Category: Thame news

Jervaise Shurety, 37, from Chinnor in Thame, has been cleared of Receiving and handling stolen goods, in a case involving stolen vehicles and false number plates.
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DURING Monday, March 26, between 8am and 10pm, two bicycles were stolen from separate gardens in Onslow Drive, Thame.
Any information please to Thames valley police on 08458 505 505, Or crimestoppers (anonymously) 0800 555 111.

Between Thursday March 22, at around 9pm and Friday, March 23, around 7.15am, a vehicle parked in East Street, Thame, was damaged. A sharp instrument was used to scratch the body work at the back of the vehicle.

Any information, again please, to Thames Valley Police 08458 505 505, or crime stoppers 0800 555 111 where you will not be asked to give your name.

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IN a bid to raise money for the Breast Cancer Campaign, a team of inspired exercises who work out at The Park Sports Centre in Holton, near Wheatley, have committed themselves to a self-funded trek along the Great Wall of China.
To help with fund raising for this charity the Leisure Centre are hosting an open day with a ?gourmet twist? this Saturday, March 31, to help raise money and support the committed exercise enthusiasts, Val Edson and Ian Roberts.
Some activities on the day include a studio marathon, a gymnastic display, a quiz, live music and refreshments as well as activities for the children. The highlight of the event with include a Celebrity Chef Demonstration by Steve Bullmer (director of cookery at the le Manoir) as well as an auction with some fantastic prizes which include amongst other things:

THE trial of an estranged husband, accused of murdering his wife and her lover from Thame, has been continuing after a temporary halt to the proceeding due to a tragedy in the life of one of the jurors.
Alex Marshall denies murdering his wife and her lover, Richard Flippance and has been speaking in court about how his wife told him that she wanted Flippance to adopt their son. He has admitted violent behaviour towards his wife.
Follow the trial by going to: http://www.harboroughtoday.co.uk

HOUSEHOLDERS in the Thames Valley are being warned to keep the keys to their vehicles safe at night following three burglaries in the area.
Burglars have broken into these properties in the last couple of weeks, sometimes gaining entry through UPVC doors that have not been double locked at night and taken the keys to vehicles and driven them off.
Although none of these latest offences has been carried out Thame specifically, the warning is a general one for the whole area and Thame has been hit in the past.

ADVICE – In order to fully engage the locking system, always make sure you use the key to double lock it. This applies when you leave the house and when you lock up for the night before you go to bed.
Pushing the handle up once you have closed the door is not enough because uPVC doors do not have a chubb-style lock; it is absolutely vital that you use the key inside, or outside, to turn the key twice.

The handle must be lifted and the key turned in order to complete the double lock. If in doubt, contact the manufacturers for more information.

Whether you share a house with family or friends, please make sure you make everyone aware that external doors must be double locked whether you are at home at night or out for the day.

Burglars are usually opportunistic and will hone in on an unlocked back door or open window. Dont make it easy for them.

FOR the third year running, a football match and family event is to be held in memory of a Thame footballer and father of two who died of heart attack in 2002.
As well as the match itself between Long Crendon and Brill, the highlight of the event on Good Friday, April 6, will be an Easter Egg Hunt. The event, to be held at Brill Sports and Social Club, promisies once again to be a great day out for families and a fitting memorial to a popular young dad who died so tragically. All monies raised will once again go to The British Heart Foundation’s research into heart disease in children.
Other activities on the day will include face painting, a penalty shoot-out, bouncy castle, a BBQ, cakes and refreshments and lots more!

The Richard Wheeler Memorial was set up nearly five years ago to honour the life of Richard Wheeler, a young father of two who lived in Thame and who tragically lost his life to a heart attack in 2002.

The aim of the Memorial is to raise money to support the British Heart Foundation and to date has successfully raised

A diary entry of a woman friend of a Thame man whose body was found in a burnt out house, descibes how her estranged husband, who is accused of both their murders, tried to kill himself.
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THE unsolved murder of nurse, in her home near Chinnor, has been re-opened by Thames Valley Police.
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Photo: Murder victim Janet Brown – Courtesy of Oxford Mail

PUBS in Thame have been tested to see if they would serve alcohol to underage drinkers, and they refused to serve those who looked underage.
A multi agency operation involving police, South Oxfordshire District Council and Trading Standards, took place to ensure pubs and off-licences across South Oxfordshire were not selling alcohol to under 18s.
Both he Black Horse and Jimmy Figgs in Thame, passed the test which involved 14 to 16-year-olds who went into the premises and asked to be served alcohol. The licensees were not pre-warned but both insisted that ID was shown and refused to serve them any alcohol.

Sgt Martin Jubb said: “We were very pleased with the outcome of this operation and I praise the pubs named, which passed the test with flying colours. It shows that Thame licensees are acting responsibly and are on board with us to help keep Thame a safe and pleasant place to go out in.
“We are working hard with our partners to keep Thame safe and this operation is one way of clamping down on underage drinking and the associated issues that go with it.
“Four out of six pubs in Didcot and Wallingford failed the test purchasing which shows that the two Thame pubs stand out as being responsible and well run establishments.
“Quite apart from the health aspects of underage drinking, the results can cause problems for everyone else including vandalism and intimidation. A small minority of underage drinkers can have a serious impact on the rest of the community and we will continue to run these operations across South Oxfordshire and in Thame to ensure licensees continue to refuse underage drinkers.
“I urge parents to ensure that they to not let their teenagers take alcohol from the house. If under 18?s cannot get hold of alcohol then the associated problems will be prevented.
“I encourage licensees in Thame to keep up the good work and ?think 21?; if they look under 21 then ask for ID.”

NB Thame police are currently mobilising more patrols on Friday and Saturday nights, when most of the problems associated with alcohol consumption happen in the town centre.