- Lottery couple defend benefit claim
- Fire crews tackle Mayfair blaze
- Forest owner Doughty found dead
- Navy 'sends submarine to Falklands'
- Police control rival demonstrations
- CCTV shows man 'jump' from ship
- Man arrested over teacher murder
- Towns regeneration contest launched
- New cancer cases 'up 30% by 2030'
- House price confidence 'improves'
- Britain braced for widespread snow
- Five held in Syria embassy protest
- Court martial for WikiLeaks soldier
- Rhyming plea over library closures
- Widespread snow looms for weekend
- PM picks up shopping on way home
- Met and FBI call 'taped by hackers'
- PM accepts White House invitation
- I feel fantastic, says Robin Gibb
- Paedophile jailed over porn seizure
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healthcare: Changes to the way healthcare is delivered in the county are proposed in a new consultation entitled Better Healthcare In Bucks.
Would you like to serve community?
BUCKINGHAM Town Council is looking for people who are interested in becoming a co-opted town councillor.
‘Small victories’ as AVDC agrees to talk
DISTRICT Councillor for Buckingham Robin Stuchbury has welcomed the council tax freeze agreed by Aylesbury Vale District Council (AVDC) on Wednesday night.
Crash which killed DLC worker was unavoidable
AN INQUEST has been held into the death of a Banbury teenager who died following a car crash on the A422 near Farthinghoe.
Miss Scarlet is dyeing to get more sponsors
THE assistant manager of Buckingham’s British Heart Foundation shop, Megan Beal, has dyed her brunette hair flaming scarlet to mark the launch of National Heart Month in February.
Town gets in the swim for hospice charity
BUCKINGHAM: The Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity received a donation of £500 last week, thanks to a till collection at Waitrose Buckingham during January.
Police appeal to public to turn in racist vandals
POLICE are looking for members of the public to help catch racist vandals who daubed graffiti on a bridge in Buckingham.
Local musician hosts concert to celebrate centre’s revamp
BUCKINGHAM’S own celebrity guitarist is starring in a fundraising concert to celebrate the re-opening of the Radcliffe Centre next month.
Worrying attack on student, 20
A BUCKINGHAM University student bravely fought off a man who attacked her at her front door.
Local band plays at town hall gig
Local band the High Jinks are playing a gig at Buckingham’s Old Town Hall on Saturday, March 3, to celebrate the release of their new single, Nowhere Fast, on CD or available to download.
New Rotarians inducted at joint meeting
MORE than 50 Rotarians and guests from Buckingham and Winslow attended an event at the Bell Hotel in Winslow.
Three people hurt in Watling Street crash
A WOMAN from Paulerspury was ferried to hospital via air ambulance with serious injuries after a crash on the A5 this week.
Teenage girls flee men in black
POLICE are searching for men who chased two 12-year-old girls in Towcester last weekend.
Planning meeting to take place next week
TWO major housing developments in Buckingham are set to be discussed at a meeting of Aylesbury Vale District Council’s strategic development control committee on Wednesday, February 3.
Conservation volunteers pick litter in avenue
The Maids Moreton Avenue Conservation Group is organising a litter pick on Saturday.
Council leader writes open letter to residents over HS2
The announcement by Justine Greening of the Coalition Government’s decision to go ahead with HS2 is clearly disappointing if not unexpected. While we may have lost a battle, we are far from losing the campaign and I am determined that we redouble our efforts to stop this ill-conceived project.
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Music brings youth and age together
YOUTH and age came together when pupils and staff of Stowe School played an afternoon of jazz at a lunch organised by members of the Buckingham and District U3A’s two jazz appreciation groups.
Test your wits at quiz night
BUCKINGHAM: Test your wits at an Alzheimers Society quiz night on Friday, February 10.
Out with the old... Sale raises £800 for new library stock
BUCKINGHAM Library made more than £800 from an audio-visual sale earlier this month.
Store supports cancer charity
BUCKINGHAM: Staff and customers of M&Co in Buckingham have helped the company raise £850,000 for Cancer Research UK.
Red roses mark a red letter day for surgery survivor
A BUCKINGHAM woman was presented with red roses on the 25th anniversary of her heart transplant.
Disgust over theft from scouts’ field
A LOCAL scout leader has expressed his disgust at thieves who stole the troop’s trailer.
Forum head on economic prosperity
ON Tuesday, January 24, 6.30pm, the university presents Tragedy of Riches:
They want memories of major floods in the town
BUCKINGHAM Town Council is asking for people’s memories of when they remember the town flooding.
New cafe in Buckingham for people with dementia
PEOPLE with dementia are invited to attend a new Dementia Cafe at Buckingham Community Centre.
Council tax hike on the cards as grant rejected
IN a controversial move, Aylesbury Vale District Council (AVDC) is planning to turn down a government grant which would enable it to keep council tax down for the coming financial year.
Objections flood in over licensing application
AN application for a premises licence at a former shop in a residential street in the centre of Buckingham has attracted fierce opposition from neighbours.
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Vacancy for a town councillor
BUCKINGHAM: Buckingham Town Council has a vacancy for a new councillor, following the resignation of Councillor Tony Chan, for personal reasons.
Santa float defies the recession
DESPITE the more austere times we live in, it’s been a record year for Santa.
Paws for thought as centre is turned into theatre for panto
A MAJOR transformation is under way at Buckingham Community Centre, as the crew of the Buckingham Community Panto go about the annual task of turning the large hall into a theatre auditorium.
Residents mobilise to fight homes plan
AS planning permission is being sought to build 80 new homes on Moreton Road, local residents are mobilising their opposition.
Work starting on new roundabout tomorrow
Work will start tomorrow, Monday, to construct a new roundabout on the A413 London Road, Buckingham, near the existing Tesco roundabout.
Scrooge boosts charity’s funds
CHARITY SHOW SUCCESS: Buckingham man Chris Birch smashed his £2,000 target and has so far raised £3,202 for Parkinson’s UK from his one-man performances of A Christmas Carol in December.
Parking costs set to rise if budget agreed
PARKING HIKE: Charges in Buckingham’s Cornwall’s Meadow car park are set to go up from April if budget proposals are agreed by Aylesbury Vale District Council (AVDC).
Rumours of pub’s future are weird and wonderful
RUMOURS about the future of a pub in Westbury have been described as weird and wonderful by the agent for the new owner.
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Saturday 04 February 2012
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