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Author: Sonja Francis

  • Warning After Plug In Air Freshener Catches Fire

    FIRE chiefs are advising residents across the county to take extra care after a ?plug-in? air freshener caught fire in a house in Grove recently.
    Ten firefighters and two fire engines, one from Wantage fire station and the other from Abingdon, attended the incident in Grove recently and when
    firefighters entered the building they discovered a small fire on the first floor landing of the house where a ?plug-in? air freshener had over-heated in an electrical wall socket.
    Luckily the fire had not spread further than the immediate area surrounding the wall socket but reminders about the importance of smoke alarms are being emphasized.

    Incident support officer, David Bray, based at Rewley Road fire station in Oxford said:”The residents of the property had working smoke detectors in their home which went off and raised the alarm. This enabled them to get out of the house safely and call the Fire and Rescue Service. If they hadn?t had working smoke alarms the outcome could have been tragic.
    “I would urge home-owners to make absolutely sure that they have working smoke alarms on each floor of their property. It?s also vital that non-essential electrical equipment is unplugged when it?s not being used, or when the property is left unattended.”

    Anyone who doesn?t have smoke alarms in their home can contact the county council?s Fire and Rescue Service. Fire crews will supply and fit smoke alarms free-of-charge and carry out a home fire risk assessment. Call 08000 325 999 for information.

    This is part of the county council?s 365 Alive campaign – a 10-year strategy based on the emergency response, community and partnership work of the council?s Fire and Rescue Service. By the year 2016 it should result in:

  • Appeal To Honniball Family

    THE following was received recently from someone researching their family history:
    Dear Editor
    I am trying to trace members of the Honniball family who are linked to my own family through my late Grandfather Frank Jarvis, who founded the Conway Stewart Pen Company in the early 1900s. Frank’s sister Kate Jarvis married Evan Honniball and they had three or four sons who attended Epsom College.

    I would very much appreciate any information on this branch of my family who are also related to Lionel Crabb, the naval diver and war hero who disappeared in 1956.
    Yours sincerely

    Lomond Handley
    rossmorefriends@yahoo.co.uk

    Rossmore Community Library
    Poole Dorset
    BH12 4HR

  • Thame Unbeaten For Five Games (Submitted)

    Thame United 1, Hounslow Borough 0; League Match Report – Tuesday 13/03/07
    THAME United extended their unbeaten league run to FIVE games on Tuesday evening when they beat Hounslow Borough by a single goal at Wallingford?s Hithercroft Stadium.
    It was an entertaining match, played at a fast pace and although there was little to choose between the teams, Thame just about deserved their victory.

    The game saw the return of Milon Barisic in the Thame goal. He had a good game, pulling off a particularly memorable save after about 25 minutes play to give Thame their first clean sheet since October.
    Both sides created good changes in the first half. After 20 minutes Darren Moore beat 2 men on the left before hitting a goal-bound shot which the Hounslow Keeper did well to turn over the bar. Thame?s leading goal-scorer, Nathan Jack created several good changes but seemed to have lost his knack for clinical finishing, as his shots were either wide or too close to the goalkeeper.
    Thame restricted the visitor?s chances in the second half and although possession was fairly even, the Thame goal was rarely threatened. The only goal came in the 75th minute. United were awarded a free kick on the left, about 35 yards from goal. James Saulsbury?s well placed kick was met, at the far post, by central defender Robbie Eason who rose to head in from close range.

    The last 15 minutes saw Hounslow pushing for an equalizer but Thame defended well and snuffed out any chances.

    Thame United: Barisic, Ansell, Da Silva, Matt Higgs, Eason, Boult, Saulsbury, Connelly, Jack, Wiltshire (Dawson) Moore.

  • Win A Car And Help Children’s Hospital

    A PRIZE draw has been launched to raise money for the Children’s Hospital in Oxford. The Jabble Family have pledged to raise

  • Locals Doctors’ Surgery Open Morning

    THE Rycote Practice, at the East Street Health Centre, Thame, are holding an Open Morning on Saturday, March 17, between 10.30am and 12.30pm.
    The purpose of the event is to allow registered patients the opportunity to:-

  • Expert Gives Views On Accused Man’s Burns

    AN expert has said that the burns on the face of a man accused of murdering a Thame man, are consistant with those caused by a flammable vapour.
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  • Thame-Wide Drinking Ban Proposal

    THAME town council wants to extend the town centre Designated Drinking Area Order, to cover the whole of Thame.
    The decision to seek to extend the current order came at a meeting last night (13/03) of the town council’s Policy and Resources committee, in an effort to curb increased anti-social behaviour associated with alcohol consumption in some residential streets off the town centre and in the town’s recreation areas, especially Elms Park and Southern Road Recreation Ground.
    The way the order works is that it gives extra powers to the police and Police Community Support officers to demand that drink in open vessels be handed to the officers if they believe that drunken behaviour is anti-social. It is not a blanket ban on drinking within the area, for instance picnicing in parks or street party events.
    The council’s aim is to extend the current Order to include the whole town and Moreton Lane, and consultation with the police and the district council will be carried out to see if the extension is practical and enforceable.

  • Matches Found In Murder Victim’s Husband’s Jacket

    THE estranged husband of a woman found murdered in a bungalow with her lover from Thame, had a used book of matches in his coat on the day after their violent deaths.
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  • Jewellery Stolen In Thame Burglary

    THAME POLICE are seeking any information about a burglary that took place yesterday (Monday, March 12)in the town.
    Simetime between 9.30am and 2.30pm yesterday, a burglary occurred in Priest End, Thame. The offenders smashed a pane of glass in the rear door to gain entry, carried out an untidy search and stolen jewellery.

    Any one with any information is asked to call Thames Valley Police on 08458 505 505 or crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

    Photo: Courtesy of 1st Security Concepts (for illustrative purposes only)

  • Criminal Damage In Thame

    SOMETIME Between 3pm on Sunday, March 11, and 8.30am the following morning, March 12,a vehicle was damaged in Youens Drive Thame.
    The car had one of its tyres slashed.

    Anyone with information is asked to contact the police Enquiry line: 08458 505 505, or crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 anonymously.