Solar firm wins major deal
A VALE solar energy firm has completed its biggest export order to date worth £430,000 to a global company.Aylesbury’s Micha Design Company, designers and manufacturers of electronic controllers for...
View ArticleLate son’s art sold in mum’s memory
THE paintings of an artist who tragically died in a car accident have been put on sale to raise money for charity.Ian Booth and his brother Peter have set up an art exhibition showcasing paintings...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: The Woman In Black
Beware, young Harry Potter fans – the boy who lived now finds himself in much darker territory. In this period tale, Daniel Radcliffe does his best ‘grown up’ face as noobie lawyer Arthur Kripps whose...
View ArticleAylesbury taxi driver threatened with knife
TWO men have been arrested and bailed after a taxi driver was robbed at knifepoint.The incident took place on Saturday at about 2.20am, when the 46-year-old driver from Jet Taxis, picked up four men...
View ArticleClassical battle in store for winter concert
SOMETHING a little more classic is on the menu this week, with half of the renowned Coull Quartet joining the Crendon Chamber Orchestra for a winter concert.Roger Coull, leader of the Coull Quartet,...
View ArticleTown’s tenor to wow Reading
THAME’S very own tenor Ben Hulett has been hailed by the national press as one of the most promising in his field.This year sees his debut with English National Opera as Count Almaviva in The Barber of...
View ArticleNeighbourhood plan on the horizon
PLANNING consultants engaged by Thame Town Council are currently working on the production of a draft neighbourhood plan for the town. This should be ready by the end of March 2012.As part of the...
View Article‘Ill resign if council bans prayers at meetings’
A LEADING Princes Risborough councillor has threatened to resign if prayers are no longer said before meetings.The comments follow a High Court ruling, which found that a council in Devon’s saying of...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: Extremely Loud..., Ghost Rider returns
Extremely Loud And Incredibly CloseWow. The vitriol that has been aimed at this film since it was awarded Oscar nominations has been virtually unprecedented. Online, bloggers, tweeters and film critics...
View ArticleThame petrol thefts spate
THE town has been struck with a spate of petrol and licence plate thefts, say police.Thames Valley Police has put out a community message warning people to take extra care after recent...
View ArticleHost your very own charity do
A HOSPICE charity is appealing for people to help host its upcoming 30th anniversary fundraiser.Helen and Douglas House Hospice is looking for people from Thame to be Simply Supper hosts this...
View ArticleHalton man is named Britain’s most romantic by TV show Daybreak
BRITAIN’S ‘most romantic man’ is based at RAF Halton, according to TV show Daybreak.Former single mum Ann Lamacraft knew Craig Parry was the one during their first date at the cinema – when he sent her...
View ArticleHypnosis offered for eating disorders
A NEW treatment for eating disorders is now being offered by a Thame hypnotherapist.Cognitive hypnotherapy combines cognitive behavioural therapy and hypnosis with theories based on modern...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to the pick of the week’s TV
SATURDAYLet’s Dance for Sport Relief (BBC One, 7pm)Charismatic duo Steve Jones and Alex Jones return to host this dance-competition-with-a-twist, which sees all kinds of familiar faces don too-tight...
View ArticleSavile’s change of heart puts good cause in a fix
SIR Jimmy Savile withdrew a £30,000 donation to charity days before he died, leaving a funding black hole which urgently needs filling.An arts project for disabled people at Stoke Mandeville Hospital...
View ArticleTragic mum would be so proud
A GRIEVING Aylesbury family says it has been overwhelmed by the response to a 24-hour fundraising appeal in memory of a tragic mum.Relatives of Nicola Paine, who was just 42 when she died from cancer,...
View ArticleOxfordshire school changes in the pipeline
MORE ACADEMIES, more free schools and more autonomy for all schools are among the changes announced by Oxfordshire County Council.In a statement, the county council has stated: “Oxfordshire County...
View ArticleSir Jimmy Savile’s old Range Rover set to go under the hammer
It’s got a double mattress in the back, its own sink and even comes with the faintest smell of rich Cuban cigar smoke – Stoke Mandeville Hospital patron Sir Jimmy Savile’s car is up for sale.The 1978...
View ArticleCouncil chairman moves to clarify Sainsbury’s comments
FOLLOWING the article in last week’s Thame Gazette regarding the time extension to Sainsbury’s planning application to build a supermarket in Thame, Don Butler, chairman of the town council’s planning...
View ArticlePolice reassure residents over graffiti daubings in Chinnor
A NEIGHBOURHOOD policing team is reassuring the community and promising to follow every line of enquiry after some graffiti was sprayed onto paths, walls and fences in Chinnor.Insp Martin Ford, said:...
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