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Chief’s £199k pay-off
May 18, 2019
At last night’s meeting of full council, AVDC members confirmed that the role of AVDC A council chief is to be made redundant, ahead of the formation of Buckinghamshire Council in April 2020, with a pay-off of nearly £200,000. Aylesbury vale District Council recognised that the role of the Chief Executive will diminish over the […]
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Whisky galore
May 13, 2019
Early bird ticket sales for the 2019 Bedfordshire Whisky Festival will end on Sunday, May 19. Reduced entry tickets, offering the equivalent of free entry, and the opportunity to buy engraved festival glasses will not be available after this date, with only full-priced tickets available. Following the success of the inaugural event last year, the […]
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Adding some sunshine
May 10, 2019
Local community energy enterprise, Gawcott Community Solar CIC, have launched a £9,000 grant fund to support initiatives which benefit local children and young people. Consisting of two sub-funds, grants of up to £1,500 are available and organisations can now apply through the Heart of Bucks website. The community solar farm, located between Gawcott and Buckingham, […]
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Lotto’s family prize
May 6, 2019
Aylesbury Vale District Council says it is celebrating the continuing success of Vale Lottery with a new prize draw in time for the summer holidays. Vale Lottery players who are signed up before 8pm on Saturday June 29 could be in with the chance of winning a two-day pass and an ‘all inclusive’ overnight stay […]
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Top business award
May 3, 2019
Thame-based HR consultancy, SYLO Associates has been recognised at The South & Vale Business Awards by winning SME of The Year award for South Oxfordshire. The awards, sponsored by Milton Park, were announced earlier this month and coincides with the company’s celebrations of their tenth anniversary in business. This was an extremely competitive award with […]
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BBC man to start race
WheelPower, the National Charity for Wheelchair Sport, has said that the BBC’s Buckinghamshire-based Art Editor Will Gompertz (pictured) will start the Tour de Vale Charity Bike Ride at Stoke Mandeville Stadium on Sunday June 9. Will was previously director of Tate Media, and has written extensively for The Guardian and The Times newspapers. There are three routes […]
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