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Since Sainsbury's acquired Argos, more and more standalone stores have been moved into a nearby Sainsbury's store. On 25 September 2019, Sainsbury's announced that over 50 Argos stores would be closing or relocating in order to cut costs. Stores also began to feature digital computers as well as printed catalogues to save costs.
The 'Aylesbury South Halt' as it used to be known, was on the ex GWR (originally broad gauge) line to Princes Risborough and High Wycombe, a stop for the train into Aylesbury to pause for any passengers who wanted a short train journey into the centre of town. It comprised a small wooden platform and shelter.
By the early 1920s Aylesbury had grown such that it was necessary to start building houses on the site of Southcourt (the other side of California from Aylesbury), and so California and the associated farmlands that surrounded it became part of Aylesbury town. Eventually the farmlands themselves were built on, though some of the railway ...
Fairford Leys is a mixed use development consisting of 1,900 homes, on the western edge of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England.It has a village square hosting a number of traditionally-fronted shops, award-winning hair salon, supermarket, three restaurants, a Post Office, a family-run nursery, an ecumenical church and a community centre. [4]
Berryfields is a Major Development Area (MDA) to the north-west of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England. [1] It is one of two new major housing projects in Aylesbury, the other being Weedon Hill, adjacent and to the east. [2] It is intended that these two areas will provide 5,000 new homes between them by 2021. [3]
The estate was started in the post war years and added to in four main stages right through to the 1980s. It is now one of the largest housing estates in the modern town of Aylesbury with a population in the 2001 census of 5,897 people [3] In the 2011 census, the estate had a population of 5,478 people.
In December 2007, Asda, Sainsbury's and other retailers and dairy firms admitted to the price fixing of dairy products between 2002 and 2003. [158] The price operation was calculated to have cost consumers around £270 million. [159] Asda commented, "Everyone at Asda regrets what happened, particularly as we are passionate about lowering prices.
The hamlet is also the location of Aylesbury's Police Station and Aylesbury Grammar School, as well as the aforementioned High School. Walton Street showing Walton lodge on the far left and the Bricklayers Arms, centre right. There are four pubs in the vicinity, The Aristocrat, The Bricklayers Arms, The Broad Leys and The Millwrights. There is ...