POLICE have launched a public appeal in a bid to find a missing 30-year-old man. Aaron Clements was last seen leaving his Slough home for his Marlow workplace on Friday, February 19 at 6.50am. He did not arrive for work and has not been seen
HOMES in Chesham were left without water today after a mystery problem. Technicians from Veolia Water are still investigating what caused the pressure to drop in the water network around the town. Residents started reporting problems to the water
THAME United have re-signed Justin Merritt to boost their Hellenic League Division One East title hopes. Merritt played for Thame five seasons ago before leaving for a player/manager role at Oxford City and then Abingdon. Assistant manager Frank Thompson
WASPS players will warm up for Leeds on Sunday by watching an ex-team-mate in the Winter Olympics tonight. Henry Nwume was part of the Wasps squad which won the Heineken Cup and Guinness Premiership five years ago, but tonight he competes for
TRIBUTES have flooded in following the tragic death of ex-councillor Tony Dunn this week which sent shockwaves through the town. Members of the Marlow community were stunned to hear of the news. Former Marlow Mayor Cllr Doug Anson said: “I have
A GREAT Missenden man will be pulling on his skis next week to raise money for a charity that helped his older brother. Clark Betz is taking to the frozen wastelands of central Sweden in a 90km cross country ski race while fundraising for the Mouth
A BUILDER from Gerrards Cross said his skiing holiday was ruined when he was arrested after being given thousands of pounds worth of fake currency at a post office. Steve Cripps, 42, said he exchanged £2,000 into euros at Gerrards Cross post office
A COUNCIL is to introduce extra charges to people paying by credit card in the future. Wycombe District Council says this will take effect from March 4, when it will “reluctantly” join many other councils countrywide to add handling fees for credit card
WASPS Zak Taulafo was named Man of the Match on Sunday after destroying the Saracens pack at scrum time and barging through their defences in a succession of rampaging carries in open play. His wrecking ball performance continued a stellar
TWENTY two local boys will play for the opportunity to write their names into RGS High Wycombe folklore this weekend. They will line up against Whitgift tomorrow in the semi-finals of the U18s Daily Mail RBS Schools Cup, knowing a victory will
NEIGHBOURS to the conditionally approved Wycombe Sports Centre coachway scheme fear the “overbearing” development will “heavily impact” on their family life. Wycombe District Council's planning committee agreed to back multi-million pound plans
DOM Marsala is in the process of making a silk purse out of a pig’s ear of a season. The Chesham winger missed the start of it with ankle ligament damage, drifted to the periphery at a club he loves and eventually asked to leave in the midst of a bleak
I HAVE often attacked our reliance on technology, but this week it came to my rescue spectacularly – in an episode which highlighted why town centres could easily wither away and die. We went into High Wycombe on Saturday to look for last-minute birthday
HAS Midweek’s Sports Editor Dave Peters been moonlighting – as manager of Celtic Football Club in Scotland? We have noticed a startling resemblance between our Wycombe Wanderers correspondent and the Glasgow soccer boss Tony Mowbray.
I DON’T usually gamble, but I have a cup of coffee riding on a special bet I have made with Midweek sports editor Dave Peters – and it’s a wager I desperately hope to lose. Early in the season, I was dismayed to see how wretched Wycombe Wanderers were
COMPETITION time. Two weeks ago, I slagged off the pathetic bus lane on High Wycombe’s London Road, and this was followed up by a couple of reader letters backing me. As you know, I think the lane is dangerous, confusing and serves virtually no purpose
A representative of Bucks County Council admitted this week that they had had ‘too many managers…for a bit.’ This is like saying that ‘Vlad the Impaler had anger management issues.’ There are some forms of understatement that are verging on the downright
RE: The new residents’ association which formed in 2009 during the fight against plans for an athletics track in Hazlemere. AS a member of the now disbanded Hazlemere Residents Association (HRA) for many years, I support the views of David Gantzel
CAN I through your paper please say ‘Thank You’ to all the people who stopped, helped and contacted the emergency services and my family after I had a tyre blow out coming down Abbey Barn Lane this afternoon [Sunday]. My car ended up on the crash barrier
THE South Bucks Hospice held their annual Snowdrop Sunday walk at West Wycombe estate last Sunday, February 22 and although the day started with snow the sun came out and many people enjoyed walking through the grounds enjoying the abundance of snowdrops
I READ with sadness in the Bucks Free Press (February 12) of the passing, of the dedicated fundraiser for Wycombe Hospital, Ron Little. Ron was fondly known as the ‘sweetshop man’ as he volunteered in the charity shop in the hospital for 25 years.
