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  • Blues roll past Stones with late winner

    SAM Wood netted a late winner as Wanderers recovered from a slow start to see off non-league Wealdstone. An experimental Blues side struggled to deal with last season’s Isthmian League champions in the first half, being indebted to young goalkeeper

  • Crowdfunding campaign launched to buy puppy-mobile

    A SAUNDERTON charity is calling on the community to help raise funds for a new pup vehicle. Hearing Dogs for Deaf People has launched its first ever crowdfunding campaign as it aims hit a £15,000 target in just five weeks for a vehicle to transport

  • Citizens Advice reaches out with new service

    A SERVICE to help residents worried about financial and personal problems is now up and running after the charity behind it vowed to reach out to the community in Marlow. High Wycombe Citizens Advice Bureau has relaunched face to face advice sessions

  • Chiltern Society work party to be held next week

    THE Chiltern Society is next holding a work party at Brush Hill next Thursday. This month they will be preparing for the arrival later in the year of the Herdwick sheep, by removing the ragwort in the chalk grassland and also arresting the succession

  • Man sustains broken ankle in Stokenchurch assault

    A MAN sustained a broken ankle after he was dragged to the floor and assaulted in Stokenchurch by 'festival-goers', police said. Ten people were crossing the Oxford Road to the Kings Hotel just after midnight in the early hours of Sunday morning

  • The Rye retains its Green Flag award

    THE Rye has retained its Green Flag for being a quality open space. The flag will continue to fly over The Rye in High Wycombe for a third year after impressing the judges from Keep Britain Tidy. It is one of 1,476 parks and green spaces that

  • Wormsley to host women's international Test

    CHARLOTTE Edwards will bring her Ashes winning England Women's team to Wormsley next month for a four-day Test match against India. It will be the first time the sides have met in a Test match for almost a decade, with the Stokenchurch ground being

  • Charity launches Wycombe fundraising group

    A FUNDING group for the Marie Curie Cancer Care charity launches this weekend. The four-person Marie Curie High Wycombe Fundraising Group has already raised more than £2000 and is looking for more recruits to join the team. They will be in

  • Loudwater Tesco shuts to customers this afternoon

    THE Tesco branch in Loudwater has been temporarily closed to customers this afternoon, with motorists being waved on from the access route into the store. The reason for the closure is not clear at this time, but there has been some speculation

  • Village walk celebrates tenth anniversary

    MORE than 100 people met to celebrate the tenth anniversary of a social walk in Holmer Green. The Holmer Green Simply Walks started ten years ago as an offshoot from Walk for Health to encourage people who rarely walked to adopt the habit and become

  • Cllr: Wycombe Museum should move to Marlow

    WYCOMBE’S museum should be located in Marlow to attract the maximum number of visitors, according to a High Wycombe-based councillor. Cllr Roger Collomb spoke out about the centre after an agreement was made to keep the museum - which falls inside

  • Michelin starred chef judges children's baking competition

    A MICHELIN starred chef judged a children's cookery competition at the weekend in Stokenchurch. Phil Vickery, who regularly features on ITV's This Morning, judged the baking competition at Stokenchurch Dog Rescue's garden party. There were

  • New study into impact of Wycombe A&E closure agreed

    A NEW study into urgent healthcare in High Wycombe will go ahead after a unanimous call to drill deeper into the effect of hospital changes on residents. Wycombe District Councillors sitting on Bucks County Council’s Health and Adult Social Care

  • Hundreds of Wycombe Muslims celebrate Eid

    MUSLIMS celebrated Eid al-Fitr with prayers and family meals yesterday to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan. The Wycombe Islamic Mission and Mosque Trust welcomed hundreds of worshippers to its three mosques for prayers. Trust chairman

  • Gaz looking to get back into the goalscoring groove

    GOALS are what Gareth Ainsworth wants to see from his side as they face their final two pre season fixtures this week. Wanderers have only found the net in two of their five friendlies to date, although they were up against the stars and international

  • Disabled resident slams drivers who park on pavements

    A DISABLED man has slammed inconsiderate drivers who park on the pavements. In the Marlow Free Press last month we reported on inconsiderate drivers who park on pavements in the town. And William Wosik, who uses a motorised scooter, to navigate

  • Stewart makes Crawley trial appearance

    ANTHONY Stewart played for and scored as a trialist for League One Crawley Town last night. The 21-year-old defender opened the scoring as the Reds beat local non-league side Three Bridges 2-1. Wanderers want to keep hold of Stewart and offered

  • Planning applications for July 25

    THE following planning applications were validated by south Bucks councils last Friday. Wycombe District Council: 27 Institute Road Marlow Buckinghamshire SL7 1BJ- Fell Cherry T1, Amelanchier T2 and unidentified shrub T3. 20 Fernie Fields High

  • Record number of Wycombe swimmers head to national finals

    WYCOMBE District Swimming Club have this week sent 18 swimmers to the National Age, Youth and Open Water Championships - double the number they had at last year's event. Just two years ago there were no swimmers from the Wycombe District who took

  • Coroner issues warning after teenager's tragic river death

    AN URGENT warning has been issued for summer revellers to stay away from rivers and lakes after the tragic death of teenager Kyrece Francis in the River Thames in Marlow last week. Buckinghamshire Coroner Richard Hulett spoke out as he opened an