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  • General Election 2005 Election Result – Henley

    Declared around 4.30am today:
    Boris Johnson (Con) 24,894 (2001 – 20,466)
    David Turner (Lib Dem) 12,101 (2001 – 12,008)
    Kaleem Saeed (Lab) 6,862 (2001 – 9,367)
    UKIP 1162 (2001 – 1413)
    Mark Stevenson GREENS 1511 (2001 – 1147)

  • Care Home For Elderly In Exchange For Sports Facility?

    A PROPOSAL to build an improved Care Home for the elderly in Thame, on part of Lord Williams’s school playing fields, is being considered.
    The following statement has been issued by the Governors of Lord Williams?s School:
    “The Governors…. are pleased to announce that they have been presented with a golden opportunity to develop the sports facilities at Lord Williams?s Upper School whilst at the same time providing the resource to develop Thame?s provision for the elderly.

    “The Governors were approached by the Oxfordshire Care Partnership which needs to re-develop the Meadowcroft Home for Older People to meet the new legislative requirements for homes for the elderly. In order to re-develop the existing premises it will be necessary to transfer the ownership of a small part of the Lower School Playing Fields in Towersey Road from the Directorate of Learning and Culture to the Oxfordshire County Council Social and Health Care Directorate. This will enable the Oxfordshire Care Partnership to build a new care home that meets all the new specifications for homes.

    The transfer of the land, which is approximately 0.6 of an acre, will provide the school with the capital receipt to enable it to construct an Astro-turf (all-weather) playing surface on the school?s Upper School site. Such a playing facility would be a huge benefit to the school and to community sports clubs as a year-round facility sorely-needed by Thame and the surrounding area.

    The proposal will require the consent of the Department for Education and Science as well as the relevant planning permissions for the Home for the Elderly and the all-weather playing surface. The Governors of Lord Williams?s School have given their approval for the scheme on the basis that permissions are sought and granted and that the scheme for the Astro-turf can be funded from the transfer of the section of land.

    Anne Clark, Chair of Governors at Lord Williams?s School, said ?This is a great opportunity to provide Thame with two much needed facilities. The corner of playing field in question is an awkward shape and consequently little used by the school. The benefit to Thame of having an all-weather pitch whilst giving the town a state-of-the-art home for the elderly is an opportunity too good to miss.?

  • Wanted – Tea and Chat

    Could you be a friend to a lonely, older person?
    Age Concern Oxfordshire is looking for volunteers for our Personal Home Visit service for lonely, housebound and isolated people, aged 60 and over, living in and around Thame. All it takes is an hour or two a week to pop in and have a chat, play board games or just have a cup of tea. So little of your time can make a real difference to their lives.

    We are also looking for volunteers to help with its Hospital Aftercare Support scheme operating in South Oxfordshire. When a patient is discharged from hospital, we provide a volunteer to meet that patient at their home for a friendly chat and to help with shopping, banking, collection prescriptions etc, for a period of five days. We urgently need volunteers for this crucial service. Would you like to help give older people the confidence to make it on their own?

    Age Concern Oxfordshire needs your help. A little bit of effort can go a very long way. To find out what you can do to help with one or both of the services, please contact Alex Ivey on 01235 849 400 or 07906 352 113.

  • Burglary Appeal Plus Stolen Purse

    THAME POLICE are appealing for information following a burglary at house in Great Milton.
    The property was entered by smashing the glass in the front door and lifting the latch, on Sunday, May 1, between 1.15 and 2.15 PM.
    Anyone who may have seen anything suspicious, or who may have any information about this incident is asked to contact the Police Enquiry line 0845 8505505, or Crime Stoppers (anonymously) 0800 555111

    THE POLICE would also like any information about an offence that took place at Reaston Brown Estate Agents, in Thame, on Friday, April 29, when someone entered an open door and stole a purse from the handbag of an employee.

