Pornography use in Thame revealed
Thame’s online pornography habits have been revealed in new statistics published today.People in Thame spend an average of 9 minutes 40 seconds viewing adult material per visit and access an average of...
View ArticleVote on home-to-school transport changes in Oxfordshire draws near
Plans which would see fewer Oxfordshire children get free home-to-school transport are to be voted on by council cabinet members next month.The Oxfordshire County Council proposals, which are currently...
View ArticleCouncils consider anti-HS2 petitions
Bucks politicians are next week expected to reaffirm their anti-HS2 stance and begin the process for petitioning against the £50 billion line in Parliament.At meetings of Aylesbury Vale District...
View ArticleCouncil shortlisted for local government awards
Bucks County Council has been shortlisted in four categories for a local government awards ceremony.The council has been nominated in the public health, corporate governance, innovation in...
View ArticlePain in the glass as roadside mounds create hazard
Mounds of broken glass were left on the roads of Thame by a faulty recycling truck.South Oxfordshire District Council, which is responsible for refuse collection, received reports of the fault on...
View ArticleChance to share your Friars memories
People have a chance to share their memories of the Friars music club this weekend as filming takes place for an exhibition.The event is taking place at the Bucks County Museum in Church Street on...
View ArticleCash stolen from Thame restaurant
Indian restaurant The Star and Garter was broken into on Wednesday morning.Crooks jemmied open a rear window to get in and once inside stole the till draws, which had cash in them.The burglary at the...
View ArticleThree charged in connection with robberies
Three people have been charged in connection with a series of robberies, including two in Aylesbury last weekend.The charges relate to incidents at the One Stop in Somerville Way and Sainsbury’s in...
View ArticleRetired doctor charged with Stoke Mandeville Hospital sex offences appears in...
A retired Stoke Mandeville doctor charged with raping a child and indecent assault has appeared in court.Dr Michael Salmon, 78, is alleged to have carried out the offences against four victims from...
View ArticleNursery celebrates ‘outstanding’ rating
A nursery which helps youngsters with communication problems is celebrating after being rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted.The Puzzle Centre, based in Middle Claydon, was told by the watchdog that its...
View ArticleJohn Bercow column: 2013 was the year we lost two great leaders
May I wish you a very happy New Year.We remember 2012 as the year the country celebrated the Golden Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen and the year that London hosted the Olympics. So it got me...
View ArticleHeadteacher slams Jonathan Page closure
A headteacher has hit out at council plans to close Aylesbury’s Jonathan Page Centre, saying it will leave a ‘large gap in the community’.The Thomas Hickman School is among those from which the centre...
View ArticleTribute duo to play for one night only in My Little Town
A Simon & Garfunkel tribute act is performing its first show of a new tour in Thame.Pete Richards and Dan Haynes, both 28, are gigging at more than 30 venues nationwide between now and June but...
View ArticleDeveloper denies claims of improper conduct on Elms housing development
The man behind controversial plans to build 45 homes in the heart of Thame has denied claims his company has acted ‘improperly’ to get the development approved.Simon Vickers, chairman of Rectory Homes,...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: We’ve heard a lot about 12 Years A Slave. It’s all...
“Laws change. Social systems crumble. Universal truths, though, are constant. It is a fact, it is a plain fact, that what is true and right is true and right for all. White and black alike.”History can...
View ArticleOnce in a lifetime journey to help save tigers in the wild
A former Thame resident is giving people the chance to go on a once in a lifetime trip to help save wild tigers.Simon Clinton, who grew up in the town and now lives in nearby Aston Rowant, is...
View ArticleCash boost for Stoke Mandeville Paralympic celebrations
A £155,000 grant has been awarded to Aylesbury Vale District Council to fund Paralympic flame celebrations in Stoke Mandeville.The Arts Council money will go towards events around the lighting ceremony...
View ArticleTribute paid to former council PA
A former work colleague has paid tribute to Joyce Towersey, who died in a car crash on the main road between Oxford and Thame last month.Mrs Towersey, 81, from Bedgrove, who worked as PA to the chief...
View ArticleDelays after Fleet Marston crash
Three cars were involved in a crash at Fleet Marston this morning, causing long delays back into Aylesbury.Police were called just after 7am following a collision involving a Nissan Almera, a Chevrolet...
View ArticleUPDATE: Cash woes force Waddesdon Manor plant centre to close
Waddesdon Manor has confirmed that it is closing its plant centre because of financial losses.The National Trust property said that ‘despite every endeavour’ the centre has lost ‘significant’ sums of...
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