It was a funny sort of day today indeed your humble servant never seemed to get into the swing of things. At lunchtime I found myself sitting on a bench in Frogmoor with the usual pigeons to keep me company. My lunch box was almost empty when
TWO men have been arrested after a home in Marlow was the subject of a targeted attack, police have said. The house in Little Marlow Road was initially broken into in an aggravated burglary last Thursday, it was revealed this afternoon. An
A BEACONSFIELD bar and restaurant hopes customers will be tickled pink by its new drink as it begins a ‘Pink October’ promotion to raise money for breast cancer. During the month-long campaign, The Beech House on Penn Road, run by Oakman Inns,
ANTHONY Weedon beat his Stokenchurch teammate Leigh Hale to win bronze at the British Masters Judo Championships. The pair were competing in the U81kg green belt section and one defeat each dropped them into the repachage. Both fought their
A ROTTING climbing frame in a council-run playground which is close to collapsing is being removed to prevent anyone from being injured. The wooden assault course-style apparatus was installed in the Loudwater play area over 10 years ago, and features
PLANS for a new Indian takeaway in Amersham have been turned down by Chiltern District Council. Proposals to convert a disused shop were rejected after the authority said it was concerned at a possible loss of a retail unit, while worries about
CRAIG Burgess has called for more leadership from his players after Amersham & Chiltern were beaten for the second weekend running. They lost 24-15 at home to Bracknell so slip further down the National League 3 South table after beginning
HIGH Wycombe were bent double by the ghost of seasons past on Saturday, when unavailability was a key factor in their heavy 41-20 defeat at Kingsmead. Inconsistency of selection plagued head coach Dave Roberts last season and Paul Gaster before
PROSPECTIVE students are being invited to an open evening at the Amersham campus of Amersham and Wycombe College tomorrow. It is taking place from 6-8.30pm at the Stanley Hill campus and would-be students can find out more about the range of courses
FED-UP residents are demanding police and university chiefs clamp down on rowdy students who damage and urinate on their property. Hughenden Avenue residents say they are woken up in the early hours of the morning by loud Buckinghamshire New University
MADDY Prior, best known as the singer of Steeleye Span, will be showcasing her talent at Chesham’s Elgiva on Monday night. Here she speaks to Victoria MacFarlaine about working with Terry Pratchett, and her new collaboration. What do you have
A BUILDING firm hoping to secure a Beaconsfield MoD site for a major development insists it is not at a disadvantage in its bid against a well-established rival. Jansons Property threw its hat into the ring this month as a rival bidder to Inland
WANDERERS have appointed what they believe to be one of the Football League's youngest directors after welcoming two new faces to the club's board. Blues announced this morning that 26-year-old Matt Cecil has joined the club's board with immediate
A “DANGEROUS predatory offender” was sentenced to life imprisonment yesterday for the rape of a 17-year-old girl from Bucks, which took place in Slough last November. Arshad Arif, aged 28, of Belfast Avenue, Slough, was found guilty on May 30 of
THERE has been a collision between a pedestrian and two cars outside Wycombe Hospital. Police were called to the entrance of the hospital in Queen Alexandra Road at 12.58pm. Updated at 2.20pm: Police said the collision involved two cars
MARLOW HC can apparently do no wrong this season. Croxson Cup and Bucks Cup victories in the past two weeks were good, but they were just the horderves before a massive giant killing in the England Hockey Cup. Canterbury were the victims, the
THE pros and cons of fracking are still being weighed up before a policy on the controversial gas drilling technique is formed, the county's council chief says. Last month the Free Press revealed parts of south Bucks, including Marlow and High
THAME Food Festival welcomed thousands of foodies on Saturday, making it the biggest one yet. There were an estimated 25,000 people who came to the pretty market town throughout the day for the festival which is now in its sixth year. The rain
KNOWN in his home county as "the laziest sod in Wiltshire" Andy Scott from Sweet will be anything but this coming October, as his band tours with Slade. The two 70s bands are joining forces once again and bringing their music to audiences of both
A FORUM dedicated to deciding how to spend a county council cash pot will take place in Beaconsfield tonight. The Beaconsfield Forum allows parish, town, district and county councillors along with residents’ groups to allocate a devolved council
THE following planning applications were validated by Wycombe District Council on Friday. Dairy Cottage, Hedsor Road, Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, SL8 5DP. Householder application for demolition of part of existing building and construction of
PLANS for a new pub in Amersham have been shelved on a technicality - but the company behind the proposals say that doesn't mean the project is dead in the water. Last month plans were submitted to Chiltern District Council to convert the former
WHEN Margaret Thorn first started work as an agency nurse at the Epilepsy Society she thought she would only be there for a few weeks. That was back in July 1983 - and only now is she finishing work at the Chalfont St Peter-based charity, after
A SERVICE offering transport to those who can not get to hospital and back home on their own has become part of a charity which helps the elderly. A team of volunteer car drivers in Marlow have been operating for many years and had been based at
