SHOCKED site owners came across the body of a young man hanging from a bridge on a public footpath at Bourne End Marina. Jonathan Gerald Ayre, 19, of Highfield Road, Bourne End, was discovered by the owners of the marina, in Wharf Lane, when they went
THE parents of three-year-old Ella Czornyj have thanked shoppers who helped raise money to fund treatment for their daughter, who suffers from a rare neurological disorder. Ella, of Oak Tree Road, Marlow, has Rett syndrome, a severe disabling illness,
ANDRE Scarlett scored twice on Saturday as Chesham made it three wins out of three in the Premier Division by beating Bishop's Stortford 3-1. Grant Cooper also netted from the penalty spot as the Meadow Men maintained the gap between themselves and the
CHALFONT'S good run came to an end at the hands of league leaders Cheshunt with a 3-0 away defeat. The Saints had won two games on the trot but were cut short by a double from Darrell Cox and a strike by Stuart Jones. January 27, 2003 14:00
IN Division Two, Flackwell beat Dorking 3-0 to maintain the pressure on the teams at the top of the table. The Heathens were set on their way by Jason Bowler who scored two goals in two minutes. January 27, 2003 14:00
MARLOW won a point on Saturday, drawing 1-1 with Wembley, despite having most of the chances. They took the lead on 31 minutes when Nicky Ryder chased a Robert Gibson flick on and slid in to steal the ball from the keeper when he dropped it. The angle
THAME United extended their unbeaten league run to eight games in a contest against Great Wakering that had everything but a goal. On a good playing surface both sides were fully committed to winning, providing some enterprising and entertaining football
MATTHEW Spring ended Wycombe's unbeaten start to 2003 with the only goal in a bad tempered match at Kenilworth Road. The match started with five players being booked in the first 25 minutes. Luton immediately took control with Emmerson Boyce and Steve
A FORMER head boy turned R&B singer has come back to his roots to help budding school artists get a new theatre venue off the ground. Cressex Community School, in Holmer Lane, High Wycombe, is welcoming back Jason Johnson, known on the R&B circuit
HERE are the results of games involving local teams on Saturday: Premier Division Chesham 3 - 1 Bishop's Stortford Division One North Great Wakering Rovers 0 - 0 Thame United Wembley 1 - 1 Marlow Division Two Cheshunt 3 - 0 Chalfont St Peter Flackwell
A UNIVERSITY student who robbed a terrified salesman of his car at knifepoint failed to get his sentence reduced on appeal. Farhan Saif, 21, of Miersfield, High Wycombe, was sentenced last May to six years in a young offenders' institution. Saif posed
CHINNOR'S Youth FC Six-A-Side tournament will be held over the weekend Saturday and Sunday, May 10 and 11 at Whites Field, Chinnor. The games, which feature age groups fom U7s to U14s, start at 10am, with afternoon matches starting at 2.30pm. The U9s
HIGH Wycombe went down 5-3 to unbeaten league leaders Scots Milton Keynes in their top of the table clash in the Bucks Superleague. Stuart Dutton hit a maximum 180 and a 156 finish on his way to achieving a super 30.55 dart average and the Man-of-the-Match
SOMETIMES the acts of sheer stupidity committed by fellow members of the human race are enough to make me question the grounds on which they warrant existence. Firstly we had a group of anti-war activists, so committed to the cause they commandeered several
MP David Lidington has hailed a "victory for common sense" after it was announced that Great Missenden's bridge will take vehicles weighing no more than 17 tonnes when it is refurbished. Residents had feared that Buckinghamshire County Council would completely
A FORTNIGHT of resurfacing work looks set to cause tail backs along the London Road between Gomm Road and Rayners Avenue. Traffic lights will be controlling a single lane of traffic for the duration of the work which should be complete by the middle of
THE officer in charge of policing Chiltern Vale has weighed into the row over the deepening crisis in police numbers, saying he needs 25 per cent more officers to police the area as he would like to. Chief Superintendent John Donlon, area commander of
WYCOMBE and Luton's managers have both criticised each other's teams for poor play. Luton beat Wycombe 1-0 at Kenilworth Road on Saturday after a goal from Matthew Spring and also beat them 2-1 at Adams Park in December. Blues manager Lawrie Sanchez says
FAMILIES in Beaconsfield will see the light when attractive lanterns replace the Old Town's lampposts. The new Victorian-style lights will be four metres lower than the ten-metre 1960s' lampposts the county and district councils are replacing as part
THAMES Valley Police officers have joined an international organisation promoting the crime reduction methods they first pioneered. Real Justice, a worldwide group that develops restorative justice campaigns, has formed a partnership with Thames Valley
