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  • Ingram denied second podium

    SPEED king Tom Ingram added two fourth-place finishes to his debut victory in the 2010 Ginetta Junior Championships. However, the High Wycombe speedster was controversially denied of another podium in his second race at Rockingham on Sunday. After squeezing

  • Cips could be back next autumn

    DANNY Cipriani will play his last game at Adams Park on Saturday before moving to Melbourne Rebels, but the fly half could be back sooner than expected. He has revealed that if he’s not called up by England a three-month spell with Wasps next autumn

  • Schoolboy swims to £1,000 target

    AN EIGHT-year-old boy hopes to raise around £1,000 for a cancer charity after swimming 1,500 metres in 45 minutes. Mohammad Mahdi Karim was inspired to take part in the Swimathon, which raises money for the Marie Curie Cancer Care charity, after a

  • Tributes paid to motorcyclist

    THE family and friends of a Lane End man who died after a two vehicle collision in Cadmore End have paid tribute to their “dear brother in arms” who had a “passion for life.” Barry Eastwood from Johnson Road was riding a blue Yamaha motorbike

  • Candidates cheered for global warming 'doubts'

    TWO parliamentary candidates were cheered by sections of a hustings audience in Beaconsfield when they expressed doubts about global warming. When asked about the importance of reducing our carbon footprint Quentin Baron, standing as an independent

  • "We won't go away", say pool protesters

    COUNCIL bosses were greeted at a meeting by a party of Holywell Mead pool protesters holding inflatables and dressed in swimming costumes - who warned, 'we won't go away'. About 20 campaigners from the Holywell Mead Pool Group pulled on

  • Listen to our election hustings

    LISTEN to the full election hustings held in High Wycombe last night below. Click the link on the right to download an mp3 of the event and read the full report and watch the video.

  • 'Case weak against murder defendant', court hears

    THE case against a 19-year-old accused of murdering Jourdan Griffiths is so weak it did not require him to go into the witness box, a defence lawyer told jurors. Andrew Hall said jurors may be 'critical and disappointed' that his client, Lotto

  • Candidates clash at BFP election Q&A

    Watch the video of the event above. ELECTION hopefuls clashed over Immigration, Wycombe Hospital, the economy and Europe at The Bucks Free Press Wycombe hustings last night. Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat and UK Independence

  • French Riviera pencilled in for Amlin final

    WASPS could end their season with a trip to Marseille if they beat Cardiff in Saturday's Amlin Challenge Cup semi-final. ERC has confirmed that the Final will be played at the Stade Velodrome, Marseille, on Sunday, 23 May. However, that is dependant

  • Cash fears over bid to force Molins sale

    A BID to force the sale of the Molins sports ground in Monks Risborough is fading because of rising costs. The cost of buying the grounds in Mill Lane looks set to rise to over £1 million which, Princes Risborough Town Council chairman Alan

  • Reverend stands by criticism of “vulgar” posters

    A CHURCH minister calling for the removal of a “vulgar” advertising campaign for an upcoming show says he stands by his comments – as the debate over the posters' decency rumbles on. Rev Peter Simpson says he has received backing from the Penn

  • Hanks: I wouldn't discount Leeds from doing anything

    TONY Hanks has not quite written off Wasps’ play-off hopes yet. Their defeat at Bath on Saturday means they need to beat Newcastle on the final day of the Guinness Premiership season while hoping Leeds win at The Recreation Ground. Leeds

  • Community spirit

    Would you clean up your own town for free? No payment offered. Children especially welcome. You might be lucky enough to win a prize at the end (tube of Smarties?) and you definitely get a certificate. (Maybe someone who was there can tell me what

  • Vote of no confidence dismissed at Risborough meeting

    THE suggestion for Princes Risborough to move away from Wycombe District Council to Aylesbury Vale was last night quashed as town councillors voted against it. Councillor Walford Woolf suggested Princes Risborough Town Council support a vote

  • Let's all do the conga to help Bucks charity

    FUNDRAISERS are aiming to set a new world record while raising money for charity – by doing the longest conga line while in fancy dress. The Iain Rennie Hospice at Home, which provides nursing care for terminally-ill patients in the Chiltern district

  • United through to play-off final

    CHESHAM United will host Slough Town on Saturday for a place in the Southern Premier League after they beat Burnham 1-0 in their play-off semi-final last night. Fireman Sam Ledger volleyed in the winner with 12 minutes left to deservedly book

  • Betsy rues his golden chance

    JUST like last week the game was deep into injury time. Just like last week the scores were locked at 2-2 and Wycombe were pushing for a much-needed winner. Just like last week, the ball broke free to Kevin Betsy in the box. But unlike last week, the

  • Planning applications for April 27

    THE following applications were submitted to south Buckinghamshire councils yesterday. To view Wycombe applications click here, for Chiltern applications click here and for South Bucks applications click here. You must accept the terms and conditions

  • Norton, Ross and Blair feature in voter apathy video

    GRAHAM Norton, Jonathan Ross and Tony Blair are the unlikely trinity to have joined forces in a music video about voter apathy. Puppets caricaturing the trio, among a host of celebrities, line up on the film which creators hope to reach 100,000