New play area will aid youngsters’ learning
A £38,000 play area which will encourage children’s learning has opened in Aylesbury.The project has seen a small Tarmac fenced area at the Southcourt Community Centre transformed into what Aylesbury...
View ArticleRed Arrow fly past
You might catch a glimpse of the Red Arrows on Tuesday.The famous RAF stunt team will be undertaking a flypast of Raf Halton in Buckinghamshire on Tuesday.The fly past is at 1.30pm.It has beeen...
View ArticleHospital helps to find new cure for superbug C-diff
A hospital whose ‘serious failings’ seven years ago led to the spread of a deadly superbug has now helped find a treatment for the infection.Stoke Mandeville Hospital was one of 15 centres to be used...
View ArticleFlashmob in town
Aylesbury town centre got its groove on when flashmob dancers took over Market Square.The seemingly spontaneous boogie took place outside Friars Square Shopping Centre on Saturday.The flashdance was...
View ArticleKit drives Cubs’ seconds to the top of the league
Cublington seconds were put into bat by Didcott after losing the toss and were soon on the back foot as they lost openerSteve George in the second over.Kit Gordon-Stuart (18) and Chris Baines (51)...
View ArticleHaddenham Youth Theatre prepares for productions
Haddenham Youth Theatre is putting the final touches on two forthcoming plays.The junior group will be presenting classic desert island adventure ‘Captain Blackboot’s Island’, while the senior group...
View ArticleNo surprise I am in pensive mood...
Here’s something that really pulled me up short, so prepare yourself for a piece of information which, at the very least, will make you raise your eyebrows or assume your other preferred expression of...
View ArticleFancy racing around Silverstone?
Why not cycle or walk around the famous Silverstone F1 track tonight?There is also the option of using the shorter national track layout. The event starts at 5pm, with the last lap getting underway at...
View ArticleJailed paedophile Robert Major may have had more victims
A jailed paedophile’s victims who are yet to come forward are being encouraged to do so by police.Former scout leader Robert James Major, who sexually abused a father, his son and another boy, was...
View ArticleThame Players chairman steps down
The chairman of the Thame Players has stepped down after working in the role for the past 13 years.Tony Long was given a great send-off by over fifty supporters, members and friends of Thame Players at...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVD guide: John Carter, Project C. Jack & Jill
ANOTHER fantasy adventure has rolled off the production line, but JOHN CARTER (12: Walt Disney) has much to recommend it.This lavish production of Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burrough’s series of novels...
View ArticlePaws for thought with family friendly dog show
A dog-friendly fun day takes place on Sunday, designed to reduce the number of reports of anti-social behaviour which involve man’s best friend.Common complaints include excessive barking or...
View ArticleHelp the heroes - with a pole dance
POLE dancing will be the special of the day at the James Figg during an event to raise money for ‘Help for Heroes’ on Saturday.The ‘pole jam’ event, organised through Pole Attack, will take place in...
View ArticleThame runners beat the rain
Despite heavy showers Thame’s runners were out in full force for the annual CPM 10km road race last Sunday.The unfortunate weather conditions meant the race had to be shortened from 10km to 9.65km so...
View ArticleMarathon match to give prostate cancer the boot
A dawn to dusk five-a-side football tournament is being organised to help give prostate cancer the boot.The 16-hour event is aiming to raise more than £3,000 in aid of the Prostate Cancer Charity.The...
View ArticleThree cheers for beer at Haddenham
Haddenham’s Real Ale Festival fundraiser is expected to see more than 2,500 people attend next Saturday.The festival, which is one of the largest in Britian will take place at Haddenham Community...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: Friends With Kids, Storage 24 and more
Friends With KidsYou only have to take a cursory glance at the schedules to see how lacking in imagination mainstream Hollywood has become. Hot on the heels of the resoundingly unremarkable What To...
View ArticleTeenagers are ready to rock
Teenagers across Aylesbury have organised a second charity concert in response to the lack of safe, affordable gigs in the town for their age group.The latest show, which features four of Aylesbury’s...
View ArticleAylesbury flies the flag for our brave troops
A special flag was raised outside County Hall in Aylesbury on Wednesday in the lead-up to Saturday’s National Armed Forces Day. War veterans, dignitaries and onlookers gathered what has become an...
View ArticleArla roadworks set for town
Motorists in Aylesbury beware – there’s weeks of roadworks ahead connected to the Arla megadairy development.Bucks County Council says the work, which will centre on Tring Road, will be carried out in...
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