Today's budget has been something that I have been fearing for several weeks now. For anyone struggling to get by on a paltry income the prospect of cuts and more financial outlay to balance the country's books is not really something to look
A ROAMING cow caused a stir among shoppers in Wooburn Green this afternoon. The road savvy brown cow walked across The Green at about 12.30pm before trotting over the zebra crossing and up Wycombe Lane, said onlookers. Kim Mitcham, 34
A LEEDS United Football Club flag draped the coffin of a lifelong fan who died after a collision in West Wycombe at her funeral today. Hundreds of mourners gathered today to pay their final respects to grandmother Judy De Gelas, who was hit
NHS Buckinghamshire would like to invite local people, patients and carers to their first ever ‘Health Here’ community event. Tuesday 29 June 2010, 2.00pm-4.30pm The King’s Centre, Desborough Road, High Wycombe, HP11 2PU The ‘Health
THE ANCIENT tradition of the Beating of the Bounds will be revived in High Wycombe this weekend. Mayor Jane White and the Charter Trustees will march around the old parish boundaries and gently beat a youngster's head on a box to mark the old border
According to charity Age UK, falls are a major cause of injury and death among the over 70s and nationally account for more than 50% of hospital admissions for accidental injury. The charity is saying that the elderly should be encouraged to take
A CONTROVERSIAL plan to close a council transport service for OAPs and people with learning disabilities will go to a full watchdog probe, it was confirmed today. Backbench councillors used their ‘call in’ power to investigate a decision by
A MAN wearing a large foam hat threatened a member of staff at a newsagents in Iver Heath with a knife yesterday. He demanded money from the till after entering Martins Newsagents on Slough Road at 12.35pm before stealing cash after threatening
OLYMPIC champion Sally Gunnell believes world silver medallist Nicola Sanders now knows more about herself than ever this year and has backed her to prove it. The 28-year-old has suffered indifferent fortunes since claiming 400m silver at the World Championships
MORE than 40 clubs, societies and voluntary organisations set up stall in Beaconsfield for the town's annual awareness day. There was also music and folk dancing at the event on the council green on June 12. The Beaconsfield Society
WYCOMBE’S ALAN McKie ended a three-year wait for gold at the Aviva England Under-23 & Under-20 Championships – then immediately set his set his sights trumping the best Britain has to offer. The 21-year-old WSEH high jumper travelled to Bedford with
A FORMER taxi driver who punched a woman in the face after having sex with her near High Wycombe cemetery has walked free from court. Mohammed Sajid was cleared of raping the woman – who he said was a prostitute – on November 20 but was convicted
AN INDIAN takeaway in Gerrards Cross was broken into and trashed over the weekend. The owner of The Purple Mango on Packhorse Road has been left with a massive clean-up job after the incident on Sunday morning but said “we have to be strong
Amersham & Wycombe College higher education photography students joined over 3000 graduate artists to exhibit their work at a major London exhibition last week. The Free Range exhibition at the Truman Brewery is Europe’s largest exhibition
CHORAL scholars whose Christmas television broadcasts are watched by 130 million people worldwide will help raise money towards the £300,000 restoration project for Holy Trinitity Church. Collegium Regale from King’s College, Cambridge - who feature
AN UNUSUAL looking African creature will benefit from a computer clearout at Cookham Parish Council. Old equipment, including monitors and keyboards, will be sent out to charity Painted Dog Conservation in Zimbabwe later this year. Council chairman
RECORD winning Olympic rower Sir Steve Redgrave has been injured in the US during a charity cycle race. The challenge dubbed The World’s Toughest Bike Race has lived up to its tag after Sir Steve broke various bones in an accident. Sir
VAT will rise from 17.5% to 20% from January 4 next year, Chancellor George Osborne has announced as he promised to balance Britain's books within five years. Mother-of-three Tracy Moore, 46, called the increase in VAT was "bit of a killer" and
ENGLAND boss Martin Johnson says he feels for Wasps centre Dom Waldouck, whose tour to Australia has been cut short by an ankle injury. Waldouck travelled with the squad to New Zealand for tomorrow's match against New Zealand Maori, but has not recovered
From the moment the lights come up, you are bombarded with it – a woman in labour. The thoughts run through her head in a desperate stream: panic, worry, pain, love for the nurse, anger at the nurse and so on until the moment is done in a great roar of
WYCOMBE Wanderers appear to have been thwarted just days before signing long-time target Scott Donnelly. The Aldershot midfielder was poised to sign for Blues in the early part of this week, but an approach from what he describes as a ‘big club’ means
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
A VULNERABLE missing man has been found following a massive rescue search. Allen Marchant was found in Rickmansworth shortly before 5pm yesterday, having gone missing from his home in Chesham Road, Amersham, on Saturday. He is currently
PUBS are gearing up for England's crucial final World Cup group game tomorrow - but it would not necessarily be bad for business if Fabio Capello's side crashes out. England face Slovenia at 3pm tomorrow and desperately need three points to
