UKIP'S prospective Parliamentary candidate has claimed a study into ways to improve High Wycombe's health services will not be objective. David Meacock, who will be attempting to get Wycombe residents' votes at next year's General Election, said
THE apprentice faces the master this week as Gareth Ainsworth pits his wits against his former manager in the first round of the Capital One Cup. Blues have been handed a trip to Championship side Millwall, now managed by Ainsworth's old QPR boss
A PICTURE of a Marlow pensioner at the very spot where she remembers watching a royal visit in 1926 has earned a young photographer first prize in a photo competition. Dr Rachel Brown is pictured outside Court Garden where Princess Mary arrived
JOSH Scowen is a doubt for Wanderers' first match of the season after being stretchered off against Barnet on Saturday. The midfielder injured his ankle in what appeared to be an innocuous clash in the second half of the friendly and had to leave
IN High Wycombe the Lighthouse week took place for the fourth year at Highcrest Academy in Hatters Lane. More than 250 volunteers provided support for 470 children taken part in activities throughout the week from music to sport. There were
A COUPLE have been charged in relation to £200,000 being taken from two businesses in Bourne End and Chesham. Lynne Aplin (formerly known as Pleaden), 47 and Bernard Trumpet, 52, both from Spring Close, High Wycombe were charged on Sunday by police
MARLOW will welcome a new face to the town centre from this month as a another pop-up shop opens its doors for a limited period. Bucks-based online women’s fashion boutique Number 22 will take its first leap into a retail outlet when it opens its
MANY helpers and children who went to Lighthouse week in Princes Risborough agreed it was the best year yet. Around 400 children attended each day over the week and 218 volunteers helped out from working with the children to running the cafe.
CYCLISTS on a 767-mile charity ride made a pit-stop at a Marlow nursery to cheer on preschoolers who have gone ‘wheely mad’ in support of the fund-raising marathon. The riding team – all colleagues of staff at Victoria House day nursery in Victoria
CHESHAM United boss Andy Leese believes Southern League clubs should be made to submit quarterly financial statements to the authorities, after clubs in the division raised concerns at Hereford United's ability to complete the season. Last year
JOEY Essex has become the first celebrity ambassador for Saunderton based Child Bereavement UK. The star of The Only Way Is Essex and I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here lost his own mum when he was ten. He said: "It was really hard when
A HOUSING developer will have a second bite of the cherry from this week after submitting a fresh set of plans for a major development at the gateway to Marlow town centre. Shanly Group has entered a new application for its Windsor House project
THE Mayor of Beaconsfield has said a recent planning application for the first stage of a much longed for A355 relief road is a good thing for the town. Inland Homes, who recently purchased former MOD site Wilton Park, have been working with Bucks
A MAN in his sixties died following a hospital procedure after air got into his blood, an inquest heard. Roger Michael, 63, from Chalfont St Peter died on February 28 at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. He went to have a biopsy on his left lung,
STOKENCHURCH FC will be back playing at the highest level they've ever competed at this season after being accepted into the Hellenic League. Under the guidance of joint managers David Fisher and Martin Williams they won the Wycombe Senior League
PAUL Hayes said speculation of a January return to Wanderers was 'blown out of proportion'. Former Blues chairman Don Woodward said Blues attempted to sign the striker in the winter transfer deal when he became a free agent after leaving Brentford
LONG time Prestwood resident- the late Earl Atlee- is recalled in a new book about theatreland and the 1950s underworld in London’s Soho. In his book Love, Life and Moving Pictures recalling life as a teenage actor, Terence Sharkey remembers train
AN inquiry is being held into how GP practices are run in Buckinghamshire, after concerns were raised about inconsistencies across the service. There are 55 practices across the county from remote villages to densely populated urban areas, which
VISITORS at Burnham Beeches gathered for a walk around the site where ranger Chris Morris explained the role of the Beeches during the Second World War. Bought by the City of London Corporation in 1880 to protect the site as a public open space
MARLOW Wolves American Football team are on the verge of creating history after another record breaking season. All three of their teams won their respective age groups to go through to the Britbowl final - the British youth equivalent of the Superbowl
SEARCHING for the Sugar Man is a film detailing the efforts of two ardent fans that go in search of Sixto Rodriguez, to determine if his rumoured death was fact or fiction. At the Life of Riley Club in Marlow I found the Sugar Woman, Juliet Lawson.
A NEW playground in Flackwell Heath appears to have been happily accepted by children in the village. The rejuvenation work on playground equipment in the Recreation Ground in Straight Bit was finished last week. The first phase of Chepping
GAZ is a nickname that won't be heard around Adams Park anymore after Gareth Ainsworth told his players to address him as gaffer in a bid to improve team discipline. As a Wycombe player Ainsworth was universally known as Gaz and initially was happy
The Drawingroom in Chesham was host to the musical talents of two bands: Her Name is Calla and Snowapple. Usually a five piece band, Her Name is Calla was represented by solo artist Tom Morris. Occasionally assisted by Adam Weikert of the same
A SLIGHTLY weak story holds together a medley of fine tunes during the opening night of Dreamboats and Miniskirts. The sequel to Dreamboats and Petticoats kicked off its UK tour in a ten-night run at Windsor Theatre Royal last night. The characters
DANNY Edwards is focusing on developing the younger players at Chalfont St Peter this season after another of his protégés turned professional this week. Jerome Okimo joined the professional ranks this week after signing for League Two Stevenage
WITH a controversial Bourne End Tesco store soon to open, the chairman of the residents association hopes people will not change their shopping habits. The new shop, which has already been built, was finally given the seal of approval by Wycombe
OWNERS of a farm and equestrian centre in Flackwell Heath, who believe they would be in danger of closing if a new M40 junction is built, have received support from a leading councillor. A petition to ‘Save Cobbles Farm’ which was signed by 1,619
