Paralysed man granted a new £25k view on life with brand new van
Some friends go a long way for each other but two people took it to a new level when they raised £25,000 so their tetraplegic best mate could see the world in comfort.Friends of horse racing mad Ivan...
View ArticleFarmers’ anger at annual TB testing
Frustrated farmers met with a DEFRA spokesman last night to discuss changes to TB testing in cattle across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire.Many farms in the area have been on four-yearly...
View ArticleRoll up, roll up to get yourself some new livestock
Almost 1,000 animals will be sold at Thame Market Christmas Show and Sale today (Friday).Farmers from across the country will meet at the livestock market for the annual show.Market staff have put in...
View Article‘This is not what we should have to deal with over Christmas’: Family left...
A chef may be left permanently blinded after being beaten up by thugs.Andrew Grounsell, 23, was brutally jumped by a gang on Bicester Road shortly after 2am on Saturday leaving him with a fractured...
View ArticleSchoolchildren don Santa hats for walk
More than 100 parents and kids took part in the annual Santa stroll at St Mary’s School in Haddenham.Wearing Santa hats and singing carols, the Christmas crocodile was welcomed with mince pies and...
View ArticleBenefits cheat claimed cash while working as cleaner
An Aylesbury benefits cheat will have to pay back thousands of pounds she illegally claimed while doing part time work.Maxine Crowe, of Prebendal Avenue, claimed nearly £3,000 in housing and council...
View ArticleMan injured after crash
A man was taken to hospital with serious injuries as a result of a crash on Monday night.The incident happened on the northbound carriageway of the M40 between the Thame and Oxford junctions.Paramedics...
View ArticleFund raisers hand over generous cheque to aid vital hospice care
A cheque for £2,000 was given to the Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity by Wills & Trust of Thame.The funds were raised by matching client donations and time spent training other...
View ArticleThe car is the real star as Ian takes writers’ chequered flag
A Chinnor man is eyeing a third motoring writers’ prize with a book about the F1 car that will star in a Hollywood film next year.This month Ian Wagstaff (pictured middle) won the Mercedes-Benz Montagu...
View ArticleFreda still going strong ahead of 50th year
The Great Train Robbery, the formation of Milton Keynes, the second Paralympic Games at Stoke Mandeville – all have happened in the last 50 years and one councillor has been there throughout.Liberal...
View ArticleOakley schoolkids spread Christmas joy to elderly
Father Christmas accompanied children from Oakley CofE Combined School as they continued the village’s 40-year tradition of distributing grocery hampers to elderly members of the community. Every...
View ArticleThame dish out a bit of sweet revenge to Highworth
Two weeks ago Highworth scored a late equaliser at the ASM Stadium, and it was United’s turn on Saturday as manager Mark West’s son Dan equalised for Thame deep in to stoppage time.The match itself was...
View ArticleMore events, less cars: Senior councillor eyes making Aylesbury more like...
New plans to pedestrianise sections of Aylesbury and give it more of a ‘Covent Garden style’ are being put forward by a senior councillor.Aylesbury Vale District Council cabinet member for civil...
View ArticleDJ’s spinning a new tune with gig as crime chairman
An independent crime charity has appointed a popular DJ as its volunteer chairman as new figures showed an increase in anonymous information being passed on to Thames Valley Police.Crimestoppers, which...
View ArticleDon’t let plumbing problems be a drain on your Christmas
You might be looking forward to Christmas but it is easy to forget how dependent we are on our plumbing systems – so now is the right time to put a bit of effort into preparing for the winter months to...
View ArticleDelius expert impressed with Lord Williams
Amateur choir Lord Williams’s Festival Chorus received distinguished praise after its performance of Delius’ Sea Drift on Saturday.In the audience was the Martin Lee-Brown, chairman of the Delius...
View ArticleOldest book edges Oxfam towards historic £2 million
Thame’s Oxfam book shop has made history with the donation of its oldest ever book.Bound as one, “The London Distiller”(1652) and “The Art of Distillation” (1653) by John French are on sale in the shop...
View ArticleUpdate: Autism charity slams council education failings
A leading autism charity has slammed Bucks County Council’s failure to meet the educational needs of an autistic teenager.The council will pay out £14,500 after local government ombudsman Anne Seex...
View ArticleYoungsters do Thame proud with cup semi-final on the cards
Thame Under 14 youth did their club and the town proud by reaching the Oxfordshire County Cup semi-finals with a 3-2 win at Banbury Town. It was a fantastic achievement for the youth team, which plays...
View ArticleHole in the wall is causing leader a whole load of problems
It may just be a broken wall but it is creating the wrong impression for visitors to Aylesbury, according to a politician. UKIP leader Chris Adams said it is time for someone to fix the eyesore near...
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