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Sculptor’s naked fat lady riding a 19ft dinosaur set to turn heads at Chelsea Garden Show video
Picture the Chelsea Flower Show and you’ll probably dream of incredible floral displays. Andrew Sinclair thought of a 19ft tall dinosaur ridden by a naked fat lady wearing a top hat.
Meet the canal grotspot A-Team
A taskforce has been set up to tackle litter louts making a mess of Aylesbury’s canal banks.
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Tasty meal showcases good work of Aylesbury prison following ‘negative’ TV documentary
A charity president arranged a VIP dinner at Aylesbury Young Offender’s Institution to show how much positive work is done there following a controversial documentary on the prison.
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Aylesbury High girl’s trip of a lifetime thanks to scholarship
An Aylesbury schoolgirl is travelling to China to teach English with help from a scholarship set up in memory of a much loved teacher.
SLIDESHOW: May Queen crowned at Oakley School video
A new May Queen has been crowned in a ceremony at Oakley School.
Authors coming out of the woodwork for mardibooks
A Bucks Herald competition has helped unearth hidden writing talent around the Vale.
Evergreen but never stuck in a rut: Alan Candy road tests the Suzuki Jimny
When does a car become iconic? It’s a question Suzuki 4x4 fans should have no problem in answering – especially when it’s an SUV now into its 43rd anniversary.
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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.
‘Friars gigs boosted our trade – so give us more!’
Aylesbury town centre pubs have praised the triumphant return of Friars gigs to Aylesbury for boosting their trade.
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Bus firm raises money for driver’s disabled son
Staff at bus firm Arriva have raised money for one of its drivers whose family’s life was changed forever when his son was diagnosed with a potentially deadly disease.
Frustrated residents roll up their sleeves to tidy littered street
An Aylesbury street has been tidied after people decided to do something about the growing litter problem.
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Teen pretended to be rape victim
A teenager who suffered the worst rape a judge had ever ruled on has been spared jail after admitting perverting the course of justice in another abuse case.
Stars support fostering campaign
A massive recruitment campaign for foster carers in Bucks has been supported by the cast Birds of a Feather, who are currently appearing at Aylesbury’s Waterside Theatre.
Jobs: Entrepreneurs would ‘do it all again’
Nine out of 10 business owners would set out on their own again despite the difficulties of running their own firms.
Bucks charity flies out to tropical storm
A Bucks charity has deployed volunteers to the Bay of Bengal, which has been hit by a tropical storm.
Volunteers needed to make case against 3,000 homes on Aylesbury’s outskirts
A group battling the building of 3,000 homes on the edge of Aylesbury is looking for volunteers to help fight its corner.
Two Aylesbury men jailed following death of cyclist in Terrick
Christopher Dixon, 27, of Owen Place, and Gregory Grant, 33, of Vincent Road, were both found guilty of conspiring to pervert the course of justice following a trial at Aylesbury Crown Court.
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Two admit carrying out Kingsbury attack
Gwedon Jakoc, 29, from Reading and Tomasz Biernacki, 42, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to causing GBH in the Aylesbury square.
Aylesbury road rampage man jailed for 18 months
An Aylesbury man who went on the rampage in his car and assaulted three police officers has been jailed.
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Massive impact of HS2 set out in new environmental report
A huge document detailing the environmental impacts of HS2 has been released by the government in a new consultation.
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Man sleeps rough to draw focus on plight of homeless
A former homeless man is hoping his public demonstration of sleeping rough will raise awareness for the need of a shelter in Aylesbury.
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Otway to take on Cannes and then Friars
Former Aylesbury dustman turned singer John Otway is taking his rock spoof film to the famous Cannes Film Festival.
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Serial vandals burn memorial seating by Aylesbury canal
‘Sad’ vandals have repeatedly targeted a bench left in memory of a councillor’s husband.
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New Aylesbury Vale District Council chairman elected
Councillor Michael Rand, who has been vice chairman for two years, was voted into the position at a meeting last night (Wednesday).
Stables sounds call for walkies
Supporters of the Gaddesden Place Riding For The Disabled charity are gearing up for one of their big annual fundraising events next month.
Mistreated dog found nearly twice healthy weight is put to sleep
An abandoned dog which was so overweight it could barely walk has had to be put down.
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Report identifies £3 billion black hole in HS2 funding and questions economic benefits
The National Audit Office has reservations about how the London to Birmingham link, which cuts through the Vale, will benefit the UK.
