Planning Applications
Planning applications to be considered by Thame Town Council’s Planning Committee on Tuesday January 24.8973 P11/E1852 1 CHINNOR ROADDemolish garage buildings and construct five new homes (as amended...
View ArticleCheers again to Haddenham Beer Festival
HADDENHAM Beer Festivals Trust raised £5,200 at its recent winter festival, it was announced this week.Called Winterfest, the event on December 10 saw more than 800 people pass through the gates.As...
View ArticleBand to play for Alfie the fighter
A THAME band is holding a gig to raise money for a potentially lifesaving vaccine for a premature baby.Rodney Quakes, are performing at the James Figg on Friday January 27, as they fundraise for little...
View ArticleScott to be Burns night for charity
A CHARITY Burns Night Ceilidh is being held in Haddenham in support of Christian Aid.Taking place on Friday, January 27, 7.45pm to 11.15pm in Haddenham Village Hall. There will be a raffle, a whisky...
View ArticlePensioner bowman Ray proves he’s a right Robin Hood
AN elderly bowman astounded spectators when, just months after taking up archery, he achieved one of the rarest feats in the sport.Raymond Brown, of Little Kimble, wowed members of the Aylesbury...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Underworld - Awakening
Underworld: Awakening“I am a Death Dealer, sworn to destroy those known as the Lycans. Our war has waged for centuries, unseen by human eyes. But all that is about to change... again.”Underworld:...
View ArticleHelp juggling your free time in Aylesbury Vale
JUGGLING, painting, acting and belly-dancing classes are on offer for those who want to try something new in 2012 – and whose New Year pledge to do more exercise has so far been a failure.Classes...
View ArticleCore strategy update from Oxfordshire County Council.
There is a final opportunity for people to have their say on South Oxfordshire’s Core Strategy.The inspector appointed to examine the strategy has published his conclusions on changes to the strategy...
View ArticleLetter to the editor
Haddenham transport: ‘Use the bus safely’Name and Address suppliesLast week a Haddenham correspondent bemoaned the fact that Oxfordshire County Council is not funding a cycle track to Thame. Although...
View ArticleThame Masonse donate to local charity
The current master of St. Mary’s Masonic Lodge, Bob Styles, presented a cheque for £560 to Sandra Davison, chair of the Friends of Thame and District Citizens Advice Bureau.Bob said that the invaluable...
View ArticleA time travelling pirate book for the older Aylesbury reader
AN Aylesbury author has published a novel about a time travelling pensioner’s swashbuckling pirate adventures.Peter Bunnett’s new book, Pathway, is described as a ‘fast paced, historically accurate...
View ArticleBig Paralympics draw adds to 2012 excitement
THE draw for the wheelchair basketball at this summer’s 2012 Paralympic Games was held in Aylesbury on Saturday.The IWBF Paralympic draw took place at the Waterside Theatre, with GB men’s captain Simon...
View ArticleFraudsters are going phishing
BE ON alert for con artists who have gone phishing for your money.That’s the warning from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) who don’t want taxpayers to fall foul of fraud emails in the run-up to the...
View ArticleRethink ordered on County Hall’s budget savings
POLITICIANS who have scrutinised proposed budget cuts being made by Bucks County Council have ordered County Hall chiefs to reconsider a range of cost-saving plans.The recommendations were made...
View ArticleVale two-car smash up leaves four needing treatment
FOUR people were taken to hospital after a two-car crash in Edlesborough on Saturday.A blue Renault Clio and a black Ford Ka were involved in the collision on the A4146 Leighton Road at around 2.55pm....
View ArticleMusic concerts will highlight rail racket in church
AN ANTI-HS2 campaigner is arranging 10 concerts to highlight the impact the line will have on music venues – to stress ‘it is not just the countryside being affected’.Peter Bassano, of Great Missenden,...
View ArticleHaddenham top tabble tennis
Haddenham A were granted a walkover this week, by Tring B which merely strengthened their grip on this year’s title. Bierton lie in second place 13 points behind following their prestigious defeat of...
View ArticleEntries open for racketball
The regional racketball championships will be held on March 3 and 4 in Thame.All abilities from both sexes are welcome to Racquets Fitness Centre to enter the competition for all ages from under 17...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s guide to new DVD releases
It was 33 years ago that a John Le Carre novel was adapted for a BBC TV series and drew many admirers.So was it wise to make a feature film of Cold War thriller TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY (15: Studio...
View ArticleAlan Dee: How about giving Sir Fred a different title?
EVERYONE seems to be getting very excited about the prospect of Sir Fred Goodwin, as we must still refer to him for the moment, being stripped of his knighthood.The thinking goes like this: Sir Fred...
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