children across Bucks will be able to start their summer term by walking to school, thanks to nearly [pounds sterling]26,000 of new grants being awarded to primary schools across the region this week. Thirty-six schools in Buckinghamshire are being funded under the walking to ...
Church welcomes Belinda.
Apr 04, 2007 ... A PACKED church welcomed the arrival of a new priest-in-charge and rector designate at a special service in Winslow recently. Belinda Searle-Barnes was licensed and installed at St Laurence Church last Monday in a ceremony presided over by The Right Rev Alan Wilson, Bishop of ...
The world of birds of prey.
Apr 04, 2007 ... The work of the Hawk and Owl Trust was outlined at a talk given at the most recent meeting of the Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust. The trust was initially set up in 1969 to save the then almost extinct peregrine falcon, but work has broadened to include other birds of prey, ...
toys past and present.
Apr 04, 2007 ... YEAR 1 children from Broughton Infant School in Aylesbury went back in time to learn about toys in the old days. Fran Biggin from Living Past Times in St Albans brought a variety of toys from marbles and skittles to spinning tops, puppets and kaleidoscopes amongst other things. ...
Man in court.
Apr 04, 2007 ... AN 18-year-old from Aylesbury accused of possession of heroin with intent to supply has had his case referred to Oxford Crown Court. Steven Edwards, of Weedon Road, was ...
Drug dealer to be sentenced.
Apr 04, 2007 ... AN Aylesbury drug dealer will be sentenced later this month after he pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine with intent to supply. Samuel Cuthbert, 21, of Burrell Close, admitted to the offence after police saw him dealing drugs on streets near his home. ...
Warning for homeowners.
Apr 04, 2007 ... Police are warning homeowners to be vigilant after a spate of burglaries in Aylesbury last week. Two break-ins were reported last Thursday. A man was arrested on suspicion of entering the rear of a house in Friarage Road during the afternoon, and later, thieves forced ...
Chef who stole from employers faces sentence.
Apr 04, 2007 ... A CHEF who stole from his employer to feed his gambling habit and fled to France was remanded in custody by Aylesbury Magistrates' Court last Wednesday. Christopher Ward, 40, currently of no fixed abode, worked as head chef at 31 Bar in Kingsbury where he admitted to taking a ...
Scouts escape and evade.
Apr 04, 2007 ... TWENTY-FIVE teams of Scouts from across the Vale of Aylesbury took part in the annual Escape and Evasion competition. The competition was held in Wendover Woods by kind permission of the Forestry Commission. The Scouts spent the evening evading capture by the ...
School is lovely place to be.
Apr 04, 2007 ... THE longest-serving head teacher of Waddeson CofE School retired last week after 22 years. Alan Armstrong is the fourth head teacher at the school since it opened in 1962 and during his time there it has been awarded specialist school status as a Visual Arts college, achieved ...
Pupils learn about MEP's role for UK.
Apr 04, 2007 ... PUPILS at an Aylesbury school have been learning about the significance of the European Parliament. Students in Year 10 at Mandeville School were visited by Thames Valley MEP James Elles recently as part of their citizenship programme when they took part in a trial e-learning ...
Training for teenagers.
Apr 04, 2007 ... Young people from Bucks are among 400 teenagers taking part in the Step Into Sport Community Volunteering camp at Loughborough University which runs till tomorrow (Thursday). The teenagers will learn from Olympic, Commonwealth and World Champions. It will focus on ...
Partnership trying to improve canal.
Apr 04, 2007 ... SECTIONS of the Grand Union Canal running through Aylesbury Vale may benefit from a new community partnership that is trying to source funding for canal improvements. The main objective of the Three Counties Canal Partnership, supported by Dacorum Borough Council, is to identify ...
Funeral for 23-year-old who died in house fire.
Apr 04, 2007 ... THE funeral will be held tomorrow (Thursday) for a popular Aylesbury Vale villager who died in a house fire. Tom Turnbull, 23, from Winslow died in the fire on March 24 at a house he was renting in Coventry. It is believed the fire started in his bedroom while he was ...
Global warming takes gloss over Whiteleaf Cross.
Apr 04, 2007 ... Global warming and acid rain could be causing Whiteleaf Cross in Princes Risborough to lose its shine - although vandals and bikers are also to blame. The cross's colour is a source of debate in the town with many locals claiming Whiteleaf has lost its whiteness. Recently ...
Sports club hopes for last minute reprieve.
Apr 04, 2007 ... The fight to save Molins Sports and Social club is still on, the Mayor of Princes Risborough, Gary Hall, told town councillors at a meeting last Tuesday. The club at Monks Risborough will be evicted at the end of April by Molins, which owns the land, unless a last minute ...
Friends take on Cannonball8000 Rally.
Apr 04, 2007 ... Two friends from Aylesbury Vale are preparing to drive from London to Zagreb in 72 hours this September. They are taking part in the Cannonball8000 Rally, which is celebrating its fifth anniversary this year and involves 120 cars travelling across the continent. Andy ...
