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Aylesbury LEGO shop marks first year with prize draw for rare Star Wars set
Retired Sets on Bessemer Crescent is celebrating its first birthday with a Christmas draw for a pre-owned LEGO Star Wars Cloud City set.
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Waddesdon's twelve-metre 'Wedding Cake' is coming down. By 2036.
Buckinghamshire Council has approved what happens to the ground once the sculpture goes.
By Reported from Bucks Herald · Read more →
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Thames Valley devolution: what it could mean for Buckinghamshire
The Government has backed plans for a new Thames Valley mayoral authority, with consultation expected in the new year and Buckinghamshire, for now, standing just outside the map.
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Thame Refused A Bank, Offers To Keep Money In A Drawer
Shoppers on Upper High Street propose a communal tin, guarded in rotation by whoever happens to be free.
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Wheatley Tractor Unclaimed, Owner Presumed Beamed Up
Nobody has come for the blue tractor on Westfield Road, so the village has started explaining it upwards.
By Mike Gerch · Read more →
Gibson Lane Cyclist Now Being Used To Deliver Parcels
Couriers admit nothing in the village arrives faster than a woman who has stopped braking.
By Nigel Fanshawe · Read more →
Stansted Power Surge Blamed On Haddenham Hedge Trimmer
Grid engineers track down the anomaly.
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Middle Class Crime Wave sweeps through Haddenham.
Retired commuters who once asset stripped three continents have turned their attention to the Co-op egg shelf.
By Nigel Fanshawe · Read more →
Eight Hundred Scouts Navigate Wendover Woods, Three Parents Still Missing
Orienteering event declared a triumph after adults with phones are outperformed by children with paper.
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Cycle Path Consultation Offers Four Identical Lines
Residents between Haddenham and Thame are asked to rank a path, a bendier path, the same path in blue, and a shrug.
By Phil Prentice · Read more →
Police AI Helper Shortlists Itself For Award
The force's virtual assistant has been put up for a national prize, and village users say it answers every question by repeating the question.
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Thame fundraising drive begins for new youth and community centre
Project Link needs a further £360,000 to complete a new building on the Southern Road Recreation Area, with a live music night at Thame Town Hall on 5 December the first fundraiser.
By Reported from BBC News · Read more →