POLICING priorities for Marlow's beat officers over the next year have been set by residents. Parking was revealed as people's top gripe, while anti-social behaviour - including underage drinking - and speeding on roads also made the top three. As part
WASPS and England star Josh Lewsey has entered the rugby versus football debate by starring in ad poking fun at the 'beautiful game'. See the link below and tell us what you think! blogs.telegraph.co.uk/sport/insport/august07/takingthepoutoffootball.htm
WASPS star and England captain Phil Vickery will be fit for the World Cup after he was carried off in England's bruising 22-9 defeat against France in Marseille on Saturday. Vickery's head appeared to collide with the hip of clubmate Simon Shaw just
DRIVERS in the Chiltern District could be faced with another hike in parking charges next year. The possibility of increasing the tariffs was one of several the council is considering to meet rising operating costs. Stuart Marlton, press officer for
Buckinghamshire holidaymakers could face delays and disruption as climate campaigners protest next to the world's busiest airport. Up to 2,000 protesters, who are unhappy about the planned expansion of Heathrow Airport and the carbon footprint of air
THE WORLD renowned Stanley Spencer Gallery is still scheduled to open next month after £900,000 was spent on bringing it into the 21st century. The gallery, which attracts on average 14,000 people a year to the area, plans to open on September 1 after
RECYCLING is easy, isn't it ? Well, no, not from several experiences I've had. The latest - offloading a defunct chest of drawers at our local Chesham recycling dump - proved to be another trickier than expected task. First came the problem of getting
RECYCLING is easy, isn't it ? Well, no, not from several experiences I've had. The latest - offloading a defunct chest of drawers at our local Chesham recycling dump - proved to be another trickier than expected task. First came the problem of getting
WANDERERS have turned down a £125,000 bid from Swindon Town for striker Jermaine Easter. Easter scored 24 times for Wycombe last season and netted the 95th minute equaliser which earned Blues their first point of the season in a 2-2 draw at Dagenham
A CAR plummeted 40ft down a cliff and crashed into a house on the Harleyford Estate on Wednesday. It is believed the female driver had parked the blue BMW at a post box on the estate, located off Henley Road, when it began to roll towards the edge of
It's a shame the Bucks Free Pree still gets a stream of letters - persuasive and seemingly credible (some authors long-list their 'initials', 'ology's and 'hons' after their names) - trying to 'rubbish' those who call for restraint in the burning of fossil
RE: FOOT and mouth here? THE news of a fresh outbreak of the foot and mouth disease in none-too-distant Guildford affects and concerns farmers in Bucks too. Early Government action has been a decisive, thought-through process of learning from the
I WOULD like to record through this newspaper, how sorry we are that Drews Bakery shop at Terriers has closed. We have had their excellent bread for many years and have found it be to amongst the best bread in High Wycombe. I first started going to
BINS in Bucks will not be getting smaller in a bid to force people to recycle more. But they will come in different sizes, which could cause "bin envy" according to the Government-backed quango The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP). WRAP has
MARLOW fire station is hoping to fill its four vacancies for retained firefighters at an open evening on Tuesday. Watch manager Richard Boast and his crew are hoping to meet men and women at their drill night at the station in Parkway on Tuesday between
GERRARDS Cross are five points off the leaders after destroying Beaconsfield on Saturday. They romped to a seven-wicket victory to pick up the full 25 points while leaders Tring Park were frustrated by the rain against Thame. They collected just six
MARLOW kicked off their Southern League season with a hard-earned victory at Paulton Roves on Saturday. Adam Dicken scored the only goal of the game after 61 minutes. In the Midlands division, Chesham's game at Cinderford was postponed due to a waterlogged
A PUBLIC enquiry may be held into an appeal on a house allegedly built larger than its planning permission allowed in Harleyford Lane. Brian Folley and his wife have appealed to the secretary of state after Wycombe District Council issued two enforcement
A LONG-STANDING friend to the furniture trade was celebrated with a special presentation at the Compleat Angler in Marlow earlier this year. David Healy was presented with the National Supporter of the Year 2006 Award by Jonathan Seddon-Brown, chief
