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Bucks charity flies out to tropical storm

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:42:12 GMT

A Bucks charity has deployed volunteers to the Bay of Bengal, which has been hit by a tropical storm.

Tasty meal showcases good work of Aylesbury prison following ‘negative’ TV documentary

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:25:36 GMT

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.

SLIDESHOW: Music in the Park rocks Thame

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:12:25 GMT

Music fans rocked Thame’s Music in the Park despite the weather doing its best to put a dampener on the occasion.

Landlord to Thame mayor’s office in four years

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:04:54 GMT

A pub landlord who only planned to stay in Thame for just four weeks has become the town’s new mayor.

SLIDESHOW: May Queen crowned at Oakley School

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:56:54 GMT

A new May Queen has been crowned in a ceremony at Oakley School.

Volunteers needed to make case against 3,000 homes on Aylesbury’s outskirts

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:42:52 GMT

A group battling the building of 3,000 homes on the edge of Aylesbury is looking for volunteers to help fight its corner.

Authors coming out of the woodwork for mardibooks

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:52:26 GMT

A Bucks Herald competition has helped unearth hidden writing talent around the Vale.

Stars support fostering campaign

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:34:21 GMT

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.

Sculptor’s naked fat lady riding a 19ft dinosaur set to turn heads at Chelsea Garden Show

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:47:39 GMT

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.

Two Aylesbury men jailed following death of cyclist in Terrick

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:42:58 GMT

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.

‘Friars gigs boosted our trade – so give us more!’

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:07:01 GMT

Aylesbury town centre pubs have praised the triumphant return of Friars gigs to Aylesbury for boosting their trade.

Frustrated residents roll up their sleeves to tidy littered street

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:55:39 GMT

An Aylesbury street has been tidied after people decided to do something about the growing litter problem.

Meet the canal grotspot A-Team

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:45:25 GMT

A taskforce has been set up to tackle litter louts making a mess of Aylesbury’s canal banks.

Bus firm raises money for driver’s disabled son

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:36:14 GMT

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.

Two admit carrying out Kingsbury attack

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:20:40 GMT

Gwedon Jakoc, 29, from Reading and Tomasz Biernacki, 42, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to causing GBH in the Aylesbury square.

Aylesbury High girl’s trip of a lifetime thanks to scholarship

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:13:26 GMT

An Aylesbury schoolgirl is travelling to China to teach English with help from a scholarship set up in memory of a much loved teacher.

Teen pretended to be rape victim

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:54:35 GMT

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.

Aylesbury road rampage man jailed for 18 months

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:22:37 GMT

An Aylesbury man who went on the rampage in his car and assaulted three police officers has been jailed.

Massive impact of HS2 set out in new environmental report

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:55:18 GMT

A huge document detailing the environmental impacts of HS2 has been released by the government in a new consultation.

Man sleeps rough to draw focus on plight of homeless

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:02:58 GMT

A former homeless man is hoping his public demonstration of sleeping rough will raise awareness for the need of a shelter in Aylesbury.