Council to set up private consultancy firm to exploit EU environmental directive
The district council will set up a company selling environmental consultancy services to businesses under plans to go before politicians.Officers claim the firm, which will be owned entirely by...
View ArticleConservatives attack Labour over HS2
George Osborne is to accuse Ed Balls of putting economic growth at risk by ‘tearing up’ plans for HS2.The Tory Chancellor will challenge his Labour counterpart to commit to the high-speed rail link...
View ArticleFarming matters: New county man for NFU
Tom Cackett is the new county adviser for the NFU in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, working from an office at Milton Common. He has relocated from his home town of Redbourn to live in...
View ArticleColumn: “Library is responding to different reading habits”
The thing with books is that they can get dropped in the bath, might have something sticky glueing the pages together (jam usually) and can sometimes be chewed by small children or the occasional...
View ArticleBusiness Eye: Sturgeon’s seductive sales pitch for a dangerous product
Last week’s 7 headed monster that was the General Election Leaders’ Debate offered a number of valuable business messages for those who were watching carefully.Not the political sales pitches, all of...
View ArticleFarming Matters: End of the European milk quotas
As EU milk quotas come to an end, NFU dairy board chairman Rob Harrison is urging all countries to act responsibly and collectively in order to manage future volatility.Milk quotas were introduced in...
View ArticleArchive: Villagers take part in ‘beating the bounds’ ceremony
These folk are ‘beating the bounds’, a tradition carried out in many parishes to ensure everyone knew the village boundaries.This group from Grendon Underwood in 1952 were also celebrating...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Big Eyes; Dumber And Dumber To; The Hobbit 3
I’ve always enjoyed the performances of Austrian-born actor Christoph Waltz, particularly his Oscar-winning turns in Inglourious Basterds and Django Unchained, although he’s always been on the verge of...
View ArticleMatt Adcock at the cinema: John Wick review
John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is a retired assassin, the best in the business (once killed three people in a bar with just a pencil they say).Wick said goodbye to the violent past when his wife, Helen...
View ArticleDon’t miss chance to vote in elections
Aylesbury Vale residents are being urged to make sure they are eligible to vote in the May elections.The last chance to apply to register to vote is Monday, April 20, with applications for postal votes...
View ArticleDistrict council elections 2015: Case for the Greens
In the May AVDC elections Aylesbury Vale Green Party (AVGP) will stand a record breaking 39 candidates in 25 wards, giving many people their first ever opportunity to vote Green.AVGP membership tripled...
View ArticleDistrict council elections 2015: Case for the Independent Group
The District Council’s job is to provide local services, create an atmosphere in which the local economy will thrive and to manage planning and development so that Aylesbury Vale remains ‘ A Great...
View ArticleMatt Adcock at the cinema - Child 44 review
The Cold War gets grim in Child 44, the big screen thriller adaptation of Tom Rob Smith’s award-winning novel that details the hunt for a serial child killer known as the ‘Butcher of Rostov’.This is a...
View Article“Why we check for hidden treasures in unwanted rubbish”
What do the following items have in common: A telescope used by the Germans in World War II, a false leg, garden furniture and vacuum cleaners?Answer: They have all been brought in by customers to one...
View ArticleFarming Matters: This is the week for beef
Great British Beef Week is organised by Ladies in Beef each year to coincide with St George’s Day and lasts from April 23 through to May 3.So how will you celebrate it? Will you go for a steak or a...
View ArticleRotary charities receive nearly £900 as visitors enjoy Northamptonshire wine...
A wine festival in Northamptonshire attracted hundreds of visitors and raised nearly £900 for Rotary charities.The seventh Brackley Wine Festival was held at Brackley Town Hall on Saturday. The event...
View ArticleBid to trace Renault driver who drove off after collision in Towcester
A driver who failed to stop after a collision with another car on the A5 roundabout in Towcester is being sought by police. The incident occurred on the roundabout with the A5 and A43 at around 7.30pm...
View ArticleGeorge Osborne defends HS2 and unveils new Corby Enterprise Zone plan on...
Chancellor George Osborne said building a high speed railway line through Northamptonshire will stop county commuters facing ‘completely overcrowded’ trains within five years.The Secretary of State...
View ArticleElderly man dies after collision on A43 in Northamptonshire
A 78-year-old Northampton man has died following a collision on the A43 in Northamptonshire last night.The collision between a silver Toyota Yaris and a red Vauxhall Astra happened at about 10.30pm on...
View ArticleTaking an artful look at mental health issues
Buckingham Library is this week playing host to an exhibition of artwork and photography by people who have been touched by mental health in some way.The work, which is touring the county’s libraries,...
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