Frustrating late draw for Thame after good start
Thame put on their best performance of the season but could only snare a draw in a tense away game at Banbury. The home side won the toss and elected to bat first and when they quickly racked up a...
View ArticleExmouth trip to kickstart Chinnor’s season
Chinnor Rugby Club will start their season with a trip to Exmouth in the National League 2 South.The black-and-whites exceeded expectations last year by finishing sixth in what was Jason Bower’s final...
View ArticleConnells spreads the word as ‘help to buy’ offer boosts market
The Help to Buy scheme is providing a welcome boost to the new homes market and construction industry with developers across the area reporting a strong take up of the government initiative.Craig...
View ArticleThame bookstore passes £2m sales milestone
Celebrations have been taking place at a Thame charity bookshop after its sales passed the £2 million milestone.The Oxfam store in Cornmarket surprised unsuspecting shopper Craig Lambert last week by...
View ArticleLynda Bellingham backs charity walk
Aylesbury actress Lynda Bellingham has offered her support to Florence Nightingale Hospice’s Midnight Walk.The popular event on July 13 is targeting raising £250,000.Lynda said: “This is very close to...
View ArticleFlag ceremony at Bucks County Council for Armed Forces
A flag raising ceremony outside County Hall will mark the beginning of activities to celebrate the work of the Armed Forces.The ceremony will take place on Monday June 24 at 9.20am.Armed Forces Day is...
View ArticleStunning cottage for special nights in Aylesbury
A truly scrumptious boutique guest home has opened in Aylesbury as an addition to existing pub luxury accommodation.Walton Cottage boasts a vaulted ceiling bedroom with central chandelier and a kitchen...
View Article‘Anxious’ time for disabled people in Bucks
A disability charity has claimed 70% of working age disabled people in Bucks will lose all or some of their benefits during the next few years.Bucks Disability Service said the Government’s move to...
View ArticleTractor ladies in the pink put their foot down to help
The Pink Ladies took to Vale roads in their flower, balloon and ribbon adorned tractors to raise money for breast cancer research.Lin Pelling arranged the 23-mile tractor run which started and finished...
View ArticleTake a twirl on the Waterside floor
Keen dancers and those willing to give it a go can find a partner to join them in Strictly Florence.It’s a ballroom dancing extravaganza, taking place on Sunday October 6 at Aylesbury’s Waterside...
View ArticleFood around the clock at Aylesbury McDonald’s
Hungry motorists will now be able to stock up on McDonald’s 24 hours a day.The Broadfields fast food outlet has received planning approval to be open around the clock for seven days a week.The ‘drive...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Man Of Steel
What if a film dreamed of becoming something other than what society had intended?What if a filmmaker aspired to something greater?The result would be a fantastic cinematic experience – it could be...
View ArticleThame youth memorial takes shape
The landscape in Thame is set to be transformed by the long-anticipated creation of a youth memorial.Work has finally begun on the site, for which land in Upper High Street was first allocated in...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Picking away at the scab of my sticker sensibility
Last week, regular readers – and presumably the Pentagon – will be aware, I went on at some length about the irritation I was being forced to endure by a cash dispenser which only gave me a split...
View ArticleGroundforce gang getting FC ready for new season
An Aylesbury FC groundforce gang has been hard at work to get the club’s Haywood Way base ready for what promises to be an exciting new season.The ground has been a hive of activity recently with...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: World War Z, Snitch, A Haunted House
The first thing to get sorted about Brad Pitt’s new summer blockbuster is whether you’ll be able to order tickets through that infuriating automated service so many multiplexes mistakenly swear by.As...
View ArticleBlown away: Thieves nab leaf blower from Wendover Cricket Club
Thieves stole a leaf blower from Wendover Cricket Club after breaking into the machine shed.The shed in Ellesborough Road was broken into between 12pm and 8.50pm on June 10, police said yesterday...
View ArticleFamily ‘duped’ into buying illegally imported puppy
An Aylesbury man has been fined thousands of pounds for illegally bringing a dog into the country.Zoldan Senkar, of Tennyson Road, imported the Pug puppy from Slovakia without proper documents and sold...
View ArticleNo flag left flying in Haddenham
Haddenham villagers are looking for their flag and flagpole after thieves stole them.Between 8.30am and 11pm on Saturday the thieves struck outside the village hall near the Churchway entrance.Anyone...
View Article‘Win-win situation’ for pioneering care scheme
Prevention is better than cure and with that in mind Bucks County Council has launched a new £4 million scheme to provide vulnerable adults with early care.The scheme, Prevention Matters, will run for...
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