School celebrates two outstanding reports.
Apr 04, 2007 ... CHILDREN from St Mary's CofE Combined School in Fairford Leys attended two celebratory church services last week to mark their achievements in two recent inspection reports. An Ofsted inspection in November deemed the school outstanding in all categories and then in February the ...
Action plan drawn up to improve leisure services.
Apr 04, 2007 ... AN action plan has been drawn up to improve leisure services in Aylesbury Vale. The move comes after a recent report which said that 20,000 fewer customers were using the gym facilities at the Aqua Vale Leisure Centre, and that more complaints had been received over cleanliness ...
Have you seen the 5lb goldfish?
Apr 04, 2007 ... A 5lbs goldfish could be one of the more surprising varieties of fish encountered by the Environment Agency when it does a survey of the Hampden Pond in Wendover. At a parish council meeting on Monday, it was revealed that as well as the traditional carp, a goldfish has also ...
Man accused of murder faces trial by jury.
Apr 04, 2007 ... A man who allegedly killed his wife and son-in-law will face trial for their murders in September, a judge ruled yesterday (Tuesday). Janos Rozsavolgyi , aged 53 years, is accused of strangling his wife Patricia and stabbing her son, married father-of-three Anthony Parsons, in ...
Greenstar's stake in waste company.
Apr 04, 2007 ... Greenstar, based at Kingswood near Aylesbury, has announced the acquisition of 75 per cent of North East based, plastics recycling company Waste Exchange Services Ltd (WES). Ian Wakelin, managing director of Greenstar said: "The investment in WES is a significant step in the ...
Mortimers open Fairford Leys office.
Apr 05, 2007 ... AYLESBURY estate agents Mortimers have opened a prestigious new office in Fairford Leys. The official opening was on Saturday and the expansion is the culmination of a record 2006 for the agents. Director Jonathan Mortimer said: "We are hugely excited by this new ...
Safety advice for bikers enjoying Easter break.
Apr 05, 2007 ... With the fine weather and Easter holidays very near, motorcyclists will be out enjoying their pastime on the roads of Buckinghamshire, the Casualty Reduction Team wish them to enjoy their riding but remain safe, and urge anyone riding a motorcycle to take further training in an attempt to ...
Request over school access refused.
Apr 05, 2007 ... A request to lift restrictions on using the New Road entrance into Princes Risborough School has been rejected by Bucks County Council. Princes Risborough Town Council had asked for a review of the rules, which only allows access by school buses in the morning and afternoon, ...
Pupils taught about the work of European Parliament.
Apr 05, 2007 ... PUPILS at an Aylesbury school have been learning about the significance of the European Parliament. Students in Year 10 at Mandeville School were visited by Thames Valley MEP James Elles recently as part of their citizenship programme when they took part in a trial e-learning ...
New clerk takes over in Dinton.
Apr 05, 2007 ... ONE of the 'most passionate and competent' parish clerks in Aylesbury has joined Dinton with Ford and Upton Parish Council this week. Keith Gray, clerk of Coldharbour Parish Council, has taken on the role which adds to the already extensive portfolio of work he carries out ...
'We have had many, many happy times'.
Apr 05, 2007 ... WHEN he was posted in Italy during the Second World War, Alfred Cheshire's fellow troops would joke with him that he was going to marry a girl from Aylesbury when he got back home. More than 60 years later it would be fair to say that Mr Cheshire's Army friends were right as he ...
Cyclists and walkers campaign for Haddenham link.
Apr 05, 2007 ... Local walkers and cyclists have stepped up their campaign for a cycle path between Thame and Haddenham. Members of Thame and Haddenham's Safe Walking and Cycling Groups are asking residents to take action after they cancelled a cycle protest planned for April, stating that the ...
Candidates revealed for local elections.
Apr 05, 2007 ... CANDIDATES for the Aylesbury Vale local elections, which will be held on May 3, have been revealed. The candidates for the forthcoming district, town and parish council elections in Aylesbury Vale were announced today (5 April). Nominations closed on April 4 at noon ...
Christopher Pallet open new offices.
Apr 06, 2007 ... CHRISTOPHER Pallet estate agents have opened a new office in Princes Risborough High Street - by incorporating the existing business of Jennings & Partners, established in 2000, which has been re-branded as Christopher Pallet. Angus Jennings, partner at Princes Risborough, said: ...
Bikers charge in with cash for Aylesbury hospice.
Apr 07, 2007 ... A group of bikers revved up to the Florence Nightingale House on Monday to present a cheque for [pounds sterling]1,112.85. The money was raised by the Chiltern Hills Harley Davidson Group. It was received by Sue Cato on behalf of the Friends of Florence Nightingale ...
Bierton, Broughton and Hulcott spring show.
Apr 08, 2007 ... Bierton, Broughton and Hulcott Gardening Society's Spring Show was held in the Jubilee Hall on Saturday, with 29 adults entering 225 classes and 26 children entering 60 classes. During the show, children had the opportunity of making Easter cards, house number plaques from ...
