Vale pub fans in bid to save ‘facility’
A GROUP of villagers have teamed up in a bid to save their local watering hole.The Friends of the Russell, made up of around 20 Butlers Cross residents, are appealing to other villagers to take out...
View ArticleScottish night for great cause
ChArity: A Burns Night Ceilidh is being held in Haddenham in support of Christian Aid.Taking place on Friday, January 27, 7.45pm to 11.15pm in Haddenham Village Hall. There will be a raffle, whisky...
View ArticleHomeStore & More to close at Aylesbury park
HOMEWARE trial store HomeStore & More in Aylesbury is set to close as a result of the ‘extremely difficult market’.Argos’ parent Home Retail Group has revealed that it is to close all of its UK...
View ArticleRaise a glass for the beer festival
Haddenham Beer Festival Trust, a registered charity, raised £5,200 at its recent winter festival.Called Winterfest, the event on December 10 saw more than 800 people pass through the gates.The...
View ArticleAlan Dee: I cut back on the ice cream, and it’s a meltdown...
THE fuss over grocery giant Tesco’s less than stellar showing in the run-up to Christmas has proved pricey, to say the least.Faced by a minor dip in takings, the level-headed long termists who control...
View ArticlePerfect excuse to clown around as troupe gets ready to visit
RESIDENTS should beware of low-flying custard pies as one of Britain’s last surviving travelling clown troupes comes to Thame’s Players Theatre at the end of the month.The National Clown Theatre stages...
View ArticleFamily so grateful for Ben tributes
THE family of Ben guest, the Thame stalwart who tragically passed away earlier this month, have issued a heartfelt thank you for the kind thoughts and words they have received since losing their...
View ArticleYoungsters discover sick severed head photo on mobile
TWO youngsters have been left traumatised after uncovering a shocking picture of a laughing embalmer appearing to hold a severed head.The gruesome image of smirking David Amor, 26, was found on a...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to this week’s new releases
THERE’S no doubt the biopic is the flavour of the month in Hollywood, with recent true-life tales including The Iron Lady and, if you think about it, The King’s Speech.And we return to the years before...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: Haywire, J. Edgar, W.E.
HaywireThe best of this week’s new releases is a throwback to one of the worst eras in mainstream cinema – the 1980s. However, in the hands of chameleon director Steven Soderbergh it’s a riot of action...
View Article‘Expect strikes’ if you close sorting sorting office
PRINCES Risborough postmen have threatened to strike if plans to move their sorting office to Aylesbury are rubber-stamped.During a packed public meeting around 200 residents showed their sympathy with...
View ArticleBrill war horses remembered in Spielberg film
A VALE man who was inspired by the new Steven Spielberg film War Horse has unearthed images of horses in Brill being selected by the army in 1914.John Prosser, 84, who has lived in the village all his...
View ArticleJohn Pilgrim: Gemma was seeing stars, I’m enjoying my second childhood
I HAVE never met a dog that can claim to having seen stars, at least until last week. Gemma was innocently chasing a ball in the park when she collided with ‘Henry’ and he knocked her head first into a...
View ArticleWaddesdon to get 37,000 new trees to celebrate diamond jubilee
WADDESDON Manor is set to create a new 60-acre woodland with 37,000 trees to celebrate the Queen’s diamond jubilee.The plans also include a new wetlands area, disabled access and flower meadow.Although...
View ArticleTheo’s good deeds for Christmas cheer
WHEN eight year old Theo Gibson was told before Christmas that he was not on Santa’s nice list he set about being a good boy and helping other people.He swept leaves, hoovered and cleaned windows and...
View ArticleChange in way town is funded
THAME could be boosted after it was announced the way market towns are financed is set to change.South Oxfordshire District Council has agreed that funding, subject to scrutiny, should be more locally...
View ArticleTHE majority of the 775 homes planned for Thame should be built to the south...
Homes built south of Thame would be more sustainableThe so-called scoping report looks at how sustainable the plans are and of four possibilities concludes that options to the south are the best for...
View ArticleMum raising money for a cause close to her heart
A MUM from Chinnor is fundraising for a charity which cares for sick newborns after her own daughter had to have a blood transfusion when she was just hours old.Lara Collen’s daughter Emily was...
View ArticleLearn about the UK’s role in recession
A TALK about the UK’s position in Europe amidst the financial crisis is being held at Lord Williams’s School.NATO consultant Dr Miguel Mesquita da Cunha will be holding a talk open to everyone on...
View ArticleTaxing times split cabinet as date set for key decision over household payments
DISTRICT leaders have clashed over whether to increase council tax ahead of a crunch meeting.Bosses at Aylesbury Vale District Council have agreed to let members from all parties decide if the...
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