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  • Clothes: trends, blunders and idiocy

    You’d think that being in a warm country for a couple of weeks would do wonders for a couple’s intimacy. Yes, if only it wasn’t for the shorts. I don’t want to see men’s legs. Not even a pair of sporty, bronzed legs wearing tailored shorts. I like

  • Hats off to Bowler

    A MARLOW cyclist joined some of the best riders in the country when she raced along the Embankment in London on the same day as the Tour of Britain. Jemma Bowler joined almost 200 cyclists in a Go Ride event through London and rose to the occasion

  • Home favourite fails in title bid

    MIKE Maroudas failed in his attempt to win a mixed martial arts title in Wycombe last weekend. The home favourite was up against Rick Selvarajah from Harrow for the TKMMA British Lightweight title, but he wasn’t able to send his fans home happy

  • Pest control call outs increase in Chiltern

    WASP infestations nearly trebled in the Chiltern district last year, with the area's pest control teams among the busiest in the country. New figures from the British Pest Control Association released this week showed Chiltern teams were called

  • Elderly care home resident turns charity events organiser

    A CARE home resident has been given a new lease of life as a fundraiser after bringing the community together for a charity tea party last week. When 89-year-old Moira Mude heard of Macmillan Cancer Support’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning event

  • MP visits Bucks snail farm which could be the last in the UK

    AYLESBURY may be on the map for its breed of duck, but soon it could be well known for its snails. MP David Lidington visited a snail farm near Wendover called Aylesbury Escargots last week. Owner Sophie Wharton gave a tour of the farm to the

  • Train station to undergo £500k renovation

    A TRAIN station will undergo a renovation, which will cost more than £500,000. Work began this weekend to redevelop Haddenham and Thame Parkway and bring a host of improvements to the Chiltern Railways station. The project has been part funded

  • Chapel Lane upgrade begins this month

    WORK to transform and alleviate a busy bottle-neck road junction in High Wycombe will begin later this month. Phase one of the A40/A4010 Chapel Lane realignment gets under way on Monday, October 14 as utility companies carry out their work ahead

  • Major town centre cycling improvements announced

    MEASURES to improve cycling in a busy town centre were announced at a funding meeting last night. The changes in Beaconsfield will see cycle parking near the station doubled, increased signage and potential changes to the town’s busy mini-roundabouts

  • Masi ruled out long term

    WASPS' injury hoodoo among the backs deepened this week with the news that Andrea Masi will be out for 16-20 weeks with a knee injury. The Italian international damaged his knee in the early stages of Wasps' defeat in Sale and scans revealed a

  • Wasps A finally have something to smile about

    WASPS A at last have something to cling on to this season after holding London Irish to a 17-17 draw on Monday night. The A team got little change out of trips to Bath and Exeter, conceding more than 100 points in the two games. But there was

  • Residents call for month-long leak to be fixed

    FED-UP residents have called for a leak that has led to water flowing down a busy street for more than a month to be fixed. Water has been flowing down Station Approach in Great Missenden for more than five weeks due to a burst underground pipe

  • Wasps: His record speaks for itself

    ANDY Goode might be second on the all-time list of top Premiership goal kickers, but off the tee he’s made an indifferent start to his Wasps career. A high profile miss on the opening day of the season cost Wasps victory against Harlequins, he

  • Resident: 'There are too many bins for new recycling scheme'

    A WEST Wycombe resident has been left appalled at the number of bins which are now outside her home as the new recycling service comes into play. Denise Kelly said there is simply not enough room outside her small terraced house in Portway Drive

  • Planning applications for September 30

    THE following planning applications were validated by south Bucks councils on Monday. To see Wycombe District click here, to see South Bucks click here and to see Chiltern click here. Wycombe District Council: 35 - 37 Amersham Hill High

  • Enough?

    A couple of weeks back we posted a birthday video on YouTube - 5 years has passed since August 2008 when Transition Town High Wycombe formed. It was time for reflection. A lady I spoke to at Wycombe Harvest told me that she had lived in High Wycombe

  • Flats and Morrisons shop proposed for Royal Mail site

    A FORMER Royal Mail sorting office in Princes Risborough could be knocked down to make way for flats and a Morrisons Local. Royal Mail stopped using the large red brick building in Bell Street as a delivery office in early 2012. Eric Gadsden