Aylesbury News
The latest Aylesbury news: planning decisions, council and crime updates, business and community stories, each linked back to its official source.
Top story
Honey Bee Aylesbury Named Marston's Pub of the Year
The Honey Bee on Trenchard Street won Marston's Pub of the Year at the Great British Pub Awards after a £319,000 refit, with £3,350 raised for charity.
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Crime
HMP Spring Hill: 12 Absconds in a Year, Two This Month
Thames Valley Police has appealed twice in six days over men who absconded from the open prison near Aylesbury, where monitors logged 12 absconds during 2025.
Business
Fitlife Haddenham: Gym's Company in Liquidation, Club Open
Fitlife Health Club Limited went into insolvent liquidation on 17 September. The Haddenham gym is still open, still selling memberships, and keeping the name.
House prices
Buckinghamshire House Prices Fell £9,997 in a Month
The average Buckinghamshire home lost £9,997 in July, a 2% fall in a single month, and annual growth dropped from 4.1% to 1.1%. Flats are the only type down.
Planning
Bierton 36 Homes Backed, with a Fresh Objection Window
Councillors backed up to 36 homes off Barnett Way on 9 September, against 188 objections. A publicity round still to come could turn it into a refusal.
Planning
Bierton 55 Homes: Burcott Lane Plan, Comments Close 7 Oct
Hallam Land wants up to 55 homes on 5.3 hectares off Burcott Lane, Bierton. Comments close on 7 October and officers, not councillors, are expected to decide.
Jobs
Connect to Work Buckinghamshire: Free One-to-One Job Help
Free, voluntary one-to-one job support for Bucks residents with a disability, health condition or other barrier. Who qualifies and how to sign up.
Planning
Aylesbury Planning: Councillor Call-In Ends on 31 October
From 31 October, Buckinghamshire councillors and parish councils lose the right to call planning applications in to committee. Bierton shows what it changes.
Buckingham
Buckingham Charity Shop: Air Ambulance Opens on Well Street
The National Children's Air Ambulance has opened a boutique store at 64 Well Street, Buckingham. Open 9am to 5pm Monday to Saturday, closed Sunday.
Planning
New Lidl Aylesbury: Lower Road store and up to 54 homes
Lidl wants views on a new store off Lower Road with 123 parking spaces and up to 40 jobs, plus up to 54 homes. Have your say online or by freepost form.
Transport
Buckinghamshire transport plan: Aylesbury rail link unfunded
Buckinghamshire adopts its first transport plan since 2016 on 16 September. It names Aylesbury a congestion hotspot and the East West Rail link there unfunded.
Planning
Stoke Mandeville plan made, green buffer policy deleted
Stoke Mandeville's neighbourhood plan now decides planning applications, 834 to 81 at referendum. The examiner cut its green buffer and transport policies.
Planning
Bierton planning application: 36 homes backed, vote 9 Sept
Officers back 36 homes off Barnett Way, Bierton, against 188 objections and the village's own plan. Councillors vote Wednesday 9 September at 2pm.
Planning
Chilton Anaerobic Digester: 8 Parish Councils Object
Officers recommend approval of the Hornage Farm plant near Chilton on Wednesday, against eight parish councils and a petition of more than 1,600 names.
Buckingham
Buckingham Railway Walk Made a Footpath, Not a Bridleway
Seven years after the town council applied, the route between Tingewick Road and the A421 goes on the definitive map. As a footpath, not the bridleway claimed.
Buckingham
Buckingham Christmas Parade Cancelled After 40 Years
The volunteer committee cannot run the 2026 parade. The lights switch on is a separate council event, and councillors decide what replaces it on 5 October.
Transport
Aylesbury bus changes: X15 axed and X6 rerouted 30 Aug
The X15 is withdrawn on 30 August and the X6 is rerouted via Bletchley. Eight bus changes hit the Aylesbury area before term starts on 2 September.
Planning
Maids Moreton 96 homes plan: comments close 9 September
An outline bid for up to 96 homes north of Towcester Road is open for comment until 9 September. Council officers had already warned off a 152-home version in January.
Haddenham
Haddenham game museum opens Saturday: free, 2pm to 6pm
The FUZE Computer and Video Game Museum opens at Bradmoor Farm, Haddenham on Saturday 22 August, 2pm to 6pm. Free entry, an original Enigma machine and the creators of Dizzy.
Planning
Poundon solar farm plan: 119 hectares and 80MW battery
Lightsource bp wants 119.4 hectares between Poundon and Marsh Gibbon for an 80MW solar farm and 80MW battery store. The council must reply by 14 September.
Jobs
Aylesbury claimant count: 2,090 in June, one ward at 6.2%
Aylesbury's six town wards had 2,090 people on unemployment-related benefits in June; Aylesbury North West's 6.2% rate is more than double the Bucks average.
Business
GB Mail: Aylesbury mailing house goes into liquidation
GB Mail, the Griffin Lane mailing house that said it had put 500 million items into the postal network, appointed liquidators on 4 August. What happens next.