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  • Thame Football Partnership Anounces Ground Plans

    THAME United football club have announced a proposed completion date for their new ground at Church Farm, Thame.
    Apparently, the Hellenic League side hopes that it will move into the new, 20-acre site by the start of the 2009/10 season.

    The site will include a main floodlit pitch, a 300 seater stand, a 40m x 30m floodlight artificial pitch, three additional full-size pitches and four smaller pitches.
    There will also be a club-house with function rooms, changing rooms, offices, a boardroom for match-day hospitality and a function facility for up to 250 people.

    The complex is being developed through the Thame Football Partnership, an amalgamation of Thame United and Thame Boys, Youth and Girls.

    The new facility will cost between

  • Warning after attempted distraction burglary in Chinnor (Status: Press release)

    THAME Police are appealing for information and urging the public to be vigilant after an attempted distraction burglary in Chinnor.
    On Monday (4/2) at about 5.15pm, two men went to a property in Elm Drive and asked to speak to a man called Michael Janes. The resident didn?t know anyone of that name.

    One man went into the house and the other waited in the porch. Then the men left the property as the resident?s son arrived.

    One of the offenders is white, 5ft 10ins with dark hair and was unshaven.

    Det Sgt Alan Clements from Thame said: ?It is thought that there maybe three people involved in this attempted distraction burglary and I urge anyone with any information to contact the police.

    ?There is no reason why a stranger should ever come into your home. All agencies or utility companies should make an appointment and also use a password system.

    ?I would urge anyone with elderly or vulnerable relatives, neighbours or carers to check their home security and alert them to the dangers of opening the door to a stranger.

    ?Distraction burglars prey on the elderly and vulnerable. If you see people calling at houses and are suspicious of their intentions, I would urge you to contact police immediately.?

    Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Det Sgt Clements at Thame 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.

    Lesley Nesbitt, Crime Reduction Advisor, would like to offer the following advice to Thame residents:

    LOCKED – If someone knocks on your door and you are not expecting them before you go to your front door make sure your rear door is secure.

    STOP ? If someone knocks at your door stop and think, ?Am I expecting someone?? Look through your spy hole or through a window to see who is at your door.

    CHAIN ? Put your door chain on before opening the door.

    CHECK ? Ask for the callers Identification and check this by phone.

    IF IN DOUBT KEEP THEM OUT

    Leaflets about bogus callers are available from your local police station.

  • Mayor welcomes Thame to Haddenham cycle route news

    THE Mayor of Thame, David Bretherton, today welcomed the news that a feasibility study has been commissioned into the building of a safe cycle route between Thame and Haddenham.
    Darren Divall, Cycling and Walking Team Leader at Buckinghamshire County Council, announced today that the

  • Trial of four Accused in Thame ‘suit case’ murder to begin

    THE trial of four people accused of involvement in the murder of an elderly woman whose burned remains were dumped in a suitcase near Thame, is to begin in ten days time.
    Jolanta M Kalinowsica, 41, of Cavendish Avenue, Ealing, is charged with murder, Monilca Sienkiewicz, 19, Adrian Ryszard Lis, 23, and Lucasz Gajda, 25, also from Ealing, are charged with assisting an offender in the commission of murder.

    The body of 94-year-old Thea Zaudy from Nottinghill, London, was found by a farm worker in a field off Rycote Lane, in July, last year.

    The trial is expected to last 4-5 weeks and will begin at Oxford Crown Court on February 18.

  • Tough Game For Chinnor Seconds (Contributed)

    CHINNOR seconds went down to Hertford by 29 points to 17 in a game that they could have and should have won. This was a very tough game played against a very good team besides their first team not having a game.
    It took until the 20th minute before Chinnor took the lead with a penalty by Tim Sutton and it then took to the 30minute for them to add to it with for a well deserved and fine try by Danny Burns after some fantastic driving by the forwards.
    Chinnor then seem to have had a lapse in concentration, as a result Hertford ran in two well-worked tries and the half finished 10 points all.
    Once again it took to the 15th minute before Chinnor regained the lead with a great individual try by young Tristen Corpe from the half way line. Sutton converted. It was then that that Hertford began substituting and brought on some of their big guns and good players. Chinnor was then put under a lot of pressure, and were holding on well until the ref awarded Hertford a disputed try and once again the scores were equal 17 points all.
    Chinnor were awarded a penalty on their own try line in the 34minute and because they took a quick penalty and not on the spot, the ref rewarded Hertford a penalty and not a free kick from which Hertford scored and took the lead.
    Minutes later they added to their tally with a converted try against the run of play and won the game by 29 points to 17.
    Hertford players should have had at least 2 yellow cards as well as a red for stamping, despite it being his own player, which the player was obviously unaware of. The ref continued warning them without taking any action.

    Walter McGuicken

  • Trial Of Motorcyclist Who Killed OAP And Her Dog

    THE trial of a motorcyclist who killed an elderly Kingston Blount woman and her dog whilst they were out on an early morning walk, began today.
    Caroline O’Keeffe, 70, was crossing the road in Kingston Blount, near Thame, with her two dogs when she was hit by Michael O’Neill’s Suzuki bike in October 2006, the jury at Oxford Crown Court heard today.
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  • Boris ‘puts the heat on’ Oxford Green Belt Review

    THAME’s MP, Boris Johnson today pledge to fight any major urban extension to Oxford in the Green Belt to the south of the city.
    At the end of 2007, government planning inspectors examining the South East Plan ? the blue-print for development in the region to 2026 ? recommended a limited review of Oxford?s Green Belt with the aim of allowing an urban extension to the south of the city of some 4,000 houses.

