TWO major planning applications in Amersham were passed by a council committee this evening. Planners at Chiltern District Council unanimously agreed to approve a new three-tiered building at Amersham and Wycombe College’s Stanley Hill campus. And
Unfortunately I am not very well at the moment indeed I am writing this blog from my sick bed. Earlier in the morning my foot started playing up, naturally I wanted to continue working but the infernal health and safety regulations were called
TV PRESENTER and dancing star Bill Turnbull has pledged his support for a campaign to give Bucks hospitals more freedom from the Government. The newsreader, who also appeared on dancing show Strictly Come Dancing, signed up to a scheme to get
LIBERAL Democrat members of a council walked out of a meeting to determine the budget for the county today. Buckinghamshire County Council met in its Aylesbury offices, where it discussed the 3.7 per cent rise in next year's council tax level. But during
A DISPUTE broke out in Marlow Bottom on Tuesday when two vans collecting charity parcels clashed. Residents in Cedar Drive had put out bags to be taken by the National Blind Children's Society. However, there were reports two different
FAST-FOOD chain McDonalds has applied to serve food on a 24-hour basis at the new Motorway Service Area near junction 2, Beaconfield, of the M40. So far it is the only outlet at the Extra service station, opening on March 17, to apply to sell hot food
WASPS have already started the process of recruiting for next season. After confirming the immediate or imminent departures of Raf Ibanez, James Haskell, Tom Palmer and Riki Flutey, director of rugby Ian McGeechan turned the latter stages of Tuesday’
A FAMILY of six was forced to flee from home in the middle of the night as ten foot flames tore through the backyard. The father, who does not wish to be named, was woken at 2am by cracking noises coming from the garden of his Oakridge Road home. He
JAZZ up your weekend with saxophonist Tommy Whittle, who appears at the Marlow British Legion Hall this week. Tenor sax player Tommy is best known for his time with the world-famous Ted Heath Orchestra and co-led the band with Don Lusher after Heath
THE prize-winning Consort Piano Trio will perform tomorrow (Saturday), as part of the Beaconsfield Concerts season. Comprising Alexandra Wood on violin, Naomi Williams on cello and Huw Watkins on piano, the group will play trios by Smetana and Schubert
Learning about your grandfather’s experiences in World War One is one thing, dramatising them on stage is entirely another, but actor Cameron Stewart says reading his grandfather’s diary entries about life at the front compelled him to give them a wider
FREE theatre tickets are now up for grabs for anyone aged under 26, thanks to a new scheme launched by Arts Council England. The scheme, known as A Night Less Ordinary, and which is in association with Metro, will operate at more than 200 venues across
DYLAN Thomas’ masterpiece Under Milk Wood will be brought to life at a performance in Little Missenden on Sunday. The first play ever written specifically for the radio in 1953 revolves around an all-seeing narrator, who invites the audience to listen
WHEN it comes to being suave and sophisticated, actor Peter Egan more than fits the bill, having played smooth Paul Ryman in the popular 1980s sit-com Ever Decreasing Circles. So he was perhaps the perfect choice for Noel Coward’s sumptuous play, A Song
THE family of the Labour leader on Wycombe Council who died just yards from his home on Saturday have paid tribute to “a truly great man”. Councillor Glyn Galbraith, 54, a father of two, is believed to have suffered a heart attack at around
RESIDENTS living near the proposed site of a new housing development have shown their opposition to the plans. Developers want to build 83 new homes, a church building and new access roads to the former Raans Road School field in Amersham.
