Drivers lend a helping hand after pot hole scare
A woman has praised two Good Samaritans who helped her after her car tyre suddenly burst when going over a pot hole.Sue Hawes, 67, of Oakley, was driving along the Thame Road to Long Crendon when the...
View ArticlePush for more bills to be sent online
Residents are being urged to sign up to e-billing to help save money and the environment.Each year it costs more than £60,000 to print and send out council tax bills. The council wants more people to...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: A Good Day To Die Hard
I was proud to be there when terrorists took over Naktaomi Plaza in ’88, I was back again when Washington Dulles International got hit in ’90 and for the Federal Reserve heist in ’95. I even celebrated...
View ArticleRodwell reassured Rio Olympic dream will remain intact
Suggestions that England’s current rugby 7s squad – which includes Wendover star James Rodwell – will be replaced on the eve of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games by any of Stuart Lancaster’s full side have...
View ArticleYoungsters take to the stage for annual cabaret
Thame Youth Theatre (TYT) will return with their Annual Cabaret which will take place at the Upper Lord Williams’s School Hall on Saturday (February 23) at 7pm for 7:30 pm.
View ArticleEaster sport and activities on offer
Young people in Southern Oxfordshire will get the chance to try their hand at a host of sports and activities this Easter.Together with leisure operators and local sports clubs, the two district...
View ArticleExplosive inside look at Aylesbury’s most dangerous criminals airs tonight
A revealing look at some of the country’s most dangerous young criminals serving time in Aylesbury will air this evening (Monday).ITV fly-on-the-wall documentary, Her Majesty’s Prison - Aylesbury...
View ArticleSports column: Budding Alex Fergusons should take note
In one episode of the Baltimore police drama the Wire, rival drug dealers spend thousands of dollars buying in ringers for the annual Eastside vs Westside basketball match. After the game, the losing...
View ArticleThree arrested in connection with Aylesbury stabbing
Two men and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of GBH in connection with a stabbing in Aylesbury.The men, aged 22 and 24, and the 19-year-old woman, all from Aylesbury, were arrested on Thursday...
View ArticleJailed: Illiterate cowboy buillder who shamefully swindled £18,000 from...
A cowboy builder has been jailed for fraud after befriending an elderly man and overcharging him by £18,000 for work on his house.Jimmy James Cash, 22, was sentenced to 27 months in prison for the...
View ArticleMan has iPhone stolen by gang in Aylesbury robbery
A man has had his mobile phone stolen by a gang during a robbery in Aylesbury.Three men approached the 21-year-old victim as he got out of a taxi in Buckingham Road near Buckingham Park at 1.45am on...
View ArticleSchool meal providers in Bucks tested for horsemeat
Bucks County Council’s trading standards service has started an ‘extensive’ programme of sampling meat and meat products.Samples are being taken from butchers and other suppliers, including those...
View ArticlePolice release images of stolen bracelet with eclectic array of charms...
Police have released pictures of a bracelet with around 40 charms on it and other jewellery taken from a Vale home.The charms include a Welsh hat, Paddington bear, a fishing basket, the acropolics, a...
View ArticleThe write way to keep things fresh
Well, that’s Valentine’s Day out of the way for another year. Take a tip from me, chaps, it’s all a matter of holding your nerve and starting as you mean to go on.Mrs Dee and I have been a functioning...
View Article‘Little star’ helps kids’ ward
A little girl who had a hip operation has raised money for the children’s ward at John Radcliffe Hospital to say thanks.Mabel Horn, aged nine, of Thame, was born with a hip condition and spent some...
View ArticleHospital deaths investigation should consider impact of bed shortages and...
Bed shortages, funding cuts, the lack of support staff and staff terms and conditions should be focused on in an investigation at Bucks Healthcare NHS Trust following the Mid-Staffordshire scandal, a...
View ArticleCharities share a slice of carnival success
The success of Thame Carnival has benefitted three local chairities who each have received cheques from the committee.More than £2,000 has been split between the Sharing Life Trust, Thomley Activity...
View ArticleTwo houses burgled in Aston Clinton within 24 hours
Two burglaries in the Aston Clinton area are being investigated by police.A laptop, a camera and jewellery was stolen from a Buckland house between 5pm and 8pm on February 16 after thieves broke in...
View ArticleAylesbury man charged after £100,000 of drugs found at his home
A man is to appear in court after drugs worth around £100,000 were found at his Aylesbury home.Following a raid at his home, Melvin Fenton, of Montague Road, has been charged with possession of a class...
View ArticleUPDATE: Arrests after gang armed with samurai sword attack people in Wendover
Four men have been arrested after people were injured with a samurai sword and mugged in Wendover.The men, two aged 16 and two aged 17, were all from Luton and have been bailed until April 6.The first...
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