- Carson dies after cancer battle
- Korean firm wins MoD tankers deal
- Mother and daughter given Asbos
- 'Exceptionally' mild weather on way
- Teenager 'repeatedly raped by gang'
- Man quizzed over women's murders
- Cherie Blair makes phone hack claim
- Man accused of murdering vicar
- Peacocks saved, but 3,000 jobs go
- Sex attacker was under surveillance
- RBS set to unveil £400m bonus pot
- 'Anxious' teacher 'set self alight'
- 'Crush racism' in football: PM
- Protesters refused cathedral appeal
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New police boss sets out priorities
AYLESBURY’S new police boss says her big priorities will be to tackle anti-social behaviour, metal thefts and burglaries.
Call to ban ‘bully’ midwife at Stoke Mandeville Hospital is rejected
THE traumatised parents of a stillborn baby have said they were ‘bullied’ by a Stoke Mandeville Hospital midwife.
Shoplifting gang from Aylesbury ordered to pay back £145,000
A GANG of Aylesbury shoplifters has been ordered to pay back more than £145,000 which they gained through stealing electrical goods.
Shop attack case dropped by prosecutors
CHARGES against an Aylesbury man accused of attacking a shopkeeper in a vicious assault in Southcourt have been dropped.
Now then, now then ... Savile’s car fails to sell
Sir Jimmy Savile’s famous Carawagon failed to sell at auction over the weekend, after interested bidders did not meet its £12,000 reserve.
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Work starts on repairing town bridge
WORKS are due to begin on Wednesday on Stoke Road Railway Bridge in Aylesbury.
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‘Psycho narcissist could have killed’ says police officer
A ‘NARCISSISTIC psychopath’ who tried to set fire to Wing police station and a Vale home in an extreme case of harassment has been found guilty of a series of offences.
Patrols stepped up after teen raped near town centre
EXTRA police will be patrolling the area near Aylesbury Rail Station aft er a teenager was raped in the early hours of Friday morning.
NHS to get internal operation to address problems
PLANS to change the way Buckinghamshire’s NHS operates go on show in Aylesbury’s Oculus on Tuesday, from 2pm-5pm.
2,120 jobseekers in the Vale says report
NEW figures have revealed that the number of people claiming jobseekers allowance shot up by more than 300 across Bucks in January.
Play area plan ‘in best place we could find’
A BID to open a soft play area in Aylesbury’s Broadfields Business Park has been lodged.
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Crime fell by 16 per cent in the Vale last year
CRIME in Aylesbury fell by 16 per cent last year.
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Jubilee: Expect a party fit for a Queen
A LASER show above St Mary’s Church, street parties across the Vale and an appearance by the star of Hollywood film War Horse – these are just some of the events taking place to celebrate the Queens diamond jubilee.
‘People are hearing a bang in the night and thinking it’s burglars’
THE weather has been so cold that families have been woken up in the middle of the night by the sound of their windows smashing.
Monkey in a box sign proposals again rejected
FURTHER plans to erect controversial ‘monkey in a box’ signage at an Aylesbury warehouse have been objected to.
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Wind farm victims ‘deserve HS2 rights’
A HOLLINGDON woman is furious that those affected by HS2 could get compensation, but she would receive nothing for having her ‘life ruined’ by a series of 410-ft -tall wind turbines.
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Jobs: Banks create hundreds of apprenticeship places
MAJOR high street banks will create new apprenticeship places and offer more places to young people, it has been announced.
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UPDATED: Police confirm rape near Aylesbury Train Station
POLICE launch rape investigation after incident in Coxhill Way near Aylesbury Train Station on Friday.
Sir Jimmy Savile’s old Range Rover set to go under the hammer
It’s got a double mattress in the back, its own sink and even comes with the faintest smell of rich Cuban cigar smoke – Stoke Mandeville Hospital patron Sir Jimmy Savile’s car is up for sale.
Gopher lab experience for youngsters at Aylesbury Grammar video
A GROUP of little ones were given first-hand experience of science at Aylesbury Grammar School’s new gopher lab.
Tragic mum would be so proud
A GRIEVING Aylesbury family says it has been overwhelmed by the response to a 24-hour fundraising appeal in memory of a tragic mum.
‘Use HS2 to get Aylesbury bypass’
PROPOSALS will be put forward by Aylesbury Town Council asking for a bypass to be built around the town when HS2 is built.
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Savile’s change of heart puts good cause in a fix
SIR Jimmy Savile withdrew a £30,000 donation to charity days before he died, leaving a funding black hole which urgently needs filling.
A413 closed by rush hour accident
PART of the A413 was closed on Thursday morning after a serious multi-vehicle crash just outside Winslow.
