Spirit of the Queen will be honoured by festival
ORGANISERS of this year’s Spirit Of Tring festival are planning to use the event to help celebrate the Queen’s diamond jubilee.The not-for-profit two-day show takes place on the weekend of Saturday,...
View ArticleSavile’s change of heart puts good cause in a fix
SIR Jimmy Savile withdrew a £30,000 donation to charity days before he died, leaving a funding black hole which urgently needs filling.An arts project for disabled people at Stoke Mandeville Hospital...
View ArticleClick here to see what is happening this weekend
FOR a comprehensive seven day what’s on guide pick up a copy of this weeks Bucks Herald (Feb 15-22, 2012)FRIDAYMusicDetroit-born blues and rock guitarist Marcus Malone is performing at the Limelight...
View ArticleTragic mum would be so proud
A GRIEVING Aylesbury family says it has been overwhelmed by the response to a 24-hour fundraising appeal in memory of a tragic mum.Relatives of Nicola Paine, who was just 42 when she died from cancer,...
View ArticleNew-look site and new fixtures for busy Ducks
AYLESBURY United are set to take on Hatfield Town in a rearranged match on Wednesday night, their first game for nearly three weeks due to wintry weather.Frustratingly for Ducks boss Tony Joyce, the...
View ArticleFC Spruce up their attack with winger signing
WHILE the wintry weather has left the bitter taste of FC’s 9-2 defeat at St Neots lingering for three weeks, it has allowed manager Steve Smith time to improve his struggling team.With pitches frozen...
View ArticleOxfordshire school changes in the pipeline
MORE ACADEMIES, more free schools and more autonomy for all schools are among the changes announced by Oxfordshire County Council.In a statement, the county council has stated: “Oxfordshire County...
View ArticleSir Jimmy Savile’s old Range Rover set to go under the hammer
It’s got a double mattress in the back, its own sink and even comes with the faintest smell of rich Cuban cigar smoke – Stoke Mandeville Hospital patron Sir Jimmy Savile’s car is up for sale.The 1978...
View ArticleCouncil chairman moves to clarify Sainsbury’s comments
FOLLOWING the article in last week’s Thame Gazette regarding the time extension to Sainsbury’s planning application to build a supermarket in Thame, Don Butler, chairman of the town council’s planning...
View ArticlePolice reassure residents over graffiti daubings in Chinnor
A NEIGHBOURHOOD policing team is reassuring the community and promising to follow every line of enquiry after some graffiti was sprayed onto paths, walls and fences in Chinnor.Insp Martin Ford, said:...
View Article‘Helping firms to have the best possible start’
REFLECTING the true aims of the Big Society, Fredericks Oxfordshire has awarded 10 companies funding and support since its launch just eight months ago.Fredericks Oxfordshire is a social enterprise...
View ArticleTarts set for court date with new show
THE Artfully Reliable Theatre Society (Tarts for short) present Shushan, a new and exciting musical by Rebecca Taylor and Nina Gregory, at The Court Theatre in Tring tonight.Shushan is an historical...
View Article‘People are hearing a bang in the night and thinking it’s burglars’
THE weather has been so cold that families have been woken up in the middle of the night by the sound of their windows smashing.As temperatures plummeted to minus 10 in some parts of the Vale,...
View ArticleSainsbury’s: ‘It’s back to the future’
FEARS that Sainsbury’s chief executive was set to demand high streets ‘shrink or die’ were quashed last night.A precursor to a speech by the supermarket giant’s chief at the annual CityFood Lecture at...
View ArticleLast gasp West strike keeps his dad happy
A LAST minute winner from Dan West was enough to see Thame United through to the last four of the Oxfordshire Senior Cup on Tuesday evening with a 2-1 home victory over Henley.The visitors opened the...
View ArticleGet inspired with animal record breakers in Tring
CHILDREN can model a set of water buffalo horns at a new exhibition which has opened.It is called animal record breakers and is designed to highlight some of the natural-world’s champions in the run up...
View ArticleTHAME Hurricanes netball team started well but were eventually overpowered by...
The Hurricanes fail to make their ConnexionThe home side opened the scoring with a smart shot from Helen but Connexions hit back instantly. The visitors continued to push and the tie finished 28-16 to...
View ArticleCounties’ fire control centres set to be merged
OXFORDSHIRE County Council is set to press ahead with plans to merge its fire control centre, despite Buckinghamshire pulling out of the Thames Valley-wide projectLast October, the Buckinghamshire and...
View ArticleThree point Haule as Aylesbury bounce back with Northwood win
AYLESBURY FC finally banished the demons from their 9-2 defeat at St Neots when they beat Northwood at home on Saturday afternoon.The win came courtesy of a 74th minute Brian Haule goal, and went some...
View ArticleSurvivor Boyce backing Wigan to stay in Prem
PREMIER League defender Emmerson Boyce is confident his Wigan side have what it takes to stave off relegation after starring in their vital 2-1 win over rivals Bolton last Saturday.The Aylesbury-born...
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