TRAIN commuters have been left stranded and frustrated tonight after a signal failure on the London Marylebone to Birmingham line caused major delays. Chiltern Railways is reporting signalling problems at High Wycombe train station and additional
A MOTHER-OF-THREE from Marlow has been killed in a skiing accident in the Austrian Alps. The 46-year-old from Pound Lane died after colliding with a 26-year-old Dutch woman, who is in hospital with severe injuries. A spokesman for police
A BUDDING model had a shock after seeing photos from her first professional shoot in a High Wycombe shop window today. Four-year-old Freya Howlett beat off competition from thousands of wannabe models to win a contract with clothing retail giants Next
A Beaconsfield Grade II listed house and outbuilding were auctioned this week. The three bedroom end-terrace house at 74 London End went for £260,000, with a brick built outbuilding behind the house sold for £18,000. The Savills auction was held
THE next comedian to head to the Wycombe Swan is Tim Vine who is touring in his popular show The Joke-amotive. Vine is well-known for his sharp one-liners and star of BBC1 sitcom Not Going Out. He is currently touring the country with his new stand-upshow
A CHILDREN'S TV presenter who starred alongside JLS singer Aston before he was famous is starting a funky dance class in High Wycombe. Kerry Newell who can be seen each day on CITV on the children's programme The Fun Factory with Aston has set up the
AMERSHAM author Colin Seabright has released a book on the town exploring life past and present. The book called Amersham Through Time is a then-and-now photo book where half the photos are old pictures taken around the town over the past century.
FOR two and a half years Craig Chalmers has been living the dream and appearing at theatres nationwide as the lead in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. In six months time his time will end as Joseph and he will take a step back and marry
MORE takeaways could be coming to High Wycombe town centre after council bosses moved to relax planning rules. Wycombe District Council wants to scrap the need for business’ to get permission to change what premises are used for. This includes restaurants
A HIGH Wycombe pub could be demolished to make way for two new blocks of flats. Architects have made a bid to knock down the Halfway House on London Road and replace the closed pub with two blocks of six flats. The application was officially made
CABINET member Hilary Benn visited High Wycombe to hear how a firm is supporting British farming. Mr Benn, secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs, visited Premier Foods, which makes brands including Hovis, Kipling and Branston
A 'BOY racer' who killed a 50-year-old woman in a high-speed race with a friend has been jailed for nearly four years. Dayne Brench instantly killed Bisa Lester after smashing into her car at 56mph despite braking hard. The 22-year-old
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THE ARMENIAN ambassador last night called for High Wycombe to be 'twinned' with two towns in his homeland. He was visiting an exhibition of children's art and 'illuminated manuscripts' from the former Soviet Union republic, at High Wycombe library,
'YOUNG at heart' musician David Rhodes has lost his battle with bowel cancer aged 34. The children's entertainer worked for the Kiddleydivey group, based in Chalfont-St-Giles, for the last 11 years. His employer said he gave a “sense
THE eldest son of the founder of furniture manufacturing company Ercol has died aged 92. Lucian Ercolani who followed in his father's footsteps and ran the Ercol factory from the mid 1950s until 1994 died peacefully in his sleep on Saturday
SOFTWARE engineers came out on top at a quiz in Bourne End as more than £1,000 was raised for charity. The Rotary Club of Bourne End and Cookham staged the quiz at Wye Valley School on Friday, with all the proceeds going to Eradication of Polio.
RESIDENTS are being urged to tell a council probe what they think of this year’s gritting and pothole repairs – but are told its findings will not ‘apportion blame or criticism’. The Buckinghamshire County Council committee is looking at how
THREE youngsters have been arrested following a spate of arson attacks in Chesham. Officers arrested an 18-year-old woman and two men aged 20 and 16, all from Chesham, on Friday. They were arrested on suspicion of arsons in Maplecourt
ORGANISERS of High Wycombe’s pancake race hope the event will be back next year after failing to take place yesterday and last year. Wheelchair charity Shopmobility organises the event but manager Dave Griffin said it did not take place last
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STAFF at a fish and chip shop in Flackwell Heath donned Victorian garb yesterday to mark the 150th anniversary of the staple British meal. Owner Dal Singh has been running Frackle Fryers, in Swains Market, for five years and said he loves being
PETER Taylor is back in football four months after being sacked by Wanderers. The 57-year-old, who led Wanderers to promotion last season, will be unveiled as Bradford City's new boss this morning. The one-time England manager has agreed a three-month
MEMBERS of the Royal British Legion in Princes Risborough gathered yesterday to discuss their next move in a bid to save their branch building. The memorial hall in Bell Street which was built by war veterans after World War Two will be closed
