Hunt for men who fled crash scene
Police are hunting two men who fled a crash scene after the motorbike they were riding veered into the wrong lane.A Honda CBR 100 motorbike was travelling towards Longwick on the A4129 when it crossed...
View ArticleAppeal for help to find missing teenager
Police have launched an appeal to find a 16-year-old girl who has been missing over the weekend.Jessica Peters was last seen at her home in Drayton Road, Newton Longville, on Friday afternoon and has...
View ArticleTalk about death over a slice of cake and a cuppa
A group that aims to get people talking about the taboo subject of death is paying a visit to Thame.A Death Cafe will be set up in the Thame Barns Centre to allow people who want to talk about dying to...
View ArticleCourt round-up: Woman stole food worth £3 from Poundland
This week’s round-up from the magistrates’ court includes a woman who was fined £75 for stealing food worth £3 from Poundland...MOHAMMED ASHFAQ, 36, of Victoria Street, Aylesbury. On June 4 assaulted a...
View ArticleFather of girl born 12 weeks premature set for hundred mile cycle challenge
A barrister whose daughter was born 12 weeks premature is taking part in a hundred mile cycle ride to raise money to help families with babies born early or ill. Oliver Wraight, from Princes Risborough...
View ArticleGuest column: Teens have a lot of choices to make
The Government requirement for young people to stay in education or training until they are 17 years old (age 18 from 2015), opens up a range of opportunity. As students anxiously await their GCSE and...
View ArticleFarming Matters: Rising to war challenge
On Monday people throughout the country will take part in the national commemoration of the outbreak of the First World War by turning out their lights from 10-11pm to reflect on the sacrifices made by...
View ArticleNotes from St Tiggywinkles: My bid to rescue Mrs T from the French
Whenever Sue and I go on our travels we are always looking out for items that could feature in Tiggywinkles’ Museum of Hedgehogabilia.Antique fairs and markets, car boot sales and, of course, the...
View ArticlePlanning round-up: Friars Square entrance proposals submitted
Find out what proposals have been submitted to the district council – and the decisions the authority has made.To find out more about an application, click here and enter the reference...
View ArticleBusiness Eye: A billion reasons to tap into the mega-rich
A wise female Prime Minister once reminded me that the rest of the world is really all of the world, and that every place on the planet is small by comparison to the opportunities that exist beyond its...
View ArticleMen charged with spate of catalytic converter thefts
Two men have been charged following a string of thefts of catalytic converters.The men have been charged with a total of 17 offences, six of which took place across the Vale.Darren John Bruce Lee and...
View ArticleWeather Watch: It’s official –summer is one of the hottest on record
For meteorologists and climatologists, summer constitutes June, July and August so we are already more than two thirds through the summer season. Despite recent heavy showers, most people would...
View ArticleTHAME: Can you help Thame to remember its war heroes?
A poignant project that aims to lay crosses of remembrance on the graves of 190 men from Thame who died in conflicts has been launched.Over the past five months, a team of volunteer researchers have...
View ArticleTHAME: Medal at last for hero Jack
A wartime sailor whose ship was hit by a torpedo killing many people on board has finally received the Russian Arctic Star medal for his bravery.Jack Kirtland, from Rooks Road, was steering HMS Mounsey...
View ArticlePlanning round-up: Changes at town’s two Tesco superstores
Find out what’s being planned in your neighbourhood – plus the latest decisions by Aylesbury Vale District Council.You can look up individual applications here, just use the reference number in the...
View ArticleTHAME: Two grants for theatre company
Thame Players Theatre Company, who are celebrating their 70th anniversary this year, have received two grants to improve facilities at the theatre.The two grants, each for £5,000 were awarded to the...
View ArticleBusiness Eye: Think about it – we so often rush decisions
Greetings from the Party Island of Ibiza.This could easily be renamed the ‘chill island’. Between the occasional foam party, the time we spend here is mostly about eating well, drinking plenty, and...
View ArticleTHAME: John Howell MP - “Young people often get a bad press”
The letters in the Thame Gazette over the last few weeks have raised issues that clearly matter to the people of Thame: dog mess, parking, the state of the pavements and litter. They were raised in my...
View ArticleBercow: Solar farm plan will industrialise historic landscape
The House has risen for the summer recess and, although my office remains open, the steady stream of letters, emails and phone calls has dropped off slightly of late.I’m hoping that this is because...
View ArticleFarming Matters: Celebrating the country
There’s been a lot in the news about the continuing popularity of country shows.In a world where life changes at a rapid pace and many things seem to be out of our control, lots of people take comfort...
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