HERO Gareth Edwards helped treat an injured victim of the London bus bomb before rescuing a 14-year-old boy who was caught up in a Tube explosion.

The 21-year-old of High Road, Cookham, told the Marlow Free Press of the moment he came face to face with the carnage following the blast in Tavistock Square.

The accountant, who works in offices minutes from the scene, was making a desperate dash to Aldgate with his colleague Sarah Linton.

He said: "We were heading away from the square because Jack Sarah's brother was on a train in Aldgate that blew up.

"We were turning the corner and heard the bus explosion.

"We crossed the road and helped a woman who was bleeding."

He continued: "We offered her a tissue to stop the bleeding and found two people to stay with her until medical staff were available."

After he tended to the injured woman, Mr Edwards continued the search for young Jack.

In the midst of the confusion, they found him slumped next to a cordon surrounded by shocked fellow passengers and took him to hospital.

Mr Edwards said: "He was in the carriage behind the one that exploded.

Jack suffered cuts to his face and lost his hearing for a day.

Mr Edwards continued: "It was the first time Jack had taken a tube on his own.

"He is still shaken up but I'm happy to say that he is otherwise okay."

Meanwhile, Ben Taylor, 21, of New Road, Marlow Bottom, described how his brother Daniel, 25 was nearly caught up in one of the tube explosions.

He explained: "My brother felt the blast, but he wasn't injured.

"I do not know how they must have felt at the time.

A hush fell over Marlow High Street on Thursday, July 14, during the two-minute silence organised to remember those killed in the London bombings.

Kate Love, a housewife, of Chapel Street, Marlow, told how she had marked the silence at home.

She said: "It was an awful tragedy and I wanted to show unity with the people in London."

Marlow MP for the town Paul Goodman has urged people in the community to work together to defeat the terrorists who he said aim to divide communities.

He said: "This truth has a particular application in our common home of the High Wycombe and Marlow area.

"We are a multi-ethnic community. We want to live together in peace and prosperity."

Former Marlow Mayor and Wycombe District Council chairman Cllr Doug Anson MBE echoed Mr Goodman's message wjhen he spoke to the people of Marlow.

He said: "We are fortunate to live in a district where people of all races and religions live together in harmony.

"We will continue to work to ensure that our cultural and ethnic diversity is preserved and respected.

"We appeal to everyone to ensure that we maintain good relations."