AN MP has congratulated staff at the high-security Aylesbury Young Offenders Institute after they dealt with a major disturbance there yesterday. David Lidington also praised police officers for their handling of the incident. Police
A CHRISTMAS dance with a difference will be causing a stir in Loudwater on Saturday night. Just Danze, which runs several different dance classes, including jive and rock and roll, will be putting on its annual Sexy Santa Christmas Dance at
Well, winter is most definitely here. With such cold daytime temperatures I wrapped up warm before going out for my lunchtime walk today. Despite the bad weather there seemed to be lots of people in the town centre. Walking past Woolworths
BOOKER was hit with three attempted burglaries in the early hours of Saturday morning. The occupant of one property in Bedder Road was disturbed by noise just after midnight and saw a man with a crowbar run off toward Holmers Farm Way. He was described
BUDGET hotel company Travelodge says it has not given up hope of building a hotel in Chesham after having a planning application turned down by councillors. Travelodge wanted to build a 70-room, five-storey hotel in Station Road at the cost of £10million
A GARAGE in Wycombe is helping to tackle number plate theft by fitting free security screws to cars with every service and MOT check. It has teamed up with Wycombe Community Safety Partnership to bring the new initiative into force. Downley Garage,
RESIDENTS braved the wind and rain on Friday night for the switching-on of Old Amersham's Christmas lights. Choirs entertained the crowds and the town's shops stayed open late for an evening of festive fun. Thames Valley Police's Chief Constable
THE ANNOUNCEMENT that the Cookham lockkeepers’ house will not be axed by the Environment Agency has been welcomed by the Royal Borough Council leader. After a long and sustained campaign by supporters of the lockkeepers, including strong support from
A CHARITY run centre for the elderly is close to securing the final part of the sum owed for a major revamp. Elizabeth House, situated in the heart of the Cookham community, recently completed an extension project, five years in the planning
A 58-YEAR-OLD woman was robbed in Wycombe by a man believed to be carrying a knife. At about 9pm on Wednesday December 3, the woman was approached by a man who grabbed her bag. He fled the scene in the direction of Priory Avenue, via the connecting railway
MORE than thirty horses, ponies and donkeys found dead at a south Bucks farm had “starved” and been “left to die”, a court heard today. The carcasses were discovered next to living animals “in a really disgusting state” at Spindles Farm, Chalk
A HOSPICE charity has thanked Marlow Town Regatta and Festival Committee for helping them to continue providing specialist nursing care to patients. Thames Hospice Care received a cheque for £650 raised through the committee's charity raffle
BUDDING ice-skaters will get the chance to show off their skills at a 'Christmas on Ice' event in Maxwell Road on Saturday. Beaconsfield Baptist Church in Baring Road is presenting this family fun day, running from noon to 7pm, featuring an
A TOY and gift collection service giving people the chance to donate goods to charity has been held in Flackwell Heath. The event, staged at Flackwell Heath Methodist Church in Heath End Road, this year had a theme of 'finding buried treasure'. Vistors
OUTSTANDING Amersham residents are to be honoured in a series of 'Local Heroes' awards to be presented later this month. The town's Rotary Club is looking for nominations for people who have made a difference to Amersham. Nominees will then be interviewed
SWIMMING: Joshua Lewis celebrated his 13th birthday in style by notching eight personal bests and landing four new 13-year County Qualifying Times at the City of Oxford Swimming Club's annual level 2 Meet. His qualifying times were achieved in the 100m
THE Wooburn Singers will be delivering an early Christmas treat with a festive performance in Beaconsfield The concert will be held at St Mary's Church in Windsor End, Beaconsfield Old Town, on Saturday, December 20, at 7.30pm. Tickets will cost £12
A JACKKNIFED lorry is currently causing delays on the southbound stretch of the M40. The accident happened between junction four, Handy Cross, and junction three, Loudwater. One lane of traffic has been closed and traffic is queuing, after the lorry
A CHRISTMAS concert will be setting the tone for the festive season at St Mary's Church in Beaconsfield Old Town next week. The church, in Windsor End, will be welcoming the Wycombe Philharmonic Choir, Aldren String Quartet and Brushwood Junior School
CRICKET: Former England captain Chris Cowdrey presented Beaconsfield skipper Paul Gurnell with the Thames Valley League Trophy at the club’s awards dinner on Friday. Beaconsfield went through the Division One campaign unbeaten, thanks largely to their
CHOIR singers will bring festive cheer to the Eden Centre this Saturday in the grand final of the Xmas Choir competition. The event, in association with Mix 107 and the Bucks Free Press, will start at 2pm as the judges look for the county's
On several occasions recently I have noticed lads riding their bicycles with no lights, either at night or early morning when it is very dark, especially in the St Hughes Avenue and Windrush Drive areas. Last night three lads cycled down Windrush Drive
SO as the global economy goes into meltdown, thousands of jobs are under threat, and doom and gloom blankets the nation, what does the BBC think we want to watch on our telly screens? Yes, that’s right, a drama series about a lethal pandemic that wipes
THE latest mammoth Charles Dickens adaptation is drawing to a close this week and there will no doubt be plenty of people breathing a sigh of relief. After all, Little Dorrit has been a monster of a story, with family connections and chance encounters
Re: Open letter to the Bucks County Council and Wycombe District Council I must write to you regarding the excessive council tax bills which we are forced to pay. This tax is totally unfai and unjust. The council has millions in the banks, so we hear
HUNDREDS of scouts from the Chiltern district braved treacherous weather conditions to complete the grueling Grimsdyke Hike. Freezing fog and heavy rain made the hike all the more difficult for the 400 scouts, who set off from Pitstone Memorial Hall
A PARISH council chairman has added his voice to calls for the street lights switch off programme to be reviewed on a busy road. Dallas Banfield, chairman of Little Marlow Parish Council has supported claims by Marlow Bottom Residents Association
A LIBERAL Democrat election hopeful today called on a council boss to resign over a controversial investment in an Icelandic bank. Steve Guy, the party’s prospective parliamentary candidate for Wycombe, said Buckinghamshire County Council leader David
A FARMERS market is coming to Beaconsfield next week to give shoppers a last minute chance to nab ingredients for their Christmas feasts. The market will be held in Windsor End in the Old Town on Saturday December 20, from 9am to 12.30pm.
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE New University has signed a lease on a new site in Uxbridge, West London for its nursing students. The students will transfer to the site in Oxford Road from September next year. A statement from the university said: “The building
I OPEN this missive with a caveat. My grasp of all things fiscal is flaky to put it mildly, but the current state of our economic climate is exercising my mind. The finer points of our crumbling financial towers cause an unpleasant knotting in my brain
Booker Memorial Hall Committee plans to hold a quiz in the New Year to replace the cancelled Christmas Quiz which was to take place this Friday. Keep a look out for the new date in What's On, Booker News and on local posters.
WYCOMBE Wanderers’ last stand as the only unbeaten team in professional league football in England is over. It took 1,710 minutes, but Blues finally tasted defeat in League Two on Saturday when they were beaten 3-2 at Aldershot Town. It was their 19th
A COUNCIL with £2.5 million locked in an Icelandic bank says more news on the trapped money will be coming soon. And the leader of Wycombe District Council again pledged next year’s council tax levels would not be affected, even if the money
THE Eden centre in Wycombe is still bringing in “very good” numbers of people, despite the economic downturn, a councillor said tonight. And he added the park and ride in Cressex is attracting more users than ever before. Councillor
