Singletons from Aylesbury wanted for Channel 4’s Naked Attraction
Fancy getting your kit off with the aim to find true love? If you’ve exhausted every other dating option apply to be on the new series of Channel 4’s Naked Attraction.Not for the easily offended,...
View ArticlePets at Home recalls food after cats ‘collapse’
Pets at Home is recalling four of its food products after a number of cats were taken ill. The pets “exhibited symptoms of sudden collapse, fitting, widespread twitching and general unsteadiness” the...
View ArticleBowel cancer soaring among younger people
Young adults are facing a bowel cancer “time bomb” because of their unhealthy diets and lack of exercise, scientists warn. ‘Millennials’ - those born around 1990 - are four times more likely to develop...
View ArticleWATCH: Mix 96 team crowned Bucks’ best tossers at fifth annual Pancake Day race
Some video highlights from Mix 96’s popular annual Pancake Day race in Aylesbury.Mix 96’s sales team were crowned the best tossers in Bucks as they dethroned Noodle Nation to win the 2017 Pancake Day...
View ArticleSix points and £200 fine for using a handheld device as new legislation takes...
Under changes to the law, offenders using a handheld device while driving will receive a fixed penalty notice resulting in six points on their driving licence and a £200 fine. Previously, this offence...
View ArticlePICTURE GALLERY: Making a splash at this year’s Thame Swimathon
The fifth edition of the Thame Swimathon has seen 20 teams swimming a total of 45 miles for various local charities.More than £4,000 has so far been raised for charity following the event at Thame...
View ArticleNew Nintendo Switch console out tomorrow
Nintendo will launch its brand new console the Switch tomorrow (March 3) to much fanfare.For those who haven’t already seen, the Switch is a “hybrid” console, allowing different modes of play with the...
View ArticleMore than 100 people dance the day away at charity Zumbathon
A zumbathon held at Lord Williams Lower School in Thame has raised more than £3,000 for charity.More than 100 people took part in a morning of dancing in aid of the Thames Valley Air Ambulance and the...
View ArticleHugely popular crunchy biscuit spread withdrawn from sale as may contain metal
Jars of a hugely popular crunchy biscuit spread have been withdrawn from sale at all major supermarkets over fears they are contaminated with small piece of metal. Belgian manufacturer Lotus Biscoff...
View ArticleThe delicious taste of success! Celebrations as Thame kebab van scoops award
A Thame kebab van has claimed the title of the best in the country at this year’s British Kebab Awards.Atalay’s kebab van, which has been based in the Upper High Street near HSBC for almost 30 years,...
View ArticleMissing man from Crowell found
Mark Robinson, 53, from Crowell, near Chinnor, went missing on January 26.Police announced this morning (Friday) that he had been found safe and well and thanked everyone who had shared the appeal.
View ArticleThame Co-Op staff announce chosen charities for the year
Staff from the Co-op store in Thame High Street are to raise money for the Red Kite Children’s Centre after it was announced as one of its charity partners for the forthcoming year.The centre, which...
View ArticleHow workers can enjoy 18 days off this Easter with just nine days annual leave
With March just around the corner and the Christmas holidays now a distant memory, a prolonged break from work may seem like just wishful thinking.But, due to the fortunate timing of Easter this year,...
View ArticleRaising smoking age does cut teen smoking
Raising the legal age of smoking to 21 or even would dramatically slash the numbers of teenagers taking up the deadly habit, researchers said. Until 2007 British teenagers could buy cigarettes and...
View ArticleHollyoaks producers warn of FAKE Facebook casting call for extras
Lime pictures, producers of hit Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks have issued a warning after it emerged that companies claiming to be recruiting paid extras on their behalf were doing so WITHOUT the knowledge...
View ArticleRise of the robots: the jobs set to be overtaken by technology
Salespeople, spreadsheet jockeys and, er, journalists will be the first jobs to hit the scrapheap due to advances in technology, according to a leading technology expert.47 per cent of jobs in the USA...
View ArticleFree-range eggs become ‘barn eggs’ following bird flu
A bird flu panic has seen free-range eggs temporarily lose their status after hens were brought indoors.The birds have been kept in barns since December following government orders put in place to stop...
View ArticleTesco recall children’s toy over safety fears
Supermarket giant Tesco has recalled a children’s toy over fears that it could present a potential hazard.The Wooden alphabet toy’s pull along cord on one batch code of the product may become frayed...
View ArticlePICTURE SPECIAL: World Book Day in Haddenham
Pupils at Haddenham Community Junior School celebrated World Book Day on Thursday March 2 with a visiting author and the chance to dress up as a book character of their choice.Staff and pupils alike...
View ArticleHome workers ‘skive off’ five hours per week
Nathan SandhuA survey of 2,000 ‘at home workers’ has revealed that a staggering 90 per cent admit to bunking off regularly. Nine out of ten confessed they are regularly distracted by food, FIFA and...
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