Archive

  • Bercow slams planned day centre closure

    PLANS to close a day care centre in Princes Risborough were compared to the plot of a TV sitcom this evening – with council bosses being warned they would “have a fight on their hands” to shut it. Hundreds packed into the town's Royal British

  • Cakes, farmers and sushi. All at Eden!

    For all the moaners who claim there’s nothing to do in Wycombe, behold the Eden food festival! Yes, it’s here again next weekend; Saturday and Sunday 7 & 8 August. If it’s not apparent, it is being held in Eden; that rather busy shopping centre

  • What has Wycombe come to?

    There is nothing I like more than my regular walk around Wycombe town centre indeed it is the highlight of my day. Recently someone told me the DIY store in Bellfield Road was closing so yours truly decided to visit to see what was happening

  • Blues get McCoy for the price of a friendly

    MANAGER Gary Waddock says he has finished his team rebuilding after snapping up Wealdstone right back Marvin McCoy for the price of a pre-season friendly. Waddock made the 21-year-old his ninth capture of the summer after landing him from the non-leaguers

  • Wragg burns 36,000 calories on the Italian job

    MARLOW mountain bike racer Neil Wragg burned off 36,000 calories doing the Italian job. The 40-year-old used up the equivalent of 122 Mars bars worth of energy as he completed the 600km Transalp Mountain Bike Race. The race has been dubbed the toughest

  • Repair work on M40 slip road tonight

    AN M40 slip road will be closed for repair works tonight. The northbound entry slip road at junction 1 at New Denham will be closed from 10pm until 6am tomorrow. The Highways Agency says a clearly signed diversion will be in place. They said

  • Benefit cheat who stole £75,000 avoids jail

    A 51-YEAR-OLD woman who fraudulently claimed more than £75,000 has been given a suspended prison sentence. Yvonne Higgins, of Ogilvie Road, High Wycombe, will have to pay back all the money she claimed over a period of six years. She

  • Man stabbed in High Wycombe

    A MAN was stabbed in High Wycombe during a confrontation between two groups of men. Police said violent disorder took place in Glenisters Road on July 15. Details were only today released by police, who are appealing for witnesses. At

  • Refurbished fire station re-opened

    A £200,000 facelift at Great Missenden Fire Station has been officially unveiled. New washing, toilet, kit room, kitchen and meeting room facilities were opened by Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher, Lord-Lieutenant for Buckinghamshire, yesterday. The station

  • Hospital care worker in court on sex charges

    A HEALTHCARE worker at Wycombe Hospital has appeared in court charged with sexual assault offences. Keith Mockler was charged earlier this month with two counts of a care worker engaging in sexual activity with a woman who has a mental disorder and

  • Man, 41, denies sex offences

    A MAN denied a series of sex offences against a young girl when he appeared in court this morning. David Parrin, 41, pleaded not guilty to five charges of sexual activity with a child during a short hearing at Aylesbury Crown Court.

  • Animal lover puts dead cat in bag to warn of speeding

    A ROAD safety campaigner put a dead cat in a bag, hung it on railings and wrote on it ‘Speeding Kills’ to protest about driving on a Beaconsfield road. Bob Musk said he hoped the stark image would make drivers think twice about breaking the

  • Burglar who stole to pay off loan shark jailed

    A BURGLAR who stole two cars and thousands of pounds of electrical equipment in a bid to pay off a debt to a loan shark has been jailed for more than 20 months. Azhar Hussain stole an Audi from the driveway of a house in Chartridge Lane,

  • We have improved despite 'challenges', says hospital boss

    A HOSPITAL boss said last year was ‘very challenging’ – but the quality of care had improved. Anne Eden said ‘the financial backdrop was difficult and continues to be’ at Buckinghamshire Hospitals NHS Trust. Yet the trust’s quality of services rating

  • Work begins to remember war soldiers

    WORK has begun to bring a war memorial back to its former glory after the elements have taken their toll. The monument at the top of Coombe Hill near Wendover remembers Buckinghamshire soldiers who fought in the South African Boer War from

  • Wanderers fans question stadium move

    A WYCOMBE Wanderers supporters’ organisation has questioned controversial plans to move the club’s stadium. The Wycombe Wanderers Trust questioned how the bid to leave Adams Park in Sands could ‘make economic sense’. The club and London

  • Planning applications for July 28

    THE following applications were submitted to south Buckinghamshire councils yesterday.   To view Wycombe applications click here, for Chiltern applications click here and for South Bucks applications click here. You must accept the terms and conditions

  • Men arrested over indecent exposures

    TWO men have been arrested in connection with six indecent exposures across South Bucks. The arrests follow incidents in North Park, Gerrards Cross and another in Denham Lane, Chalfont St Peter on May 27. Other incidents were investigated

  • Van break-in at Tesco Loudwater

    TOOLS were stolen from a van parked at Tesco in Loudwater, High Wycombe. The offside sliding door lock of the white Nissan vanette was punched between noon and 12.45pm on Monday. Power tools were then stolen. Anyone with information should call

  • Day centre closure council "selling everything up"

    A COUNCILLOR has criticised the proposal to close day centres in the county saying it “is not saving costs- it is gathering money.” The Princes Risborough day centre in Clifford Road, which also houses the British Red Cross day care unit

  • Cricket club bowled over by success of new academy

    A CRICKET coach is hoping for more success following a link-up with a new academy. Ingram Jones, a coach at Little Marlow Cricket Club, has helped set up the new academy at Booker Hill Primary School – one of two he is now involved with. The academy