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  • Wycombe town centre: A victim of its own failure

    There was some bad news yesterday with the announcement that the CD shop in the complex is to close. With its demise Wycombe will lose our last large specialist music and entertainment retailer. Sadly I fear CD's are sliding into obscurity in a

  • Ex-Mayor springs surprise on reporter at BFP offices

    FORMER High Wycombe Mayor Julie Pritchard shocked BFP health correspondent Lawrence Dunhill this afternoon with a surprise appearance to mark him leaving. Lawrence, who has been at the paper three and a half years, impressed at the interview after

  • This week's gig guide

    Fri 22nd # Texas Chainsaw Manicure (Other) @ The Belle Vue, Gordon Road, Wycombe   01494-524728 # The Rock Doctors (Function Band) @ The Wendover Arms, Desborough Avenue, Wycombe   01494-474747 # Oye Santana (The Music of Carlos Santana) @ The

  • More Bucks Blockbuster staff face redundancy

    MORE Blockbuster staff in south Bucks are facing redundancy. The administrators for the doomed film rental firm have confirmed the Beaconsfield store is also on the list to be axed. Earlier this week, it was revealed Marlow's West Street shop

  • Planning applications for February 19

    THE following planning applications were validated by south Bucks councils on Tuesday. Wycombe District Council 2 Claytons Meadow, Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, SL8 5DQ. Householder application for construction of two storey front extension,

  • Young: Top four hopes hinge on an away win

    DAI Young says Wasps have to win at least one of their back-to-back away games if they're to keep up the belief they are genuine top four contenders. Beating Gloucester and Harlequins extended the Adams Park side's winning sequence to five in a

  • Archer signs new Spurs deal

    JORDAN Archer has signed a contract extension with his parent club Tottenham Hotspur. The Scotland U21 international goalkeeper has impressed while on a season-long loan at Adams Park, keeping eight clean sheets in 23 appearances. His new contract

  • Town hall cafe plans fall through

    PLANS to transform Beaconsfield Town Hall into a cafe have been scrapped after more than a year of discussions, a meeting heard. Bucks businessman Mike Clare, founder of bed company Dreams, made a shock offer to revive the run down building in

  • Gaz hoping losing feeling can help Blues

    GARETH Ainsworth says the losing feeling Wanderers' players felt after two defeats in a row can work to Blues' advantage. Wycombe stormed all the way from the foot of the table into the top half after a run of nine wins out of 13, before successive

  • Dobson return a boost for Ainsworth

    THE return of assistant manager Richard Dobson to the training ground this week came as a huge boost to Wanderers boss Gareth Ainsworth. Illness meant Dobson had to take the whole week off and was missing from the dugout for both of Blues' last

  • Field fence cut on National Trust land

    TWO new fences surrounding livestock on National Trust land have been cut. Between 9 am on Tuesday and 2pm on Wednesday two fence lines were cut on National trust land close to Downley and Hughenden. The new fence had been recently put up.

  • The Wedding

    The bride’s family hadn’t even paid for a stamp and envelope. The invitation came in the Christmas card from my MIL. One of my husband’s nephews was going to marry. (In eight months’ time. The invitation extended to my husband, our daughter and me. My

  • Firm got £2m NHS contract without a tender process

    HEALTH chiefs have defended giving a £2 million contract for Wycombe’s new minor injuries unit to a private company without it going out to tender. Officials have also disputed claims that two of the decision-makers had a ‘potential conflict of

  • Inquest: workmates dumped body in woods

    THE body of a builder who died falling off a ladder after drinking vodka while at work was dumped in woodland in Beaconsfield by alarmed colleagues, an inquest heard. Ryszard Karpuc was killed when he slipped off the ladder and onto his back while

  • NHS gives great care

    WE have, sadly, been subjected to negative news concerning the NHS in recent weeks and months, but I should like to draw to your readers’ attention an example of the wonderful care that is still offered at our local hospitals. Our 85-year-old neighbour