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Parks flagged up
August 20, 2019
Aylesbury’s Bedgrove Park and Vale Park, along with Buckingham’s Heartlands (pictured), were recently recognised by the Green Flag Award Scheme as some of the best open spaces in the UK. Last week the awards were celebrated at all three parks through dedicated Green Flag-raising ceremonies. Cllr Paul Irwin, Aylesbury Vale District Council’s Cabinet Member for […]
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Lynx pair enter the Dragon
August 17, 2019
Green Dragon Eco Farm has showcased its latest additions to the Wildlife Zone – Carpathian Lynx (pictured) – which are the highlight of their summer holiday offer. The young lynx, named Toma and Codrin, are brothers that were born on 17 May 2018. They are quickly settling in to their new home in Hogshaw, Buckingham (near Quainton), at […]
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Tickled by the pickle
August 14, 2019
A Tring shop hungry for success has won a Great Taste award for its pickle and marmalade. Beechwood Fine Foods, in Frogmore Street, was awarded a 1-star Great Taste award for both Poachers Pickle and Dark and Chunky Marmalade, which means judges considered both as delivering fantastic flavour. More particularly the judges praised Poachers Pickle as: ‘Nicely […]
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Festival’s green theme
August 12, 2019
This year’s Waterside Festival is sponsored by Aylesbury Garden Town and designed to champion their vision of the canalside public space at the heart of Aylesbury town centre. Part of Aylesbury Garden Town’s ethos is ensuring that quality green spaces are maintained and Waterside Festival, on Saturday 14 September from 11am-5.30pm, will be celebrating all that […]
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Steakhouse exchanges premises
August 3, 2019
The Grill Steakhouse has quietly opened its doors at The Exchange, becoming the second restaurant to open at this prestigious Aylesbury town centre location. The independent steakhouse announced plans to move to The Exchange in May and chef proprietor, Usman Majid (pictured), and his team have been working day and night to get the new […]
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Think pink
July 30, 2019
Wear it pink is back.This October, Breast Cancer Now is encouraging everyone in Oxfordshire to wear it pink and help make life-saving breast cancer research and life-changing support happen. Breast Cancer Now’s wear it pink day takes place across Oxfordshire on Friday 18 October, during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. One of the UK’s biggest fundraising […]
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