Arrests over suspected arson at heritage railway in Chinnor
Police have made two arrests in connection with a fire which destroyed a historic train carriage.More than 45 firefighters from eight fire stations were called to tackle the blaze at Chinnor and...
View ArticleSwimmer retires after Olympic disappointment
Thame Swim Club patron Simon Burnett has retired from swimming after the British team failed to reach the final of the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay on Sunday.The former Lord Williams’s School pupil,...
View ArticleAmazing grandmother proud to be torchbearer
Thame had its very own representative at the Paralympic torch relay in London this week.Patsy Baker, 48, ran with the torch on Wednesday from Portland Place to Oxford Street alongside a team of five...
View ArticleTiddington man raises £11,000 in true David Blaine style
A man who spent 35 hours in a suspended box over the weekend has raised around £11,000 for charity.Wickes services director Tim Matthews, 48, of Tiddington, spent Saturday and Sunday suspended 25ft...
View ArticlePig of a day as feed prices hit
Thame Cattle Market was crowded with people at the small holders sale on Saturday, but not all of them were there to buy.The pens were filled with pigs, sheep, goats, cattle and poultry but sales –...
View ArticleThame charity fair to return
The annual Thame Charities and Christmas Fair returns this year on November 3.The organisers are inviting locally based charities to take a stall or do catering with items such as tea and cakes.The...
View ArticleFantastic Mr Fox to hold charity training sessions
A personal trainer is organising special sessions to help raise money for a selection of charities.Ben Fox, who works at The Oxfordshire Golf Club, is inviting people to sign up to 50-minute personal...
View Article‘It was worth every blister’ says Thame’s Sleeping Beauty ballet starlet
An aspiring professional dancer from Thame lived the dream last weekend when she took part in English Youth Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty.Kelly Stockwell, 17, of Ormond Road, performed as one of...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Total Recall
“The past is a construct of the mind. It blinds us. It fools us into believing it. But the heart wants to live in the present…” Here’s Hollywood strip-mining another ‘classic’ film, but this time it is...
View ArticleAlan Dee: All the world’s a car boot sale
I was strolling through a car boot sale the other day musing about the great mysteries of life when I was struck by the realisation that the whole world is just one big car boot sale these days.How so?...
View ArticlePlan ahead for road closures at September Fair
Commuters and revellers are being told to prepare for road closures when the Thame September Fair begins later this month. During the fair, which runs from September 20-22, a temporary road closure and...
View ArticleThird time lucky? Charity duck race is back on
A third attempt is to be made to hold the annual Thame duck race.The ninth race of its kind has already had to be called off twice because of extreme wet weather in June and July, but organisers are...
View Article‘Lots of fun at the White Lion House auction’
So I have been to the carboot sale on Sunday morning and am in need of an Emergency Latte. It is 8.45am and I park in the bottom car park and am heading for Costa when I see the signs outside White...
View ArticleSiblings represent UK in Euro chess tournament
Two siblings from Thame have done the nation proud representing the UK in the European Youth Chess Championships in Prague.Chantelle and James Foster beat off stiff competition, with a record 1,173...
View ArticleOlympic-inspired Rotary swimathon
Plans for the Olympic and Paralympic-inspired Rotary Thame Swimathon are underway.The fun and fundraising event is to raise funds for the Mayor of Thame’s Charity Appeal, Sharing Life Trust and SERV,...
View ArticleKen Bruce to help mark group’s 50th year
BBC radio presenter Ken Bruce will be the guest of honour at a special dinner to mark the 50th anniversary of the Thame Round Table.The group is trying to contact as many past and present members and...
View Article‘I’d watch Loose Women if I wanted to see lifeless cows’
Many, many years ago there was a little wooden man who stood outside the Bird Cage pub.It’s possible that he may have been a cunningly shaped menu board, but I’m not convinced and in my addled old...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to the pick of next week’s TV
SATURDAYghghghghgMerlin (BBC One, 7.45pm)The fifth season of the Beeb’s internationally successful fantasy saga kicks off with Camelot looking more prosperous than ever.But in the frozen north, men are...
View ArticleWidow of Thame’s very own Bee Gee pays heartfelt thanks to town
Dwina Gibb has thanked Thame for its support after the unveiling of a blue plaque in honour of her late husband Robin. The event at the Gibb’s home, The Prebendal, attracted more than 600 people...
View ArticleHairdressers breakthrough charity day
Zen Hair Designs is holding a charity breakthrough day in memory of its late landlord on Thursday.The day dedicated to Sheila McNicholas will include a raffle ticket sale with prizes such as facials,...
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