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Unions join up to show solidarity against job cuts
TRADE unionists across Bucks have joined forces to battle jobs cuts with the forming of a new trades council.
Halton man is named Britain’s most romantic by TV show Daybreak
BRITAIN’S ‘most romantic man’ is based at RAF Halton, according to TV show Daybreak.
Tesco sees scents after pair kick up a stink about odour in Aylesbury store
TESCO customers kicking up a stink about an Aylesbury store’s odour have been reassured by supermarket bosses.
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Host your very own charity do
A HOSPICE charity is appealing for people to help host its upcoming 30th anniversary fundraiser.
Follow Herald’s new editor on Twitter
NEWLY-APPOINTED Bucks Herald editor Roger Hawes has taken the plunge and signed up to social networking site Twitter.
Aylesbury murder case latest: Driver ‘devastated’ by killing
AN Aylesbury taxi driver has told jurors he was left ‘devastated’ by the death of his wife – and was deeply upset at being accused of killing her.
Burning issue is put on hold amid ‘flaw’ fears
CONTROVERSIAL plans for a 300,000 tonne a year incinerator were dramatically put on hold on Tuesday, amid concerns that crucial calculations could be ‘flawed’.
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No cobbles, then no hobbles as music festival is cancelled
One of Buckinghamshire’s biggest festivals has been cancelled, just over a week before it was due to make a comeback.
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‘Ill resign if council bans prayers at meetings’
A LEADING Princes Risborough councillor has threatened to resign if prayers are no longer said before meetings.
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Aylesbury taxi driver threatened with knife
TWO men have been arrested and bailed after a taxi driver was robbed at knifepoint.
Solar firm wins major deal
A VALE solar energy firm has completed its biggest export order to date worth £430,000 to a global company.
Fury over incinerator ahead of crunch talks
CAMPAIGNERS have reacted with fury after plans for a controversial incinerator were recommended for approval ahead of a crunch meeting.
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‘Rough sleepers will die if this cold spell continues’
WITH sub zero temperatures set to continue, Aylesbury’s homeless claim the closure of a ‘life-saving’ overnight service could result in some people freezing to death.
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Arla begins to churn out site
THE first steps in building the world’s biggest dairy were put in motion this week.
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‘Apology over homophobia is not enough’
A DISTRICT councillor at the centre of a homophobia row has received an apology letter from the leader at Aylesbury Vale District Council – but says heads should roll.
Jobs: One in five parents "partly hope" their offspring don't get costly university place
Rising costs of university places are causing important changes in behaviour and making some parents hope the financial burden doesn't fall on them, research suggests.
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Death of tragic Aylesbury mum Nicola sparks appeal
A BEREAVED Aylesbury family is hoping to raise £1,000 in 24 hours in memory of a mum who died from cancer.
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MPs will ‘end the question marks’ over HS2
PARLIAMENT’S all-party group for high speed rail has announced it will independently assess the HS2 plans to ‘end the question marks’ and make ‘100 per cent certain’ it is a good proposal.
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Meals on Wheels cut U-turn
CONTROVERSIAL plans to slash funding for the Meals on Wheels service in Bucks have been scrapped following protests.
Crash house couple are just yards from another disaster
A COUPLE who have only just moved back into their home after boy racers ploughed into it in September have been left shaken after another vehicle came perilously close to causing a second disaster.
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Massive rise in hospital waiting list
SURGERY waiting times rose by 169 per cent at Buckinghamshire hospitals between May 2010 and the start of this year, according to new figures.
Gas what? Expect roadworks and more traffic delays
ROADWORKS are set to last for six weeks on Aylesbury’s Tring Road, according to officials who this week started replacing 240 metres of gas pipes.
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No fun, but it wood make sense to try another day
A TREE planting fun day at Waddesdon Manor has been cancelled because of the ongoing freezing temperatures – and will now take place in March.
Fears grow for missing man as police appeal
A FRESH appeal has been launched as police try to trace a vulnerable missing man in Aylesbury.
Woman and child hurt in crash in Wendover
A MUM and child were taken to Stoke Mandeville Hospital after a collision with a car just after 5pm on Wednesday.
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MORE than 3,000 people a day use Buckinghamshire’s online gritter tracker
SNOW is expected to start falling across the Vale and in Thame from 9pm tonight (Thursday).
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Weather for Aylesbury
Wednesday 22 February 2012
Today
Light rain
Temperature: 9 C to 10 C
Wind Speed: 28 mph
Wind direction: South west
Tomorrow
Sunny spells
Temperature: 9 C to 15 C
Wind Speed: 16 mph
Wind direction: South west
