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Thame youth memorial takes shape
The landscape in Thame is set to be transformed by the long-anticipated creation of a youth memorial.
Aylesbury plant holders to get £24,000 upgrade
Nearly £24,000 is to be spent replacing plastic plant holders with hardwood versions around Aylesbury.
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No flag left flying in Haddenham
Haddenham villagers are looking for their flag and flagpole after thieves stole them.
Lee Mack a no show but promises return
Comedian Lee Mack missed the stand up comedy show in aid of charity ENRYCH at the Waterside Theatre on Saturday due to ill health.
Family ‘duped’ into buying illegally imported puppy
An Aylesbury man has been fined thousands of pounds for illegally bringing a dog into the country.
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Regional
Garden open day to help fundraising
The fragrant and colour co-ordinated garden of a couple's picture-postcard Staffordshire home is to be opened to the public to help raise money for a Cambridgeshire-based charity.
Projects receive lottery funding
Homeless young people in Luton will be helped to access mental health services thanks to a Big Lottery Fund grant.
Rare bird sparks chaos in villages
Police were called to a nature reserve in Suffolk after hundreds of twitchers descended to catch a glimpse of a rare bird.
Palace frock dilemma for potter
Transvestite potter Grayson Perry, from Essex, has said he is already thinking about what frock to wear when he goes to the palace to pick up his CBE.
Clean water pioneer given an MBE
The Essex-based inventor of a bottle designed to produce safe sterile drinking water anywhere in the world has been given an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
National
Assange expects to stay in embassy
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will not leave the Ecuadorian Embassy in London even if sex charges against him are dropped, because he fears moves are already under way to extradite him to the United States, he has revealed.
MP demand over watchdog 'cover-up'
An MP has called for an urgent question to be tabled in the House of Commons following allegations that health bosses covered up a failure to investigate a hospital where mothers and babies died through neglect.
Guides drop God vow from Promise
It has been a part of the Promise for over a century, but from now on girls will no longer pledge their devotion to God when they join the Guides.
New food labels help fight obesity
A new front-of-pack food label that has the support of health groups and all the major supermarkets has been launched to help tackle the obesity crisis.
Iraq claims legal ruling expected
The Supreme Court is due to rule on whether families of soldiers killed fighting in Iraq can bring damages claims against the Government.
Jobs
Jobs: Searching for the UK’s most talented young engineers
A nationwide hunt has been launched to find the UK’s shining young engineering stars.
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Jobs; Apprenticeships are booming
Apprenticeships are fast becoming the norm for young people who want an alternative to going to university, says a government minister.
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Unemployment figures show Thame is one of the best in the UK
Impressive employment figures have been hailed by Thame’s MP.
Jobs: Unemployed women ‘addicted to web’
A new study into online web browsing habits has revealed more than 60 per cent of UK adults can be classified as internet addicts, with unemployed women forming the largest group of compulsive online users.
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Local Business
Food around the clock at Aylesbury McDonald’s
Hungry motorists will now be able to stock up on McDonald’s 24 hours a day.
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New ethos and start for Aylesbury pub
An Aylesbury pub has reopened following an extensive refurbishment and a new focus on locally sourced food and drink.
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Graphic designer set to open rare breeds farm and eco park
After 35 years of hard graft and saving every penny, Ray Marzec is close to realising his dream to open an educational farm in the Vale.
Ancient remains from Arla dig set to go on display
Historical treasures discovered during archaeological work at the Arla Foods dairy site will be on display at a public open evening later this month.
Road repairs begin in earnest as county repeats demand for more government funding
The first road to be treated as part of the county council’s We’re Working On It 2013 programme was Whaddon Road, Mursley, on Tuesday.
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Weather for Thame
Wednesday 19 June 2013
Today
Light rain
Temperature: 14 C to 24 C
Wind Speed: 9 mph
Wind direction: North
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Light showers
Temperature: 13 C to 19 C
Wind Speed: 12 mph
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