Archive December 2009

Aylesbury Vale District Council has received another accolade for its commitment to sport in the district.

02/12/09

Around £750,000 of savings were proposed by Aylesbury Vale District Council’s cabinet on 1 December as part of the budget preparations for the next financial year.

02/12/09

Aylesbury Vale District Council and Buckinghamshire County Council have welcomed the news that Silverstone has agreed a 17-year deal to host the British Grand Prix from 2010.

08/12/09

Random safety checks on a small number of Aylesbury Vale’s licensed taxis resulted in four vehicles being taken off the road.

09/12/09

Unfortunately due to circumstances beyond the control of the Aylesbury Town Centre Partnership, the French market will not be taking place this weekend.

09/12/09

People in Aylesbury Vale are being given a new way to directly voice concerns about community safety issues affecting their local communities.

10/12/09

Make a Splash is offering, for just £15, a programme of six lessons for adults who’ve always wanted to learn to swim and become more confident in the pool.

10/12/09

Cardiac arrest victims stand a much better chance of surviving in Aylesbury Vale District Council buildings thanks to three new defibrillators.

11/12/09

The Waste Partnership for Buckinghamshire's Love Food Hate Waste initiative launches Freezer Expedition to seek out frozen foods.

14/12/09

Residents aged 60 or over can now apply for a low interest loan to help keep their homes safe and warm.

14/12/09

Staff at Aylesbury’s Tourist Information Centre (TIC) have been praised after impressing in a national survey to assess quality of service.

14/12/09

Shoppers can grab some last minute Christmas goodies at a festive market in Aylesbury town centre next week.

15/12/09

Heavy snow is forecast for the district overnight

17/12/09

Countryside volunteers and the valuable work they do across Aylesbury Vale were celebrated at a special event this week.

17/12/09

Aylesbury Vale District Council’s refuse and recycling crews collected refuse and recycling from most of the households due today (Friday, 18 December), but it was not possible to collect from some of the minor roads and outlying properties due to the snowy conditions.

18/12/09

There’s lots of fun in store for youngsters over the Christmas holidays at Aylesbury’s Jonathan Page Play Centre.

18/12/09

The refuse and recycling vehicles are out as usual this morning. However, conditions on some roads and pavements are difficult which means that collections will take longer and may be later than the normal time.

21/12/09

Today's collection service has gone ahead as normal and most of the properties missed on Friday have now had their collections. However, some roads and pavements have still been too icy to visit.

21/12/09

Taxis in Aylesbury Vale will soon be easily identifiable by colour, as part of a new taxi licence requirement to improve the service experienced by local users.

21/12/09

Compacted snow and ice on the pavements is making collections hazardous for refuse crews today but the council is hoping that all collections will take place later in the day.

22/12/09

The refuse and recycling vehicles have started their collections again.

22/12/09

The Buckingham Centre is closing at 3pm today (22 December) due to the adverse weather conditions.

22/12/09

The rain yesterday has made pavements and untreated roads even more hazardous for the refuse and recycling crews today.Conditions are slowing down collections and in some areas, crews will have to wait before attempting to make any collections.

23/12/09

The refuse and recycling crews are out again this morning but the freezing temperatures have continued to make pavements and some roads extremely hazardous.

23/12/09

Due to the adverse weather conditions, icy pavements and roads, Aylesbury Shopmobility will be closed for shoppers hiring today. The service remains open for collection of booked equipment for the Christmas period.

23/12/09

Working throughout the morning to make it safe, AVDC will be re-opening the top floor of the Civic Centre car park by 1pm today. AVDC apologises for the delay in opening this floor, but the overnight extreme freezing temperatures made it difficult to grit effectively.

23/12/09

Aylesbury Vale District Council is calling on all householders with a real Christmas tree to use its tree recycling service on 9 January 2010.

24/12/09

Our refuse and recycling crews have done a marvellous job to keep the service running in very poor, and at times dangerous, road conditions.

24/12/09