SUSTAINED investment in a number of projects has led to more Aylesbury people jumping in the saddle according to a new report.

Aylesbury College hairdressing student Sophia Harley is shaving her head as part of Sue Ryder’s Febru-hairy campaign - and hopes other teenage girls will follow suit.

Hagglers, savvy-shoppers and sale-seekers are on the increase according to new research from Santander Credit Cards.

The number of drivers over the age of 80 has now topped one million according to information obtained by motoring charity the IAM following a freedom of information request to the DVL.

THE Thame-Sinaia Friendship Association Quiz Night will take place at the Barley Hill School Hall in Thame on March 9 at 7.30pm.

Road safety charity the IAM offers weekly motoring tips from Britain’s top advanced driver, Peter Rodger.

One in four of all potatoes eaten are in the form of chips and over 277 million portions of chips are sold in fish and chip shops across the UK each year.

New research has spotlighted the crippling impact of yob culture on businesses in the East of England, which cost £8.2 million in 2011 and is expected to cost a staggering ten times more in 2012

A show-stopping line-up of authors and illustrators are uniting for the country’s first online children’s book festival on World Book Day, March 1.

The IAM, the UK’s largest road safety charity, is urging drivers and their passengers to belt up this Valentine’s day and challenge their friends, families and loved ones if they fail to wear a seatbelt.

Help for Heroes has announced its next Colossal Cake Sale fundraiser, which will take place between the March 26 and April 7.

Consumer organisation Which? has discovered that consumers in the South East are collectively paying £525m a year more than they need to by not switching their energy tariff to the cheapest deal.

Women are meant to be the experts at shopping – but new research shows the whole experience leaves them flustered and stressed.

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner NHS Choices, the health information website for the NHS {http://www.nhs.uk}, is celebrating some of the unexpected health benefits of being in a loving relationship.

The hunt for the finest deaf communicators has begun as leading awarding body Signature launches its fourth annual awards today.

This week’s safety tips from the Institute of Advanced Motorists’ top advanced driver, Peter Rodger deal with driving on ice.

Money concerns and belt tightening are breeding a generation of compulsive bank balance checkers, according to latest research from Halifax.

BOOKWORMS can now escape to another world at home or on their travels with free eBook downloads straight to their PC, mobile phone or MP3 player.

Following on from the initial success of a pilot campaign in the East of England last year, the government has launched a new Be Clear on Cancer campaign nationally to raise awareness of the symptoms of bowel cancer.

An independent survey amongst over 1,000 motorists carried out by car insurance provider Hastings Direct has revealed the extent to which motorists are changing their driving habits due to the rising cost of motoring.