Planning Applications
Planning applications to be considered by Thame Town Council’s Planning Committee on Tuesday January 24.8973 P11/E1852 1 CHINNOR ROADDemolish garage buildings and construct five new homes (as amended...
View ArticleCheers again to Haddenham Beer Festival
HADDENHAM Beer Festivals Trust raised £5,200 at its recent winter festival, it was announced this week.Called Winterfest, the event on December 10 saw more than 800 people pass through the gates.As...
View ArticleBand to play for Alfie the fighter
A THAME band is holding a gig to raise money for a potentially lifesaving vaccine for a premature baby.Rodney Quakes, are performing at the James Figg on Friday January 27, as they fundraise for little...
View ArticleScott to be Burns night for charity
A CHARITY 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, a whisky...
View ArticleCore strategy update from Oxfordshire County Council.
There is a final opportunity for people to have their say on South Oxfordshire’s Core Strategy.The inspector appointed to examine the strategy has published his conclusions on changes to the strategy...
View ArticleLetter to the editor
Haddenham transport: ‘Use the bus safely’Name and Address suppliesLast week a Haddenham correspondent bemoaned the fact that Oxfordshire County Council is not funding a cycle track to Thame. Although...
View ArticleThame Masonse donate to local charity
The current master of St. Mary’s Masonic Lodge, Bob Styles, presented a cheque for £560 to Sandra Davison, chair of the Friends of Thame and District Citizens Advice Bureau.Bob said that the invaluable...
View ArticleFraudsters are going phishing
BE ON alert for con artists who have gone phishing for your money.That’s the warning from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) who don’t want taxpayers to fall foul of fraud emails in the run-up to the...
View ArticleRethink ordered on County Hall’s budget savings
POLITICIANS who have scrutinised proposed budget cuts being made by Bucks County Council have ordered County Hall chiefs to reconsider a range of cost-saving plans.The recommendations were made...
View ArticleVale two-car smash up leaves four needing treatment
FOUR people were taken to hospital after a two-car crash in Edlesborough on Saturday.A blue Renault Clio and a black Ford Ka were involved in the collision on the A4146 Leighton Road at around 2.55pm....
View ArticleMusic concerts will highlight rail racket in church
AN ANTI-HS2 campaigner is arranging 10 concerts to highlight the impact the line will have on music venues – to stress ‘it is not just the countryside being affected’.Peter Bassano, of Great Missenden,...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s guide to new DVD releases
It was 33 years ago that a John Le Carre novel was adapted for a BBC TV series and drew many admirers.So was it wise to make a feature film of Cold War thriller TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY (15: Studio...
View ArticleAlan Dee: How about giving Sir Fred a different title?
EVERYONE seems to be getting very excited about the prospect of Sir Fred Goodwin, as we must still refer to him for the moment, being stripped of his knighthood.The thinking goes like this: Sir Fred...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Gay jibe claim rocks Aylesbury Vale District Council
AYLESBURY Vale District Council has been rocked by allegations of homophobia after police were called to investigate claims a prominent councillor had been verbally abused.Four Conservative councillors...
View ArticleNine years for spree which ‘ruined lives’
A BURGLAR who ‘destroyed the lives’ of scores of pensioners has been jailed for nine years.William Vinson, 59, was sentenced on Friday after being convicted of more than 100 distraction burglaries,...
View ArticleIt’s a real hair-razor
A BEARDED Haddenham man raised more than £400 for charity when he had his long standing facial hai removed.Dennis Taylor had the beard he has sported for the past 32 years removed at Fort End last...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to this week’s new releases
January, as any film fan knows, is the peak time for ‘look at me’ releases in which big-time stars aim to catch the eye of the Oscar voters with worthy performances that might earn them a coveted...
View ArticleYoungsters are making waves
A PAIR of swimmers from Thame have been given young achievers awards for their remarkable success.Georgia Cahill, 16, and James Goetz were honoured by South Oxfordshire District Council for their...
View ArticleMore than 700 people log into council cuts webcast
PLANS to webcast council meetings have proved extremely popular so far – with over 700 people logging-on to see where the latest cuts are likely to fall.This month Bucks County Council started a...
View ArticleIn the courts this week...
Oxford man racks up 13 offencesTONY ATTWOOD, 30, of Phipps Road, Oxford, admitted burglary of £30 cash from De Wani Shah’s Indian Restaurant and burglary of £5 from Auto Parts in Thame on January 4....
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