Chinnor boss expecting a tough outing in mid-table clash
Chinnor will be looking to string together two successive wins when they make the trip for a mid-table clash with Clifton on Saturday (kick-off 2.30pm)The black-and-whites have made an impressive start...
View ArticlePolice: ‘Relentless’ pursuit of burglars paying off in Aylesbury Vale
Burglaries are on the decrease in the Aylesbury Vale thanks to a successful police campaign.Thames Valley Police said burglaries have reduced by almost 24% from April to December this year compared to...
View Article‘Light switch on shows how far town has come’
To the centre of Thame this week for the annual switching on of the Christmas lights.I must say that this has become a really big event over the last few years. All I can remember of the Christmas...
View ArticleNew police boss hires a Bucks-based deputy, pledges to tackle alcohol and...
The Thames Valley’s first police and crime commissioner unveiled a Buckinghamshire man as his deputy and pledged to tackle alcohol and drug-related offences at his first official meeting (writes Andrew...
View ArticleForget Oxford, it’s all about Thame says Russell Grant
Russell Grant said that he enjoyed switching on Thame’s lights more than Oxford, after being the guest of honour.The celebrity astronomer was invited to flick the switch in front of a crowd of 2,000....
View ArticleLadies stick to their guns and comeback in style to win
An Evie Plumb strike with 10 minutes to go grabbed a sensational victory and fifth place in the league for Aylesbury Ladies 1st XI.Reading Ladies 2nd XI had the lead at 1-0 and 2-1 before a stirring...
View ArticleHumpty Dumpty turned into panto featuring a robot and mad professor
The nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty has been transformed into a pantomime by Thame Players for the group’s annual Christmas show.Joining Humpty in the story are the evil Baron Hardboyld and baffoons called...
View ArticleAy’s hope their back line will ignite and thrill at Slough
Aylesbury’s club coach believes they are in for a fierce battle when they face basement dwellers Slough in the South West Division Southern Counties North match on Saturday. The Ay’s have experienced...
View ArticleUnited ride their luck to leave boss relieved with first win in five
Thame United’s manager said it was a big ‘relief’ after they picked up their first win in five games after beating Flackwell Heath 3-2.United managed only one win in November and Mark West said his...
View ArticleChurch set to give its Christmas trees a musical touch
St Andrews’s Church will host its second Christmas Tree Festival this weekend. Each of the 25 and artificial trees will be decorated individually by different families and organisations depicting...
View ArticleBookstore sorts out clean water with its birthday winter appeal
To celebrate its 12th birthday a Thame charity bookshop is launching a major winter appeal.Volunteers at the Cornmarket Oxfam bookstore are to launch the campaign to raise £1,670 for ‘Safe water for a...
View ArticleExclusive: Bucks County Council to spend £2 million replacing ALL of its...
The council said the current single-glazed windows, of which there are 1,437, were fitted when the offices were built in the mid 1960s and have now deteriorated. It comes at a time when the council has...
View ArticleDriving into a new era: Ay’s set to compete with the best with new facilities
Aylesbury Rugby Club are set to prove they are hard workers both on and off the pitch when they unveil their new refurbished clubhouse, built with their very own hands.The Ay’s have been located at...
View ArticleBucks freemason gains rare membership into world’s pre-eminent research...
A freemason has won a top award for historical research on the Nazis.David Peck, 68, of Haddenham, has been honoured for his exploration of the Nazi threat to British Freemasons in World War Two. He...
View ArticleNumber of drink drive arrests expected to increase
Drink driving has led to 86 people being injured in car crashes across Buckinghamshire so far this year.Today a transport boss warned that figure was likely to increase over the festive period.Peter...
View ArticleAs safe as houses ... or a car park
Friars Square car park in Aylesbury’s Station Way has won a safer parking award for the fifth year running.Judges found Friars Square has ‘put in place measures that help to deter criminal activity and...
View ArticleToy ‘disaster’ house goes on show in town centre
Festive bargain hunters in Aylesbury are being urged to visit the ‘house that could save their lives’ while doing their Christmas shopping.The model toy ‘house’ is actually an interactive display...
View ArticleClash over who should get to spend £22 million of ‘new homes’ money
Politicians clashed over how Aylesbury Vale District Council should distribute millions of pounds of funding from housing developments.Parish councils will have to bid for a slice of the Government’s...
View Article‘I just believed it wouldn’t happen to me’: HIV patient says people still...
Many young people in Bucks still take a ‘it won’t happen to me’ attitude towards STIs, one HIV patient from Aylesbury has warned.The man, who asked to remain anonymous, contracted the virus 12 years...
View ArticleHumpty Dumpty with robots and baffoons Blog and Twitter set to open
The traditional nursery rhyme humpty dumpty has been transformed into a full-length pantomime, which also features a robot and mad professor.The show will be performed by The Thame Players, starting...
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