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  • Revell's renaissance keeps Blues dreaming of survival

    Tranmere 0, Wycombe 3. ALEX Revell scored twice and Matt Bloomfield added a late third as Wanderers raised hopes of a Houdini-like escape from relegation with a vital victory at relegation rivals Tranmere Rovers tonight. Revell, who hadn't scored

  • Safety on the road

    I like to think of myself as a safe driver indeed I very rarely reach the 30mph speed limit even when driving around town. Back in the 1970's there were fewer cars on the roads and motoring was more of a leisure activity than a necessity like

  • Tributes paid to police officer who died in collision

    A FAMILY have paid tribute to police officer and dad of one Sean McColgan who died following a collision in Denham. The 37-year-old man died when his blue Suzuki motorcycle collided with a black Ford Fiesta on the A412 Denham Avenue (North Orbital

  • Semi date set

    WASPS will host Cardiff in the Amlin Challenge Cup semi-finals on Saturday, May 1. The match kicks off at 6pm.

  • Residents' outrage at children's centre plans

    ANGRY residents showed their opposition to a planned children's centre in Prestwood at a public meeting last night. They said the proposed centre, which would be used by families with young children, should not be built on a school playing

  • New look bus services for High Wycombe

    MAJOR bus service in High Wycombe are set to change on Friday. Transport for Buckinghamshire, in partnership with Arriva and Carousel Buses, launch the new look bus services from Friday in a bid to improve reliability. Blueroute 32,

  • Jacobs the unsung hero

    BEN Jacobs made his first start at full back on Sunday and, like Dan Ward-Smith filling in at lock, was a spectacular Wasps success. Head coach Shaun Edwards said: “The unsung hero against Gloucester was Ben Jacobs. “It’s the first time he’s played

  • Sun shines for play area opening

    THE High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire made a special visit to Great Kingshill to open the new and refurbished play areas for children and teenagers. Allan Westray officially opened the new facilities on the common which have been refurbished

  • Council pressed over 'eye watering' stadium costs

    A COUNCIL chief was urged to ‘justify’ spending up an ‘eye watering’ £750,000 on plans to move Adams Park. Liberal Democrat Councillor Steve Guy spoke after Wycombe District Council announced its total commitment was more than £500,000 previously

  • Pool consultation results 'not reliable' says council

    A £9,000 consultation on the future of Holywell Mead in High Wycombe cannot be relied upon because protestors ‘hijacked’ it, a council chief said. Councillor Katrina Wood said an organisation calling for the complex’s pool to be re-opened and

  • Amersham by-election candidates announced

    THREE people are to stand in a by-election in Amersham next month following the resignation of a Chiltern district councillor. The Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats are all fielding candidates in the by-election for the Amersham on the

  • 'That was Wasps winning ugly'

    WASPS zipped over the hard ground to score five tries in dismantling Gloucester on Sunday, but afterwards Tony Hanks insisted his team were still far from their best. He said: “In some ways that was us winning ugly. I didn’t think we were at

  • Man in court charged with attacking taxi driver

    A 20-YEAR-OLD man has appeared in court charged with attacking a taxi driver outside a station last month. Samuel Herrera appeared at Aylesbury Crown Court this morning accused of malicious wounding with intent following an alleged incident

  • Man denies 1980 High Wycombe rape

    A MAN has denied raping a girl in High Wycombe thirty years ago. Norman Stanley pleaded not guilty to the charge when he appeared at Aylesbury Crown Court this morning. Stanley, of Great Billington, near Leighton Buzzard, is accused of raping a

  • Pittman aiming for double figures

    STRIKER Jon Paul-Pittman took his tally into double figures with Blues’ opener on Saturday and now he is eyeing goal number 11 at Tranmere tonight. Pittman’s strike moved him level with Matt Harrold at the top of the club’s scoring charts despite being

  • Woman's search for her birth father

    A WOMAN who was adopted as a baby is appealing to the people of Princes Risborough to find out more about her biological father. Jane Roach who now lives in West Sussex was born in Princes Risborough on November 16 1952 and has found scraps

  • 'Police informer' claim at murder trial

    JOURDAN Griffiths had been beaten up and accused of being a police informer before his death, it was suggested to a murder trial yesterday. The 20-year-old died from a single stab in an incident at a squat in White Hart Street, High Wycombe

  • Planning applications for April 12

    PLANS to build three homes on Hughenden Road have been submitted to Wycombe District Council. The proposal is to demolish an existing dwelling at 207 Hughenden Road and build one detached house with four bedrooms and two semi-detached four bedroom

  • Cips: I'll be back

    DANNY Cipriani has promised to return to Wasps in two years’ time – and says he’ll be better than ever. He joins Super 15 outfit Melbourne Rebels at the end of this season but after his virtuoso performance saw off Gloucester in the Amlin Challenge Cup

  • Huge wood fire in Iver

    FIREFIGHTERS are still at the scene of a huge wood fire in Iver – more than 12 hours after it broke out. A 100-metre square pile of wood ten metres high, believed to be on a business premises in Court Lane, was reported to be on fire just after

  • Waddock demands a repeat at Rovers

    WANDERERS boss Gary Waddock looks set to give Saturday’s match-winners chance to shine again tonight as Blues visit fellow strugglers Tranmere Rovers in another relegation six-pointer. Waddock looks set to stick with the same team that overwhelmed Hartlepool

  • Update: Launch of Wycombe walking campaign postponed

    UPDATE: This event has now been postponed from this weekend until a date to be confirmed, after the General Election. A CAMPAIGN to get High Wycombe walking is set to be launched by its mayor, Cllr Julie Pritchard. To help local walkers