Fears grow for missing man as police appeal
A FRESH appeal has been launched as police try to trace a vulnerable missing man in Aylesbury.David Walters, 37, went missing in July last year, but detectives say there have been a number of sightings...
View ArticleNo fun, but it wood make sense to try another day
A TREE planting fun day at Waddesdon Manor has been cancelled because of the ongoing freezing temperatures – and will now take place in March.The event was due to take place on Saturday, from 11am-2pm,...
View ArticleGas what? Expect roadworks and more traffic delays
ROADWORKS are set to last for six weeks on Aylesbury’s Tring Road, according to officials who this week started replacing 240 metres of gas pipes. Southern Gas Networks says the work, which is ‘to...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s guide to new DVD releases: Midnight in Paris, Friends With Benefits
Whimsical time-travelling comedy MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (12: Warner) is the most purely enjoyable movie Woody Allen has made in years and fully deserves the collection of Oscar nominations it has picked...
View ArticleCadets fly high with successes
TWO Thame air cadets have climbed higher than ever in recent weeks.Cadet Warrant Officer Lee Newby has been awarded a prized John Cunningham Flying Scholarship by the Geoffrey de Havilland Flying...
View ArticleThame youth memorial plans on display
AFTER three years of fundraising and design, Thame Youth Memorial Trust will soon be revealing its plans to the public.The project was launched three years ago at a public meeting which indicated...
View ArticleFry’s back to host gala gig
SATURDAYWinter Wipeout (BBC Two, 6.15pm)Three years after Total Wipeout made its UK debut, Richard Hammond and Amanda Byram are now fronting this hugely popular variation.Once more they present the...
View ArticleMassive rise in hospital waiting list
SURGERY waiting times rose by 169 per cent at Buckinghamshire hospitals between May 2010 and the start of this year, according to new figures.To reach the NHS’ 18-week target and clear the backlog, the...
View ArticleCrash house couple are just yards from another disaster
A COUPLE who have only just moved back into their home after boy racers ploughed into it in September have been left shaken after another vehicle came perilously close to causing a second...
View ArticleMeals on Wheels cut U-turn
CONTROVERSIAL plans to slash funding for the Meals on Wheels service in Bucks have been scrapped following protests.A senior politician at County Hall admitted this week that the move, which had been...
View ArticleJobs: One in five parents "partly hope" their offspring don't get costly...
Rising costs of university places are causing important changes in behaviour and making some parents hope the financial burden doesn't fall on them, research suggests.According to a Populus survey by...
View ArticleUnexpectedly irritating items in the baggage area
LAST week I allowed myself to be talked into serving myself at the checkout in Sainsbury’s by a young lady who then stood over me while I tried to pay for my goods. The machine told me that there was...
View Article‘Apology over homophobia is not enough’
A DISTRICT councillor at the centre of a homophobia row has received an apology letter from the leader at Aylesbury Vale District Council – but says heads should roll.Councillor Steven Lambert, who...
View Article‘I wish I’d been taught that women earn less than men!’
What do you wish they’d taught you at school, but didn’t? Women earn less than men. (I was educated pre-Equal Opportunities Act!)Ignore what you’re doing now - if you could do any job in the world,...
View ArticleArla begins to churn out site
THE first steps in building the world’s biggest dairy were put in motion this week.The £150 million Arla development is now set to take shape during the coming year, with the main buildings due to...
View Article‘Rough sleepers will die if this cold spell continues’
WITH sub zero temperatures set to continue, Aylesbury’s homeless claim the closure of a ‘life-saving’ overnight service could result in some people freezing to death.From December 1 last year until...
View ArticleMore than £1,000 for dog finder
A FAMILY is stumping up a reward in excess of £1,000 in a desperate attempt to get their beloved pet dog back.Eight-year-old cross breed Quigley went missing more than a month ago in the Thame area.His...
View ArticleFood bank project launched in town to help struggling families
A NEW food bank has been launched in Thame to help support poverty-stricken families.Sharing Life Trust, a local charity, working in partnership with Thame churches, delivered 26 Christmas hampers to...
View ArticleFury over incinerator ahead of crunch talks
CAMPAIGNERS have reacted with fury after plans for a controversial incinerator were recommended for approval ahead of a crunch meeting.Politicians are set to rule on a bid by energy firm Waste...
View ArticleHistory book is better late than never
IT was meant to be completed in time for the Millennium celebrations, but then things do move a tad slower in the sleepy village of Drayton Beauchamp.Now, 12 years behind schedule, the village is...
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