Poll: Aylesbury Vale is 15th best place to live in Britain
IT’S official – Aylesbury Vale is the finest place to live in Buckinghamshire.The district came 15th nationally in the Halifax 2011 Quality of Life Survey, the sixth year in a row it has made the top...
View ArticleSlimmers can lose weight to help hospital
DIETERS likely to need motivation to stick to their New Year’s resolution are being challenged to see if they can lose weight for charity.Scannappeal is offering help and support to groups of friends...
View Article‘Inflammatory’ jibe as fire bonus row heats up
FIREFIGHTERS have been challenged to take a basic pay cut as authority chiefs defended a £35,000 bonus fund for senior managers.At an authority meeting, frontline staff were told they had ‘fantastic...
View ArticleLetters to the editor
Think before you fight Sainsbury’sKathy Ellis,ThameMY family have been residents of Thame for the last 18 years and appreciate the rural aspects of this market town.While the invitation to comment will...
View ArticleHow to make our resolutions stick
EVERY January sees scores of people embark on a series of New Year resolutions and training programmes, the vast majority of which are broken within a couple of days.Thame-based fitness guru George...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
“Rape, torture, fire, animals, religion. Am I missing anything?” Welcome to the dark, lurid world of Stieg Larsson’s multi-million selling novel, wonderfully reworked here in English by master director...
View ArticleMotoring: Cocky young drivers reckon they’re the tops
More than 60 per cent of young male novice drivers think they are more skilful than the average driver, according to driving charity the IAM’s latest report. Only 32 per cent of young women say the...
View ArticlePoetry on our own doorsteps
A POET from Great Haseley has had a book of his work published, taking inspiration from Thame and the surrounding area.Roy Davids, who has lived in the Oxfordshire village for more than 20 years, has...
View ArticleNew Year’s message from MP for Thame John Howell
LET me start by wishing everyone a peaceful and prosperous 2012. I also want especially to thank all those who have worked so hard for the many charities and voluntary organisations which make this...
View ArticleHigh winds blamed as tree falls onto car in Tesco Broadfields
IT was a dark, wet and windy return to work for most people today – but for one Aylesbury man the New Year started with a thud after a tree fell onto his car whilst he was shopping.The incident...
View ArticleMayor’s walk a great success
THAME mayor David Bretherton invited people to join him on a New Year’s Day walk, to start 2012, the Olympic year, with a little bit of sociable exercise.A total of 28 people set off from Raquets at...
View ArticleHaddenham Methodist Church helps the homeless
Haddenham Methodist Church donated Christmas goodie bags to Aylesbury Homeless Action Group last week.The charity provides food and clothing for the area’s homeless. Contact ahag@yahoo.co.uk
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: The Artist, Goon, The Iron Lady
The ArtistReleased as 2011 drew to a close, this was the last great film of the year. An imaginative silent movie that is poised to be the surprise of the awards season as it bewitches audiences,...
View ArticleTen to treasure: Matt Adcock’s films of 2011
2012 is here, but first let’s look back on the movies of the past 12 months that really stuck in the mind. It’s a countdown of quality, so watch out for these titles if you haven’t seen them yet...10....
View ArticleVale reality show will be bigger in series two
SPOOF reality show The Only Made In Aylesbury is set to return in March with new characters and ‘thought through’ plots.The unscripted internet-only show, which has attracted roughly 1,000 views a...
View ArticleMorris dancing brings a smile to the Camerons
DAVID Cameron has been entertained by the Whitchchurch Morris Men and afterwards spoke to the group and showed off his knowledge of the tradition.The Whitchurch men have danced at the Plough at...
View ArticlePETER PAN is coming – who do you want to star in the show?
Aylesbury Waterside Theatre is already selling tickets for its 2012 panto Peter Pan even though the cast is yet to be announced.The big name stars to play Peter, Wendy, Tinkerbell and Captain Hook are...
View ArticleDrugs factory raid following a tip off
POLICE raided a suspected cannabis factory in Aylesbury on Wednesday and seized roughly 300 plants.A team of eight officers stormed the doors of the house in Monmouth Close just after 8am.A man aged 59...
View ArticleTrust board slash ‘not right’ - critic
A HOUSING trust is at the centre of an accountability row over plans to slash the number of leaders.This week Aylesbury Vale District Council confirmed a challenge had been mounted over plans to reduce...
View ArticleHonour mission across the ocean
A CUDDINGTON adventurer who is taking part in a long distance sailing race to raise money for an African school, has embarked on her epic journey from Australia to China.Honour Schram de Jong, who is...
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