  • Criticised Election Candidate Hits Back

    THE Conservative County Council Election Candate for the Thame area, who was accused of publishing misleading details in his election literature, has hit back.
    Nick Carter was criticised yesterday by his Labour adversaries of suggesting in his campaign literature that he lives and works in Thame, when in fact, they said, he lives in Headington and has not worked in Thame for some months.
    Today, Nick Carter contact ThameNews.Net with the following comments:
    “It’s wonderfully ironic that Labour, of all people, should accuse others of misleading the public.
    “The facts are that I have lived in Headington for a couple of years since moving temporarily out of Thame in order to be closer to my children.
    “Meanwhile, having worked in Thame for several years, I moved to a new office here (ED.Not clear where ‘here’ is; Awaiting clarification) 16 months ago.
    “My home address is public knowledge since it appears on all the ballot papers for the forthcoming election. That’s a point which Labour have
    conveniently overlooked in this latest attempt to smear one of their opponents.”

  • Labour and UKIP Candidates Face To Face In Thame

    Lovely moment yesterday, Tuesday, when the Labour Party Election candidate for this constituency, Kaleem Saeed, bumped into the UKIP candidate, Delphine Gray-fisk.
    After a spirited but friendly chat, they were overheard to sportingly wish each ‘good luck’.

  • Conservative Candidate Accussed Of Misleading Public

    THAME?S Conservative Party?s candidate for the County Council election on Thursday, has been criticised for giving misleading information in his election literature.
    Nick Carter, who is currently a Thame Town Councillor, is accused by the Labour Party of giving the impression that he lives and works in the Thame area, when in fact he lives in Headington and has not worked in Thame for 18 months.
    In a statement today, Labour Party Spokesman, Nicholas Newman, said:?It really is disgusting to have mislead the public in this way and not in the spirit of the decency expected of a local politician.?

  • Thame Man’s Jaw Broken In Assault

    THAME POLICE are appealing for witnesses following an assault in Thame on Saturday, April 23.

    At around 6.30pm, a 19-year-old man received serious facial injuries after he was assaulted outside the Birdcage Pub in Cornmarket.

    PC Daniel Haggarty, based at Thame police station, said: “The man received a badly broken jaw and a broken nose. Another 19-year-old man who tried to stop the assault received minor injures.

    “I appeal to anyone who was in the town last weekend and witnessed the incident to contact police.”

    Anyone with information that could assist police inquiries is urged to contact PC Haggarty at Thame police station, via 0845 8 505 505. If you don?t want to speak to police and don?t want to leave your name contact Cromestoppers on 0800 555 111.

  • Thame Restaurant Offers War Time Food Menu

    AS part of the VE Day 60th Anniversary celebrations weekend, May 6-8, Fothergills Brasserie at Thame’s Spread Eagle Hotel, has come up with a special menu celebrating war-time recipes.
    General Manager, Mark Baxter and Assistant Manager, Graham Cockell, have compiled a menu using references to The Stork War Time Cookery Book, The Ration Book Diet, various internet sites “The much valued memories of Fothergills’ Regular Clientele.”
    One regular, Jessie Elks, has loaned her own original Ration Book, her Identity Card and a letter from the King that all school children received at the time. The menus will be on offer for lunch and dinner on May 6,7 and 8; reservations are essential.
    The dishes on offer include Steamed Bacon Clangor with Oxford sauce, Lord Wolton’s Pie, Spam fritters, Rice pudding and Spiced apple dumplings.
    Authentic music from the period will fill the air and all Fothergill’s staff have been issued with their own ID card!

  • Thame Restaurant Supports Action Against Hunger

    THE House of Spice Group, alongside numerous chefs and restaurateurs already backing Action Against Hunger?s response to the Southeast Asia Tsunami emergency, has raised a significant sum to support the survivors.

    On Wednesday, 26 January, one month on from the Tsunami disaster, House of Spice restaurants donated 50% of the day?s takings in support of Action Against Hunger?s tsunami relief work in Southeast Asia which totalled