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  • Drugs siezed in rural overnight crackdown

    DRUGS were seized during a major overnight operation as part of a crackdown on rural crime. Civilian helpers, mainly game keepers, farmers and estate owners joined forces to help police. They were out acting as spotters alerting officers to

  • Suspected distraction burglary in Gerrards Cross

    A HOMEOWNER from Gerrards Cross is believed to have been the target of a distraction burglary by a man claiming to work for an energy company. Nothing was taken during the incident but the homeowner became suspicious of the man, who entered their

  • Cash plea from NHS chiefs to avoid more A&E winter woes

    HEALTH bosses will be appealing to "the world and his wife" in a desperate plea for extra cash to stave off another A and E crisis this winter. An £8.6m bid to help ease the pressure this coming cold season has been rejected - prompting fears at

  • Wasps bolster backs options

    WASPS have reacted swiftly to a mini injury crisis among the backs by recruiting an international centre. American Eagles back Andrew Suniula has joined the club this week, and his arrival coincides with that of Tongan internaional William Helu

  • Inspiring exhibition at Stoke Mandeville

    AN exhibition which celebrates diversity is currently showing in Stoke Mandeville. The Driving Inspiration Exhibition is at Stoke Mandeville Stadium until Monday, November 4. Driving Inspiration is about inspiring young disabled and non-disabled

  • Men sought after card skimmer fitted to cashpoint

    POLICE have released CCTV images of two men wanted in connection to a card skimming device being fitted to a cashpoint in Marlow. One man had £250 stolen from his account as a result and officers investigating the incident say other people who

  • Transport Secretary tired of HS2 'moaning'

    TRANSPORT secretary Patrick McLoughlin called on people to stop moaning about the HS2 rail link, saying it will be an 'essential heart bypass' for Britain's clogged train network. The Secretary of State for Transport used this week's Conservative

  • Funerals - An inadequate way to say goodbye?

    Nothing sharpens your focus on what’s important in life than a friend or relatives’ funeral. I expect anyone who has lived in Buckinghamshire for any length of time will be familiar with the sweeping drive up to Chilterns Crematorium. Last

  • Wycombe's dream catcher

    TOM Ingram says it was the realisation of a dream after he clinched his third car racing crown in four years at Silverstone last weekend. Needing just one eighth place finish to take the Ginetta GT Supercup crown, the Wycombe star won both his

  • Suspension was red herring, says Labour defector

    A LABOUR councillor who defected to the Tories says it was a 'red herring' that he was suspended by his former party. Councillor Chauhdry Shafique, who was High Wycombe's Mayor last year, quit the party and joined the Conservatives. The Labour

  • England lock unbreakable in Wasps' win

    DAI Young described Joe Launchbury’s performance against Worcester as ‘amazing’ after the England lock covered every blade of the Adams Park turf to secure a 32-16 Wasps win. The Wasps director of rugby said: “He’s changed his game slightly. He

  • Get in the pink for a worthy cause

    WEARING a pink bra is not really me, but we can all help improve detection of breast cancer locally through more seemly conduct in an October Scannappeal project by organising a pink themed fundraising activity with family, friends or colleagues for

  • Penalised for running too well

    IT is an odd and somewhat bewildering situation when an organisation finds itself effectively penalised for running too well. Yet that is exactly the situation Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is in as it braces itself for the likely onslaught

  • There are times when the face can’t be obscured

    Several times I have started to write about the wearing of the niqab and then decided not to stir up a potential hornet’s nest. But I should expect the same freedom of expression as the wearers of niqab expect from the rest of us. I am not in favour

  • A medicine brings hope for millions

    The Daily Express has uncovered more good news on Alzheimer’s. Experts have discovered that what has just been a medicine for diabetes also has therapeutic power over Alzheimer’s. The drug is cheap and widely prescribed, promising hope for millions

  • That’s the spirit our country needs

    THE long-term mistakes of politicians have been very much on my mind in this party conference season. Normal people who aren’t interested in political rows but just want better public services, lower taxes and a brighter future are likely to be thoroughly

  • His affable presence was always welcomed

    A minute’s silence was held at WADSAD club night on the evening of Sunday, September 15, in tribute to Dr David Davies. Dr Davies was for many years President and patron of WADSAD, a frequent visitor to club sessions, a helper at the ‘home’ games

  • We’ll be very happy up in pleasant Norfolk

    It is with a hint of sadness that I write to the Bucks Free Press from High Wycombe for the last time because we are moving to God’s county – Norfolk. High Wycombe and the whole of the south east have changed drastically in the 40 years we have

