This is quite possibly the most worthwhile blog I have written. I am hugely disappointed in the BFP for not having covered this themselves; I would have expected them to. As I am sure you all know, in the mezzanine of the library exhibitions
MARLOW rowing sensations Katherine Grainger and Zac Purchase both stormed to gold at the GB Rowing Trials in Belgium this weekend. Grainger’s women’s single sculls triumph was her ninth victory at the trials while Purchase continued his fightback from
WANDERERS’ survival hopes could be set receive an unexpected boost after Saturday’s opponents, and relegation rivals Hartlepool United, were charged for fielding an ineligible player. The Pools could face a points deduction after they played defender
WASPS season tickets for next season are now on sale to existing season ticket holders. The club, which announced a price freeze last month, have also announced specially priced Family Season Ticket categories, while Ref Link will also be available
NEARLY 70 motorists were fined by police for not wearing a seatbelt while driving along a High Wycombe town centre street. Two spot checks were carried out by officers in Desborough Avenue on Thursday – with 66 drivers being stopped for not wearing
FREETIME is looking for a new reviewer keen to attend the latest spectacular shows at the Theatre Royal Windsor. They will get to attend press nights at the theatre in Thames Street, Windsor and see the latest shows including The Official Chicago
CARDIFF Blues are not intimidated by a trip to Wycombe in the Amlin Challenge Cup semi-final. They crushed Newcastle Falcons 55-20 in their own quarter-final on Sunday to set up a clash with Wasps at Adams Park on the weekend of May 1/2. Coach Dai Young
A CAT owner is feline fine after being reunited with her beloved pet – eight years and three changes of addresses on. Lorna Fothergill was fearing the worst after Bigga the cat went missing from her home in High Wycombe in 2002. But
VOTERS will have a chance to see Buckinghamshire candidates debate the big issues at hustings events in the coming days and weeks. Five events have so far been announced for Wycombe, Beaconsfield, Chesham and Amersham and Aylesbury constituencies
PROPOSALS to remove part of the controversial Whiteleaf timeline but leave the seating in place have been called “appalling” and “a job half done.” Buckinghamshire County Council has put forward proposals to remove the timeline at Whiteleaf
A HEALTH and safety review has taken place at Court Garden Leisure Centre after a complaint from a mother whose three-year-old daughter was rescued by a lifeguard during a swimming lesson. Contractors Parkwood Leisure have launched an internal
EX-WANDERERS players were at Adams Park on Saturday as the club explored the history behind its 'Chairboys' nickname. The first-ever 'Chairmaking Day' was held at Wycombe Wanderers' ground before the Blues' match with Hartlepool United. Youngsters
RUNNERS are being given a helping hand to the finishing line with free train travel on the day of this year's London Marathon. Chiltern Railways is also laying on an extra train to allow people taking part in the marathon get to the start on time.
A PRINTING firm in Loudwater has honoured its first ever employee, Mick Walters, who has spent 25 years minding the presses. Hartgraph, based in Treadaway Hill, gave Mr Walters, 61, a laptop computer to thank him for being a 'tremendous worker with
BY day Imogen Osborne is a hard-working mum of two with a part-time job but when evening falls she becomes Miss Charity Hope Valentine. For Imogen is part of the latest production of the Chesham Musical Theatre Company who are preforming Sweet Charity
A FIRE-BREATHING dragon will be taking to the stage at the Swan Theatre as High Wycombe becomes Middle Earth next week. The tale of 'The Hobbit' comes to south Bucks for the first time following three nationwide tours and two sell-out seasons in London's
A WHEELCHAIR user from Gerrards Cross is set to join fundraising hero Major Phil Packer as he attempts to complete the London Marathon on crutches for the second time. Major Packer fought near paralysis after injuries sustained in 2008, but
WANDERERS have recalled centre half Luke Oliver from his loan spell at Bradford City. The Blues triggered his 24-hour recall notice on Saturday after captain Adam Hinshelwood limped out of Saturday's 2-0 win over Hartlepool United with a knee
WASPS will host Cardiff in the Amlin Challenge Cup semi-final in three weeks. The men in black and gold stormed past Gloucester 42-26 in yesterday's quarter-final to book a home tie with the Welshmen. Cardiff beat Newcastle 55-20 in
THE best things are often to be found in the most unexpected places, something I was to rediscover at the Nag's Head in High Wycombe on a quiet Monday evening when a young singer-songwriter called Terry Emm began playing. The superb reviews for his
Spring has arrived - at last. That was the message emanating from the 2010 Amersham Festival on Saturday, with the sun shining and both the birds and the South Bucks Choral Society singing away gaily at the Royal Masonic School for Girls, Rickmansworth
Watch video interviews with tenants and representatives above. ELECTION candidates from the three major parties backed controversial plans to sell off Wycombe’s council houses at a meeting held by opponents to the plan. Conservative
WYCOMBE Swan is set to meet rising interest in burlesque with a major show and classes. An Evening of Burlesque takes the ‘tantalising yet tasteful, camp and colourful’ show out of the West End and around the UK, including the Swan on May 7. Producer
PEOPLE aged 60 and over are being urged to take a ‘potentially life-saving’ bowel cancer test. They are being offered a test they can carry out in their home. Dr Geoff Payne, a GP leader at NHS Buckinghamshire health authority, said: “Few of us