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Race to fund anti-HS2 case as bill has first reading
The first HS2 bill has been introduced in Parliament as opponents face a race against time to fight the £32 billion line in court.
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UPDATED: Aylesbury councillor apologises for ‘murderous Tories’ Twitter slur
A Labour councillor has apologised for tweeting that work and pensions minister Iain Duncan Smith was a ‘murderer’ after a woman apparently committed suicide because of the bedroom tax.
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Pig’s ear of an investigation – remains found in churchyard NOT human
An ear found in the graveyard of an Aylesbury church was a pig’s ear, police have confirmed.
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FA Cup winner Boyce makes family proud (and relegation shouldn’t overshadow achievement)
Aylesbury hero and FA Cup winner Emmerson Boyce’s family said the Wigan Athletic star has put the town on the map for a good reason.
Revealed: Map showing flightpaths if new airport is built in Vale
Flight paths from a potential Vale airport would cross the south of Aylesbury, a map obtained by The Bucks Herald shows.
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SLIDESHOW: Therapy begins as Aylesbury’s Alex meets baseball stars video
Alex Novakovic has begun the proton therapy which could save his life – after a day out with the Boston Red Sox.
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Man missing again after leaving Aylesbury hospital
Police are searching for a man from an Aylesbury mental hospital who has gone missing for the second time in less than two months.
Man fined for throwing litter from car near Quainton
A man has been fined for dumping rubbish in a Vale country lane.
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‘We were looking after them as we do normal guests’: Hartwell House on playing host to global financial heavyweights and international media
Leading international finance ministers and banking chiefs have met near Aylesbury amid a huge security operation.
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Hospice’s right royal day out at Ascot
The Florence Nightingale Hospice has got Royal Ascot on June 19 covered.
Aylesbury man charged with trying to incite child under 16 into sexual activity
The 36 year old has also been charged with two public order offences, following reports of a man approaching women and a girl and asking them to get into his car on May 10.
‘She will be greatly missed’: Family’s tribute to grandmother killed in car crash
The family of a woman killed while driving near Little Missenden have described her as ‘the centre of our hearts’.
Slideshow: Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Young Enterprise Final video
Seventy-two teams involving 966 students from 46 schools across Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes were whittled down to one winner to represent the patch at the next stage of the Young Enterprise business competition.
Keep your eyes peeled for dinosaur on the loose in Bucks
A 19ft dinosaur ridden by a fat lady will tear through the streets of Bucks tomorrow (Tuesday) as it makes its way to the Chelsea flower show.
‘I’m not prepared to do this job and drive 600 miles a week’: Police chief defends expenses and ‘chauffeur’
Thames Valley’s police and crime commissioner has denied creating a ‘sham office’ to fiddle his expenses.
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Thug whose gang targeted elderly couple’s home jailed for 11 years
Aaron Peachey, 36, of Southfield Road, Princes Risborough, was found guilty of aggravated burglary of a home in Bexhill, Sussex, that took place in September.
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‘Everybody was jumping, there were tears’: FA Cup hero Boycie’s family ecstatic with victory
Aylesbury hero and FA Cup winner Emmerson Boyce’s sister said the Wigan Athletic star has put the town on the map for a good reason.
Cows moove clear after causing Haddenham train delays
Cows on the line delayed trains running through Haddenham this morning.
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Video: Book idea wins Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Young Enterprise video
A school business team from Aylesbury beat off competition from the new city and the rest of the county to win the Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes area final of the Young Enterprise competition.
‘Nail in coffin of variety’: Homes to replace Red Lion
A popular Haddenham pub is to be converted into three homes after receiving planning approval through appeal.
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13th best florist in the world ready to bloom at Chelsea Flower Show
Signature Flowers founder Emma Newman, of Quainton, 24, was recently recognised as Bucks’ best floral designer in the Wedding Industry Experts Awards and as the sixth best in the UK and 13th in the world.
Waitrose ‘should help businesses’ in Aylesbury
The boss of Aylesbury’s new Waitrose expects the store’s opening to bring a boost to businesses throughout town.
Pub makeover (combined with a subtle name change) aims to repair reputation
A huge redevelopment of an Aylesbury pub which will see its original name restored is set to take place in the coming weeks.
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- Two Aylesbury men jailed following death of cyclist in Terrick
- Evergreen but never stuck in a rut: Alan Candy road tests the Suzuki Jimny
- Tasty meal showcases good work of Aylesbury prison following ‘negative’ TV documentary
- Man sleeps rough to draw focus on plight of homeless
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