Star runner Cooray missing but Bearbrook determined to put on good show
Entries for the Bearbrook 10k road race next week have opened and the race for victory is expected to be wide open.Last year’s race was won by Vale of Aylesbury Athletics Club star and Sri Lankan...
View Article‘Bottoms up!’ as annual beer festival returns
The annual Chinnor Beer Festival is back for the fifth time, complete with 30 local ales and eight local ciders.The day at the village’s playing fields will begin at noon, running into the evening...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Ted
No matter how big a splash you make in this world whether you’re Corey Feldman, Frankie Muniz, Justin Bieber or a talking teddy bear, eventually, nobody cares…”That’s the censored version of the...
View ArticleSpinal injury teacher climbs Africa’s highest mountain
A primary school teacher who faced near paralysis after a horse riding accident four years ago is climbing the highest mountain in Africa for charity.Barley Hill teacher Nicole Issitt, 26, set off for...
View ArticleGungings hit the mark at ‘fantastic’ holiday camp
Nearly 1,000 children flooded the Thame showground for an action-packed week of activities, music, and even daily gungings.The week-long children’s holiday club Lighthouse Thame included crafts, games...
View ArticleCycle challenge to fund research
A grandmother whose hobbies once included cycling says she even enjoys menial chores such as changing her bedsheets after havig her life turned upside down by rare neurological disorder.Jenny Davies,...
View ArticleA home Games rowing gold made in Aylesbury but footballer’s dreams are dashed
There was golden glory and quarter-final heartache for two of our sports stars at the London Olympics at the weekend.Arsenal, England and Team GB striker Ellen White started her first match of the...
View ArticleDucks lose to landlords Leighton
Despite taking the lead through Steve Hatch, United were beaten 2-1 in their penultimate pre-season friendly at the weekend.Hatch converted from Michael Kilpa’s corner kick with just four minutes on...
View ArticleAllotment society opportunity
A community allotment project is being run to ‘bring the community together’.The Stones Close Allotment Society scheme, run by volunteers in conjunction with Thame Town Council, was formed in October...
View ArticleHairs to the town’s Independents’ Day
Zen Hair Design customer Hannah Collins was presented with vouchers from Oxfordshire Distrct Council as part of Thame’s twist on the American holiday Independence Day.Independent retailers across Thame...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVD guide: Gone, Headhunters, This Must Be The Place
Meandering chase thriller GONE (15: Entertainment In Video) is driven into a succession of dramatic dead ends. So what could have been a tense and involving story loses its grip on the suspense.Amanda...
View ArticleNow it’s women who want to put their foot down
Most people might blame boy racers for causing danger to other road users, but research from insurance group Swinton suggests that women are the real speed demons on the road with three quarters of...
View ArticleAlan Dee: A fine way to tackle internet trolls
TWITTER trolls and other twerps are much in the news, so naturally I have been gravitating in grey matter terms towards a possible solution.There’s no denying that the sort of chump whose brain is...
View ArticlePlans for new homes in Thame rejected by councillors
The threat of excessive traffic and over-development were among the reasons an application for seven new houses was recommended for rejection by Thame Town Council.Claims that the development would be...
View ArticleTwo burglaries at houses in Thame
Expensive items have been stolen by burglars from two houses in Thame.The first took place at around 2am on Friday in North Street where burglars are be believed to have entered the house through a...
View ArticleHunt on to find town’s inventors
Former Tomorrow’s World presenter Kate Bellingham is backing a compeition to find inventors and innovators from Thame, with young people having the chance to win prizes worth more than £50,000.Thame...
View ArticleSee the Olympics on the big screen at Blenheim Palace
Blenheim Palace’s Pleasure Gardens provides the ‘perfect setting’ to watch the Olympics with friends and family this summer.Every day during the London 2012 Olympics, Blenheim Palace will host a Big...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: Step Up 4, Offender
Step Up 4: Miami Heat 3DIf you can find anything redeemable, or original about this film, can you please tell me what that might be? I have no words for this. It feels insulting and patronising, but...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to the pick of the week’s TV
SATURDAYLondon – The Modern Babylon (BBC Two, 9.20pm)This feature-length documentary takes a look back at the past century of the capital’s history. An extensive patchwork of archive clips, songs,...
View ArticleCalling all inspiring artists
Fancy yourself as the next Monet/ Banksy/ Gilbert and/or George? The Vienna Tourist Board is extending its nationwide hunt to unearth the next big artistic talent.2012 marks the 150th anniversary of...
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