A WOMAN known to the High Wycombe area has been missing since December last year after telling friends she was going on holiday and would return a month later. Monika Kwiatkowska, 30, of Henley-on-Thames, is said to frequently visit the Wycombe
A MAN suffered a fractured skull after three people stamped on his head in the early hours of Sunday morning. The 19-year-old was attacked between 3am and 3.20am in Marlow High Street after being punched to the ground. The victim was taken
TRAVELLERS have moved onto private land in Loudwater, with an eviction notice reportedly set to be served against them. Police said the travellers have parked 15 caravans on the site, near Boundary Lane, although they told officers they will be
TOM Varndell returned from three months on the sidelines with a try at Twickenham and then proclaimed - I’m faster than ever. The winger marked his comeback from a bicep injury with his sixth try in eight appearances at the famous stadium as Wasps
A TALK on the history of entertainment in High Wycombe will be held in the town next month. The BFP’s historian Mike Dewey will give the talk entitled From the Electroscope to the Swan Theatre at the Trinity United Reformed Church from 7.30pm on
AN ELDERLY driver had a lucky escape on Easter Sunday after her car got stuck on a level crossing. Fire crews rushed to the marina crossing on Wharf Lane, Bourne End where a black Honda Jazz had become stuck under the safety barriers. British
This week the annual Wycombe Arts Festival kicks off its 50th anniversary programme in St Andrew’s Church, in Hatters Lane, with the talented young wind performers from Wycombe Music Centre presenting an evening of chamber music. Sadly I cannot
I recently visited Hughenden Manor, where I heard a very interesting talk on its role during World War II. The map makers who interpreted the reconnaissance photos of bombing targets in Germany, and drew the maps for the Bomber Command aircrews
SCOUTS helped to spread a little Easter joy to care home residents as they handed out chocolate eggs and fruit donated by a Downley shop. Tara Stores donated 100 Easter eggs and fruit which were presented to children with special educational needs
As you reported in the BFP last week, BCC’s Health and Adult Social Care Select Committee was due to approve its report on urgent care in Bucks on Tuesday, April 15. The report concludes “the evidence justifying the provision of a single A&
MOTORISTS have been warned of delays as a section of the busy A40 is resurfaced this week. Transport for Buckinghamshire began ‘plane and patching’ the London Road between Hammersley Lane and Rayners Avenue this morning. The work will be carried
WASPS have strengthened their front row options with another international signing for next season. They have returned to Italy to snap up experienced Italy prop Lorenzo Cittadini from Benetton Treviso. The 31-year-old has won 32 caps for his
FIGHTERS helped to raise almost £2000 during at a boxing gala held at the newly refurbished Old Town Hall last week. More than 200 people watched on as boxers aged between eight and 22 took part in the event organised by the Buckinghamshire Freemasons
District Councillors Colomb and Green continue to claim that the main reason to oppose the creation of a Town Council for the town of High Wycombe is that such a move would cost the residents a great deal more in council tax. However, I would have
Women’s WWI poetry evening In a previous Bucks Free Press (Nostalgia, April 4), I read with interest the page on Land Girls in World War I. I thought your readers might be interested in this poem by Jessie Pope. It will be included in an evening
Following an exchange of letters in the BFP in recent weeks, I am not going to get into a mud-slinging match with Cllrs Colomb and Green, although if I was unfortunate enough to live in Wycombe and have them force their ideology on me, I certainly
THREE houses had to be evacuated this morning after a garage fire sparked safety fears and destroyed a classic car. The fire started at a property on Mead Street, near London Road, High Wycombe, around 10.30am today. Firefighters believed it
If there was ever any doubt the local Conservative Party struggled to find good candidates for the last district council elections then step forward Dick Dastardly and the Sundance Kid, AKA Cllrs Colomb and Green who both wrote rather predictable and
I find it quite revealing to see how the leaderships of the various Conservative Associations across Bucks use and abuse the support they have from the traditional Tory electorate. It is known and assumed that the faithful will vote Conservative
A HOMELESS charity is appealing for donations of clothes and food ahead of a handout session in High Wycombe. The WHYcome Project is on the lookout for donations of warm, winter clothes - particularly men’s trousers sized 32"-34" - bedding, sleeping
ARRIVA has announced changes to some of its services in and around High Wycombe to “improve reliability”. The Greenroute 31 between Penn and Downley will be split into two services to combat delays caused by buses having to cross the town.
TOM Ingram hasn’t taken long to get up to speed in his first British Touring Car Championship season; after two rounds he has already elbowed his way into the top ten in the drivers’ standings. Ingram forced his way into the leading pack with two
THREE houses in High Wycombe have been evacuated after a garage fire. Three fire engines have attended the scene on Mead Street and are tackling the blaze after a call came in around 10.30am. The fire is in a garage which also contains a motor
GARETH Ainsworth said any of his players who can’t motivate themselves for Saturday’s do-or-die clash with Bristol Rovers don’t deserve to be professional footballers. Victory for either side in a match of such gargantuan importance would go a
A MAN has been sentenced to seven years behind bars after knifing another man in the head in High Wycombe. On November 27 last year, David Summerland of Queen’s Road, High Wycombe had an argument with a 32-year-old man in the same street. During
OVER three quarters of kebabs tested by Bucks Trading Standards contained the wrong sort of meat, it was revealed today. Officers from Bucks County Council took 14 samples of lamb kebabs from takeaways in Aylesbury, High Wycombe, Amersham and Chesham
A CHIP in out of the bunker on the 72nd hole denied Luke Donald his first PGA Tour win in two years this weekend. The former world number one golfer from Wycombe led Matt Kuchar by three shots going into the last day of the RBC Heritage in South
CHESHAM United will have to pick themselves up for a Bucks Cup Final and the Southern League promotion play-offs after their title ambitions imploded over Easter. Andy Leese's men won 13 games in a row to give themselves a chance of reeling in
THE QUEEN’S Royal Swan Marker has been awarded a personal gift from the Monarch after 21 years' service to the cause. David Barber received the Royal Victorian Order from Her Majesty the Queen in recognition of his long involvement with the centuries-old
A PROJECT chronicling the history of Prestwood is gathering pace – but the man behind it is looking for more help from villagers. The Prestwood Village Archive was set up last year by Mark Cunnane to tell the story of what’s happened in the village
