ACTOR Robert Lindsay was among the campaigners who turned out for an anti HS2 walk in Bucks on Sunday. The Citizen Smith and My Family star joined members of the Denham Against HS2 group for their third annual protest walk at the weekend. Also
DEAN Morgan, Leon Johnson and Matt Spring are among the Wanderers players to be released by Wanderers boss Gareth Ainsworth as he reshapes his squad for next season. Ainsworth met with all bar one of his out-of-contract players today and offered
LIGHTHOUSE keeper may sound like a strange job title for a resident of South Bucks, but organisers of a summer holiday camp are looking for just that. August sees the return of the popular ‘Lighthouse’ club, a Christian club for young people in
A REVIEW of parking and traffic movements along a busy Wycombe road could be launched after plans for a new takeaway were rejected. The proposals to replace the former nail salon on London Road, Wycombe Marsh, with a takeaway were thrown out by
SCOUTS from across Bucks got an extra special treat during an activity weekend in Marlow when TV star and survival expert Bear Grylls dropped by. The organisation’s Chief Scout, who is currently fronting Channel Four show The Island, surprised
IF there is a more successful team in Bucks than Amersham & Chiltern RFC’s U17s please stand up now. Emulating the achievements of the boys from Weedon Lane will take some doing though, after they capped a staggering five-year unbeaten run
THIRTEEN bands took to the stage as a concert in High Wycombe raised nearly £1,500 for Cancer Research. Ten hours of live music filled the air at the Cressex Community Centre on Sunday in an event organised by a cancer survivor. A total of
RUPERT Egerton-Smith will be the soloist at a Chiltern Camerata concert, as part of the Wycombe Arts Festival. The concert on May 17 will see conductor Sam Laughton take the helm of the orchestra to perform music by Beethoven, Wagner and Rota.
NEWLY appointed Wycombe Wanderers Trust vice chairman Matt Clarke said supporters will come back to Adams Park if they're made to feel part of their club and town. Previously a director of the football club, Clarke was voted into the role at a
A SCHOOL in Amersham is celebrating a national title this week after returning from the prestigious K2 pool in Crawley with relay gold. Heatherton House qualified for the Year 5/6 200m relay as top seeds and lived up to their billing with victory
WYCOMBE’s police chief has vowed to bring the people responsible for a shooting in Totteridge on Sunday to justice – as another teenager is arrested. A 17-year-old, who was taken into custody this morning, is the fourth person to be arrested by
A FORMER Wycombe District Council chief has been made its new chairman – as the Wycombe Liberal Democrats appoint a fresh leader. Cllr Lesley Clarke will take over the chairmanship from Cllr Ian McEnnis, who moves from the hot-seat to serve as
ORGANISERS of a special free business breakfast next month have made a final call for bookings with only a handful of tickets remaining. Marlow MP and Attorney General Dominic Grieve will be among the speakers at the Marlow Business Breakfast on
IT may be just a traffic island in a South Bucks village, but the small raised ellipse in the centre of Hambleden has featured in many TV programmes and movies. Sadly, the century-old traffic island's condition suffered wear and tear from parked
WASPS have consolidated their front row options for next season by signing a hooker and agreeing a contract extension with another. Ed Shervington will join the club from Worcester Warriors, while Tom Lindsay has signed a new deal, meaning the
A MAN had to be cut out of his car after a crash on the M40 last night. The motorist was injured in the collision, which happened on the northbound stretch of the motorway between junctions 2, for Beaconsfield, and 3, Loudwater, shortly before
AN Armani watch, jewellery and a digital camera were stolen from a house in High Wycombe on Bank Holiday Monday. Police said thieves kicked open the front door of the home in Booker Lane sometime between 12.55pm and 3.50pm on May 5. They searched
A COURT of Appeal hearing against plans for the redevelopment of the Holy Cross Convent in Chalfont St Peter will take place in July. Three judges will make the final ruling over claims Chiltern District Council did not follow its own planning
A BOY arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with a shooting in High Wycombe has been released on bail. The 16-year-old was released last night and has been bailed until June 17. Two other men – aged 18 and 19 – who were also
WANDERERS are looking for a new physio, with Theo Farley leaving the club at the end of next month. Farley joined Wanderers last summer, but the club have announced today he will be stepping aside at the end of June. Blues are now advertising
A WALKER managed to escape from two men who pushed him against a wall during an attempted robbery in High Wycombe. The 23-year-old man was walking along Lindsay Avenue at about 6.40am on May 3 when he was approached by two men. Police said
THIS week MP John Bercow gives his views on HS2. The second reading of the HS2 Bill was passed at the end of April, meaning that the Bill is now heading off to a special Select Committee for consideration. As I suspected, although there are
A BFP reporter was turned head over heels after being roped into taking part in one of High Wycombe's weirdest traditions. The Beating of the Bounds ceremony - which features youngsters being turned upside down and lowered onto boundary stones
