Front line posts among 770 jobs axed by council (from teachers to an...
MORE than 770 posts have been culled at County Hall in just 12 months, shock new figures have revealed.Teachers, youth workers, home carers, social workers and day care staff are among the jobs to be...
View ArticleWords and music with pair of stars
AN evening’s entertainment of words and music starring two famous names is coming to Thame.Written and devised by town resident Patrick Collins, the event on January 29 at The Players Theatre is...
View ArticleMummy’s Maids are here to help with all chores
MOTHERS can now find a little bit of help at home after a Long Crendon buisness woman set up a company to provide short-term household help.While many mums would love to have a nanny, housekeeper,...
View ArticleFox tells us how we can shift that spare tyre
A YOUNG personal fitness trainer from Thame is holding free fat loss seminars to give advice on how to best burn off those extra calories.Ben Fox, 22, a former Lord Williams’s School pupil runs Health²...
View ArticleFootballers left in dark over theft
THIEVES have stolen floodlights from Thame’s football ground.The four portable devices, pictured right, were taken from Meadow View Park.The lights are used by the club’s junior section for their...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: War Horse
Hello horse fans, you join us for the first marathon World War One big screen steeplechase – the going is good to firm but bogged down with far too many soggy areas… Soft-hearted billionaire director...
View ArticleBrendan Cole says he is looking forward to bringing his new live show ‘back...
BALLROOM superstar Brendan Cole says ‘no subject will be off limits’ when he brings his brother and live show to the Waterside later this month.The Strictly Come Dancing veteran, who lives just outside...
View ArticleCountryside hits out at HS2 decision
CAMPAIGNERS have reacted with dismay to the government’s decision to plough ahead with a £32 billion high speed rail link through protected Chilterns countryside.The Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife...
View ArticleAncient art will keep your kids busy over half term in Aylesbury Vale
ART classes teaching ancient drawing techniques begin this week at St Mary’s Church.The icon school is run by the church’s artist in residence Constantina Wood.Icons are religious images painted on a...
View ArticleLetters to the editor
‘We’re being held to ransom’Elizabeth Noyce,ThameSAINSBURY’S is holding the people of Thame to ransom. They are trying to make us believe that their benevolence is the only way to keep the Cattle...
View ArticleLetters to the editor: Your thoughts on Sainsbury’s
Concerned over negative impactQuirky shops are just not enoughJennifer Evans,ThameI’M sure that you have been bombarded with emails regarding this matter – however after weeks of silence I wanted to...
View ArticleOutrageous circus acts rolling into Aylesbury Waterside
CIRCUS of Horrors, the 1920s-inspired show that rocked Britain’s Got Talent, comes to Aylesbury tonight (Tuesday).The show features twisted contortionists, sword swallowers, ‘flying aerialists’ and a...
View ArticleVale pub fans in bid to save ‘facility’
A GROUP of villagers have teamed up in a bid to save their local watering hole.The Friends of the Russell, made up of around 20 Butlers Cross residents, are appealing to other villagers to take out...
View ArticleScottish night for great cause
ChArity: A Burns Night Ceilidh is being held in Haddenham in support of Christian Aid.Taking place on Friday, January 27, 7.45pm to 11.15pm in Haddenham Village Hall. There will be a raffle, whisky...
View ArticleHomeStore & More to close at Aylesbury park
HOMEWARE trial store HomeStore & More in Aylesbury is set to close as a result of the ‘extremely difficult market’.Argos’ parent Home Retail Group has revealed that it is to close all of its UK...
View ArticleRaise a glass for the beer festival
Haddenham Beer Festival Trust, a registered charity, raised £5,200 at its recent winter festival.Called Winterfest, the event on December 10 saw more than 800 people pass through the gates.The...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s weekly guide to new DVD releases
IF you enjoyed Brendan Gleeson’s performance in the superb In Bruges, in which he and Colin Farrell played a couple of Irishmen holed up in the Belgian town, you’ll love his turn as THE GUARD (15:...
View ArticleWebber looks a good bet for F1 title
RACE driver Mark Webber has been installed as the fifth favourite to win next season’s F1 Drivers’ Championship title.With two months to go until the new season gets underway in Australia, bookies have...
View ArticleTrace your family tree across Aylesbury Vale
FAMILIES can trace their ancestors back to 1538, thanks to a database which goes on display in Aylesbury this week.It has been created by volunteers from the Buckinghamshire Family History Society –...
View ArticleAlan Dee: I cut back on the ice cream, and it’s a meltdown...
THE fuss over grocery giant Tesco’s less than stellar showing in the run-up to Christmas has proved pricey, to say the least.Faced by a minor dip in takings, the level-headed long termists who control...
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