Archive

  • Villa insist they won’t underestimate Wanderers

    KEVIN Phillips has been ruled out of the Aston Villa side for tonight's match against Wycombe Wanderers. The former former England striker, who opened his Villa account in a 2-0 win over Wanderers in a pre-season friendly, pulled up with a calf strain

  • Tyson aims to KO Villa

    NATHAN Tyson shot down Barnet on Saturday and then set his sights on Aston Villa in tonight's Carling Cup second round clash at Adams Park (ko 7.45pm). The deadly marksman killed off Barnet with his tenth goal of the campaign and he is now aiming to

  • Flackwell Heath get set to face Real Madrid

    FLACKWELL Heath Veterans are set to take on Real Madrid's old boys in the Spanish capital this week with manager Byron Walton saying "if we win it will make Andrew Flintoff's Ashes celebrations look like a tea party" The over 40s team, which includes

  • Chesham are safe from closure over unpaid VAT

    THE threat of Chesham receiving a winding-up order is set to be removed after United's board of directors agreed to pay the club's VAT bill. The club were at one point within days of being wound up according to new chairman Brian McCarthy, speaking at

  • My first goal is getting closer insists midfield ace Burnell

    JOE Burnell reckons it is only a matter of time before he breaks his Wanderers goalscoring duck. The all-action midfielder has not scored since signing from Bristol City and before that, only scored once in 131 appearances for his hometown club Bristol

  • Gorman watches Czech U21 international

    WANDERERS boss John Gorman saw Czech Under 21 international striker Petr Mikolanda score for West Ham reserves on Wednesday night as he continues to hunt a replacement for Nathan Tyson should the Blues hot-shot be snapped up when the transfer window

  • Ozzy applies for barn permission

    BLACK Sabbath rocker Ozzy Osbourne and his wife, X-Factor judge Sharon, have put in a planning application to convert a barn into a living space close to their property in Welders Lane, Jordans. The application is a repeat of a previous application

  • Diggers discover ancient artefacts

    AN archaeological dig in Cookham may have already stumbled upon artefacts dating as far back as the Roman period. The finds were discovered at the site of the Marlow Archaeological Society's MAS Cookham excavation project. The project, which is taking

  • Coincidence leads to a fine mess

    A COUNCILLOR was caught up in an astonishing coincidence after he picked up a speeding ticket for a car he no longer owned. Cllr Doug Anson, chairman of Wycombe District Council and former Marlow mayor, went on holiday to Devon from August 24 to August

  • Swim family aids tsunami victims

    A FAMILY of swimming teachers are returning to a tsunami-hit region of Sri Lanka in a bid to give women their own rights as newly-qualified instructors. As reported in the Marlow Free Press, Christina Fonfe jetted off to the coastal town of Weligama

  • Campaigners win store battle but have they won the war?

    HUNDREDS of people filled the Shelley Theatre in Marlow's Court Garden to hear Wycombe District Council (WDC) bring the curtain down on controversial plans to build a superstore in Marlow. On Monday, September 12, the development control committee turned

  • Confusion after hospital is sold

    CHESHAM Hospital has been sold for £1.8 million to what the Free Press believes is a private hospital but health bosses are keeping tight-lipped about the new owners. Money gained by Chiltern and South Bucks Primary Care Trust from the sale of the site

  • Train station’s party delayed

    THE centenary celebrations of Beaconsfield train station are being postponed because of the Tesco tunnel collapse. Chiltern Railways, which runs the London-to-Birmingham service that stops off at Beaconsfield, is keen to take part in a centenary celebration

  • Olympic visitor at Micklefield fair

    COMMUNITY groups in Micklefield came together to highlight the range of activities available for people in the area. Stalls from the youth club, community centre and Micklefield camera club were among the many set up in the Polish Club, in Forest Way

  • Frustration as panic buying leaves fuel pumps empty

    PETROL station owners and motorists were caught up in a mini fuel crisis last week as pumps ran dry because of panic buying. After Hurricane Katrina, prices for petrol soared as high as 100p a litre in dozens of garages up and down the country, prompting

  • Classic Hawker plane flies the nest

    A CLASSIC aeroplane which has been on display at Wycombe Air Park for the past five years has been given a new home at a prestigious air museum. The Hawker Hunter (mark four) fighter plane was moved to the park in Booker after a museum on the Isle of

  • Architect backs protest after finding rarity

    AN ARCHITECT is calling for services to be restored at Wycombe Hospital after unearthing a rare document detailing how the hospital was built by the people of the town for the people of the town. Tony Mealing, 56, of Totteridge Road, is the owner of

  • ‘No intention to close A&E’

    BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Hospitals' Trust, which runs Wycombe and Stoke, has always said it has no intention to close A&E at Wycombe and that if it did, the matter would have to go out for consultation. A spokesman said: "Only patients requiring major trauma

  • MP calls for A&E stories

    WYCOMBE MP Paul Goodman wants to hear about people's experiences of the Accident and Emergency department at Wycombe Hospital. Since August, people needing surgery after accidents have been taken to Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury. In turn,

  • Grandmother desperate for jewellery back after burglary

    AN ELDERLY grandmother fears she will never see thousands of pounds worth of sentimental jewellery again after it was stolen from her home while she recovered from an operation. The 72-year-old victim was watching television at her Cressex Road home

  • Mayor flushed as new WCs opened

    NEWLY built toilets in Chesham's Lowndes Park were given their inaugural flush by the town's mayor last week. Cllr Chris Spruytenburg was pleased to cut the official ribbon, and toilet roll, at the opening ceremony of the male and female toilet block