HS2 Update – October 2019
The October update on the HS2 Project from Wendover's perspective by Tom Walsh
HS2 – Eiffage Kier works, ground investigations
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
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
News on the HS2 project in and around Wendover, August 2018
Pending HS2 Works, A413 near Boswells Farm, July 2018
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
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
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
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.
RAF Closure November 2017 update
Comments from The Wendover Society and Halton Parish Council about how the closure of RAF Halton will affect both communities.
County Council’s helicopter view on plans for growth
Buckinghamshire is set to grow by around 45,000 homes in the next couple of decades, detail that will soon emerge in District Local Plans.