Thame win again
Thame United extended their unbeaten record to nine games with a 1-0 win and three points against Bracknell Town at the ASM Stadium on Saturday. The Reserves were victorious 2-0 at Chinnor. United now...
View ArticleCelebrity interview: Daniel Craig bulks up to play heavyweight Swedish hack
Before Bond makes his return next year, Daniel Craig stars as a journalist in the dark thriller The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, which is released in cinemas on Monday, December 26. The actor talks to...
View Article‘Don’t forget us’ the kids who star in every panto at Aylesbury Waterside...
JONATHAN Wilkes and Gillian Wright might be the big name stars but on stage children aged seven to 16 are performing alongside them – many hoping they will become the stars of tomorrow.Dick Whittington...
View ArticleWatch out for dodgy Christmas lights say Vale fire crews
FAULTY Christmas lights are believed to be the cause of a fire in Aylesbury – and crews have issued a warning to stop more families being affected.Shortly before 10pm on Monday, three fire crews were...
View ArticleInjury halts Chinnor match in controversial manner
CHINNOR’S game against promotion rivals Redingensians was halted halfway through under controversial circumstances following a serious injury to winger Ken Prinsloo.Chinnor were leading 17-5 with 58...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: Dragon Tattoo and Mission Impossible
The Girl With The Dragon TattooIt might seem strange to already have a second film version of this very recent best-selling novel, but then David Fincher isn’t a director averse to the strange. To a CV...
View ArticleJohn Pilgrim: All the best, even if Armageddon is around the corner
ACCORDING to some experts in the newspapers last week, Armageddon is just around the corner in 2012 – so I will take this opportunity to wish all of you a very merry Christmas! Not withstanding the...
View ArticleJohnny Cash is still attracting newer and younger fans
“HE just had a very special presence about him,” says Clive John the UK’s leading Johnny Cash impersonator who brings his successful tribute show to Aylesbury Waterside Theatre next month.The act...
View ArticleFreak car tragedy haunts Waterside panto star
HE has won countless fans for his hilarious performance as the Waterside’s panto dame, but actor Christian Patterson very nearly pulled out of the show after his five-year-old son was tragically killed...
View ArticleHS2: The nation says NO
ANTI HS2 campaigners are claiming ‘the country is with us’ after a new poll showed two thirds of people oppose the controversial rail link – and the official protest record looks set to enter the Top...
View ArticleDon’t queue at A&E when your pharmacist can help
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE’S top doctor is trying to reduce the number of residents who end up at A&E each year over the festive period.Dr Geoff Payne, the medical director of NHS Bucks and Oxon, is urging...
View ArticleReserves joy in five-a-side triumph
Haddenham United reserves had reason to celebrate after winning the prestigious John Metgod Trophy in Thame last week.The cup, named after the legendary Nottingham Forest player, is an annual...
View ArticleHeartbroken Ellie’s one Christmas wish
A FOUR-YEAR-OLD girl does not want any presents from Father Christmas this year ... she just wants her beloved pet dog Ruby home safe again.Ellie Day is so upset about her missing pet , she doesn’t...
View ArticleTot-Hall recall as Rob returns
AYLESBURY-BASED striker Rob Hall was recalled to parent club West Ham just hours after agreeing an extension to his loan stay at Oxford United last week.Oxford announced they had managed to secure the...
View ArticleAnti bullying book released for adults
A BRAVE Prestwood man has written an anti bullying advice book, after reflecting on his own experiences and deciding he wanted to help others in a similar position.Alex Gadd, 28, said: “I was picked on...
View ArticleFire strikes ‘are an option’
A FIRE service union has warned it may consider industrial action over plans to move a 999 call centre to Cambridgeshire.But protestors have been told that the alternative to the controversial move...
View ArticleShortage of foster carers is a concern
HUNDREDS of foster carers are needed in the South East to avoid a shortage ‘crisis’ according to a new report – backed by Bucks County Council.The Fostering Network claims the South East needs to find...
View ArticleCollecting to help fight food poverty
A YOUNG campaigner collected non-perishable food at Thame Town Hall last weekend, to help fight poverty in the UK this Christmas. Judith Merry, 23, of Worminghall, is pictured centre amongst fellow...
View Article‘Thank you for caring’
A THAME man who had his cheek sliced open in a freak accident on a motorway has donated £1,500 and more than 80 toys to the hospital which helped him recover.Pierre Taylor, who is the managing director...
View ArticleCinderella set to make fairy tale entrance in Tring
BEST boos at the ready, singing voice warmed up – it’s time once again for the Court Theatre in Tring to bring you its annual family pantomime.A show full of fun for everyone, director Nick Russon...
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