Spoof plans sparked public uproar
SPOOF plans to turn Thame Town Hall into a multi-storey car park created quite a stir among our readers last week.It appears the American millionaire’s fake plans to convert the historic building,...
View ArticleChop and change for Thatch bosses
IT was a hot night for the owner’s of the Thatch Pub last Wednesday as they tested their skills in the kitchen.Manager Frazer Sutherland put on his chef hat along with his deputy Evelin Rae and Peach...
View ArticleLarge crowds expected at music festival
BIG crowds are expected to descend upon Thame’s newest festival Music in the Park on Sunday.Headline acts will include tributes to both Madness and Elton John and they will be supported by a number of...
View ArticleKids banned from using playground
A STRICT health and safety rule has left children at John Hampden Primary School unable to use their own playground facility.The popular ‘trim trail’ has been made off limits to kids after school by...
View Article‘I’m wheelie happy!’ Scooter is returned
LITTLE Gael Siebert has been reunited with his scooter after it was accidentally sold at a Thame charity shop last week.It was returned to the store following an article in the Thame Gazette and mum...
View ArticleChildren get their gardening gloves on
BUDDING gardeners at Haddenham Community Junior School have been putting their skills to the test by creating their own hanging baskets.The baskets will now be kept at Haddenham Garden Centre to allow...
View ArticleTown is praised in national press
THAME has received a glowing report in the Guardian newspaper this week after being hailed as ‘a great town to live in’.The independent shops impressed columnist Tom Dyckhoff and this view was mirrored...
View ArticleTruly scrumptious! Our food fest’s even bigger
THE Thame Food Festival is back and promises to be bigger than ever after organisers announced there will be a 50 per cent increase in the number of stalls.It will be the fourth time that the festival...
View ArticleSecond hand bike sale in town centre
A BIKE sale will be taking place in the town centre on Saturday, allowing people to both buy and sell second hand bikes.It will take place between 1pm and 3pm outside the town hall and coincides with...
View ArticleBleak future for this village pub?
A POPULAR village pub could be turned into housing after a disaster-hit six years.The Royal Oak, in Oakley, has suffered fire, bankruptcy and mismanagement in a forlorn period which has left the...
View ArticleGet set for Chinnor Beer Festival
PREPARATIONS are taking place for the Chinnor Beer Festival, which will be held on August 27.Around 20 ales brewed in the area will be on sale at the festival, as well as cider, Pimms and soft...
View ArticleRe-launch of Age UK Buckinghamshire
At Haddenham Age Concern’s annual meeting it was announced that Bucks Age Concern will be re-launched as Age UK Buckinghamshire.This follows Age Concern and Help the Aged joining forced in 2009 to form...
View ArticleCan you offer a loving home?
PEGGY and Louise are hoping a loving family will come forward to give them a home after being taken in by the Blue Cross Adoption Centre in Lewknor.Peggy is a five-month-old bearded collie crossbreed,...
View ArticleKelly takes fight against cancer to streets
A LONG Crendon woman will be taking part in a midnight walk next weekend to raise money in memory of her mother.Kelly Hobson, 30, will take to the streets of Aylesbury on July 16 as part of the...
View ArticleScarecrow competition at Dinton
SCARECROWS are coming to Dinton Church and front gardens in the village on Saturday, September 10, in the next attempt to raise money for the Dinton Church Flush Fund. There will be teas at the church...
View Article‘There wasn’t a hint of Peter Andre to ruin it’
IT’S great sometimes being The Thamensian. As well as being the seeker of truth and justice in Thame (and surrounding villages) I also get to sneak in to places, stand at the back, then call them names...
View ArticleOxfordshire Golf Club murder trial gets postponed
A PLEA hearing for a man accused of beheading a restaurant manager with a cheese knife was postponed today (Monday) so he could be sent to Broadmoor Hospital for psychiatric tests.Jonathan Limani was...
View ArticleStar interview: Jane Horrocks hopes to get Trollied tonight
Jane Horrocks appears as aspiring deputy supermarket manager in new comedy Trollied, which begins on Sky1 tonight. Lisa Williams takes a look around the aisles of her value supermarket Valco, and...
View ArticleMill sails into present after 30 years’ grind
ALMOST 30 years of hard work has finally paid off after a restored mill was lifted into its correct place in Chinnor on Wednesday.It has been placed directly opposite the site of the original mill,...
View ArticleFun in the sun at Thame Show
THE heat and sunshine helped the Thame Show become one of the best yet as thousands of people enjoyed the outdoors.An action-packed programme meant there was always things going on, both in the main...
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