Haddenham Runners are looking bright and doing all right
Haddenham Runners are going well into their new season with numbers steady each week.The club enjoyed success in the Thame 10K with members posting good times, reaping the benefits from all the hard...
View Article‘Unique’ burial attracts large audience
The recent funeral of a Haddenham embroiderer attracted a lot of attention after she was buried in a handmade shroud. Ann Mary Johnstone passed away in June aged 80 and the unique service at St Mary’s...
View ArticleInspirational professor ‘lit up’ Bucks sport
A stalwart of Buckinghamshire sport was given a lifetime achievement award at a glittering celebration of the Olympics.Professor Peter Thomas MBE, retiring chairman of Bucks & Milton Keynes Sports...
View ArticleFriendly Staffie and cat with a wonderful nature
Can you provide a loving new home for Tammie the cat or Leia the Staffie terrier cross?Tammie is a beautiful cat with a fantastic nature who is looking for a loving new home.She is 12 years old but is...
View ArticleRAF Halton gunner Lewis is flying after Olympic call-up
The Senior Aircraftsman has been selected as reserve in the under 66kg category for the British judo team.The 21 year old says he is ‘buzzing’ after getting the call and admitted his head was still in...
View ArticleGrowing concern over missing man
Police are becoming ‘increasingly concerned’ about a missing Aylesbury man.Stephen Sandison, of Coldharbour, was last seen leaving his sister’s home in Chinnor, on July 31, at around 10.15pm.The 47...
View ArticleDucks give QPR a scare in thriller and face Sandhurst in Berks and Bucks Cup...
Aylesbury United showed they can mix it with the big boys when they were denied a much-deserved draw in a thrilling 3-2 defeat to Premier League side QPR on Tuesday.Only a late winner from United’s...
View ArticleArrests over suspected arson at heritage railway in Chinnor
Police have made two arrests in connection with a fire which destroyed a historic train carriage.More than 45 firefighters from eight fire stations were called to tackle the blaze at Chinnor and...
View ArticleAylesbury-born rower has golden chance after storming into Olympic final
Andrew Triggs-Hodge looks a good bet for Olympic gold on Saturday after winning through the men’s four semi-final in some style on Thursday.The Aylesbury-born rower, who now lives in Oxford, was part...
View ArticlePolocrosse teen grabs glory for UK
While the Olympics has been taking centre stage this week, a Lord Williams’s pupil has been doing his bit to give Great Britain some sporting success.Haddenham teen Matt Smith has recently returned...
View ArticleSwimmer retires after Olympic disappointment
Thame Swim Club patron Simon Burnett has retired from swimming after the British team failed to reach the final of the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay on Sunday.The former Lord Williams’s School pupil,...
View ArticleREVIEW: Romeo And Juliet At Pendley Shakespeare Festival
It may be in its 63rd year, but Pendley’s popular Shakespeare Festival is not feeling tired or old and thoroughly deserves its reputation for staging imaginative interpretations of the Bard’s best...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: Ted, Diary Of A Wimpy Kid
TedMasterly as The Dark Knight Rises is, it is heavy going and what with the Olympics currently building national fervour and a rotten run of biblical weather, heavy is something people might not...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s guide to new DVDs: Comes A Bright Day, The Flowers of War
A LONDON hotel porter finds himself thrown into a hostage situation with the girl of his dreams in COMES A BRIGHT DAY (15: Sony).This British thriller with romantic undertones is an ambitious but...
View ArticleHot shot club wins Crendon Fours
Long Crendon hosted their annual Fours competition this week, attracting 10 clubs from Bucks, Oxon and the Home Counties.Each club fielded teams of four players and teams were divided into two leagues,...
View ArticleThame’s cricketers grind out draw while Dinton are riding high at league summit
Vandit Jivrajani was the star with 38 (not out) for Thame when they managed a draw at bottom side Farnham Royal at the weekend.A total of 257-6 by the home side proved to be too high a total for Thame...
View ArticleWebber welcomes break after leaving Hungary empty handed
Mark Webber says he is relishing the chance to recharge his batteries and spend time with his family during the month-long break in the Formula 1 season. The Aston Clinton racer finished eighth for the...
View ArticleWhite’s dreaming of gold as she hopes for first start against Canada
Team GB footballer Ellen White has a realistic hope of an Olympic medal after helping her side reach the quarter-finals.The Arsenal and England striker, a multiple Bucks Herald Sports Personality award...
View ArticleNew line up for Grendon Festival
The Grendon Festival will now take place on Friday, September 7 and Saturday 8 – with organisers announcing they are extremely proud of their revised line up of Adele, Kasabian and Oasis tribute...
View ArticleSmashing result for Bucks Ladies
Bucks Ladies managed their best ever result at the Aegon Summer County Cup when they finished runners-up to Herts.The Eastbourne tournament saw the Bucks team, which is made up entirely of current or...
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