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  • MoD housing site bidders to give public presentation tonight

    DEVELOPERS hoping to build up to 300 homes on a former MoD base will address residents tonight over the plans. Inland Homes, one of two building companies hoping to secure Beaconsfield’s Wilton Park, will give a presentation to residents’ association

  • Petrol station staff hurt in robbery

    STAFF at a petrol station were injured after being robbed by three masked men who stole cigarettes. The robbery took place at the BP garage along the A40 in Gerrards Cross at around 10.40pm on Monday, November 4. Staff were assaulted and sustained

  • Booker show form to win half-century of medals

    BOOKER Gym Club punched above its weight at the National Gymnastics Championships, winning more than a half-century of medals. They sent 52 gymnasts to Milton Keynes and the trip was well worth it as they returned to south Bucks with 23 golds,

  • Injured man freed from car after crash

    A MAN had to be cut out of his car after a crash in Amersham last night. The injured man had to be freed from his vehicle following the collision at the junction between Stanley Hill and Clare Park shortly before 8.30pm. Two cars were involved

  • Harding still clear sighted after being knocked out

    HIGH Wycombe RUFC player/coach Luke Harding was knocked unconscious in act of scoring their consolation try against Bletchley on Saturday. Harding went over with seven minutes to go and didn’t return to the field, but by then he had seen enough

  • New business hub opens in Chesham

    A HUB for entrepreneurs and volunteers in Chesham has opened in the town centre. The new home for CoreChesham was officially opened at 15a East Street on Friday after a successful campaign to raise £20,000 for the venture. A community radio

  • Tennis airdome and outdoor pool plans for leisure centre

    AN AIRDOME for all-weather tennis is one of the new features that could be built as part of a large-scale leisure centre refurbishment. David Lloyd Leisure has submitted plans to Wycombe District Council for wholesale changes to its Wooburn Green

  • Sweet shop closing down in Eden

    A SWEET shop in the Eden Shopping Centre will be closing its doors for the final time this week. Mr Simms Olde Sweet Shoppe is currently holding a closing down sale. It will probably close its doors for the final time tonight.

  • Tring pupil filming for Cinders in a superstar cast

    A FORMER Tring pupil is filming the lead role for a movie directed by Kenneth Branagh. Lily James will play Cinderella in the Disney film, alongside Cate Blanchett as the evil stepmother, Game Of Thrones star Richard Madden as Prince Charming and

  • Pilot scheme to establish new mountain bike club

    A PILOT mountain bike project for young people is being launched next week, with the aim of setting up a permanent club in a South Bucks wood. Hodgemoor Wood near Amersham will play host to a skills course for 10 to 14-year-olds run by South Bucks

  • Crematorium plans rejected

    PLANS to build a crematorium in Little Kimble have been refused. Dignity PLC wanted to build a crematorium on a 12 acre site at Doe Hill Farm in Little Kimble. Residents opposed the applications due to concerns about road safety, the environment

  • Muse film to be screened in High Wycombe

    A FILM of Muse playing live at Rome Olympic Stadium will be screened at Cineworld tomorrow night. High Wycombe is sreening the film at 8.30pm. It is the first concert film ever to be presented in 4K, a format soon to be adopted by Hollywood

  • Wade poised for home debut with England

    CHRISTIAN Wade is poised to make his home international debut after remaining with the England squad this week as they prepare for Saturday's Test against Argentina at Twickenham. The Wasps wing was not among the group of players released back

  • Paddington Bear to switch on Wycombe's Christmas lights

    PADDINGTON Bear will switch on High Wycombe’s Christmas lights. Paddington Bear - from ‘Darkest Peru’ - will press the plunger at 6.45pm on November 21 to officially begin the countdown to Christmas. Organisers, the High Wycombe Business Improvement

  • Blues win county cup quarter final

    A STRONG Wanderers side moved into the semi finals of the Berks and Bucks Cup with a 3-0 win over Slough Town last night. All the goals came after the break and Steven Craig and Sebastian Cann-Svard both played the full 90 minutes as they aim to

  • Planning applications for November 4

    THE following planning applications were validated by south Buckinghamshire district councils on Monday. Wycombe District Council. 4 Elora Road High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP13 7LL - Crown reduce to a suitable branch union of the height by

  • Cargo to reopen in Eden next week

    HOME furnishings retailer Cargo will reopen in Eden next week. The chain shut down its store in the Octagan area of the shopping centre last month but it is relocating into Unit 26. The new store opens its doors on November 16.

  • UPDATE: Smash and grab raid shuts petrol station

    A SMASH and grab raid in Marlow has left a petrol station cordoned off and closed for business today. Around midnight last night, four people in a Subaru drew up to the Esso garage on Little Marlow Road. Police said one of them threw “something

  • Chesham stay top after making it ten in a row

    CHESHAM United remain on top of the Southern Premier League after a 3-0 victory over Bedford last night. Drew Roberts scored twice with John Kyriacou also on target in the win, which made it ten victories in a row for Andy Leese's men and 16 from

  • Town Crier to reveal all at dinner speech

    ONE of Beaconsfield’s loudest and best-loved characters will reveal all about his high-profile role next week at the annual dinner to honour Beaconsfield’s French connection. Town crier Dick Smith is the special guest at the Beaconsfield Twinning

  • 'I've never been involved in a comeback like that'

    MARLOW RFC are still on a high this week after winning a game that few who played in it will ever forget. They entertained Grove in South West 1 East on Saturday, but the first 40 minutes didn’t go to plan as a spate of yellow cards sent them trudging