Keeping you up-to-date with changes in TUPE
This year has seen various changes made to the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) as a result of the Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertaking...
View ArticleWill you be affected by recent changes to inheritance law?
In the light of new legislation that came into force on October 1, the Law Society is urging people to consult their solicitor to check their will is accurate and up-to-date following changes made to...
View ArticleBusiness Eye: Our kids will pay the price of today’s failures
This week’s column comes to you from Rome, an iconic living memorial offering many inspirational reminders of human creative genius and economic potential, as well as the clear lesson that a failure to...
View ArticleStop the Cowboys: Coffee mornings give vulnerable neighbours greater security
Several small groups of neighbours meet for coffee and cake around Aylesbury, but socialising isn’t their only aim.They’re on the alert for doorstep rogue traders. Joyce, who runs one of them every few...
View ArticleEducation Eye: The debate over setting, streaming and selection
There is much debate about the pros and cons of setting, streaming or mixed ability teaching.Setting is where children are grouped according to ability in some individual subjects, streaming is where...
View ArticleBusiness Eye: Real leaders act... they don’t just think about it
It was Shakespeare’s Malvolio in Twelfth Night who told us not to be afraid of greatness and that “some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them”.No matter the...
View ArticleEducation Eye: Can YouTube generation benefit from online videos?
I had to smile when accompanying a young man from Japan to his sixth form interview at a boarding school this week.He explained that while at school in Japan and learning English through classes he...
View ArticleBusiness Eye: It really is rocket science
I just love looking under the skin of someone else’s business because invariably you learn so much and find that their “overnight success” is down to decades of hard work, dedication and a forensic...
View ArticleNotes from St Tiggywinkles: The pirate of the skies
Over the years I have treated thousands of birds from dozens of species.We can usually identify them, as most are birds of our woods, gardens and countryside. Then a mystery turns up and everybody...
View Article‘Major investment’ required for fully automated council website which could...
Annual savings of more than £450,000 could be achieved if Aylesbury Vale District Council invests heavily in a new website.Council leader Neil Blake says a ‘fully automated’ website would mean up to 13...
View ArticleTHAME: Youth cafe under threat of closure cries out for help
A youth pastor is appealing for new volunteers to help at a youth cafe that will face closure if no one steps up to the plate.Nick Francis, 33, moved to the town six months ago and has taken the helm...
View ArticleJason Donovan to star in King’s Speech
Jason Donovan will star in a stage version of The King’s Speech coming to the Oxford Playhouse in May. The theatre has just announced its spring season, with other highlights including Tom Stoppard’s...
View ArticleTHAME: Kerry Katona will light up the town
Former Atomic Kitten singer Kerry Katona will flip the switch on Thame’s Christmas light display this year.The recently-wed star has been spotted several times since her move to nearby Chinnor, and she...
View ArticleBusiness Eye: Learn from history’s greatest mistakes
History leaves us big clues from which to learn although we do seem to have the knack for ignoring these gifts.There is no richer source of accelerated wisdom than studying the failures of those too...
View ArticleFarming Matters: A far cry from the usual bacon roll...
My husband’s idea of taking me out for lunch involves buying me a bacon roll at Thame cattle market, but once a year he ups his game and takes me to the splendid grandeur of Hartwell House.Of course...
View ArticleTHAME: New vicar settling in and loving life in ‘friendly’ town
A new vicar says she has really settled into life in Thame and is looking forward to her first Christmas in the town.Rachel Cross, who took over at Barley Hill Church a couple of months ago said she...
View ArticleMen arrested for illegal hunting
Four men have been arrested on suspicion of hare coursing in the Vale countryside.They were apprehended near to the Ridgeway National Trail in Chilton on November 9, after a report from a member of the...
View ArticleIndustrial drill went through factory worker’s hand during safety breach
A furniture manufacturer has been fined for safety breaches after a worker’s hand was pierced by an industrial drill.The 42-year-old employee was using a lathe machine used to produce chair legs at...
View ArticleTHAME: Exhibition over Tesco plans
Tesco are holding an exhibition to showcase their controversial plans to build a new store in Thame.The exhibition takes place at the Barns Centre in Church Road today (Friday) from 12noon to 6pm and...
View ArticleHS2 campaigner ‘greatly encouraged’ by committee’s response
A leading campaigner against HS2 says he is ‘greatly encouraged’ by the way a committee of MPs have adjudicated on the plans so far.Stop HS2 campaign manager Joe Rukin was commenting after the HS2...
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