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  • Man sustains 'long-lasting injury' during brutal Marlow attack

    THUGS yelled “you’re in our town” at a man before they brutally assaulted him in front of his girlfriend in an unprovoked attack in a Marlow car-park. The 33-year-old man was with his partner in the Pound Lane car-park at 10.55pm on Saturday, when

  • Olympic stars help pull in £15k at swanky sports club ball

    GOLD medal winning Olympians brought a touch of stardust to Marlow Sports Club’s glamorous mid-summer ball on Saturday, helping raise an expected £15,000 towards the club’s future. London 2012 kayaking gold medallist Ed McKeever and Paralympic

  • Woodward's reassurance as Rovers investigation rumbles on

    BLUES chairman Don Woodward said he's not been given a timeframe by the football authorities as to when a verdict in their dispute with Bristol Rovers is likely to be made. Claims from the Pirates that Wanderers breached third party ownership regulations

  • Courts to rule on decision to withhold HS2 report

    THE decision not to publish a key report into HS2 will be re-examined by the courts. A Judicial Review into the government's decision to withhold the publication of a critical report from the Major Projects Authority will now take place after Mr

  • Hats off to Bowler after sprint finish

    LORNA Bowler outsprinted cyclists from across Great Britain to win her first British Cycling National Circuit Series race last weekend. The Beaconsfield School pupil was competing at her home club of Hillingdon Slipstreamers in the U14s event and

  • One man and his dog take to Thames for 135-mile challenge

    ONE man and his dog are taking to the Thames for a journey of a lifetime from this week, despite neither of them having sat in a canoe before last year. Sean Bedford and his Pyrenean sheepdog Blue will paddle from Crickdale in Wiltshire to Teddington

  • Highcrest to hold art exhibition

    DOZENS of excited students are to display their hard work at a special art show at The Highcrest Academy tomorrow. Dignitaries, parents, residents and representatives from nearby schools have all been invited to the event, called Interpretation

  • Mayor to join in charity walk

    THE Mayor of Chesham will be swapping his chain of office for a pink T-shirt and bunny ears on Saturday when he joins a charity walk to remember personally two people close to him who have died in the last few weeks. Mohammad Fayyaz will stride

  • Roversgate investigation set to drag on

    WANDERERS will have to continue waiting for a verdict into an investigation they allegedly broke third party ownership rules. The FA and Football League are both currently investigating claims from Bristol Rovers that Wanderers breached regulations

  • Skydive in memory of mum

    A 22-YEAR-old is leaping out of a plane at 10,000 feet in memory of his mum and to help a four-year-old girl. Mike Sutton, who is moving from Holmer Green to Castlefield this week, is doing a sky dive tomorrow at Banbury. His mum, Debbie Atherton

  • House rules at national gala

    HEATHERTON House continued their superb summer in the pool with two national medals. Competing against 24 schools at the Independent Association of Prep Schools National Swimming Championships, the Amersham-based school won silver and bronze in

  • Bourne's supremacy

    BOURNE End CC are top of the Mid Bucks League after beating previous leaders Waddesdon by seven wickets last weekend. They bowled their hosts out for just 104 before rattling off the runs for the loss of three wickets. Downley lost ground at

  • Planning applications for June 23

    THE following planning applications were validated by south Bucks district councils on Monday. To see Wycombe District click here, see Chiltern click here and see South Bucks click here.  Wycombe District Council: 20 Cressex Road High Wycombe

  • Man assaulted with baseball bats

    A MAN was attacked with baseball bats after a disagreement at a garage. Police said on Monday at 12.30pm a 35-year-old man was filling up his car at an Esso petrol station in New Road, High Wycombe. He saw another man filling his car with fuel

  • Hundreds enjoy village festival

    A VILLAGE was alive with the sound of music and laughter at the weekend as a festival held at a primary school entertained hundreds of people. More than 900 people turned out for this year’s JuniperFest, in Churchill Close, Flackwell Heath, which

  • TV stars club together for charity

    TV stars Warren Clarke and Dennis Waterman joined forces in Beaconsfield to raise awareness about their celebrity golf day. Pictured outside Helen & Douglas House charity shop in The Broadway, Beaconsfield, the pair have organised the event

  • Amersham swimmers show strength in depth

    AMERSHAM Swimming Club picked up 17 golds in a 42-medal haul at the Tilehurst Open Meet in Reading. The meet is intended to give less experienced swimmers the opportunity to test out their slower strokes, but Amersham still showed their strength