F1 star Webber inspires karter Ed to aim for the very top
KARTING champ Ed Brand was given a big boost ahead of his impending title defence when he picked the brains of F1 racer Mark Webber last week.The pair met at the Get Race Fit event hosted by the Aston...
View ArticleGill right on song for Noel Gallagher date
NOEL Gallagher has chosen the captain of Aylesbury Glee Club to help promote his new album.The Oasis star has invited Gill Kilvert to join his small on-stage choir during the UK leg of his High Flying...
View Article‘Burly side of burlesque’– reporter Andrew Kay tries dancing with ostrich...
STRUGGLING to point my left leg in a ‘graceful way’ I realise, maybe, I am not a natural burlesque dancer.But I’m still in high spirits, because my teacher is Khandie Khisses, one of the world’s-finest...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: Chronicle, Jack And Jill, Man On A Ledge and more
ChronicleFrom nowhere, in a form that is often rightly derided – the found footage film – comes this teen sci-fi that is far more interesting and entertaining than anyone could have hoped for.Chronicle...
View ArticleThame lose for first time in 2012 but remain top of table
THAME men’s first team suffered their first defeat of 2012 and only their second of the season as they went down 1-0 away to Wallingford at the weekend.THAME men suffered their first defeat of 2012 and...
View ArticleUnbeaten United delight West with back-to-back victories
IT was a week of double delight for Thame United manager Mark West as he watched his team follow up Saturday’s 2-1 away win over Shrivenham with a strong 2-0 triumph against Abingdon on Tuesday...
View ArticleLongwick Art Exhibition is nearly here
Longwick C of E Combined School is holding its annual art exhibition, the 24th time it has done so.Taking place on February 18 and 19 the exhibition is set up and run by volunteers to raise funds for...
View ArticleLetters to the editor
‘The journey can in no way be recommended for the soft-skinned’Sir,An anonymous correspondent last week believes that Haddenham children attending school in Thame should take the bus and that a safe...
View ArticleFitness expert spills the beans
A THAME fitness expert is holding a workshop to help increase people’s understanding of running and how it could best benefit them.George Anderson, who has been teaching runners the best way to stay in...
View ArticleUPDATED SATURDAY 9AM: Weekend sport at threat as winter weather tightens its...
THE wintry weather has already claimed several fixtures and looks set to put the big freeze on any sporting action across Aylesbury Vale and beyond this weekend.Aylesbury FC’s home match against Barton...
View ArticleMP’s thumbs up for trailblazing Thame
THE MP for Thame has hailed the way the town’s groundbreaking planning strategy is coming together after getting a thumbs up from a government minister after a recent visit.Planning minister Greg Clark...
View ArticleGlasto band is first up for Music in Park
IT may only be February, but preparations for Thame’s Music in the Park, are well underway.The event, which was a huge success last year, will take place on Sunday May 13.Organisers, the Friends of...
View ArticleFashion store to close its door
A HIGH Street shop which has been open for more than 25 years will be shutting next week.Ladies fashion shop TOGS 4 U has been operating since the mid-1980s selling clothes and accessories from various...
View ArticleBrighter future ahead for threatened library
LONG Crendon Library has been handed a lifeline after Oxfordshire County Council agreed to a partnership system which will give communities a far greater role.Plans are in place to improve the village...
View ArticleHas technology taken over from old-fashioned parenting?
I WAS ambling home from a walk through our local park the other afternoon when I spotted a couple of policemen calling at a house near to mine. They knocked at the door a couple of times. When there...
View ArticleIf you have to use the roads, go safely...
Motoring charity the IAM has today issued advice on driving in snow and ice, as freezing conditions spread across the country.IAM chief examiner Peter Rodger said: “Don’t drive unless it’s completely...
View ArticleVIDEO: Hydrogen-powered vehicle launched
A GROUND-BREAKING project to tackle carbon emissions with a new hydrogen-powered car has been unveiled. HydroGen4, the fourth generation of Vauxhall’s hydrogen-powered cars, has been manufactured in...
View ArticleNew group to support addicts
A NEW project to help addicts on their road to recovery has been set-up in Thame.The Narcotics Anonymous group offers people suffering from alcohol and drug related problems a chance to talk with...
View ArticleRaffle prize is a treat for Tricia
THE winner of this year’s Thame Food Festival raffle enjoyed her prize in style last weekend.Tricia Newbury and her family were treated to a top-notch three course meal cooked by Thame caterers What’s...
View ArticleThame and Flames play out thriller
Thame Hurricanes netball team drew a close game 25-25 against the flames.Thame had a blistering start and were 3-0 up in no time at all. The flames responded with some sparkling netball which resulted...
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