Rural Issues Archives - Wendover News

£2.1m boost to Buckinghamshire’s rural broadband

14 September 2020

More than 750 rural homes and businesses will get gigabit-capable broadband by December 2021 as part of a £2.1 million scheme to extend the fibre-optic network further into Buckinghamshire's countryside.

Wendover Woodhenge

25 July 2020

Community, Democracy and Local Affairs, Environment, History, Rural Issues, Transport

Walkers noticed that footpaths in fields either side of Ellesborough Road had been fenced off at the start of lockdown. A footpath accessible from Bacombe Lane was diverted, much to…

HS2 Update – October 2019

25 September 2019

Democracy and Local Affairs, Environment, Planning, Rural Issues, Transport

The October update on the HS2 Project from Wendover's perspective by Tom Walsh

HS2 – Eiffage Kier works, ground investigations

1 May 2019

Business, Community, Democracy and Local Affairs, Environment, Rural Issues, Transport

Eiffage Kier’s works in the Wendover area have been focused on understanding the ground underneath where the track will be built. This is called ‘Ground Investigation’ or ‘GI’. GI is…

ATM charges in Wendover

26 March 2019

Business, Community, Fundraising and Trading, Homepage, Rural Issues, Technology

Budgens announces that, without notice, Cashzone is introducing a charge to customers of £1.50 for cash withdrawals at their ATM. In store cashback up to £50 is still free for customers. Cardtronics replies.

HS2 update – August 2018

25 July 2018

Democracy and Local Affairs, Planning, Rural Issues, Transport

News on the HS2 project in and around Wendover, August 2018

Pending HS2 Works, A413 near Boswells Farm, July 2018

24 July 2018

Planning, Rural Issues, Transport

Wendover News has been advised of investigative trenches being dug for the HS2 project, across the A413 near the road to Boswells Farm. Work on the trenches will start on Monday 20 August and is expected to last not more than 5 days.

Wendover Needs a Choice

30 June 2018

Planning, Rural Issues, Transport

There are two possible solutions to the problem of noise from the bypass – a very Low Noise Surface (vLNS) and noise barriers.

Work begins on Waddesdon Greenway route

24 April 2018

Physical Activities, Planning, Rural Issues, Transport

After a long, wet winter & spring, local contractors Hazell and Jefferies have now started work on the new Waddesdon Greenway route between Aylesbury Vale Parkway railway station and Waddesdon Manor

Looking Positively at Rural Change

29 November 2017

Democracy and Local Affairs, Rural Issues

Speaking at the packed annual Bucks Rural Affairs Group conference on 24 November, the Rt Hon David Lidington MP spoke passionately about the impact of international, national and local change to rural life, reviewing impacts ranging from Brexit and farm funding reform to the increased use of IT in our lives.

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