Lifestyle
‘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.
Plant sale raises record sum for Ashridge
Organisers of the annual Friends of Ashridge plant sale in the shadow of the landmark monument on the National Trust estate are relieved that a mighty hailstorm the night before the big event and rain at the end of the day didn’t put a dampener on their fundraising efforts.
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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….”
Upmarket agency gets to the haart of the capital
The largest independent estate agency in the UK has launched a new upmarket sister agency in response to the growing demand for a niche estate agent to meet the needs of discerning buyers at the top end of the property market.
Entertainments
Geoff Cox’s DVDs: Gangster Squad
Action-heavy crime thriller GANGSTER SQUAD (15: Warner) has more brawn than brains, but sets its sights firmly from the start and hits the mark with relish.
Producer hoping for roaring success in Ice Age documentary
This sabre toothed tiger is just one Ice Age animal recreated in a BBC documentary masterminded by a Thame woman.
Missy Malone – she’s naughty but nice
Shakespeare, the Beatles and Andrew Lloyd Webber have all crossed the Atlantic to leave a mark on the cultural fabric of the USA, and so has Piers Morgan for that matter – but did you know that burlesque was also a British export?
More protection for owners of leasehold flats is welcomed
Owners of leasehold flats will get greater protection against poor service from managing agents following the launch of a new regulatory regime.
This Ashridge event isn’t half appealing!
Organisers of the first Ashridge Half Marathon hope that this serene scene will entice enthusiastic athletes to sign up for next month’s event and boost numbers after a slow start.
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Property News
More protection for owners of leasehold flats is welcomed
Owners of leasehold flats will get greater protection against poor service from managing agents following the launch of a new regulatory regime.
‘Time to make a move if you have your eye on a particular school’
It’s coming up to half term, and it’s a key time of year for many parents as arrangements are made for the allocation of school places.
Help To Buy is helping the market, say surveyors
Chartered surveyors say that their expectations for property sales in the East were at their most positive in more than four years during April – and point to the the government’s announcement on the ‘Help to Buy’ scheme making a real impact on the housing market.
Congratulations, it’s Rental Freedom Day - but not for Londoners!
Break out the bubbly and propose a toast – today, Sunday, May 12, is this year’s Rental Freedom Day.
‘Good neighbours add value to your home’
Anti-social neighbours are the biggest turn-off to prospective homebuyers, according to a recent survey of over 4,000 potential purchasers by PrimeLocation.com.
Showbiz News
Reeves waited for directing debut
Keanu Reeves has revealed he made Man Of Tai Chi because "it was a story he wanted to tell", but admitted directing wasn't easy.
Kelly Rowland joining US X Factor
Simon Cowell has added former Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland and Latin artist Paulina Rubio to the judging panel of the US version of The X Factor.
Moscow claims Eurovision vote theft
Russia is investigating an alleged vote theft at the Eurovision Song Contest.
Gomez and Bieber's backstage kiss
Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber's on-off relationship appears to be on again, after they were caught on camera sharing a kiss backstage at the Billboard awards.
Comedy scriptwriter Braben dies
Comedy writer Eddie Braben, the third man behind the success of Morecambe and Wise, has died at the age of 82, his manager said.
- What a relief! Plans to build four runway international airport in Haddenham in 2030 officially scrapped
- New mayor of Aylesbury ‘made’ at special ceremony
- Chiltern Hills Rally revs back into action with record-breaking crowds
- Motorcyclist seriously injured in car crash near Tetsworth
- Women revel in Race for Life at Waddesdon Manor
- Two Aylesbury men jailed following death of cyclist in Terrick
- Evergreen but never stuck in a rut: Alan Candy road tests the Suzuki Jimny
- New mayor of Aylesbury ‘made’ at special ceremony
- What a relief! Plans to build four runway international airport in Haddenham in 2030 officially scrapped
- Tasty meal showcases good work of Aylesbury prison following ‘negative’ TV documentary
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Tuesday 21 May 2013
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