Month: September 2025

What Next for Banking in Thame?

10th September 2025

Despite a robust appeal by the Town Council, Thame will not be getting a banking hub – the banking industry’s solution to the provision of a range of banking services from several major banks within one building. Following the closure of the last bank branch in February this year, the Town Council has been working […]

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Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Kent

5th September 2025

Buckingham Palace have announced the death of Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Kent. As a sign of respect, condolences, and recognition of Her Royal Highness devotion to community and Charity work will be lowering the Union Flag to half mast today. View the announcement from Buckingham Palace. Image credit: Tim Graham/Getty Images Date of […]

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Lidl Supermarket Consultation

4th September 2025

Lidl will soon be holding a consultation event in the Town Hall to get local residents’ views on their proposed new store on the CPM site in Aylesbury Road, Thame. 

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Thame Area Housing Needs Survey 2025

4th September 2025

If you’ve walked, run, cycled or ridden along the Phoenix Trail in Thame recently, you may have spotted the new sign that’s gone up near the top of Windmill Road. This is to announce a future development of 31 affordable homes, on land next to the Stones Close allotments.

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Where Next for Banking Hubs?

4th September 2025

Bank branches are closing at a rate of knots in the UK: one in three have closed in the past five years and the UK has one of the highest rates of bank closures in Europe – only Spain and the Netherlands report a higher proportion.

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