MAX Kretzschmar scored a stunning 30 yarder as Wanderers came from two down to draw tonight’s pre season friendly at Chesham. The Southern League side twice took advantage of slack defending from Blues to go into a two goal lead through Ryan Blake
THE body of a teenage boy has been recovered from the River Thames in Marlow tonight. Thames Valley Police confirmed that shortly after 8pm the body of a 13-year-old boy, believed to be from the town, was found in the river by Gossmore Lane.
POLICE are searching the River Thames in Marlow tonight after it was reported that a 'person had been seen in the water'. Thames Valley Police confirmed it has been called to the stretch of the Thames between Gossmore Lane and Riverwoods Drive.
A HOMELESS charity is appealing for donations of summer clothes ahead of a handout session in High Wycombe. The WHYcome Project is on the lookout for donations of summer clothes - particularly men’s trousers sized 32"-34" - t-shirts, bedding, sleeping
TYRRELL Hatton’s eagled his final hole at the 143rd Open Championship but it wasn’t enough as he and former world number one Luke Donald both failed to feature at Hoylake at the weekend. Hatton missed the cut by eight shots after rounds of 75 and
MARLOW Wolves are closing in on a BritBowl hat-trick after two of their sides qualified for the finals of the British American Football League as top seeds and a third could follow suit in a few weeks. Their cadets and kitted teams have already
DEBT prevention courses are to be launched by a High Wycombe charity after it received a £35,000 grant. The team from Wycombe Mind celebrated the award by the Thames Water Trust outside its Easton Street base with the ‘debt dolphins’. Wycombe
POLICE have dropped an investigation into an alleged sexual assault in Chesham after officers established “no offence took place.” The Free Press reported on Sunday that a woman in her thirties was allegedly sexually assaulted after she was pushed
PARKING wardens are keeping an eye out for dogs left in overheating parked cars - but they're appealing for help from residents to check for trapped pets. With temperatures soaring in recent weeks, wardens operating in the Chiltern district area
THE inaugural Downley Up Festival has been hailed a roaring success by its organisers who are already plotting for the next one. The three-week festival kicked off with Downley Day and closed with hundreds of people enjoying the Concert on the
CHESHAM In Bloom's members are keeping their green fingers crossed for gold after judges paid a visit to the town today. Chesham has won numerous recent awards in the annual Britain in Bloom contest - including winning the Best Large Town category
A STRETCH of the London Road in the Wycombe Marsh area has been shut to traffic following a car accident this lunchtime. Three vehicles are believed to have been involved in the incident near to the King George V pub at around 1.04pm - a black
LECTURERS have been left puzzled by the discovery of a ten-foot mural which has been uncovered during renovation work at a university. The mystery mural, depicting a Roman scene in a courtyard with statues and fruit, has been discovered by workmen
THE men might be struggling, but women’s cricket in England is blossoming and last week national captain Charlotte Edwards brought a handful of her international teammate to Marlow to mark the launch of a new girls team with a coaching masterclass.
A fortnight ago we marked this country’s Armed Forces Day and, for us in Bucks, it’s very much the Royal Air Force that is part of the core of community life. The Walter’s Ash station of RAF High Wycombe, in the southern part of my constituency
A HEADMASTER says he would be “very surprised” if a council ploughed ahead with plans to amalgamate bus transport for three Wycombe schools. Buckinghamshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Education Cllr Mike Appleyard met with the headteachers
A MOTORIST trapped in a car accident was freed by police officers - who lifted the car off him. The accident happened in Hitcham Lane, Burnham, just before 11.30pm last night. In a tweet officers from the South Bucks command area of Thames
AN opportunity of a lifetime to secure the future of the 17.5 acres of tranquil lakes at Waterside adjoining to Chesham Moor, for the town’s benefit forever has been lost by the sale to a private person. When the council said it did not have the
PUPILS were transported back to 1914 as part of a multi-sensory commemoration of the beginning of the First World War. Military sergeants attempted to enlist new recruits and show them how to march to the backdrop of propaganda and live music.
I have recently returned from a trip to the UK, and was pleasantly surprised to see the citizens of Marlow provide both the traditional park bench and a more comfortable sofa. I would be interested to know if this facility is attracting more tourists
The readers miss nothing. I recently wrote explaining that an internet radio station would soon be running a programme broadcasting stories of those who served in the Royal Navy. We are looking for those who served on H.M.S. Ocean, the Shore Base
THE following planning applications were validated by south Bucks councils on Friday. Wycombe District Council 83 Adelaide Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP13 6UP. Notification of proposed single storey rear extension; Depth extending
I’m glad, for David Hampton’s sake (Letters, July 11), that he still has fossil fuelled and nuclear powered energy suppliers (‘my bills are low’) able to take over automatically during the three-quarters of the time when his solar panels are either
NO decisions have been made about which sites could be developed for housing and employment space, a council has said. Wycombe District Council invited ‘key stakeholders’ to a meeting last Tuesday to show them a presentation outlining the ‘headline
PRINCES Risborough’s Geri Nicosia is back on top of the BRSCC Fiesta Junior Championship after a dream few days for the 15-year-old. He won both races at Donington Park and then returned to the top of the championship when points for a previous
TASERS were used by police officers in the Thames Valley 208 times last year, new figures show. The statistics released today by the Independent Police Complaints Commission show the number of incidents of taser deployment has more than trebled
