Bucks Free Press | Backchat

Hot-shot Wanderers are the quickest on the draw

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:31:53 +0000

THE date was September 23, 2000 when Wycombe Wanderers created a Football League record which still stands today – by scoring the fastest two successive goals.

The Wycombe actor who starred with Monroe is...

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:40:49 +0000

THE identity of the High Wycombe legend who starred with Marilyn Monroe in a movie was none other than crooner Frankie Vaughan.

Bill’s Potty about star who left him quids in

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:49:29 +0000

THE death of Hollywood legend Jane Russell has triggered an incredible ancient memory for Wycombe legend Bill Potts.

Bill gets potty loo story out of his cistern

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:56:28 +0000

DESTROYING a pub single-handedly by mistake after a trip to the loo is quite some feat – but it’s one of Bill Potts’ many claims to the Backchat hall of fame.

Neil remembers how his memory let him down

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:57:42 +0000

LIB Dem stalwart Neil Timberlake normally writes in to tick me off about my rubbish anti-green transport comments.

Turning up at the wrong funeral

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:27:55 +0000

FORMER High Wycombe mayor Jim Tanner wins my prize for most embarrassing anecdote – after attending the wrong funeral.

Your views count

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:29:30 +0000

JUST in case you thought I’d forgotten, here’s proof that I have sent your views over our ridiculous council system to the people who matter.

So would Lesley Clarke share power with Steve Guy?

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 10:46:52 +0000

LAST week, Backchat pointed to the continual clashes between Tories and Lib Dems on Wycombe District Council and asked the parties to clarify their position in the light of the national coalition between David Cameron and Nick Clegg.

Will Lesley share power with the Guy from Lib Dems?

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:17:53 +0000

MY ignorance knows few bounds when it comes to the world of politics, but I must confess to being more confused than usual when it comes to the make-up of Wycombe District Council.

Park and walk scheme will never work in Bucks

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:18:55 +0000

I WAS pleased to read the story in last week’s Midweek about how the county council is encouraging parents to park their cars and walk their children into school.