AS Bucks braces itself for a weekend of unsettled weather, and flood waters take their toll today, road crews will again be on standby to deal with any emergencies. Transport for Buckinghamshire’s maintenance crews have been focusing solely on
IT may be causing no end of problems for much of the country but at least these dogs are having fun in the floodwater on The Rye. The recreation ground has yet again been hit by flooding as the River Wye comes close to bursting its banks. The
FLOODWATER has caused chaos on the roads and around the residences of south Bucks over the last 24 hours. The Rye in High Wycombe has been flooded, there has been motorway chaos on with the M40 slip road onto the M25 shut, along with several lanes
SCRUM-HALF Charlie Davies insists Wasps will be going out to show last week’s LV=Cup defeat to Gloucester was a mere blip as they concentrate their efforts on the Aviva Premiership. Before their trip to the West Country on Saturday, Wasps had notched
A HUNGARIAN-themed evening to celebrate Marlow’s links with Budapest takes place tonight. The Marlow Budavar Town Twinning Association presents an evening of talks, pictures, live music and wine as the group explores Marlow’s Hungarian alter ego
Fri 7th # Bloke & Guests @ The Belle Vue, Gordon Road, Wycombe 01494-524728 # Megan Henwood (Folk Rock) & Maybe Neverland @ Life Of Riley Music Club, Christ Church URC, Quoiting Square, Oxford Road, Marlow; 8-11pm; £8 01628 472564
SCHOOLCHILDREN celebrated the opening of a new multimedia learning centre last week which focuses on helping those with special behavioural and learning needs. The ‘Log Cabin’ room at St Peter’s Primary School in Marlow has been paid for using
1. TERRY Pratchett's agent, Colin Smythe, will be talking to audiences at the High Wycombe Library today (Friday) at High Wycombe Library in the Eden Centre. The publisher and literary agent will talk about his time working with the author of the Discworld
A BAND said audiences will be liberated by their music, which returns to an improvised structure. Custard Cream will be playing at The Hobgoblin in High Wycombe this Saturday evening. Described as a rock blues band, the four piece line up is
A ROW over plans to open a branch of Costa in Marlow's Higginson Park has intensified, with objectors claiming the park’s picturesque views will be ruined by advertising signs. ‘The Cafe in the Park’ opened in 2008 once the Wycombe District Council-built
Name: Bernard Luxford Age: 80 Lives: Flackwell Heath Pub: The Cherry Tree in Flackwell Heath How often do you come here? Everyday apart from Tuesdays, when I take my wife out. How long have you been coming here for? I’ve been coming
UNDER pressure Gareth Ainsworth said he's focusing on getting results for Wanderers rather than worrying about his own future. Calls from fans for the Blues boss to go have increased after the side extended their poor run of form to one win in
Music Live Music A return of the singer/guitarist Johnny Wheeler, whose repertoire includes swing, rock and roll, ballads, a little country and a bit of dance. Members £5, non-Members £7.50. Call 01494 711144 to book. 8 February, 7pm, Holmer
IF you haven't seen Rufus Hound's latest show, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, being promoted then where have you been? The former stand up comedian and co-star Robert Lindsay have been merrily plugging the show which is coming to Aylesbury before it débuts
WASPS say they’re entering the stage of the season where every game is like knock-out rugby. They begin a four-game block of Premiership matches with a trip to Harlequins on Sunday and after a fortnight’s break for the LV=Cup semi-finals and final
MATT Bloomfield said seeing Wanderers struggle at the wrong end of the table is hurting his pride. The last few months have been as tough as Bloomfield has known things during his ten years of service at Adams Park. But the fans' favourite
TEENAGE playground equipment has been given the go ahead at a recreation ground where a skate park was controversially removed last year. A skate park on Flackwell Heath’s Straight Bit Recreation Ground was removed by Chepping Wycombe Parish Council
AMERSHAM Swimming Club chairman Guy Emerson set the standard as he scooped four medals on his return to competition after more than two years out. A shoulder operation put his swimming career on pause, but he was back in action for the South East
FLOODING has caused motorway havoc this morning, with the slip road from the M40 onto the M25 clockwise closed in both directions. Severe delays are reported, with three lanes shut on the M25 and motorists facing heavy queues. The entry slip
ERCOL in Princes Risborough has appointed a new creative director. Rachel Galbraith has joined the team at the furniture factory, which was founded in 1920. She has recently worked with the Marks and Spencer Home team and she will be responsible
A FED-UP resident has criticised irresponsible McDonald's customers for the amount of litter which has been thrown at the side of village roads since a new restaurant opened. Oliver Driscoll, from Bryants Bottom, said he has seen waste from the
KORTNEY Hause has been tipped to play in the Premier League one day after completing a deadline day move to Wolves. The giant 18-year-old defender signed a two and a half year deal with the Molineux side after passing a medical on the final day
A CHARITY is calling for school pupils and adults a like to break out their headwear next week in a bid to help children suffering from cancer. Every year the Thomas Ball Children's Cancer Charity holds the 'Caps 4 Kids' campaign - encouraging
CONCERNS were raised by a council at the prospect of ‘fracking’ coming to Bucks – just days after it was accused of sounding a "deafening silence" on the subject. A meeting of the Environment, Transport and Locality Services Select Committee discussed
MATCHES between Wasps and Harlequins are not for the feint-hearted. Recent games have all been decided by two points or less with last-minute kicks settling each of the last three clashes. At the start of this season it was Andy Goode’s effort
A HEALTH check at a High Wycombe mosque came as the latest part of a drive to get more people making sure they get themselves checked over. The checks are offered by GPs across Bucks to people aged between 40 and 74 who don’t have diabetes, heart
