Creams not whiter than white after being recalled due to poisonous mercury
Hundreds of packets of skin lightening cream have been recalled after they were discovered to contain mercury. Bucks Trading Standards issued a warning about the dangers of using the creams after...
View ArticleChristmas joy to be spread far and wide with new card shop
A new Christmas charity card shop has been officially unveiled at a ceremony in Thame.The Cards for Good Causes charity shop will help raise funds for the Thame Community Hospital.Peter Lambert, deputy...
View ArticleGolf club chips in with huge charity donation
More than £30,000 has been raised for charity through various fundraising activities by The Oxfordshire Golf Club.Marcus Simmons, club captain, presented a cheque for £30,100 to the Florence...
View ArticleThame seek old form as double late show finishes off poor November
Thame United’s manager is hopeful his side can rediscover some form after they twice squandered leads late on in the space of a week.Mark West’s men drew 2-2 at home to Highworth Town on Saturday...
View ArticleButcher’s gets a chocolate surprise as thanks for its loyalty
A chocolate surprise was delivered to the staff of a butcher’s shop as a thank you for its success promoting Thame’s loyalty card scheme.Since the scheme launched in June last year, High Street...
View ArticleReport released on crash that killed retired ex-RAF Halton Wing Commander in...
An initial report into a plane crash that killed a retired RAF Wing Commander has been released.Brian North, 72, was flying a replica First World War SE5a bi-plane fighter aircraft in Colorado, USA,...
View ArticleA life cut short: RAF Halton’s popular mascot George the goat has passed away
Tributes have been paid to RAF Halton’s ceremonial goat called George after he died from illness.The six-year-old Golden Guernsey-Boer goat was best known for attending graduation parades at the...
View ArticleChurch aims to spread Christmas joy
Great Missenden’s church of St Peter and St Paul will be filled with more than 20 Christmas trees this year as it aims to spread festive cheer.Church groups and schools have been busy planning their...
View ArticleFlytippers warned after Watermead recycling area becomes strewn with rubbish...
Flytippers who target an estate’s recycling bins have been warned they face prosecution and fines of up to £1,500.The recycling area near the picturesque Watermead Inn has increasingly become an...
View Article‘You are all inspirational, you truly put people back together again’:...
Silver medal-winning Paralympian and former Stoke Mandeville patient Peter Norfolk was the guest of honour at the eighth Bucks NHS workers’ awards.The London 2012 Team GB wheelchair tennis-doubles star...
View Article‘Beauty is on the inside, you don’t need skin lightening creams’: Ex-mayor...
A community leader is calling for better public information and for people to realise they are already ‘beautiful’ after almost 600 packets of a skin lightening cream were confiscated from Bucks shops...
View ArticleJobs: Battle of the sexes is heating up
The battle of the sexes is no more fiercely fought than over the thermostat in the office, say environmental consultants.In 84 per cent of cases, women want offices to be warmer and men want them...
View ArticleThame finally having a ball after impressive win
Thame showed they have got their season firmly on track with an impressive 6-2 home win over Tring.It was a scrappy affair with several very talented Tring players causing havoc early on.Nevertheless...
View ArticleHomeowners reveal how their property hopes have been dashed
A third of homeowners expected to be further along the housing ladder than they are now. according to a new survey.And more than half of homeowners believe the current conditions in the housing market...
View Article‘They should be setting an example’: Councillors slammed for not paying...
Four councillors who spend their time thinking of ways to spend taxpayers’ money have failed to make council tax payments on time, The Bucks Herald can reveal.In the past two financial years, 13...
View ArticlePolice warn public as thieves target Thame
Security is being beefed up around Thame and people warned to take extra care following a series of crimes in the area.The past six weeks has seen the highest number of thefts from vehicles reported in...
View ArticleChild safety fears lead to crossing campaign
Campaigners behind a push for a new crossing outside a Haddenham school say not having one is a danger to children.Concerned parents, staff and pupils of Haddenham Community Junior School have backed...
View ArticleWant to check out danger roads? There’s a map for that
Although Britain enjoys one of the best road safety records in the world, road traffic accidents are still common. Now the accident claims division of law firm Osbornes has created a map which allows...
View ArticleRoaring Rory is the pride of Aylesbury after victory
Aylesbury welcomed Ashford to Halton for a crucial game that both teams were desperate to win and it was the hosts that came out on top 3-1.Aylesbury, for once this season, flew out of the traps and...
View ArticleBusiness hub launches at Aylesbury College
Companies will have a place to meet and mingle after a new innovative business hub was launched.Aylesbury College director Andrew Freeth hailed the Bucks Business Hub, which opened in collaboration...
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