Sales top £200,000 a month for hospice retail division
The retail arm of Rennie Grove Hospice Care made more than £185,000 a month in the latter part of 2013, it has been announced.Rennie Grove’s 19 shops – and other retail initiatives such as its ebay...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: American Hustle is an impressive period piece with...
“Some of this actually happened…”Here’s a thing – I can make you rich. If you’re in need of credit, cash or liquidity but are somehow challenged, crooked, or desperate, come to me and I’ll sort you...
View ArticleGreat Train Robber Biggs’ ashes to be scattered at scene of crime
A third of the ashes of Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs will be scattered at the scene of the crime in Aylesbury Vale, his son has said. Michael Biggs, 39, said it was his father’s wish to have some of...
View ArticleStoke Mandeville Hospital pays out huge sum after errors left baby with brain...
Stoke Mandeville Hospital has admitted making mistakes that led to a baby suffering permanent brain damage.Lisa Mainds was reportedly seen by six different consultants and midwives when she went into...
View ArticleLawyer calls for one single investigation into sex fiend Jimmy Savile
A lawyer representing 60 victims of paedophile Jimmy Savile believes numerous separate inquiries are in danger of missing the true extent of his crimes.Lawyer Alan Collins has called for one judge-led...
View ArticlePensioner who died in car crash named
A woman who died in a car crash on the Oxford Road between Aylesbury and Thame has been named.Joyce Alice Towersey, 81, from Wymering Road, Aylesbury was killed when the car she was travelling in came...
View ArticleAlan Dee: No need to pay for A&E if we just had the right records
There’s been a lot of tutting about the suggestion that there should be a charge made if you visit a hospital A&E department and it turns out that it’s not really an emergency, and I can see how...
View ArticleMan freed over sex attack on 11-year-old boy
A man arrested in connection with a sexual assault on an 11-year-old boy in Wendover has been released without charge.The 43 year old from the Bicester area was arrested on December 16 after the...
View ArticlePolice hunt woman who tried to rob Aylesbury shops
A woman demanded cash from two Aylesbury shops on Sunday night - but left both empty handed.Some reports suggested the woman was armed with a knife when she entered the One Stop in Somerville Way at...
View ArticleHomes plan for former Wendover pub rejected
Plans to replace a former Wendover pub with homes have been thrown out.Developers wanted to demolish The End Of The World pub and build three detached homes.However, planners at Aylesbury Vale District...
View ArticleDon’t forget to apply for primary school places
Parents who want their children to start at a Bucks primary school or transfer to junior school this September are being reminded to make their applications before the deadline of 3pm on Wednesday,...
View ArticleThird tax cut in a row planned by South Oxfordshire District Council
Council tax will be cut for the third year in a row in South Oxfordshire if the district authority’s budget proposals get the green light next month.The district council plans to reduce rates by 2.5%,...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s film preview: After months of advance buzz, 12 Years A Slave...
Right, you’ve all had quite enough silliness and merriment over the holidays. Now let’s tackle some serious issues, OK?First up in the ‘released just in time to build up a head of steam for the Oscars’...
View ArticlePornography use in Thame revealed
Thame’s online pornography habits have been revealed in new statistics published today.People in Thame spend an average of 9 minutes 40 seconds viewing adult material per visit and access an average of...
View ArticleVote on home-to-school transport changes in Oxfordshire draws near
Plans which would see fewer Oxfordshire children get free home-to-school transport are to be voted on by council cabinet members next month.The Oxfordshire County Council proposals, which are currently...
View ArticleThame boss West breaks silence on red mist game
Mark West said he was ‘very disappointed’ by his Thame United side’s last fixture two weeks ago when seven players were sent off. The United boss spoke for the first time since the bizarre match...
View ArticleSpecial memorial game for Wood before ill-discipline costs Chinnor
Tom Wood was remembered before Chinnor Firsts took to the field on Saturday with a memorial game in his honour.Tom died unexpectedly at the age of 37 in November and more than 40 former Chinnor players...
View ArticleCouncils consider anti-HS2 petitions
Bucks politicians are next week expected to reaffirm their anti-HS2 stance and begin the process for petitioning against the £50 billion line in Parliament.At meetings of Aylesbury Vale District...
View ArticleCouncil shortlisted for local government awards
Bucks County Council has been shortlisted in four categories for a local government awards ceremony.The council has been nominated in the public health, corporate governance, innovation in...
View ArticlePain in the glass as roadside mounds create hazard
Mounds of broken glass were left on the roads of Thame by a faulty recycling truck.South Oxfordshire District Council, which is responsible for refuse collection, received reports of the fault on...
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