A crowd of thousands came to see celebrity chef Tom Kerridge get the Christmas season off to a cracking start last night as he switched on Marlow’s festive lights on an open top bus. The patron of the Hand and Flowers delighted the crowds, alongside
A THIEF, who smashed his way into a car on a petrol station forecourt and drove off, kidnapping the occupant’s 16-year-old son in the process, was jailed today. Following an earlier guilty plea, Ben Parker who lives in Milton Road, Chesham, was
CHALFONT St Peter pushed Chesham all the way on Tuesday night, but Danny Edwards says the league matters more after 12 points from 12 has moved his team to the brink of the play-offs. A patched up side went out of the Red Insure Cup on penalties
FIREFIGHTERS are reminding people not to tackle fires involving pans of cooking oil after an a woman was injured in a blaze in Downley. A crew from High Wycombe was called to a house in Mendip Way, shortly before 7pm on Tuesday, November 11.
Festive fun gripped Wycombe last night as thousands of people filled the streets to enjoy the true start of the Christmas season in town. The all-important plunger was pushed by lovable sloth Sid, from the Ice Age series of films, on the event’
SIDO Jombati hopes to get a good reception from his old fans at Cheltenham tomorrow after missing the chance to say goodbye to them properly. The Portuguese full back joined Wanderers in the summer after being released by the Gloucestershire club
GIRLS could be admitted to a boys' school's sixth form for the first time in more than half a century. Parents of pupils at Dr Challoner's Grammar School are to be asked for their views on allowing girls to study at the school's sixth form after
DON'T forget to take the kids for a visit to Santa's Grotto in the Chiltern's Shopping Centre this weekend - or any Saturday up until Christmas. The Grotto, run in association with the Bucks Free Press, opened last night and will run every Saturday
A district councillor appeared in court today charged with benefit fraud. Chiltern District Councillor Howard Trevette has been charged with fraudulently claiming nearly £18,000 in benefits from the authority he represents while his wife Danna
CHESHAM United hope to carry their recent cup form into a crucial spell of Southern Premier League games. They beat Beaconsfield in the Bucks Cup last week and on Tuesday knocked Chalfont St Peter out of the Red Insure Cup on penalties. Next
A PROJECT aimed at raising awareness of domestic abuse within the community - and the support available to victims of such abuse - is coming to the Micklefield area. The initiative has been organised by Mickllefield Neighbourhood Action Group,
GARETH Ainsworth admitted he might have to make a playing comeback tomorrow if an injury crisis at Adams Park doesn't resolve itself. The Blues boss was only able to name three outfield players on his substitutes' bench for Monday night's televised
A CHARITY sleepout gave dignitaries and volunteers a glimpse at what it means to sleep rough in High Wycombe - and raised more than £20,000 for work to help the homeless this winter. Wycombe MP Steve Baker was among 45 volunteers on Saturday night
PLANS to build more than 250 new homes and convert a listed manor house have gone back to the drawing board. A planning application for the new development at Newland Park in Chalfont St Giles was first submitted four years ago. But after being
Friday, November 21 # Pete & Mark DJ's - (Funk, Rare Groove, Jazz) @ The Belle Vue, Gordon Road, Wycombe 01494-524728 # The Mary’s Karaoke Comp @ The Riverside, St Mary Street, Wycombe, HP11 2HE; 8pm 01494 448800/ 532158 # Phil Day
THREE tries against London Welsh can’t be dressed up as any more than that, but for a player who feeds off tries then Sunday’s hat-trick could be a timely elixir. Christian Wade has had to watch the autumn international on television after an understandably
DON’T miss today’s Bucks Free Press for our fantastic free 36-page Christmas supplement. Featuring hints and tips on all you need to make the most of the festive period, it is crammed full of gift ideas, recipes, previews for Yuletide events across
MARLOW FC have scaled up their ambitions to include a chase for the play-offs after they won their fourth Southern League Central game from the last five at the weekend. They needed a late penalty to beat bottom side AFC Hayes 1-0, but manager
WANDERERS manager Gareth Ainsworth said fans need to look at the bigger picture as his men bid to get their season back on track at Cheltenham Town. A ten match unbeaten run took Blues all the way to the top of the table, but a relative stutter
A COUNCILLOR has been disqualified from his parish office over a point of law which relates to previous criminal convictions. Hazlemere councillor Alex Slater has been kicked-off the parish council in relation to a section of law which refers to
WASPS could end the weekend in second place in the Aviva Premiership. It would take a turn of results nearly as unlikely as a lottery win, but if they beat Exeter well and Bath and Saracens both lose then Dai Young’s team will be as well-placed
A CHEF hanged himself in a flat above the restaurant where he had worked for less than a month, an inquest heard. Alessandro Valentini was found, still wearing his chef's trousers, in a self-contained flat at Guido's Italian restaurant in Amersham
At 5pm I took my cold seat in the spectators’ area of the ice rink. My daughter and I could hear a loud yelping – it echoed painfully in such a bare environment. It was more like the sound of a puppy being tortured. We couldn’t see anything but
