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  • Residents' fears of busy Hazlemere junction

    RESIDENTS have expressed safety concerns about a busy Hazlemere junction after a boy was knocked down close to it. The latest accident happened on Friday just after 4pm when a youngster, who police say was aged around 12, was hit by a van near the roundabouts

  • Katy: "I'm overwhelmed"

    A TALENTED High Wycombe singer set for international stardom has told the Bucks Free Press how she did not expect to get past the first round of a BBC talent contest. Last night Katy Setterfield, from Geralds Road, Terriers, won The One and Only tribute

  • 'The shame is I've built a business'

    PINO Batista and his family have sold ice cream to the people of Marlow for over 20 years. But this week, he told how he had been forced to close down his shop in Higginson Park. Mr Batista's grandfather, Pasquale, began his trade in High Wycombe 50

  • Child hit by van injuries "not life threatening"

    A CHILD hit by a van on Friday is not suffering from life-threatening injuries, police have said. The boy, who police said was aged approximately 12, was kept in hospital overnight as a precaution. At around 4pm Friday the youngster was involved in

  • In the dark

    The front page story on the BFP last week was about busses going past passengers waiting at bus stops in areas where the street lights have been turned off to save money. It’s another example of a money saving scheme that has been implemented without

  • In the dark

    The front page story on the BFP last week was about busses going past passengers waiting at bus stops in areas where the street lights have been turned off to save money. It’s another example of a money saving scheme that has been implemented without

  • Charity shops' donations looted

    CHARITY shops in Beaconsfield are losing out on money and donations because items left outside are being stolen or damaged. The problem is getting worse shop bosses have warned - with reports of thieves turning up in a van to loot goods from the street

  • Lifeboat pledge from Cadmore End community

    A CADMORE End man is set to pledge more than £10,000 to a lifeboat charity tomorrow in memory of his brother who died after suffering an epileptic fit while surfing. Jonathan Stott, 27, along with family, friends and villagers have raised the funds needed

  • Williamson set to continue his return bid

    CENTRE Half Mike Williamson will continue his push for a first team start when he plays for the reserves in their re-arranged game at home against John Gorman's Southampton on Wednesday. Willo, a former Southampton trainee, has spent a year out with

  • Wasps duo expected to be fit for England

    WASPS say Simon Shaw and Paul Sackey will both be fit for England's Six Nations match in France next weekend. Shaw limped out of Wasps' 42-34 victory at Bath yesterday with a damaged ankle, while Sackey withdrew from the squad after banging his thumb

  • 'Oldest pub' row: Wikipedia shuts web page

    A ROW over which pub is the oldest in south Bucks has now been fought out on the internet. The argument is raging over whether the Royal Standard of England in Forty Green, or the Red Lion in Penn is the most ancient. Both parties had backed up their