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Matt Adcock’s film review: Man Of Steel

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:31:29 GMT

What if a film dreamed of becoming something other than what society had intended?

Connells spreads the word as ‘help to buy’ offer boosts market

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 05:24:50 GMT

The Help to Buy scheme is providing a welcome boost to the new homes market and construction industry with developers across the area reporting a strong take up of the government initiative.

Food around the clock at Aylesbury McDonald’s

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:40:05 GMT

Hungry motorists will now be able to stock up on McDonald’s 24 hours a day.

Don’t open the gate for crooks as you enjoy the great outdoors

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:20:38 GMT

With summer finally here many of us are likely to spend more time socialising or relaxing in the garden, or away from home altogether on a seasonal break.

New ethos and start for Aylesbury pub

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:34:34 GMT

An Aylesbury pub has reopened following an extensive refurbishment and a new focus on locally sourced food and drink.

Thirtysomethings are quitting the costly countryside, says report

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:54:21 GMT

People in their thirties are moving out of the South East countryside in a stark demographic shift as house prices rise faster in rural areas than in urban areas, despite incomes rising more slowly.

‘House prices hit three year high thanks to increased confidence’

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:06:14 GMT

Increased confidence in the housing market saw prices in the South East hit a three-year high during May, according to the latest RICS Residential Market Survey, released today.

Matt Adcock’s film review: After Earth

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 04:07:07 GMT

“Fear is not real. It is a product of thoughts you create. Do not misunderstand me. Danger is very real. But fear is a choice.”

Second steppers turn to bank of mum and dad to move up the ladded

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 04:57:53 GMT

According to the latest research from Lloyds TSB, one in six second steppers are contemplating turning to the bank of mum and dad to plug the gap between the value of their first home and the cost of the house they would ideally move to.

Wingrave author and performance poet Belinda Hunt shares some of her poetry

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:42:37 GMT

Belinda Hunt, co-founder of mardibooks, wrote these two poems specially for bucksherald.co.uk

Alan Dee’s movie preview: Man Of Steel, Admission

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 06:50:14 GMT

Let’s be honest, when the version of Superman which most of us have hot-wired into our cinematic memory banks first hit the screen, we didn’t believe a man could fly despite what the tagline claimed.

Alan Dee: We’re walking into this with our eyes closed...

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 05:11:21 GMT

So, here’s the proof, if any were needed: mobile phones are making us dimmer by the day, and it won’t be long before they take over the world.

Matt Adcock’s film review: The Purge

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 04:52:25 GMT

“Things like this don’t happen in neighbourhoods like ours…”

Alan Dee’s movie preview: After Earth, The Last Exorcism: Beginning Of The End

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 04:52:16 GMT

Smith & Son is the story we’re being sold for this week’s big new release – glossy special effects thriller After Earth features both Will and his boy Jaden, both of whom are perfectly bankable names bearing in minds their past successes.

Leisure listing: Your guide to what’s on where

Wed, 29 May 2013 11:49:47 GMT

The best attractions in the Vale and beyond from Wednesday May 29 to Tuesday June 4 – please feel free to add your own events using the comment function.

Matt Adcock’s film review: Fast & Furious 6

Mon, 27 May 2013 07:00:20 GMT

“Ride or die, remember?”

Alan Dee’s movie preview: The Big Wedding, The Purge

Mon, 27 May 2013 07:00:16 GMT

Once upon a time the name Robert de Niro above the title meant one thing – passionate, powerhouse performances rooted in blue-collar sensibilities, muscular masterpieces of method acting.

Viva the HC! A trip back in time

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:22:56 GMT

Mmmm. Don’t you just love it? That smell of hot oil, warmed up biscuit crumbs under the mats, cooking dust and vinyl.

‘First quarter figures showing a move in the right direction’

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:16:10 GMT

Overall market conditions for the UK show welcome signs of improvement, according to data collated in the Move with Us Residential Market Review for the first quarter of 2013.

Top 10 things to bear in mind when applying for planning permission

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:15:39 GMT

“Applying for planning permission can be a daunting experience, but it needn’t be that way if some thought is put into potential pitfalls that can be avoided,” says Michael Holmes, spokesperson for The Southern Homebuilding & Renovating Show which will be at Surrey’s Sandown Park on Saturday and Sunday, June 29 and 30.