A MAN visited the house of an elderly man in Flackwell Heath to ask for payment for a window cleaning job he had not done – and returned to the same home days later to commit a distraction burglary. On Thursday, January 23, the man visited a house
AN ARREST was made following a drugs raid in Chalfont St Giles this morning. A warrant was carried out at an address in the village following a tip-off from a member of the public. A person was arrested and they remain in police custody at
THE FATHER of a popular Marlow postwoman seriously injured in a collision with a car during her post round has thanked the community for their support as her recovery continues. 63-year-old Susan Theobald was airlifted to hospital after the collision
WANDERERS boss Gareth Ainsworth said he feels sorry for his side's defenders, who he said are taking the flack for his side's poor form. With one goal often being enough to separate Blues from their recent opponents, Ainsworth said the back four
WASPS have continued their busy week of recruitment with two more arrivals from Sale Sharks. The black and golds have snapped up England Saxons players James Gaskell and Rob Miller for next season. Gaskell, 23, can play at lock and in the back
DISGRACED former headmaster Roland Wright is today starting an eight year prison sentence for abusing young boys at his school over a period of more than a decade. Now aged 83, the former head at Caldicott Preparatory School in Farnham Common was
A FLOOD-HIT community which saw a five-day pumping operation during January’s washout has called firefighters back this week to help rescue them for a second time. Residents of Garnet Court in Marlow, which has a specially installed underground
WASPS insist their heavy LV=Cup defeat to Gloucester last weekend will have no bearing on the Amlin Challenge Cup quarter-final between the two sides in early April. Ashley Johnson’s try was Wasps only high point in their 36-5 defeat last weekend
HUNDREDS attended the funeral of a 105-year-old who has been called the "Queen Mother" of Lacey Green. Constance Baker, who was known as Connie, died on January 23. Her funeral was held yesterday at The Chilterns Crematorium in Amersham, which
WORK on Chesham's new skatepark can now get underway thanks to a £25,000 cash boost. The money has come the project's way in the form of a Biffa Award, which gives funding to community projects throughout the UK. The Paradigm Foundation has
DEAN Morgan and Jon-Paul Pittman both returned to training this week - with manager Gareth Ainsworth admitting the temptation to put them straight back in the team. The strikers' return to fitness gives Ainsworth a welcome boost ahead of Saturday's
PUPILS from seven schools took part in a muddy but well attended race on Tuesday at Speen playing fields. Speen Church of England School hosted the Cross Country Event, where the weather stayed dry for the duration. Pupils from Bledlow Ridge
COMMUTERS are facing travel chaos this morning as trains into London have been hit by delays on the second day of London's tube strike. Chiltern Railways said signalling problems at Marylebone means trains to and from the station are being delayed
GUY Thompson was one of the less heralded arrivals at Wasps last summer, but the back row has been one of the club’s stand-out players, playing 17 times and scoring eight tries. And it’s not like the black and golds are weak in that department,
CHESHAM United were as good as they can be on Tuesday night, when they demolished Banbury 8-0 at The Meadow. But Saturday’s 2-1 home loss to Hitchin takes some of the shine off the week for manager Andy Leese, whose team remain second with a clutch
THE following planning applications were validated by South Bucks councils on Tuesday, February 4. To see Wycombe District click here, to see South Bucks click here and to see Chiltern click here. Wycombe District Council Elwood
A COMMUNITY safety group says its fears have been realised after figures from a new speed-activated sign revealed over two thirds of motorists driving above the limit at a Flackwell Heath hot spot. The Hazlemere and Chepping Wycombe Neighbourhood
A PROPERTY firm deliberately allowed a Chesham pub to go to ruin to make it easier to knock down and make way for housing, it was claimed at a planning appeal this week. Promised investment in the Nash Arms in Vale Road never took place, former