  • Your unwanted things could help save lives

    I am writing to thank you and your readers for the support you’ve shown so far for Buckinghamshire British Heart Foundation (BHF) shops Great British Bag-athon. BHF shops are aiming to raise 1 million bags of unwanted things throughout the month

  • Stop relying on fickle wind and solar energy

    Your front-page report of traders’ power cuts in Marlow (Marlow Free Press, September 20) prompts me to castigate our MPs for their barmy obsession with green energy, all springing from their greed for something apparently free such as wind power (

  • Germany should be the one to grumble

    As when reading most of our national tabloid press when reporting facts about the EU, it is necessary to provide some balance, to the comments in Mr. D. Meacock’s letter (BFP 20 September). He implies that the UK gets a bad deal from the EU budget

  • Pets win prizes at pub's orphanage fundraiser

    PETS put on their glad rags last week to celebrate the tenth anniversary of a Bourne End pub’s fundraising day to help an African orphanage. A pet show took centre stage at The Bounty’s annual event, with over 70 animals in the running for prizes

  • Nine and a half years

    I wonder whether the victims or witnesses feel this is a just sentence. Or whether they’re throwing their hands up and cursing that they put themselves through the system at all. He’s 57 now; he’ll be nearly 67 after his time – if he serves it all.

  • McClure bemoans unacceptable display

    MATT McClure said Rochdale is becoming a bogey ground for Wanderers after they put in what he said was an unacceptable performance on Saturday. Blues were beaten at Spotland for the third season in succession, meaning Dale have now won four of

  • Our communities are genuinely empowered

    Necessity, goes the old adage, is the mother of invention. And three years ago, faced with government demands to make huge cost savings, we were looking for the mother of all creative ideas to keep our libraries open – and save money. The idea

  • Speed camera covered to judge how effective it is

    A SPEED camera in West Wycombe Road has been covered over for county council officials to review how effective it is. The camera on the way into High Wycombe from West Wycombe has an orange bag placed over it. Dan Elworthy, spokesman for Transport

  • Johnson: It’s a relief, three losses plays on your mind

    ASHLEY Johnson admits that Saturday’s victory over Worcester Warriors has burst a balloon of pressure that had been building up at Wasps. Much has been made of their three narrow losses this year, but that unwanted hat-trick came on the back of

  • Ainsworth: We can't keep relying on Ingram

    GARETH Ainsworth warned his Wanderers players they can't keep relying on highly-rated goalkeeper Matt Ingram to bail them out of trouble. The former John Hampden pupil was beaten by all of Rochdale's first three efforts on goal on Saturday before

  • This week's Letter from Westminster

    THIS week's Letter from Westminster comes from David Lidington, MP for Aylesbury. He talks about the terrrifying terrorist attacks in Nairobi and Peshawar. Each week we receive a letter from one of our five MPs. Read Mr Lidington's here.

  • September 30, 2013: David Lidington MP

    LAST week we witnessed two sickening attacks by terrorists on civilians. More than 70 people died in Nairobi’s Westgate shopping centre and over 80 worshippers were murdered while at church in Peshawar. Here, the first public reaction has been

  • Plasterer's dancing to be judged by Craig Revel Horwood

    A PLASTERER from Great Missenden will be dancing in front of Strictly Come Dancing's Craig Revel Horwood this weekend. Wayne Maxwell, 30, will be dancing with partner Carla Justice in a charity fundraiser at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre to celebrate

  • Fourways actor goes to Disney Land

    HIGH Wycombe’s Fourways Theatre Company is saying goodbye to its fifth young actor to a professional career in the last 12 months. The latest is Jack Greene, of High Wycombe who has successfully auditioned and been accepted by the Disney Corporation

  • Amersham defeat caps miserable weekend for Bucks teams

    AMERSHAM & Chiltern have followed two wins with two defeats after they lost to Bracknell last weekend. They were beaten 24-15 at home in National League 3 South West, and are now back down in mid-table. However, they could make up ground

  • Cash crisis could make Keogh changes difficult, says NHS boss

    LACK of cash could make vital changes required by a scathing national report on high death rates difficult, a NHS finance boss says. Bucks Healthcare NHS Trust stressed this week at its board meeting - and in front of a council scrutiny committee

  • Bucks NHS trust could face £5m deficit

    THE body running Buckinghamshire's hospitals and healthcare services could be facing a £5million deficit by the end of the year. The stark financial warning came at Bucks Healthcare NHS Trust's monthly board meeting in Aylesbury. Tom Travers