It's been a funny sort of week. Rushing here, rushing there and generally not having enough time. The dustmen came as usual. This week I think they were emptying the blue bin or was it the black one? It may have even been the green bin. To be honest
STAFF at a care home in Bourne End joined family members from as far away as Cyprus to help a resident celebrate her 100th birthday. Phyllis McPharling, who lives at Kingfishers Care Home in Fieldhead Gardens, opened her birthday card from the
STEP into the magical world of Narnia at the fantastic new Santa’s Grotto launched by the Bucks Free Press and the Chilterns Shopping Centre. The grotto wowed youngsters when it was unveiled in the Wycombe shopping centre during last week’s Christmas
THE following planning applications were validated by south Bucks councils on Tuesday. Wycombe District Council 6-8 Chapel Street, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, SL7 1DD. Change of use of existing building from A2 use to C3 residential with erection
MASKED men used a crowbar to break open a till and steal money from a village supermarket. A large sum of cash was stolen during the break-in at the Kings Ride Supermarket in Penn by two men who got in by removing a pane of glass from a rear window
A CONSULTATION into cycling improvements for Beaconsfield New Town received a positive reaction when they went on display, according to the county council. The presentation by BCC and contractor Ringway Jacobs on making changes to the Station Road
COUNCILLORS are rallying to protect a former pub in Princes Risborough, which has been closed since June. The building in Wycombe Road was an Indian restaurant called Zest, before it was closed, but was formerly called The Black Prince. It
BEACONSFIELD High School have plenty to celebrate this week after a host of their teams shone on the regional and national stages across a range of sports. On the netball court, the U16s girls are three-time national champions and appear in good
A COUPLE who have been running a pub for 24 years in Coleshill are retiring. John and Chris Ullman are stepping down as landlord for the Red Lion and retiring to Denham. It was the first pub the couple ran when they moved from Northwood to
THE razor will be coming out at the weekend as Wanderers boss Gareth Ainsworth gets rid of his Movember moustache. Ainsworth grew a 'tache last year to raise money for a male cancer awareness campaign, and he refused to shave it until his side
Gigs for Freetime, Friday 29th Novemberber - Friday 6th December Fri 29th # John Coghlan’s Quo @ Arts4every1, Desborough Road, Wycombe; Doors 7.30pm; Tickets in advance £13 from Counter Culture, Ruby Moon, Wegottickets, or venue Box Office (Mon
A WORRIED Loudwater resident whose goddaughter is seriously ill has rallied friends, businesses and celebrities to plan a fundraising event tomorrow to help her. Danielle Durant is running a charity evening at the Happy Union pub on Boundary Road
A PUB quiz team is celebrating being crowned the brains of High Wycombe after claiming victory in a town-wide charity general knowledge competition. “The Falconers” from the Falcon pub, Wooburn Moor clinched the top spot at the grand final of High
BILLY Knott is determined to help push Wanderers up the League Two table after agreeing to extend his loan stay with the club. The midfielder, who celebrates his 21st birthday today, will stay with the Adams Park club until the end of January after
BEACONSFIELD SYCOB have been drawn away to Wycombe Wanderers in the last four of the Berks and Bucks Cup. The game will take place at the end of January, and manager Gary Meakin says he’s happy with the draw. He said: “You either want Aylesbury
A BID has been submitted to keep a controversial Free School in South Bucks. The Department for Education has applied to South Bucks District Council for Khalsa Secondary Academy to use Pioneer House in Stoke Poges permanently. New government
PRINCES Risborough Town Council has formalised its position against HS2, coming out against the high speed rail plan. Chairman and Mayor Alan Turner met with representatives from HS2 Limited to discuss how the plans would affect Risborough.
A MAN died of natural causes when he was house sitting for his ex-wife, an inquest heard. Alan McEwan, 48, was found dead in Meadow Walk in Penn on August 16. The inquest at Beaconsfield Coroner's Court on Wednesday heard Mr McEwan, from Mahoney
CHESHAM United’s defeat against Poole on Tuesday night will either be a blip or a momentum stopper – depending on their result against Hungerford in The FA Trophy on Saturday. After 15 matches without defeat in regulation time they fell to a surprise
AN ENVIRONMENTAL group has had to employ someone solely to read government documents on HS2 - saying it's the equivalent of reading 'War and Peace' every other day. Consultation documents on the rail project's Environmental Statement released after
INJURED Wasps wing Tom Varndell has admitted that the backs have been letting their forwards down this season. Although the pack were mauled by Bath last weekend, that was a rare ocassion this season as the big guns at Wasps have continued the