KATE Phillips (‘How have our roads got into this state?’ – Letters February 19) and others are quite right to highlight the state of the roads in south Bucks compared to the surrounding counties. As a regular cyclist journeying into Berkshire and east
RE: Criticism of Buckinghamshire County Council over potholes on the roads. I COMMEND the letters from Kate Phillips and Philip Robinson (February 19). Both are totally accurate in their comments. I travel all over the UK and the condition of
I WAS delighted to see the number of Wycombe-based companies that achieved recognition and success at the recent Buckinghamshire Ambassadors’ Enterprise Awards event held in Marlow, winning seven of the eight major awards. During these difficult economic
A ROAD in High Wycombe has been targeted by criminals. As I have experienced car crime on this road on various Sundays, I feel I must warn car owners and save them the cost, time and pain it causes. I was parked on Priory Avenue near Priory Road for
RE: Anthony Weeden’s insistence that man-made global warming is scientifically unproven. MAY I respond, reluctantly, to Anthony Weeden’s bait? He is good at what he does. But BFP readers should know that his conclusions are completely at odds
RE: Previous letters on the climate change debate, in which correspondents call for Anthony Weeden to provide evidence for his assertions about global temperatures. ERIC Alexander certainly has a way with words! Firstly, he called me an ostrich, and
I AGREE with Richard English about dog mess but I think all dogs should be on leads in public places. I am a responsible dog owner and my dogs have been attacked not by Staffordshire bull terriers or any other ‘bull’ breed but by small dogs and larger
RE: ‘Dog Owners are being more irresponsible’, Richard JC English, BFP letters February 19. OKAY, so some dog owners are irresponsible and don’t pick up their dog mess and I fully agree with you that it is both unhygienic and unhealthy. But let
I PREDICT a storm is heading this way – and I caution all of our councillors to start taking shelter right now from the howling fury of the public. If they think things have been bad recently, they may well be in for a shock. You will recall some readers
COUNTY council deputy leader Bill Chapple clearly doesn’t like what the press is writing at present. But maybe rather than spending time criticising the media, he should put all his efforts into tackling the crisis which is fast sapping away public confidence
WASPS admit they will have the smell of revenge in their nostrils when they travel north to take on Leeds on Sunday. The Yorkshire side sent Wasps spinning to their first home defeat in almost a year back in November and director of rugby Tony Hanks
A MAJOR music event in the heart of Cookham has been given the go ahead despite some residents' fears it could become a Glastonbury scale event. However, organisers of Let's Rock the Moor have been warned they will face prosecution if it fails
BOSS Gary Waddock is playing down the signifigance of tomorrow’s relegation six pointer at Stockport County and says nothing will be decided by Saturday’s basement battle. He said: “Everyone is building it up as a must-win game but it is not make or
WYCOMBE RFC think they might have a secret weapon when they take on Marlow RFC for the third time this season. After being crushed in the league on their own turf and then returning the compliment at Riverwoods in the Bucks Cup, tomorrow is the decider
A BUILDER died from a drink and drug overdose after celebrating his 32nd birthday, an inquest heard. Mark Hemmings had been drinking with friends in The Masters pub in Downley until 3am on November 27, the Amersham inquest heard. He
THERE was excitement at Holtspur School yestoday as nine-year-old Daniel Smith cut the ribbon to open a new £8,500 outdoor classroom. The whole school gathered with parents as head teacher Mrs Zeun praised PTA members for their “amazing efforts
