Wycombe Wanderers 0, Tranmere Rovers 2. WANDERERS lost their 100 per cent league record as some of the bad habits they picked up last season re-emerged. Blues were the more positive in front of goal and but for a string of excellent saves from
AMERSHAM CC extended their fine run to four wins in their last four completed Home Counties matches on Saturday, while their second and fourth teams wrapped up promotion in what was a stellar weekend for the club. The first team were too good for
A TEENAGER from south Bucks has been charged with a racism offence at a football match. Watford FC fan Bronson Sims, of Thame Road, Longwick, was charged with racially aggravated threatening behaviour after his side's game at Norwich City's Carrow
POLITICIANS from all four levels of government were grilled by villagers over the biggest issues facing the area during a new Q&A session launched last week. MP Steve Baker was joined on the panel at Marlow Bottom Village Hall by Bucks County
FIVE new jobs will be created in Bourne End when a family retailer opens a new store in the Garden Centre. Nationwide shop, The Works, will officially open their new branch in Hedsor Road, on September 5. The discount store will offer a number
VOLUNTEERS are being sought to help with the organisation of a day of celebration for Bucks' older residents. Silver Sunday is a nationwide scheme aimed at celebrating older people and their contribution to the communities in which they live.
TOWN councillors say they can do a better job of cutting grass than their county counterparts - but say they won't take over doing it until at least April 2016. At the moment maintaining and cutting grass is the responsibility of Buckinghamshire
A LOUDWATER hotel will be holding a fundraising car wash to raise money for a national charity. The Premier Inn, in London Road, High Wycombe, will be raising money for Great Ormond Street Hospital with a number of activities between 11am and 6pm
ENGLAND rugby star Rochelle Clark says her long-awaited World Cup winner’s medal is not a leaving present. The 33-year-old prop helped England to World Cup glory in Paris on Sunday, when they beat Canada 21-9. The win ended a run of three final
DRINKERS can now raise their glasses to toast the return of a Marlow pub after its closure for a refurbishment to give it more of a ‘local’ pub feel. The George and Dragon on the Causeway has reopened after an overhaul, with Marlow Mayor Suzanne
A GROUP of friends who drove, walked and climbed on a money-making mission have smashed their fundraising target. The team completed the Three Peaks Challenge, climbing the highest mountains in England, Wales and Scotland, to raise money for Leukaemia
THERE is now less than a week until the annual County Fayre is opened in Beaconsfield on Monday, August 25. The day of fun will officially start at 11am when TV chef Mary Berry and the Mayor of Beaconsfield, Steve Jones, declare the event open.
SHORT notice, I'm afraid, but tomorrow morning (Saturday, August 16), from 10am until 11am, in Marlow Bottom Village Hall, the local Conservatives have arranged an opportunity for you to hear Steve Baker MP answer any questions residents may have,
As a sports fan, I am a regular listener as I drive to BBC Radio 5 live, which is also a rolling news station. I have recently begun to see a pattern emerging in the way that interviews are conducted. In a world where the attention span of audiences
I THINK it is safe to say there isn’t much that is more important than our children. Yes, they run around too much, are often too loud, occasionally go loopy if they don’t get their own way and can generally be a bit of a headache-inducing menace
Following complaints about cars parking on the pavement in Dean Street, Marlow drivers should perhaps read the Highway Code. Para 244 states: “You must not park partially or wholly on the pavement in London and should not do so elsewhere unless
Googling “hottest May and June” reveals that’s what this year has brought. Much the same goes for July, while August is shaping the same way. This evidence backs what eye witnesses say and scientists believe about global warming, to say nothing
Eric Alexander (Letters, August 1) implies that 97 per cent of scientists believe in man made climate change. He fails to tell us the source of his statistics, which I would suggest are totally incorrect. Extreme weather events can take the form
I would sincerely like to thank the residents of Booker area that attended the wreath laying ceremony for WWI commemoration that took place on Monday, August 4 at noon at Booker Memorial Hall. This coincided with a wreath laying ceremony that took
What do I have to do to get the foliage cut that is obscuring the bus stop sign on Holmer Green Road opposite Park Lane? I first rang the district council six weeks ago and have rung twice more. I even sent a letter but have not received a reply
I would like to ask your readers whether they could get in touch with me if they have received a parking fine or if they noticed something strange about the parking ticket machines at the Rye lido. The date I’m particularly interested in is 30/05/14
I cannot believe the idiocy of the ‘powers that be’ who have allowed another supermarket to be built and opened in Bourne End. We now have two Co-ops, an M&S and now a Tesco, all shoved into a pretty village, which is already overloaded by
FLOWERS and tributes have been laid after the body of a man was recovered by police in Marlow in the early hours of Saturday morning. Police confirmed they were called to Ridgeway Close at 5.35am on August 16 after a report of concern for welfare
I would like the opportunity to respond to the recent story on page 2 of BFP ref ‘Junction 4a’ (August 8). I can see that Cllr Alan Hill is asking the question to why not work with the Highways Agency to look to install a new junction in the west
Re: Ofsted brands Bucks County Council’s children’s social care as ‘inadequate’: This report summarises many of the issues that have been raised by parents, social workers and myself for some time. It is hoped that the report will be a catalyst to
GREEN-FINGERED allotment keepers at a Marlow community project got together for a barbeque last week to celebrate their second summer of collecting the fruits and vegetables of their labour. Users of the Triangle Project, which helps disabled people
PLANS to convert a pub into six flats were vehemently opposed by councillors last night. Proposals to redevelop the Rose and Crown in Waterside, Chesham, into housing have resurfaced with a fresh planning application, after a previous attempt was
A MISSING girl has been found safe and well in the Bucks area. Jessica Peters, 15, from Oxted, was last seen at around midnight on Saturday, August 16, and police appealed for information. Officers have now thanked members of the public and
The following planning applications were verified by South Bucks councils on Friday, August 15. Wycombe District Council 1 Tylers Crescent Hazlemere Buckinghamshire HP15 7NR Householder application for construction of single
ALEX Hales has been called up by England for their one-day international series against India. Hales, who played for Amersham and Gerrards Cross before breaking into the professional game, now looks set to make his ODI debut against India in Bristol
GARETH Ainsworth believes tonight's match against Tranmere Rovers is perfect at enabling Wanderers to get used to playing at Adams Park again. Blues' home stadium wasn't a happy hunting ground last season as they were beaten no fewer than 11 times
JUNIOR bakers have the chance to be crowned Little Marlow’s cup cake connoisseur when judging for a bake off competition begins at the village fete this bank holiday. After its successful introduction last year, the village’s cake competition returns
IF High Wycombe CC win their last three games they will probably end the season with more victories and fewer defeats than any other side in the Home Counties League; it still might not be enough to wrap up the title though. In tight finishes,
A £4.5 MILLION refurbishment of Buckinghamshire New University is almost complete as the campus gets ready for the new academic year. The South Wing of the site in Queen Alexandra Road, High Wycombe, originally built in the 1960s, has been re-modelled
