A PHARMACY will be coming to Lane End after a controversial application was approved today. The proposal had split village opinion with doctors at Lane End Surgery claiming a pharmacy could force the practice to close. But Wycombe Primary Care Trust
A PHARMACY will be coming to Lane End after a controversial application was approved today. The proposal had split village opinion with doctors at Lane End Surgery claiming a pharmacy could force the practice to close. But Wycombe Primary Care Trust
EDITH Davis was working as an accountant in the advertising department of the Free Press for Mr Mead one winter when the heating broke down in the warehouse, behind Crendon Street. The paper's fifth editor, John T Baldwin, asked if she would mind sharing
Re: Midwives under colossal pressure AT a time when the midwifery profession is under severe threats, it is a bit surprising that NHS managers want to hand over maternity services in Wycombe Hospital exclusively to hard-pressed midwives. They want to
I HAVE just read Philip Couch's letter regarding court fines for no car insurance "Fined £200". I wholeheartedly agree with his testament and conclusions. This was reinforced this week after reading the court case section on page 34 of the BFP where
YOUR front page article two or three weeks ago quoted the Waitrose spokesman, Nigel Keen, as saying, rather piously "We simply want to bring a wider choice of quality food to Marlow ..." Their Marlow store devotes over 200 feet (61 metres) of counter
MARLOW Town is a delightful hotchpotch of family dwellings, which have been put together over several centuries. In the shopping areas most of these have been skilfully converted into retail outlets whilst maintaining the original floor areas and architectural
SOME people think that ME is all in your head. As ME sufferers we know the reality is very different. Myalgic Encephalopathy (ME) is a chronic, long-term medical condition and is also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). Symptoms vary greatly and
MANY of your readers might see the approach of summer as a good time to arrange horse riding for their children. They should be warned, however, that such an experience might be consigned to history if the current interpretation of the 1971 Animals Act
IT was extremely refreshing to read the letter from Des Kemp of Widmer End, in last week's BFP, as he is obviously extremely keen on recycling. However, I was disappointed that he felt that Wycombe District Council does not provide enough services to
SECURITY measures have been stepped up at a Scout camp after three youngsters were abused as they slept in a tent. Chalfont Heights, in Denham Lane, Chalfont St Peter which is used by Scouts from all over Bucks was the site of an horrific paedophile
A HUGE helping of samosas and spicy chicken legs brought neighbours together at Castlefield Community Day. The event was set up to give people a taste of what is on offer in Castlefield and was held at the Methodist Church in Rutland Avenue on Saturday
A PUB landlord will let punters shave his head and eyebrows, if enough money is raised at their charity day. Paul Terry, of The Three Horseshoes in Hazlemere, will let customers shave his head if the £1,000 mark is hit on Sunday, and should they reach
YOUNG troublemakers have been told to steer clear of the railway next week as transport police are set to launch a crackdown on rail crime in High Wycombe. Officers from British Transport Police are working with Chiltern Railways during the half-term
A WEEKEND downpour has done little to help the water shortage, according to experts. Despite 21mm of rainfall across High Wycombe on Saturday and Sunday and with May set to remain unsettled Thames Water have warned that customers still can't wash their
ANOTHER day, another dollar or in my case, another day, another meeting. Last week it was one called by The Chiltern and South Bucks Patient and Public Involvement Forum which is incidentally going to be abolished by the Government which set it and
If you have spare time and would like to contribute to your local community, there are few more rewarding or challenging ways of doing just that than by becoming a school governor. I was cajoled by the then headteacher of my children's local primary
I WAS struck this week by a great value of ours patriotism or rather a lack of it. As soon as talk of the football World Cup escalates, mini St George flags start popping up all over cars, vans, and big boy lorries. What is even more of a laugh is
FURIOUS market traders in High Wycombe have hit out at European plans that will stop them selling their produce in pounds and ounces or be slapped with a £5,000 fine. Law makers in Brussels want to see imperial measurements banned from market stalls
This week, deputy editor Sharon Walter takes over the Editor's Chair column I WAS going to write something jolly and lighthearted for this column to match my character until Tuesday night that was, when I saw something that made my blood boil. Driving
DEVASTATED Tommy Mooney will fly to Munich next week to have an operation on his hernia. The striker, who is still coming to terms with Blues' failure to reach the play-off final, will have the operation in a bid to fit for June 26 when Wanderers start
HIGH Wycombe are the early leaders of the HCPCL after maintaining their 100 per cent start to the season on Saturday. Greg Pooley's side romped to a 124-run victory at Finchampstead, to follow up an equally emphatic nine-wicket win over over Slough on
DEVASTATED Tommy Mooney will fly to Munich next week to have an operation on his hernia. The striker, who is still coming to terms with Blues' failure to reach the play-off final, will have the operation in a bid to fit for June 26 when Wanderers start
JAMES Haskell has been called up to the England team to face the Barbarians at Twickenham on Sunday. The flanker comes in for Wasps' team-mate Joe Worsley, who has had to withdraw from the squad with a back injury. Paul Sackey has also withdrawn from
