Royal Mail to open nine Christmas parcel centres
Royal Mail is to open nine temporary parcel centres across the UK - employing 3,300 workers across the sites.The extra capacity is required to deal with the increase in deliveries in the pre-Christmas...
View ArticleBabies should share bedroom with parents - but in their own bed
Babies should sleep in the same rooms as their parents for the first year of their lives - but never in the same bed - as it reduces cot death by 50 per cent. Child health experts warn never to put...
View ArticleTribute to former village GP who held role for nearly 30 years
Tributes have been paid to a former Haddenham GP whose contribution to local healthcare spanned nearly 30 years.Dr Philip Handfield-Jones, GP in the village from 1954 to 1983, passed away on October 14...
View ArticleRSPCA issues warning over winter dog abuse
Britain’s biggest animal charity are dealing with a spike in cruelty cases - including a German Shepherd without any fur. The German shepherd was found with such a severe untreated skin condition she...
View ArticleThe nation has spoken - the correct colour for cheese and onion crisp packets...
A recent survey has settled the argument over the correct colour for a bag of cheese and onion crisps - sorry Walkers.The YouGov study asked the British public to rank what they felt the correct bag...
View ArticleShocking record on prosecutions for car theft
Recent research has revealed concerning figures relating to the number of car thieves, and thieves targeting items left in cars, that escape prosecution.The figures, which were the result of a freedom...
View ArticleWarning over court summons scam emails
Police and Action Fraud are warning people about a wave of scam emails that appear to be summoning the recipient to appear in court.The messages purport to come from the Crown Prosecution Service...
View ArticleCost of living - fuel prices continue to rise
The cost of fuel continued to rise last week, albeit at a slightly less sharp rate than previously.Unleaded petrol is now at 116.0 pence per litre. This is 0.8 pence per litre more than the previous...
View ArticleWhat will the weather be like in November?
Weathermen have issued a mixed forecast for November. The Met Office says that although conditions are uncertain, it’s likely that the number of storms will be below average for the time of year. But...
View ArticleThatch pub gets national nod
The Thatch Pub has once again been acknowledged as one of the County’s top food and drink venues, voted one of the best places to eat and drink in The Observer Food Monthly Awards. The popular Thame...
View ArticleThere’s a deli at number five cooking up a treat
The Deli at No.5 opened last week, bringing Great British produce from all over Britain to Thame. Directors Joe Bastan and Hannah Leah Jones have far from a traditional background in retail, Hannah...
View ArticlePICTURES: Fiendish fun in Thame this Halloween!
Onslow Drive brought out the ghoulish and freaky in all its residents on Monday to celebrate Halloween. Children and their parents took to the street to go door to door trick or treating, with children...
View ArticleTHAMENSIAN COLUMN: A chance encounter with an old friend at Waitrose...
I am a lucky chap (or possibly girl, I can’t remember now if I have ever actually revealed my gender on this page? Think of me as androgynous. Thame’s own Pete Burns maybe? Maybe not). I am lucky...
View ArticleFifa look to ban the poppy during Armistice match between England and Scotland
The Football Association is in discussions with Fifa over allowing players to show support for the Royal British Legion’s poppy appeal when England play Scotland.Gareth Southgate’s side host their...
View ArticleBrexit vote brings slower house price growth and sales rates
Two years of very low house price growth and sales are being predicted as a result of economic uncertainty in the wake of the Brexit vote.Post-referendum economic uncertainty and weaker consumer...
View ArticleCoca-Cola truck will return to Milton Keynes this Christmas
Holidays are coming, and so too is the iconic Coca Cola truck!The truck tour will visit 44 locations across the country starting starting later this month, and a visit Milton Keynes is...
View ArticleJewellery and camera equipment stolen in Thame burglary
Jewellery and camera equipment have been stolen from a home in Thame.Police are investigating after the incident on Thursday November 3 between 11am and 4pm at an address in Moorend Lane.Police say...
View ArticleMan jailed for series of distraction burglaries on elderly women in...
A man has been jailed for seven years for a spate of distraction burglaries on elderly women, including a 101-year-old from Thame.David Kerrigan, also known as David Brown, 36, from Wellow Road,...
View ArticleAn armchair guide to the US election
The name-calling, bluster and lack of clear policy pronouncements in one of the most divisive US presidential elections ever is at an end.Today, America will finally find out who will lead it for the...
View ArticleUPDATED: Cyclist sadly dies after being hit by train in Aylesbury
A cyclist has died after being hit by a train on tracks close to the Southcourt crossing in Stoke Mandeville.Ambulances and emergency vehicles are at the scene along the line on which Chiltern Railways...
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