Sainsbury’s unveil plans for new store
RESIDENTS of Thame can now examine the plans for the new Sainsbury’s after the retail giant put in its planning application for the Cattle Market site.The proposal for the 22,000 square feet store...
View ArticleSinging and reminiscing with rainbows
RAINBOWS from Thame entertained residents of an old people’s home last Sunday.Members from the town’s three groups spent an hour at Meadowcroft home in Aylesbury.The five to seven-year-old girls sang...
View ArticleWatch out for dodgy Christmas lights say Vale fire crews
FAULTY Christmas lights are believed to be the cause of a fire in Aylesbury – and crews have issued a warning to stop more families being affected.Shortly before 10pm on Monday, three fire crews were...
View ArticleOxfam fundraising success
The Oxfam bookshop is delighted to announce they have successfully raised the £394 needed to provide a ‘Share in a Borehole’.They would like to thank everyone from Thame who contributed whether it was...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s guide to the new DVD releases
A SCIENTIST carries out genetic experiments on apes, hoping to find a cure for Alzheimer’s disease, in RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (12: Twentieth Century Fox).This reboot of an enduring sci-fi...
View ArticleCattle market bid gets green light
THAME Cattle Market’s hopes of moving to a new location were handed a boost this week.The planning application for the proposed new site at the Showground was last week granted by South Oxfordshire...
View ArticleTrucker in underage sex scandal
A THAME lorry driver has been jailed for six years for sexually abusing an underage girl. Chris Govier, of Cotmore Close, was handed the sentence at Oxford Crown Court last week.The 61-year-old pervert...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s review of this week’s new movie releases
IF all you want from a Boxing Day trip to the pictures is a nice soothing film that will allow you to snooze in peace, tough.The big release hitting screens around the country on Monday is loud and...
View ArticlePlan Care scandal: Firm stripped of its Vale clients – except in Aylesbury town
A CRISIS-stricken care firm has been stripped of a large proportion of its clients after gross failings were uncovered.This week Bucks County Council announced that vulnerable people looked after by...
View ArticleShortage of foster carers is a concern
HUNDREDS of foster carers are needed in the South East to avoid a shortage ‘crisis’ according to a new report – backed by Bucks County Council.The Fostering Network claims the South East needs to find...
View ArticleCollecting to help fight food poverty
A YOUNG campaigner collected non-perishable food at Thame Town Hall last weekend, to help fight poverty in the UK this Christmas. Judith Merry, 23, of Worminghall, is pictured centre amongst fellow...
View ArticleMERRY CHRISTMAS from The Thame Gazette
The Thame Gazette would like to wish all its readers a very merry Christmas.Gazette editor Damien Lucas had the following message: “From all of us here at the paper we wish you and your family a very...
View ArticleIllegal workers seized from Thame restaurant
A GROUP of illegal immigrants have been arrested after a raid on an Indian restaurant in Thame.A total of four people were seized from the Star and Garter, in the High Street, on Tuesday...
View Article‘Thank you for caring’
A THAME man who had his cheek sliced open in a freak accident on a motorway has donated £1,500 and more than 80 toys to the hospital which helped him recover.Pierre Taylor, who is the managing director...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s guide to new DVD releases
A SCIENTIST carries out genetic experiments on apes, hoping to find a cure for Alzheimer’s disease, in RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (12: Twentieth Century Fox).This reboot of an enduring sci-fi...
View ArticleWorking over holiday period is rewarding for hospice nurses
HUNDREDS of seriously ill patients have been able to remain at home with their families over the festive period, thanks to the Iain Rennie Hospice.The Tring-based charity, which covers the Chilterns...
View ArticleHow does a council tax free year sound to you?
THE district council is offering to pay one lucky resident’s council tax bill for the year as part of a push to get people signed up online.To encourage people to register for ebilling, South...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to this week’s movie releases
I TRY not to take against people I’ve never met, but Phyllida Lloyd now has two strikes against her name.I’m sure she’s a talented and lovely lady, but it will be a long time before I forgive her for...
View ArticlePoll: Aylesbury Vale is 15th best place to live in Britain
IT’S official – Aylesbury Vale is the finest place to live in Buckinghamshire.The district came 15th nationally in the Halifax 2011 Quality of Life Survey, the sixth year in a row it has made the top...
View ArticleSainsbury’s ‘crucial’
THE chairman of Thame Cattle Market has spoken out in support of the proposed new Sainsbury’s superstore planned for the town centre.In a letter to The Thame Gazette, Brian Lloyd said he was concerned...
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