SCHOOLS have been reprimanded by education bosses for failing to declare details of criminal and professional checks on staff. Buckinghamshire County Council bosses said they were "very disappointed" that about only a fifth of schools had returned
THE story of the disused rail link between High Wycombe and Bourne End (HBL) and the possibility of reinstating it with light rail, has appeared in these columns many times, in letters from several correspondents, so two major transport studies concerning
RE: LAST week's letter headlined "Poppy Appeal cash shames this town". MAY I thank Mr English for writing to the letters page of the Bucks Free Press to point out that £4,600 raised for the Poppy Fund was a shameful total! However, I would ask him
GIVEN the many and varied opportunities now available to inform and educate, one might be tempted to think that our young people would be better informed than previous generations. After all, this generation has had the benefit of, not only television
HOW many of you out there are feeling more prosperous of late, despite the alleged downturn in the economy? How many of you have suddenly realised you have a lot more cash in your pocket, and can't quite work out why? Well, it's no mystery. For we are
I HAVE a plan that would increase conviction rates for the police, boost law enforcement revenues and massively improve road safety at a stroke. All you'd need to do is to station one police car all day along the London Road in High Wycombe with the
I was rather caught today on my lunchtime walk around Wycombe town centre. From my office window it looked like a pleasant sort of day so I decided to go out without a coat. Stepping outside into the street the cold air made me realise the weather was
I was rather caught today on my lunchtime walk around Wycombe town centre. From my office window it looked like a pleasant sort of day so I decided to go out without a coat. Stepping outside into the street the cold air made me realise the weather was
THE TWO women injured in this afternoon's M40 crash have been taken to hospital with injuries, though neither of them is in a life threatening condition. Helen Robinson-Gordon, press officer for South Central Ambulance Service, said that ambulance crews
THE jury in the trial of the men accused of murdering Mohammed Mahroof are set to retire and consider their verdict tomorrow morning. Mohammed Mahroof Mustafa and Asif Ahram Mohammed are charged with the murder of 39-year-old taxi driver Mohammed Mahroof
TWO women were removed from a car after an accident on the M40 this afternoon. Firefighters released the women after an accident between a car and a lorry at 3.30pm this afternoon on the M40 Northbound, between Junction 4 (High Wycombe) and Junction
FRIENDLY, chatty people are being recruited to help re-open Hughenden Manor as it gears up for 2008. The former home of dandy Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli is getting ready for its March 1 opening after being closed over the winter, but it needs more
JAMES FLEET tells me he loves to "poke the stick" at what it means to be British and his latest role allows him to do just that. The 54-year-old actor is most famous for his portrayals of the bumbling, but well-meaning Tom in the 1994 hit film Four Weddings
A SPECIAL public meeting has been called to try and address residents fears on the safety of the roads in Widmer End. People in the area have become increasingly concerned with the amount of traffic passing through the village and say people's safety
WASPS star Josh Lewsey says the referee was right to call off Sunday's game with Sale at Adams Park. He said: "There and then, the referee actually made the right call because the pitch was really very solid. You could have foreseen quite a nasty injury
DRIVERS in Burnham have been warned not to leave marks made by satellite navigation equipment on their windscreens. It follows 19 thefts from vehicles during January. There was also 18 burglaries in the village during the month. PC Stuart Cook
A BUCKS MEP has criticised the Government over its role in the increasing number of homes being built on floodplains. Sharon Bowles, Lib Dem MEP for the South East, is worried about the number of homes being built on floodplains. Her fears follow warnings
REVELLERS are using the internet to urge a boycott of a popular nightspot over its "inconsistent" door policy. Angry partygoers are using the Facebook internet site to try and keep drinkers out of Revolution in Beaconsfield this month. They have
POLICE are looking for this man in connection with an incident at High Wycombe's Empire Cinema last year. An appeal for information to help trace him has been launched after the incident, on which police are not releasing details, on September 4. If
A HOME-STRAIGHT collision denied Tom Ingram, left, victory in Round One of the Summer Series at Whilton Hall recently. The Wycombe kart star had cut through the field to enter the final lap in the slip-steam of leader Edward Brand, but as he pulled out
SITTING back to enjoy Ashes to Ashes last week I suddenly realised I was watching it in much the same way I do Inspector Morse or Midsomer Murders - for the scenery. Well maybe not just the scenery (it was pretty grim in 1981 after all) but the music
MARLOW are reaping the rewards as two of their strikers try to match each other goal for goal in the race for the top-scorer gong. In the last ten matches Aaron Couch and Jermaine Roche have netted 19 times between them in a run that has fired Marlow
A CACHE of new signs set to direct walkers through a major Chilterns walk have been stolen. The 76 signs, worth more than £2,000, were the entire stock of the Chiltern Society. They were taken when its tools trailer was snatched just before Christmas
OPERA singers will perform at a Marlow church on Saturday to give audiences a taster of their full concert later this year. Members of the Marlow Amateur Operatic Society (MAOS) will be putting on a "Night of Musical Theatre" at the United Reformed Church
