Perfect excuse to clown around as troupe gets ready to visit
RESIDENTS should beware of low-flying custard pies as one of Britain’s last surviving travelling clown troupes comes to Thame’s Players Theatre at the end of the month.The National Clown Theatre stages...
View ArticleFamily so grateful for Ben tributes
THE family of Ben guest, the Thame stalwart who tragically passed away earlier this month, have issued a heartfelt thank you for the kind thoughts and words they have received since losing their...
View ArticleYoungsters discover sick severed head photo on mobile
TWO youngsters have been left traumatised after uncovering a shocking picture of a laughing embalmer appearing to hold a severed head.The gruesome image of smirking David Amor, 26, was found on a...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to this week’s new releases
THERE’S no doubt the biopic is the flavour of the month in Hollywood, with recent true-life tales including The Iron Lady and, if you think about it, The King’s Speech.And we return to the years before...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: Haywire, J. Edgar, W.E.
HaywireThe best of this week’s new releases is a throwback to one of the worst eras in mainstream cinema – the 1980s. However, in the hands of chameleon director Steven Soderbergh it’s a riot of action...
View ArticleThis week it’s ‘madness’ with all the acts coming to the Waterside
MADNESS frontman Suggs is one of the highlights in an action-packed programme at the Waterside this week, along with the Moscow State Circus.Other performers include Vale-based Strictly Come Dancing...
View ArticleLondon Wasps lock Birkett set for landmark 250th game
LONDON Wasps lock Richard Birkett is looking forward to a significant milestone this weekend when he is set to make his 250th appearance for the club.In doing so, Birkett will join a prestigious group...
View Article‘Expect strikes’ if you close sorting office
PRINCES Risborough postmen have threatened to strike if plans to move their sorting office to Aylesbury are rubber-stamped.During a packed public meeting around 200 residents showed their sympathy with...
View ArticleSix goals see Thame back up and running in comfortable win
THAME men’s first team kicked-off 2012 with a bang as they comfortably beat Amersham and Chalfont 6-0 away.After a couple of weeks off for the winter break Thame were slightly rusty and took a long...
View ArticleTheatre youngsters prepare to impress
A YOUTH drama company will keep you guessing up to the very end and well entertained with its up and coming new plays.Haddenham Youth Theatre Group is busy putting the final touches on both their...
View ArticleTime is running out to get your tax paid for you
TIME is running out for residents to register for the chance to have a council tax-free year.South Oxfordshire District Council is offering to pay one person’s council tax bill for the year as part of...
View ArticleReel treat in store for anglers at British Carp and Angling Show
ALL the biggest names in fishing are lined up for this weekend’s inaugural British Carp and Angling Show at the Royal Norfolk Showground.The show takes place over Saturday January 21 and Sunday January...
View ArticleBig night at Aylesbury’s Queen’s Park
Rhythm and blues group The Riotous Brothers play the Limelight Theatre this month.The group will performing lots of their own material which is influenced by Stevie Ray, Little Walter and Led...
View ArticleTheo’s good deeds for Christmas cheer
WHEN eight year old Theo Gibson was told before Christmas that he was not on Santa’s nice list he set about being a good boy and helping other people.He swept leaves, hoovered and cleaned windows and...
View ArticleChange in way town is funded
THAME could be boosted after it was announced the way market towns are financed is set to change.South Oxfordshire District Council has agreed that funding, subject to scrutiny, should be more locally...
View ArticleTHE majority of the 775 homes planned for Thame should be built to the south...
Homes built south of Thame would be more sustainableThe so-called scoping report looks at how sustainable the plans are and of four possibilities concludes that options to the south are the best for...
View ArticleMum raising money for a cause close to her heart
A MUM from Chinnor is fundraising for a charity which cares for sick newborns after her own daughter had to have a blood transfusion when she was just hours old.Lara Collen’s daughter Emily was...
View ArticleLearn about the UK’s role in recession
A TALK about the UK’s position in Europe amidst the financial crisis is being held at Lord Williams’s School.NATO consultant Dr Miguel Mesquita da Cunha will be holding a talk open to everyone on...
View ArticleTaxing times split cabinet as date set for key decision over household payments
DISTRICT leaders have clashed over whether to increase council tax ahead of a crunch meeting.Bosses at Aylesbury Vale District Council have agreed to let members from all parties decide if the...
View ArticleThere be pirates in me village
AHOY there, me hearties! The Pirates of Edlesbray (The Curse Of The Village Hall) sails into a village later this month.The play is written by director Bekka Prideaux and her partner Joe Butcher – the...
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