Papa Truck at music night
The next session of the First Thursday Music Club features a performance from British bluegrass band Papa Truck.The group will be performing tracks from their new album ‘Further Down the Road’ at the...
View ArticlePhone lines were red hot!
Staff at a call centre in Thame were part of the nationwide network of volunteers that answered the donation phones on Red Nose Day. The staff from CPM in Aylesbury Road supported the cause on Friday,...
View ArticleBusiness Eye: Budget
During the Chancellor’s tongue in cheek Budget speech last Wednesday I was in the Mix 96 Studio offering live commentary on what it meant for us here in Bucks.Our friends at Bucks Herald Towers must...
View ArticleFarming Matters: Searching for old tractors
A few weeks ago I wrote about a competition currently running to find the oldest working tractor.(Original story here)Entries have flooded in, and with them, some rather touching stories.One is about a...
View Article“Can you make a difference to a vulnerable child’s life?”
It’s a sobering fact that more than 50 per cent of children in care in Buckinghamshire have to be placed with families outside this county.That’s because there simply are not enough people in...
View ArticleAylesbury boss Joyce hails “positive” move to Thame
Aylesbury United manager Tony Joyce feels the club’s move to Thame is a step in the right direction.The club announced on Friday that they have signed an agreement with Thame Football Partnership to...
View ArticleAgonising defeat for Chinnor in 91-point thriller
Despite running in seven tries, Chinnor succumbed to defeat in an enthralling and breathless match against Bishop’s Stortford as the visitors scraped to victory by just a single point, 46-45.Chinnor,...
View ArticleFarming matters: New county man for NFU
Tom Cackett is the new county adviser for the NFU in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, working from an office at Milton Common. He has relocated from his home town of Redbourn to live in...
View ArticleWeather Watch: Dry conditions after wet start to April
We’re now well into the second month of meteorological spring, with March already becoming a distant memory.So how did the weather statistics stack up last month, and do the figures reflect what you...
View ArticleBusiness Eye: Sturgeon’s seductive sales pitch for a dangerous product
Last week’s 7 headed monster that was the General Election Leaders’ Debate offered a number of valuable business messages for those who were watching carefully.Not the political sales pitches, all of...
View ArticleFarming Matters: End of the European milk quotas
As EU milk quotas come to an end, NFU dairy board chairman Rob Harrison is urging all countries to act responsibly and collectively in order to manage future volatility.Milk quotas were introduced in...
View ArticleMusical murderous mayhem
A recent West End hit, the classic Ealing black comedy The Ladykillers was adapted for the stage by Graham Linehan, writer of Father Ted and the IT Crowd.And now The Frayed Knot Theatre Company is...
View ArticleTerrific Thame Boys crowned Oxfordshire champions
Thame Boys U15s are the new Oxfordshire Youth Cup champions after they needed extra-time to see off Crowmarsh Youth Boys 3-1 in the final. Thame started strongly and striker Dan Collins grabbed his...
View ArticleLetter: Ill informed views on air guns
As an air gun competition shooter I wish to challenge Les Stockers ill informed remarks in last weeks Thame Gazette.Mr Stocker needs to do some research and get his facts straight before spouting off.I...
View ArticleLetter: Corrections over Elms letters
I would like to correct and advise Ian Pearse and Sandra Davidson on statements they made in relation to The Elms application in the Gazette last week. Mr Pearce is completely wrong when he refers to...
View ArticleLetter: Delighted with VE Day concert
I would like to express my delight at the VE Day 70th Anniversary concert given by the Friends of the Day Centre and the Thame Concert Band on Saturday evening (18th) in St. Mary’s, Thame. What a...
View ArticleComprehensive win for Thame in season opener
Thame Cricket Club’s first team kicked off their 2015 campaign in style when they recorded a convincing seven-wicket win over Oxford IIs in Cherwell League Division One. On a cloudy afternoon, Oxford...
View ArticleToyota and Nissan recall 6.5 million cars due to potentially faulty airbags
Toyota and Nissan are recalling 6.5m cars globally due to potentially faulty airbag inflators made by Takata, it has been announced.Just under five million cars are being recalled by Toyota, including...
View ArticleGeorge’s back! For charity
A fitness instructor who famously ran 10 back to back marathons around Thame is back – to raise even more money for charity.George Anderson, who raised £10,000 for charity last year, is hosting a...
View ArticleBig action and big fun in Big Game
Die Hard in a forest – just with the Bruce Willis role morphed into a young teenage kid. If you like the sound of that, then Big Game is the film for you (writes Matt Adcock). When Air Force One is...
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