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To boldly go…
October 5, 2018
The space age has entered a new dimension with the launch of a multi-million-pound site dedicated to engineering, research and innovation. More than 250 delegates ranging from local business leaders to top global space scientists visited the Westcott Space Cluster to witness the official opening by Torben Henriksen, Head of the Mechanical Department at the […]
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Health care boost
June 11, 2018
A future with fully integrated local authority services and healthcare provision has come a step closer with the creation of the country’s first ICT Director with responsibility across a county council, NHS trust and clinical commissioning group. Balvinder Heran (pictured) has been appointed as the Joint Strategic Director of Information Assets and Digital Development by […]
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Council’s Alexa voice
October 16, 2017
Aylesbury Vale District Council (AVDC) has become the first local authority in the UK to launch a “skill” for Amazon’s voice-controlled Alexa. The new skill enables residents who own an Alexa-enabled device to access selected information on the council and its services through simple voice commands. Currently, residents can ask for various information, including: who […]
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Mobile phone driving fines double
March 1, 2017
As of March 1st, drivers will face double the penalties if caught using a handheld mobile phone at the wheel. The fine is increasing from £100 to £200, and licence points are increasing from three to six; for drivers who have had their licences for less than two years, this will mean reverting to learner […]
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Backing for AVDC blueprint
January 20, 2017
Years of making millions of pounds’ worth of savings through changing the way it works, transforming services and making efficiencies has received many residents’ support, AVDC’s latest survey reveals. The survey, carried out by an independent company, involved interviewing more than 1,000 residents by phone, across the district at the end of last year. As […]
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Booth boost for Aylesbury CAB, thanks to trust’s volunteer team
April 24, 2015
Aylesbury Citizens Advice Bureau will be able to help more people in need of their services, thanks to Vale of Aylesbury Housing. Volunteers from the trust’s repairs team attended the bureau to build a special confidential booth for phone calls to Bucks AdviceLine. In June last year, AdviceLine became the bureau’s main channel for clients […]
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