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  • Girlguiding volunteers needed

    VOLUNTEERS are urgently needed to help the Girlguiding division in the area. Leaders and helpers are needed for Rainbows, Brownies and Guide units in Hazlemere and Widmer End; Penn and Tylers Green; Holmer Green and Loudwater. Whether a few

  • VIDEO: Eden's search for a model ends at fashion weekend

    A FIRST timer was one of the winners of the Eden Model Search yesterday - having been entered for the competition by his mum. Nat Green from Loudwater was voted male winner of the High Wycombe shopping centre's search for a model at the culmination

  • 800-mile triathlon squad hands over last of £20k charity cash

    AN INTREPID adventurer who rode, ran, rowed across the country for charity with his dedicated team has donated the last slice of his fundraising to two Marlow charities. Ian Maiden raised nearly £20,000 when he and seven friends completed the unusual

  • Hayes: This is what dreams are made of

    PAUL Hayes reflected on his Roy of the Rovers moment as he scored his 100th Football League goal. The Wanderers striker has doubtlessly scored more artistic and important goals than his scrambled second half effort against Cambridge United on Saturday

  • Last chance to have your say on HS2 compensation consultation

    RESIDENTS living near the route of the planned High Speed 2 railway line have until tomorrow night to give their views on a proposed compensation scheme. Homeowners living up to 300 metres away from the proposed route could be entitled to compensation

  • Greengrocers of the future win giant pumpkin contest

    GREEN-FINGERED children at a Bourne End nursery couldn’t believe their eyes when they saw the size of a pumpkin they grew for a nursery competition. Jake Milborrow and Toby Knight from Poppies Nursery were part of a team that were given seeds to

  • Wasps have 'no complaints' about yellow card

    DAI Young says he has no complaints with the yellow card dished out to Christian Wade after the winger was penalised slapping the ball down as Newcastle tried to go over in the corner. Wade would have scored from 95m had he managed to intercept

  • Young: I don't think that was very inspiring

    DAI Young says there is still work to do after what he described as an ‘uninspiring’ Wasps victory over Newcastle at Adams Park yesterday. They won 35-18 with four tries to boot, but Young admits his team were underwhelming. He said: “First

  • Autumn days at Cliveden

    THE autumn colours get a good showing at the National Trust grounds of Cliveden. October is the best month to experience autumn leaf and berry colour and the acers in the Water Garden are one of Cliveden’s autumn stars. Golden yellows and burnished

  • Road closures during surfacing works

    IMPROVEMENTS to the county’s roads over the next week see a series of closures and diversions in place. Transport for Buckinghamshire has confirmed the following surfacing and pavement works for the next seven days. The following routes in

  • Amersham win away to continue upwards trend

    AMERSHAM & Chiltern won their third game in four National League 3 London and SE division matches on Saturday to go fourth in the table. They were 21-12 winners at Westcliff and are now one of three teams on 15 points, three behind second-placed

  • Saints' FA Cup bandwagon rolls over Kettering

    CHALFONT St Peter are two games away from the first round proper of The FA Cup after another stunning knockout victory at the weekend. They won 1-0 at Southern League Central Division leaders Kettering on Saturday to back up their 8-0 Berks &

  • Planning applications for September 25

    THE following planning applications were validated by Wycombe District Council on Thursday. 1 Brimmers Hill, Widmer End, Buckinghamshire, HP15 6NN. Fell large Lombardy Poplars T1, T2 and T3. 19 Neale Close, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP12

  • Three fire crews fight swimming pool fire

    THREE teams of firefighters were called out yesterday to tackle a fire in a swimming pool building in Amersham. Crews had to isolate the gas and electricity supplies in order to prevent an even more precarious situation while tackling the fire,

  • Quiz show duo to come to Bucks for book signing

    'POINTLESS' presenting pair Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman will be at a Bucks book signing next week. The duo, who present the popular BBC One teatime quiz show, will be signing copies of the new Pointless Quiz Book at Gerrards Cross Bookshop