Students celebrate opening of Tring bike shed.
Apr 08, 2007 ... STUDENTS at Tring School opened a new bike shed last week, marking the end of three years hard work under the leadership of year 13 student, Katie McManus. The building, which was designed and crafted by pupils at the school, cost [pounds sterling]500 to construct ...
Students go back in time to learn about playing.
Apr 08, 2007 ... YEAR 1 children from Broughton Infant School in Aylesbury went back in time to learn about toys in the old days. Fran Biggin from Living Past Times in St Albans brought a variety of toys from marbles and skittles to spinning tops, puppets and kaleidoscopes amongst other things. ...
Partners in training.
Apr 09, 2007 ... SIVATECH LTD, winners of Aylesbury Business Excellence Awards for customer service, have formed a partnership with Activia, a training organisation that helps teach IT and 'soft skills'. Activia have been training since 1995 and were looking to grow and develop their training ...
Pupils delighted with birth of new chicks.
Apr 09, 2007 ... Staff and students were in an excitable flap when 10 chicks hatched at Oakley School. The eggs, in an incubator provided by Living Eggs, began to hatch after three days, and within 24 hours all the newborn chicks had arrived. The children were lucky enough to see ...
Charity head shave for cause close to family's heart.
Apr 09, 2007 ... A STEEPLE Claydon woman had her head shaved on Saturday to raise money for charity. Elaine Wooton-Haley, raised more than [pounds sterling]1,600 for Cancer Research UK and the local Explorer Scout group after having her hair cut off by Buckingham MP John Bercow and a team of ...
Man hurt in two-car crash at village crossroads.
Apr 10, 2007 ... A MAN was hurt in a car crash at Mentmore on Easter Sunday, it was revealed this morning. The accident happened at the Mentmore crossroads, and involved two cars. Firefighters from Aylesbury and Leighton Buzzard attended the scene, along with paramedics from the ...
Switch-on date for Horse and Jockey lights.
Apr 10, 2007 ... The controversial traffic lights at the Horse and Jockey junction in Aylesbury will be switched on next month. The announcement was made by Bucks County Council this morning, and comes just three weeks after The Bucks Herald highlighted concern over the issue. In a ...
Breaking news: Road reopens after lorry fire.
Apr 10, 2007 ... THE road has been opened again after the lorry fire at Friarage Road, Aylesbury, which caused traffic delays across town. The photographs here, taken by chief photographer Derek Pelling, show the damage to the pallet lorry earlier this afternoon. It is not known how ...
Schoolwear store opens.
Apr 10, 2007 ... The store, which sells Scout and Guide clothing as well as school uniforms, was officially opened earlier this month by Aylesbury MP David Lidington and deputy mayor of Aylesbury Cllr Jenny Puddefoot Entertainment and competitions were held throughout the day. The ...
Growth has been organic.
Apr 11, 2007 ... AN Aylesbury Vale company that tries to trade fairly and organically is celebrating impressive growth in its first year of trading. The Ethical Food Company (EFC), based at Verney Junction, held a spring open day at their premises on March 11 and Iain Duncan Smith was there to ...
Chefs go head to head to raise money for hospice.
Apr 11, 2007 ... Two chefs at Aylesbury College are preparing to go head to head in a Battle of the Chefs at Aylesbury College, all in the name of charity. Each chef has to come up with a dish using the contents of a mystery bag of food, with the audience voting for their favourite. ...
Proposal of hourly bus to town estates withdrawn.
Apr 11, 2007 ... Prebendal Farm and Hartwell residents face more transport disappointment this week after Bucks County Council withdrew a proposal to provide them with a new hourly bus service. Their bus into Aylesbury town was terminated in the autumn, but after campaigning from residents and ...
Chief photographer appeals for marathon sponsorship.
Apr 11, 2007 ... WITH less than two weeks left before the big day, Bucks Herald chief photographer Derek Pelling has good reason to be looking forward to running the London Marathon. Because what may seem like an endurance test to many is, for Derek, a chance to raise money in thanks to the ...
Oak tree tribute for cancer patients.
Apr 11, 2007 ... AN oak tree is being planted in Waddesdon at the weekend in commemoration of all cancer sufferers and their families, from past and present. On Sunday a service will be held at St Michael's parish church in the village as a symbol of hope to everyone affected by the disease now ...
Recruitment firm spreads joy at Easter.
Apr 11, 2007 ... A RECRUITMENT agency in Aylesbury made a special delivery to the Children's Ward at Stoke Mandeville Hospital before Easter. Sophie Batt, branch manager at Brook Street Aylesbury, and her team contacted their clients and collected a total of 25 Easter eggs that were distributed ...
Twin pays tribute to war veteran brother.
Apr 11, 2007 ... THE funeral will be held today (Wednesday) for a popular war veteran from Aylesbury. Ivor Paternoster, 82, who passed away on March 29 after a short illness, has been described by his twin brother Eric as a true gentleman who was quiet and unassuming. Mr Paternoster ...