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Historic bridge repairs
January 8, 2020
The 200-year-old Ivinghoe Bridge, near Cheddington, is to be repaired and strengthened following a structural review. The work, originally planned for January, has been rescheduled to start in the autumn following an ecological survey that identified possible bat nesting sites. Further bat activity surveys will now have to be carried out during the breeding cycle […]
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Leader’s 2020 message
January 3, 2020
A message from Martin Tett, Leader of Buckingham County Council Firstly, can I take this opportunity to wish readers a very happy and prosperous new year. As we say goodbye to 2019, we remember the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of World War Two, the birth of another royal baby, the hot summer, our World […]
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New greenway plan
December 28, 2019
Work could start as soon as next summer on creating a new, traffic-free walking and cycling route linking Haydon Hill, Aylesbury, with Waddesdon Greenway. So popular has the Greenway proved – attracting more than 70,000 users in its first year – that the scenic traffic-free link has been designed to connect it with Aylesbury’s cycle network. […]
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HS2 marches on
October 27, 2019
Despite several requests from Aylesbury Vale District Council to Transport Minister Grant Shapps that he halt HS2 enabling works until the current review is concluded, HS2 contractors will soon be taking possession of a strip of land, including a footpath, alongside the railway line at Hawkslade Farm estate, Aylesbury. HS2 contractor Fusion was expected to start work in the area, fencing off […]
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True grit for winter
October 18, 2019
Transport for Bucks has carried out its annual ‘winter parade’ to test the efficiency of the life-saving system before ice and snow descends on the county. Each year, drivers from all four highways depots take their winter gritting fleet out of Aylesbury, Gawcott, Amersham and High Wycombe on their usual gritting routes. This serves as […]
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HS2 pleas ignored
October 11, 2019
Buckinghamshire County Council has been liaising with HS2 Ltd and its contractors for the past 14 months to try to ensure that disruption from the traffic management system during construction works is minimised. However, owing to the timing of the Oakervee HS2 review, the county council formally asked HS2 Ltd to cease the works at […]
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