I write a plea to the powers that be to concentrate on mending the potholes and sunken road crossings on bus routes as a priority. My wife and I frequently travel on the 800 or 850 routes and note that for long stretches of the route the bus fully
WHO would be a captain? Gerrards Cross skipper Steve Rimmer must sympathise with England’s beleaguered leader Alistair Cook after seeing his side lurch from the sublime to the ridiculous in a matter of one week. Rimmer would have been hopeful of
JLS star JB Gill presented the awards to youngsters at the annual Active Gamerz championships. Cedar Park Primary School secured its sixth title after seeing off 23 other schools, including a team from Juniper Hill Primary in the final held at
Bucks County Council keep telling us they don’t have enough money to fix our roads. They should look to Wycombe District Council, who appear to have money to burn. Last week I received my copy of the Wycombe District Times, which uses taxpayers
WASPS star Christian Wade was back at his old school RGS High Wycombe last week for their junior prize giving event. Wade, who finished his studies at RGS in 2009 and has since gone on to play for England and The British and Irish Lions, returned
A POLICE chief has been handed a lifetime achievement award for his outstanding contribution to policing and his community. Chief Inspector Colin Seaton was last week presented with the award by Thames Valley Police’s Chief Constable Sara Thornton
Iknow that no one ever promised me a rose garden, but after years of encountering a variety of examples of the mindless gratuitous behaviour of that strange minority who enjoy seeing the shoulders of others slump, I still cannot begin to comprehend
“Fill them and hope for the best” may mean only three to 36 months before needing further work? The comprehensive 85-page USA manual on repairs to asphalt surfaces suggest these times, all repairs being at best only semi-permanent. The accepted
Whatever happened to common courtesy and good manners? At the end of June we received a letter from the infant school next door to our home inviting us to a presentation by the architects designing a new ‘Little Hall’ to provide accommodation for
A HEADTEACHER has vowed not to let his school's standards slip after receiving an award for excellence. Dr Challoner's High School in Little Chalfont has been awarded the Exceptional Schools Award by the Best Practice Network. It's only the
AFTER topping the Thames Valley League a few weeks ago, Marlow now find themselves back down in fifth place after their defeat to Beaconsfield on Saturday completed an unwanted hat-trick of reverses. They bowled poorly and didn’t bat well in reply
A COACH caught fire on the M40 near Beaconsfield yesterday evening. The driver of the vehicle was able to pull off onto the exit sliproad and lead his passengers to safety after the fire broke out. Firefighters praised driver for his actions
EDEN Hudson climbed nearly as high as the temperatures to book her place in the England Championships next month after settng a new person best in the pole vault at the weekend. The Wycombe Phoenix Harrier was competing in the final Youth Development
FRIENDS and colleagues of a prominent HS2 campaigner have paid tribute to 'a huge community asset'. Great Missenden resident and former parish councillor Shirley Judges passed away on Wednesday, July 9, following a short fight against cancer.
RESIDENTS and businesses are being urged to turn off the lights and leave a candle burning to mark the outbreak of the First World War. Wycombe District Council is backing Lights Out, a nationwide initiative urging people to burn a single candle
THE Vice Chancellor of Buckinghamshire New University will retire in 2015. Professor Ruth Farwell will stand down early next year after a decade at the helm of the High Wycombe-based university. She successfully gained full university status
GUNS and drugs were found at a house in Chalfont St Giles in a police raid. Two firearms along with ammunition was found in a garage at a property in Narcot Road in a police search on Thursday morning. Officers also recovered what they describe
PLANS to demolish a nightclub have been turned down for a fourth time - with council bosses saying a replacement needs to be built elsewhere before the bulldozers can move in. Proposals to knock down Winkers nightclub in Chalfont St Peter to make
CRESSEX Community School has been celebrating after Ofsted ranked it as a ‘good’ school after its latest inspection – with an ‘outstanding’ sixth form. The report, from an inspection earlier this month, recognised that the school leaders have established
GERRARDS Cross CC are staring relegation in the face after sinking to the foot of the Home Counties League. They were beaten by Harefield, who were bottom at the start of play. Batting first, they made just 136 with Matt Watson top-scoring
WANDERERS held a West Bromwich team to a goalless draw in their latest pre-season friendly game. Blues kept their first clean sheet of the campaign in their third match, played behind closed doors at the Premier League side's training ground.
HIGH Wycombe CC are top of the Home Counties League after beating Burnham while Banbury lost at Henley. Their victory was founded on the back of a superb bowling display, as James Benning and Alan Duncan took three wickets each to help bowl Burnham
A STRUGGLING school will completely change its identity to continue a rebuilding process which was started 18 months ago after it was placed in special measures. For about 30 years The Wye Valley School has served the community, but in just six
