Archive April 2007

A Buckinghamshire-based building company has pleaded guilty to carrying out dangerous building work without approval from Aylesbury Vale District Council. Sarimar Builders Ltd based in Britwell Road, Burnham, and Leonard Gore, a director of the c...

03/04/07

Classical music fans in Aylesbury Vale will be pleased to hear that some of the UK’s finest musicians will be performing in the district this summer. More than 750 tickets are now on sale for AVDC’s ‘Music in Quiet Places’...

05/04/07

Postal voters in Aylesbury Vale have only a few days left to register to vote by post in next month’s local elections. New legislation has been brought in which means that every elector who wishes to vote by post must provide a signature an...

05/04/07

A dramatic transformation is in store for a site in the centre of Aylesbury when building work on a prestigious new theatre begins this month. This exciting arts and entertainment venue is set to be built on the southern side of Exchange Street, ...

12/04/07

Aylesbury Vale residents are being invited to put forward their favourite non-residential buildings in the district for a prestigious award. The AVDC Design Award scheme recognises and celebrates the best new buildings in the district and encoura...

12/04/07

The candidates for the forthcoming district, town and parish council elections in Aylesbury Vale have been announced. Nominations closed on 4 April at 12 noon for the local elections. A total of 768 candidates have put themselves forward for elec...

12/04/07

Time is running out for people wanting to cast a vote in May’s local elections – but who haven’t registered with the district council. Around 98 per cent of electors within Aylesbury Vale are correctly registered but the remaini...

17/04/07

Regeneration proposals for Buckingham took a step forward this week after Aylesbury Vale District Council unveiled guidelines for the redevelopment of part of the town centre. Planning and design guidelines drawn up by the council have outlined a...

19/04/07

Aylesbury Vale District Council’s offices in Exchange Street are set to be demolished to make way for a new temporary car park. At a meeting of the council’s cabinet last night (17 April), members gave the go-ahead for the site to be ...

19/04/07

Solar powered lighting is bringing a new sense of security to residents at two sheltered housing schemes in Aylesbury Vale. AVDC has installed solar powered security lights outside homes at Birch Court in Southcourt, Aylesbury, and Yardley Avenue...

19/04/07

A new fee structure for car parks in Aylesbury town centre, which should help part-time workers and shoppers, will come into effect on 14 May. Car park fees have usually been set for short-stay car parks and long-stay. Aylesbury Vale District Cou...

19/04/07

Postal ballot papers for next month's local elections will be dropping through the letterboxes of Aylesbury Vale electors over the next few days. They will be sent to 13,000 people who have registered to cast their vote by post in the district an...

20/04/07

A grant of more than £700,000 has been made to Aylesbury Vale District Council under a government scheme to reward local authorities for their contributions to local economic growth. The Local Authorities Business Growth Incentive (LABGI) s...

23/04/07

Electors in Aylesbury Vale are being urged to go out and vote in next week’s elections. Local elections are the most important way to influence services and issues that matter to you, and on Thursday 3 May, 58 district council seats will be...

26/04/07

Local organisations across Aylesbury Vale are invited to apply for funding from the district’s successful project grant scheme. Administered by Aylesbury Vale District Council, the scheme has a total allocation of just over £120,000 a...

30/04/07