IT is hoped that a Music In The Park event in Elms Park, Thame, that was cancelled last year through lack of support, will go ahead in May this year.
Last year, the Friends of Elms Park, lead by wife of town councillor Nigel Champken-Woods, failed to attract sufficient support, despite a
THAME Town Council have decided to instruct the Montrose Way resident to remove the offending fence, return the area back to grass and to take legal advice.
The erection of the fence is going to SODC for Planning consent and meanwhile, the resident has said that he realises that he had breached a council rule and was willing to remove the fence now, having erected it “in good faith.” He cited anti-social behaviour, particularly young people playing with balls as his main reason for erecting the fence.
08/02/11………..FED up with Thame residents extending their boundaries by building fences that encroach on council-owned green and open spaces, Thame Town Council has decided to act.
A resident in Montrose Way, Thame, has built a fence that is over the 2m permitted without gaining Planning Consent, replacing a row of conifers, on the Lenthall Green side of his property.
The council says that an unlawful act has been committed and at tonight’s meeting of the full council will decide what to do about it.
The council’s options are to instruct the resident to remove the fence and return the area to grass, to allow him to keep the fence and charge a fee to transfer ownership of the land or to take no action and send a letter out to all residents warning that legal action will be taken for enclosing common land to form an extention to a domestic garden.
PHOTO: Fence panels similar to those erected between a property in Montrose Way, Thame, and Lenthall Green
THE man charged with the murder of the hotel manager of The Oxfordshire, near Thame, on Saturday, August 21, 2010, has recently been transferred by the prison authority to Broadmoor hospital as there are concerns over his mental state.
Detective Chief Inspector Steve Tolmie, the Senior Investigating Officer of Thames Valley Police’s Major Crime Unit, was in court last Friday, January 28, when the accused, Jonathan Limani, made an appearance before Oxford Crown Court.
Det Insp Tolmie told ThameNews.Net: “There has been some delay awaiting medical reports from Sweden where Mr Limani had previously lived before arriving in the UK. These reports need translating and then defence will require time to interview Mr Limani and complete their report. The prosecution is then likely to need further time to analyse the defence report before interviewing Mr Limani themselves.
“Unfortunately this will result in a court delay. The trial date has now been broken but there will be a mention to review progress and hopefully set a new date on the February 21.
“(The victim) Mr (Chris) Varian?s brother, Roger was present at court and is fully aware of the recent updates. One can only sympathise with the family but both sides must have sufficient time and be fully informed of all available information. It is too early to be able to comment on whether there will be a trial or what process could follow. Mr Limani has not been arraigned (Ed. legal term meaning asked to answer to the charge against him) at this time.”
PHOTO: The victim, Mr Chris Varian
ALMOST nine months after he layed the foundation stone at Meadow View Park, Thame football was officially launched into the future last night by the Mayor of Thame.
After congratulating everyone involved in, what he called, “this amazing project,” the Mayor, Adam Buckland, thanked them for all their hard work and dedication, and for giving up their time and energy, ” for the love of football.”
ONLY THE FIRST STEP
“As I know from experience,” he went on, “it can be very hard work, stressful but also very exciting planning and setting up a project like this and seeing it through to completion. But this is only the first step…the next step is to run and maintain not only a successful football club and junior teams but an all- encompassing, profitable community facility.
“There is still a lot of hard work to be undertaken in the future, but with the management team the partnership has in place and the overwhelming support of the local community, I know this is going to be a great asset to the town now and in the future!”
THAME’S OWN BECKHAM?
South Oxfordshire District Councillor, Mike Welply, who helped the Mayor press the automatic door button to break the ribbon over the threshold, said: “My hope is that we will one day have our very own ‘David Beckham’ from Thame, playing in the Premier League, after passing through the ranks of this Centre of Excellence – May it thrive and prosper!.”
THE changeover from the BP local store in Park Street, Thame, to Marks and Spencer, will begin on February 14, when the existing shop will close.
The refurbishment is expected to take four weeks and in the meantime, the petrol station will remain open with the staff operating temporarily from a portacabin.
THAMES Valley Police is appealing for witnesses following a burglary in Wheatley. At some time between 7pm and 9pm on Monday (31/1) thieves broke into the property in Kelham Hall Drive and stole some cash from rucksacks and bags.
PC Adrian Bray, investigating the incident, said: ?I am appealing to anyone who may have seen any suspicious activity in the area to contact the police.”
Anyone with any information about this incident is asked to contact PC Bray at Didcot police station via 0845 8 505 505, or if you don?t want to talk to the police or give your name, call the Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111.
[Reference: M 03/02/009] – This is a Community Message from Thames Valley Police sent on behalf of Trading Standards.
INFORMATION APPEAL
In the past two weeks there have been three incidents reported of door-step crime in Oxfordshire. Police and Trading Standards have been notified that traders calling themselves ?TOTAL COAT? are cold calling and working in the area.
If they have been or are currently working in your area, please notify Trading Standards on 0845 051 0845 select option 2 and ask to speak to the door-step crime team, thank you.
Message Ends.
CHINNOR Parish Council has called a meeting to discuss the threatened closure of the village’s library.
Parish Councillor, Liz Folley, told ThameNews.Net: “Chinnor Library is one of 20 libraries under threat of closure by Oxfordshire County Council. It is felt that the loss of such a resource will be demoralising to our community and the surrounding villages that also access facilities here in the village.
“As you know the library provides a wide range of services in addition to the supply of books. It is the only facility provided by the county council that is open to all.”
She explained that it was as a result of many residents expressing concern about the situation that a Public Meeting has been arranged for Wednesday, February 2, at St. Andrews School Hall, Station Road, Chinnor OX39 4PU at 7.45pm.
John Jackson, the Oxfordshire County Council Director for Social & Community Services, will be in attendance to answer any questions.
A major town-wide event is being organised by Thame Town Council to tidy up the town.
Many local organisers and groups are being encouraged to take part in Tidy Thame Day, on March 27, and already commitments have been made by Thame fire fighters and Lord Williams’s school is organising a litter pick.
PHOTO: Litter pickers take a rest on a previous tidy up workparty on the Phoenix Trail