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE County Council today announced a 3.7 per cent increase in council tax – a reduction from the expected 3.9 per cent rise. This is the equivalent of £37.70 a year for a band D property, or 72 pence per week. The annual tax payment for
Flicking through the press pack for the 50th anniversary tour of West Side Story, which comes to the Wycombe Swan next week on the back of sell-out success in Paris, Beijing, Tokyo and London, there is one biography that stands out. Unlike her fellow
RETAILERS can learn more about negotiating their rates thanks to a seminar set up by the Marlow Chamber of Trade. The talk on commercial property rates was one of the ideas that came out of the chamber's recent meeting with traders, which sought to boost
CHALFONT St Peter have been installed as 2/1 favourites to go all the way and lift the FA Vase at Wembley Stadium on May 10. But advisor Ted Buxton believes their biggest test will come in the next game when they travel to Suffolk to take on
VANDALS caused thousands of pounds of damage to four Chesham churches in a spate of break-ins last week. They smashed windows, stole cash and electronic equipment and disrupted community group meetings. The burglars ransacked the church hall attached
BOSS Peter Taylor reckons Blues’ win at Dagenham & Redbridge has put his team’s promotion bid back on course. The Blues went into Tuesday’s game on the back of just one win in their last five outings and and Taylor believes most of their rivals were
A CHURCH pastor has slammed Thames Water for putting land he wants to build a community centre on up for auction. Robin Kane, pastor at Shalom Free Methodist Church, Abbey Barn Lane, High Wycombe said the firm should put the community before profit
A WYCOMBE theatre group are putting on performances of a musical celebrating individuality this weekend. The Wycombe Swan Youth Theatre are performing Honk!, based on the classic tale of the Ugly Duckling, is being held at Wycombe Town Hall between Thursday
SEWAGE tankers were brought into Marlow as a pumping station struggled to handle “exceptionally high” water levels following flooding last week. The Thames burst its banks leaving the Higginson Park towpath totally submerged and parts of Gossmore
ANGRY residents living close to Adams Park stadium have blasted a council for failing to issue tickets to people parking illegally outside their homes. In January home owners in Carrisbrooke Avenue, Rydal Way and Warwick Avenue were sent notices
STAFF at Homebase and Argos in High Wycombe celebrated the launch of the a British Heart Foundation campaign by turning up at work wearing red outfits at the weekend. The Red for Heart campaign aims to encourage people to go red and raise money to fight
VOLUNTEER bosses are fighting to keep the WRVS shops at south Bucks hospitals. The charity said its solicitors were in talks with Buckinghamshire Hospitals NHS Trust, which caused outrage when it told the charities to leave Wycombe and Amersham
WANDERERS have swooped on crisis club Weymouth to sign Blue Square Premier League hotshot Stuart Beavon on a two-and-a half year deal. They have beaten off a cluster of clubs to land the 24-year-old who has plundered 14 goals for the Terras
HIGH Wycombe cricket star Isa Guha jets off to Australia today as part of the England Ladies Cricket Team installed as favourites to win the World Cup next month. The team, which were presented with the Sunday Times Team of the Year award by Lawrence
THE struggle to get a piece of land listed as a footpath linking Bourne End and Wooburn Green is over, as the route has been formally approved as a public right of way. The status of the footpath was decided by the county's planning inspectorate
CHALFONT Wasps are 21 points off the Hellenic Premier Division lead after a 2-0 defeat last night. They fell to a shock 2-0 reverse to Wantage Town. They have now picked up just two of the last nine points available.
WANDERERS striker Scott McGleish turned out for his third club this season when he helped Orient to victory against Crewe on Saturday. The 35-year-old joined the Os on loan until the end of the season after previously being loaned to Northampton
A BEAUTY salon have been found guilty of illegally putting up an advertising banner at 42 West Street, Marlow. Sunrise Health and Beauty used the sign to advertise its Winter opening without consent from the Local Planning Authority between November
A FAMILY had to be evacuated from their house in the early hours after a discarded cigarette caused a fire and filled the property with smoke. Two fire crews from High Wycombe were called around 2.30am to the end of terrace home in Oakridge Road, High
KEY decisions on major building developments in Amersham are due to be made by planners tonight. Chiltern District Council's planning committee is set to decide on a new multi-million pound building at Amersham and Wycombe College's Amersham campus
