Unemployment figures show Thame is one of the best in the UK
Impressive employment figures have been hailed by Thame’s MP.Just 88 people in the town out of a population of more than 11,000 were claiming job seekers’ allowance in April, despite the economic...
View Article£200,000 scheme will teach children how to ride bikes safely
Up to 5,500 schoolchildren in Bucks will benefit from cycle training after Bucks County Council secured a £200,000 grant from the government.Bikeability Cycle Training, a national initiative, provides...
View ArticleHS2 roadshows ‘not a tick box exercise’, say officials behind scheme
HS2 Ltd officials have denied roadshows detailing the environmental impact of the line are simply a ‘tick box exercise’.Today (Friday) HS2 Ltd is in Waddesdon to give people a chance to look in detail...
View ArticleWeedon gypsy site given thumbs up by just one vote
A gypsy family has been given permission to set up a caravan site in Weedon, despite strong opposition in the village.Aylesbury Vale District Council’s planning committee gave Harriet Lee permission to...
View ArticleChinnor rugby’s epic year results in big promotion
A good club season for Chinnor was topped off as the Second XV had their promotion to Division 1 of the Shield League confirmed.The Seconds enjoyed an unbeaten season and won the Oxfordshire Cup Final...
View ArticleHollywood Paralympic video glory for school
A Paralympic animation produced in part by Mandeville School and used at the opening ceremony of London 2012 has won a Hollywood award.As part of the project, 20 students from Year 7 to 13 at the...
View ArticleHousing remains preferred use for abandoned building
Ringwood House in Walton Street has become a run-down grot spot, with graffiti on many of the walls, broken windows and rubbish around the site, which backs onto Aylesbury Magistrates’ Court.A planning...
View ArticleTrio dreaming of Team GB somersaulting as final Euro Championships trial looms
Three girls gymnasts are just one final step away from earning themselves spots in the GB squad for the European Acrobatic Championships.The girls, Gabrielle Jackson, Cosette Jackson and Nina Ferber...
View Article2,000 ducks take to water for 10th race
More than 2,000 ducks are set to be released into the River Thames for the 10th annual Thame duck race. Organisers will be hoping the event is not beset with the same problems as last year, when...
View ArticleHospice launches bridal wear service
A charity shop is opening a specialist bridal wear service to match donated wedding gowns with brides to be be.The Rennie Grove Hospice Care (formerly Iain Rennie) shop in Princes Risborough will...
View ArticleThame bowls win two out of three
Thame defeated Long Crendon by 127 shots to 102 on Saturday for the first leg of friendly Mixed Rink matches between the two.But High Wycombe saw off Thame on Sunday winning by 74 shots to 67 in the...
View ArticleTax scammers hit South Oxfordshire residents
Phony officials have been scamming people by threatening them with council tax fines or offering refunds.People have been warned to be on their guard after several incidents were reported across the...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: The Purge
“Things like this don’t happen in neighbourhoods like ours…”Welcome to a tale of crime and punishment, a sort of Hunger Games for adults where in a near future the government of the USA has decreed...
View ArticlePetition to rename former Savile cafe after father of the Paralympics...
A disabled man has started a petition to name the National Spinal Injuries Centre cafe after Paralympics founder Ludwig Guttmann.The cafe was originally named Jimmy’s after the late Jimmy Savile but...
View ArticleLocal friendlies added to United’s pre-season schedule
Aylesbury United have added a further three friendlies, each against relatively close by teams, to their pre-season fixture list.The Ducks will travel to Leverstock Green, who they played in the South...
View ArticleAylesbury taxi driver attacked after men refuse to pay for trip
Police are hunting three men after a taxi driver was punched in the face in Aylesbury.The men took the taxi to Park Street and got out without paying, police said.One of the men then allegedly hit the...
View ArticleTwo men admit damaging 17 cars in Tring Road
Two men have admitted causing criminal damage to cars parked in Tring Road, with another two due to face trial.The men, aged between 18 and 21 and all from the Aylesbury area, were each charged with 17...
View Article‘He’s only just alive at the moment’: Search for owners of canine...
A Good Samaritan is hoping a badly injured dog’s owners will come forward after it was hit by a car in Friarage Road, Aylesbury.The Jack Russell cross is currently at Hampden Vets being treated for two...
View ArticleAwards recognition for Aylesbury Vale District Council offices
Two building awards have been given to the team behind Aylesbury Vale District Council’s controversial new offices.The multi-million pound scheme was criticised at planning stage as a ‘vanity project’...
View ArticleTeen fails in Wing home burglary
A teenager’s attempts to burgle a house in Wing were prevented by a homeowner on Friday.The boy, who is 5ft 4ins and was wearing dark clothing, smashed the conservatory windows in Stewkley Road at...
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