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Bubbly duo’s big launch
March 13, 2019
Twice Michelin starred chef Atul Kochhar has announced that stars of BBC Two show Million Pound Menu, husband and wife team Rupert and Marita Lietz, will be opening the Bubble& Café Bar at his Amersham restaurant Hawkyns on Monday, February 25. While the 2 AA Rosette Hawkyns restaurant will remain offering Pan-Indian Cuisine, the fun, […]
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Recycling centres blow
March 8, 2019
The first of April will see the first major change to Buckinghamshire’s household recycling centres for a generation. The county council’s Cabinet made the decision in January to bring in the following changes to safeguard the future of the service against a backdrop of continually reduced funding and the need to protect other critical council […]
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‘Brake on new homes’
March 3, 2019
A council has proposed a reduction in the number of new homes to be built in Aylesbury Vale, in the latest step towards a final approved Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan – the blueprint that will shape development until 2033. Aylesbury Vale District Council has responded to the Local Plan independent planning inspector’s interim findings and his latest […]
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Low carbon grants
February 20, 2019
Through the Low Carbon Workspaces £1,000 Energy Cashback campaign, grants of £1,000 are available to 50 small and medium-sized businesses spending more than £2,000 on energy saving initiatives in February and March. It is first-come, first-served with an application deadline of March 31. The £1,000 grants can be claimed towards LED lighting, heating and cooling upgrades, […]
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Turning over a new leaf
February 15, 2019
The Rotary Club of Aylesbury Hundreds along with John O’Conner Grounds Maintenance and local councillors worked hard to plant 180 trees in The Spinney at Bedgrove Park in Aylesbury. The 180 whips included a mix of native broadleaf species, including oak, small and large-leaved lime, wild cherry, hazel, hornbeam and field maples. Woods and forests […]
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Lots on this spring with National Trust
January 15, 2019
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Ashridge Estate Near Berkhamsted. HP4 1LT Tel: 01442 851227 Half-term trail and craft Mon 18 – Fri 22 Feb 10am-3pm Follow a trail through the woods about hibernating animals before heading inside for a craft. Child £3 Exhibition: Citizen Science Sat 30 Mar – Feb 2020 New exhibition focusing on wildlife surveying and citizen […]
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