    In a letter sent yesterday to Parish Councils within his constituency which lie in the Green Belt, Boris promised to ‘put the heat on’ Ministers on this issue and particularly on the Prime Minister who he accused of breaking a commitment to protect Green belt land.

    Boris stated: “It now looks as if we are going to have to wait until the end of May before Hazel Blears makes up her mind as to whether she?s going to accept the inspectors? recommendations to build in Oxford?s Green Belt. That amount of delay leaves us all in an uncertain position and is, quite frankly, unacceptable.
    “I want the Parishes likely to be affected by the government?s plan to extend Oxford to know that I?m fully with them in opposing it.
    “There is, of course, a great need to provide adequate and affordable housing. But, I remain convinced that it would be wrong to use Oxford?s Green Belt to do this given the benefits the Green Belt brings to our villages and to the city alike. I believe that Oxford City Council could find more land to use for housing within its existing boundaries.”

    Boris described the idea of building to the south of the city as: “..unsustainable with little prospect of the necessary infrastructure being provided by government.”
    He added that he believes that it will cause severe problems for the quality of life of those in the surrounding villages, those in the Blackbird Leys area of Oxford and those living in the new development.

  • Road deaths and injuries equivalent to population of Woodstock

    ROAD safety experts from Oxfordshire County Council have revealed that the number of people killed or injured on Oxfordshire’s roads in 2007 was the equivalent of the population of Woodstock.

    Although the overall figure of 2,605 for those killed, seriously and slightly injured is a reduction on previous years, and part of a long-term downward trend, the county council says that it believes that by describing the statistic as the equivalent of a well known and loved town in the county they can drive home their road safety message.

    Thirty four people were killed in 2007 with 330 seriously injured and 2,241 sustaining slight injury.

    In 2000, Government set national casualty reduction targets to be met by 2010.

    A statement issued today, says: “Data has been regularly reviewed at national and local level, and in 2006 the county council was so confident of reaching the Government 2010 target it set enhanced targets within its own Local Transport Plan, and is making progress towards achieving these.
    “Interpreting performance requires caution, with quite high levels of year to year variation in casualty numbers. However the long term trend is downwards.

    Recent years:

    The long term trend is as follows:

    Year Total

    2000 3,439

    2001 3,398

    2002 3,334

    2003 2,962

    2004 2,633

    2005 2,859

    2006 2,935

    2007 2,605

    “The Government’s target for people killed or injured on Oxfordshire’s roads was for the numbers to be driven down to 3,052 by 2010 – a figure that is being repeatedly met. Oxfordshire County Council’s own target is 2,468 by 2010.”

    Geoff Barrell, Road Safety Team Leader, Oxfordshire County Council, said: “The county council?s Road Safety Team is continuing to work hard on achieving further reductions. We coordinate the very wide range of measures carried out by the county council itself, from engineering schemes at accident problem sites to providing targeted education, training and publicity for the public. We also work closely with the Police, Health Service and other agencies.”

    Councillor Ian Hudspeth is Oxfordshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Transport and a Woodstock county councillor. He said: “I’m pleased that there is a slow and steady decline in the number of people who are killed or injured on the county’s roads.
    “Our road safety team and partner agencies have worked hard together to encourage those reductions. However, when you hear that the amount of people killed or injured last year was the equivalent of the population of Woodstock you realise the extent of the problem.”

  • Hard Fought Win For Thame United Against Chinnor (Contributed)

    SATURDAY’S League game against Chinnor, played at Wallingford was an entertaining hard fought match in which Thame narrowly defeated their near neighbours, 1-0.
    It was the first time ever that the teams had met in a league match, although Thame ran out 3-1 winners in a cup game played last season.

    The game started brightly and Chinnor went close after five minutes when Stuart Braun played a good ball to Gary Marshall whose hurried whose shot was high. Thame countered and after 20 minutes, James Bloomfield was unlucky to see his 20 yard shot go just wide. There were good chances at both ends but defences coped well and the teams went in for the break with neither goalkeeper seriously tested.

    The second half was a different story. Thame came out from the break fired up, and controlled the first 25 minutes of the half. Chinnor goalkeeper, Lee Orwney was forced to make some good saves, notably from Matt Leach and Ben Connelly. The Thame pressure paid off in the 70th minute when a through ball found Thame?s Adam Rhodes bearing down on goal. Orwney came to meet the threat and was judged to have fouled Rhodes just inside the area. The referee immediately pointed to the penalty spot. Rhodes buried the spot kick and Thame took the lead.

    Chinnor fought back and Thame keeper, Paul Searl, was busy for a while, making one particularly memorable save, whist a few minutes later a Thame defender headed off the goal line. The home side could however have gone two up when Sam Cowan hit a goal-bound volley following a corner, but Orwney made a fine save.

    The last few minutes were frantic but Thame held out and just about deserved their win.

    Thame?s man of the match was Sam Cowan but there were several other good performances notably from Luke Ricketts who, despite very physical marking, kept a regular supply of crosses coming in from the left.

    Thame United: Searl, Thompson, Ansell, Higgs, Hocking (Watkins), Cowan, Connelly, Rhodes, Blomfield (Miah), Leach (Jewell), Ricketts.

    Thame do not have a game scheduled for Saturday 9th. Their next match is on 16th February when they are at home to struggling Eton Wick.

    Thame?s left winger, Luke Ricketts,

  • Boris Will Be Barley Hill School Guest Of Honour

    BORIS JOHNSON MP, will be the Guest of Honour at the Barley Hill School PTA Dinner/Ball, at the Belfry Hotel, Milton Common, on Friday (08/02).
    Boris will speak briefly and take part in a Question and Answer session. All monies raised from the event will go towards the Barley Hill School PTA.