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  • Firm offers insurance for speeding offences

    A CONTROVERSIAL insurance policy may come as a relief to the many Wycombe motorists who have been caught on speed camera at Marlow Hill over the years. This Driving Ban Assistance policy offered by Citymain means that drivers who lose their license by

  • Toxic toys recall hits local shops

    DESPITE a high profile product recall that saw thousands of potentially dangerous toys stripped from shop shelves across Bucks last week, the actions of Mattel have not damaged consumer confidence, according to a leading toy chain. Nearly two million

  • Concerns for missing man

    POLICE are asking for help to trace a Beaconsfield man who has been missing from his home for three weeks. Erik Husted, 57, was last seen at his home in Westfield Road on Monday, July 30. He was wearing a dark blue t-shirt and denim jeans. He is 6ft

  • Injured widow in hospital mix-up

    A WIDOW says she was sent to Stoke Mandeville Hospital's A&E department for a wrist injury when she could easily have been treated at Wycombe Hospital. Margaret Steele, 67, has complained about her experience after she checked herself into A&E at Wycombe

  • Free compost repays green efforts

    GREEN homeowners can benefit from and see the green results of their recycling efforts - by taking away free compost. The Waste Partnership for Buckinghamshire is rewarding residents for using their food and garden waste collection service, by giving

  • GCSE Exams joy

    WYCOMBE High School in Marlow Road was thrilled to find that its pupils had achieved their best grades ever, with every student achieving at least five A* to C grades. Jane Wainwright, head teacher, said: "Our students and their teachers deserve these

  • New entrance for shoppers

    SHOPPERS will use a new entrance to get in to Sainsbury's from Tuesday - as major work surrounding the on-going Eden project gets underway. Its car park will now be entered via Archway, which will take people through the open-air car park, after a new

  • Blues could be 'scaled down' if expansion plans blocked

    BLUES managing director Steve Hayes could stop bankrolling the club in two years if plans for a new stadium are blocked. Speaking at the club's Fans Forum yesterday evening, Hayes said funding would be available for the next two seasons but that he would

  • A&E closures 'not a risk'

    FEARS that the closure of accident and emergency units will cost lives because ambulances have to travel longer distances have been dismissed by the Department of Health. Emergency trauma services at Wycombe Hospital were moved to Stoke Mandeville in

  • Plymouth will have to pay big bucks

    BLUES boss Paul Lambert watched star striker Jermaine Easter show potential employers Plymouth Argyle just what he can he do when he converted a 95th-minute penalty to earn Wanderers a 2-2 draw at Dagenham on Saturday and then said it will take £40 million

  • Call for Ruth Ellis pardon

    THE LAST WOMAN to be hanged in Britain was innocent of murder and should be given a pardon following new evidence, it has been claimed. Author Monica Weller says her new findings cast serious doubts over the guilt of Ruth Ellis, who was hanged in July

  • Mixed messages

    WHAT a shame that Dave Hampton gets off on the wrong foot by claiming that "there are very few free thinking people left who deny the reality of fossil-fuelled climate chaos!" This telescoping of all the blame for any observed changes in the world's climate

  • We're adding to it

    APART from Tony Weeden, (B.Sc. (Eng.), Hons., C.Eng., M.I.Mech.E.,), I also read Hannah Williams's well balanced article, entitled "We're addicted to burning fossil fuels". Mr Weeden writes that the article was misleading and prejudiced and also stated

  • Hayes buys into Wasps

    WANDERERS managing director Steve Hayes has bought himself an 11.6 per cent cent stake in London Wasps in a bid to secure the future of both clubs in the town. He hopes to use his double influence to pull off his dream of a new community stadium for

  • Boy, 3, dies in swimming pool tragedy

    A THREE-YEAR-OLD boy has died after falling into a swimming pool at a relative's home. George Eley, from Chesham, was found at the bottom of the swimming pool after returning from a shopping trip with family on Tuesday. George, described as a "beautiful

  • Lambert: I don't want to be familiar

    WANDERERS boss Paul Lambert has defended his decision to remain in Scotland for part of the week and leave the team in the hands of coach Ian Culverhouse. The Wycombe manager was criticised at the club's Fans Forum yesterday evening for not spending

  • Fans back stadium plans at Forum

    PLANS to build a new super stadium in Wycombe were greeted with widespread applause at a packed Wanderers FC Fans Forum at Adams Park last night. Blues managing director Steve Hayes revealed his vision for a new stadium with a capacity of between 17,000

  • Lambert still chasing the Doc

    WYCOMBE want to sign QPR midfielder Tommy Doherty before the transfer window closes on August 31. The midfielder was Wanderers' Player of the Year last season while on loan at Adams Park and Lambert is keen to get him back. Rangers are still demanding

  • Wanderers inflict more woe on Manchester United

    WANDERERS U16 produced the result of their lives as they beat Manchester United U16 3-2 in a friendly at Bisham Abbey on Tuesday. Wycombe raced into a 3-0 lead before United hit back with two second half goals. Dean Wallace put Wycombe ahead with a

  • Plea to find Abbey's Ellie

    THE hunt for a toddler's beloved beanie toy is under way after 'Ellie the Elephant' went missing in Wycombe town centre. Ellie's owner, three year old Abbey Moore, is devastated after the toy disappeared as she shopped with mum Nadine on August 15.