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Aylesbury News
Micro pig Lulabelle is a born survivor
Lulabelle the micro pig was adopted by Oak Farm Animal Park after her mother died during the birth.
Charging into the future
The Bucks Herald's motoring editor Alan Candy road tests an electric car around Aylesbury.
So, what are the plans for that field in Watermead?
Mystery surrounds a field in Watermead after the landowner failed to disclose what he intends to do with the space.
Top Tory threatens to quit party over HS2
The chairman of Aylesbury Conservative Association has threatened to quit the party if the Government ploughs ahead with its high-speed rail plans through the Chilterns.
Meeting on substation in Bishopstone postponed
Thursday's planned meeting to outline EDF's controversial plans for a new primary sub station in Bishopstone has been postponed to allow the company more time to answe
More than 60 offences recorded during police crackdown in Wing
More than 60 people were fined or arrested during a week long crackdown in a rural area of Aylesbury Vale.
Lower speed limit planned for A41
The section of the A41 Bicester Road, where three people lost their lives last week, will have its speed limit reduced in the coming months.
Bucks council reveals where axe will fall: Battered wives and children in care lose out
Services which help victims of domestic violence and support children in care have been massively cut by Buckinghamshire County Council.
Speed cameras in Bucks set to be scrapped
Speed cameras in Bucks could be scrapped as a result of funding cuts.
Bucks council offers training on breaking bad news
Councillors have received training on how to deliver bad news about cutbacks to members of the public.
Floating restaurant to make waves in Aylesbury
A floating restaurant could be opened in Aylesbury's canal basin in the town centre.
HS2 compensation scheme still 'unfair and irrational'
Details of a compensation scheme for people affected by the high-speed rail plans were outlined by Transport Secretary Philip Hammond this week.
Army Major's fury at being 'penalised' in planning row
An Army Major entangled in a bitter planning dispute with a council believes he is being penalised for fighting for his country.
Fairford Leys hears HS2 is the 'new Dome'
Householders in Fairford Leys packed into a public meeting to hear how high speed rail proposals could affect the village.
Immediate cuts leave Bucks council facing £12 million blackhole
Bucks County Council has agreed to make immediate cuts of more than £9 million from its current budget and borrow £3m from its reserves.
Survey shows level of HS2 blight in Bucks
Home sellers are having to consider huge cuts in their asking price due to blight caused by the high speed rail plans – even if they do not live in close proximity to the prop
Aylesbury robberies may be linked
Two robberies which took place in Aylesbury and Stoke Mandeville on Wednesday may be linked, police have said.
Novel idea to save Aylesbury's Civic Centre
Radical plans to save the Civic Centre from destruction and turn it into a library and information hub have been put forward by the Aylesbury Society.
Bucks council warns massive service cuts ahead
Bucks County Council has warned that it will no longer be able to continue with many of the services it currently provides due to massive public spending cuts.
Vale council needs to save extra £1m
Aylesbury Vale District Council has been forced to hammer out an extra £1million of savings for the next 12 months.
Two prison officers in charge of 320 inmates at Springhill
Just two officers were left in charge of 320 prisoners on a night shift at Springhill prison, inspectors found during a surprise visit.
'Aylesbury Vale should give more help to new immigrants'
Public services in the Vale need to pay a lot more attention to Eastern Europeans, a meeting has been told.
Burglars escape with £100k haul from Haddenham
Thieves have stolen £100,000 worth of copper cabling from an industrial estate in Haddenham.
Minister Lidington pledges to defy Government over HS2
Aylesbury MP David Lidington says he would vote against the high speed rail proposals in Parliament, even if it meant losing his ministerial job.
Bucks council sees surge in complaints
Complaints against Bucks County Council rose by nearly 30 per cent last year.
'Pasty' man exposed himself in Ivinghoe woods
A man who exposed himself in Ivinghoe is being hunted by police.
Why Tom is sleeping rough in Aylesbury
The economic downturn and high rental prices are leading to a new wave of homelessness in the Vale, it is feared.
Three dead in Ludgershall crash
Three people were killed in a car crash in Ludgershall on Sunday evening.
Woman badly injured in canal barge accident
A tree which fell on a canal barge in a Vale village has left a woman seriously injured.
Anger over roundabout plant rules
Bucks County Council has been accused of double standards over its policy on roundabout maintenance.
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