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  • Planning applications June 22

    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

  • The World Cup dream lives on

    Wasn't the England game thrilling today? Today I took a late lunch and listened into the action on my trusty wireless set while walking around the town centre. I even caught glimpses of the action while passing by some of the towns television

  • 16 weeks of restoration works for Marlow Bridge

    SIXTEEN weeks of repair work to restore Marlow's most iconic landmark – the bridge – will start on July 5. Transport chief Cllr Val Letheren announced £60,000 had been found for the project in April after a petition was signed by over 1,000

  • Police chopper called to bus 'altercation'

    A POLICE helicopter flew out to Loudwater after a call saying there had been a 'physical altercation' on a bus this afternoon. The chopper hovered over Station Road at about 2pm for around ten minutes. Thames Valley Police confirmed

  • Road reopened after two car collision

    TWO vans were in a collision on Nashleigh Hill in Chesham today causing a part road closure. Police were called to the scene at 11.19am and the road was closed uphill until 1.52pm. A white Vauxhall Vivaro van and a white Vauxhall Combo van collided

  • Blues swoop for centre back

    GARY Waddock has completed his second signing of the summer by snapping up centre back Dave Winfield from Aldershot Town. The 22-year-old will sign terms on a two-year deal at Adams Park on July 1. Waddock said: "I'm delighted to get Dave in. He's a

  • Your chance to play against Betsen

    WASPS fan have been given a once-in-a-lifetime chance to play touch rugby against Serge Betsen and other Wasps and French greats. The Wasps back row forward is hosting a Bastille Day Touch Rugby Tournament next month to raise money for his charity, the

  • Car roof cut off after Tesco smash

    FIREFIGHTERS cut the roof off a car to release a female elderly passenger involved in a two vehicle collision in a Tesco car park. Around 11.30am there was a collision between a red Honda Logo and a green Vauxhall Zafira in the Amersham Tesco's

  • Council: we don't use 'positive discrimination'

    A COUNCIL has moved to make it clear it does not use ‘positive discrimination’ to take on ‘under-represented’ groups of people. Wycombe District Council said: “The council will not positively discriminate in respect of selection and recruitment on

  • Four legged tour to pubs raises funds for village

    MORE than 40 villagers gathered together in fancy dress and joined in a four legged tour between six pubs. Labelled Le Grand Tour the race started in Lane End and raised £1,600 for the Lane End Youth and Community Centre and the primary school's

  • Get Ready for SHAMSTOCK 2010

    SHAMSTOCK, the annual music event organised by Amersham & Wycombe College students, gets underway this Saturday, 26th June at the Nags Head Public House in High Wycombe. 20 BTEC National Diploma Music Technology students have organised,

  • Plan to close Amersham court

    COST cutting plans to close Amersham Magistrates’ Court were announced by the Government today. The Ministry of Justice said the King George V Road court was being used less and was not compliant with disability access laws. COST cutting

  • Student chosen by Italian fashion collection

    A YOUNG designer who names her shoes after British Queens has been selected to include work in an Italian collection of fashion and art. Victoria Geaney, of Wattleton Road in Beaconsfield, is Britain's only representative in a new collection

  • Resident fed up of "insistent" charity canvassers

    A FED up resident has spoken out against charity canvassers in High Wycombe town centre complaining of “running the gauntlet” during her lunch break. Alison Ludlow, 53, from Prestwood said she feels “harassed” when she walks through the High

  • Stray Cats purring over final victory

    A GROUP of stray cats got the winning feline as they triumphed in a football tournament to remember a much missed friend. The third annual Kids in Sport five-a-side tournament took place last Saturday on the astro-turf pitches at the Wycombe

  • Police seek driver after woman is knocked off bicycle

    POLICE are trying to trace the driver of a red car after a woman was knocked off her bicyle in Beaconfield. The 53-year-old cyclist was left with minor injuries after the incident on Wattleton Road on June 7. Police believe the car is a Ford Fiesta

  • Steve Rider tees off for young hockey stars

    TELEVISION sports presenter Steve Rider teed off with more than 80 golfers to help raise funds for a new hockey pitch. The football frontman, who recently left ITV, was the star guest at Sir William Borlase's Grammar School golf day. This year's event

  • School seeks memories of its history

    MARY Towerton School in Studley Green has a long and varied history and pupils and staff want to discover more about its heritage. The Hamlet Historians will be at the school's summer fete this Saturday and are inviting people to share their

  • 155th Marlow Regatta takes place at Dorney Lake

    THE 155th Marlow Regatta took place at Dorney Lake at the weekend – with both of the town's secondary schools putting in strong performances. Crews from around the area and including Marlow Rowing Club competed at the 2012 Olympic Rowing venue

  • High Wycombe man jailed after breaching ASBO

    A 35-YEAR-OLD High Wycombe man has been jailed for 12 weeks after breaching an anti-social behaviour order. Christian Clarke was handed a 12 week sentence by Wycombe Magistrates on June 17 after he was arrested for using threatening and abusive words

  • More speed limit cuts on the way

    A RAFT of speed limit cuts are set to come to south Buckinghamshire as part of a safety drive. The High Wycombe area, Beaconsfield and Amersham are affected in the latest round of reductions by Buckinghamshire County Council. Of the 16 roads considered

  • Great Marlow School topple champions

    GREAT Marlow School followed up their six medals at the Marlow Town Regatta last week by beating the national champions on The River Thames. The girls eights crew of Abbi Collingwood, Bethany Osborn, Elli Osborn, Sophia King, Philine Hamelink, Thereasa

  • Cat shot with air rifle

    A CAT may have to have its leg amputated after it was shot with an air rifle in Beaconsfield. Three school children were leaving their home on Stratton Road on June 9 when they found their pet lying in a pool of blood on the drive, police said

  • Wasps pair involved in unofficial third Test

    WASPS pair Rob Webber and Dan Ward-Smith were on the losing side as England ended their summer tour with a 35-28 defeat to New Zealand Maori this morning. The match was billed as the unofficial third Test by England boss Martin Johnson. Webber and Ward-Smith

  • Mums take school places fight to county hall

    A GROUP of mums took their fight over primary school places in Beaconsfield to county hall yesterday. Distraught and angry parents have criticised Buckinghamshire County Council after 16 children were left without a place at any of the primary

  • CCTV for recreation area wrecked by thugs

    A RECREATION area wrecked by thugs following a £26,000 renovation looks set to have a CCTV deterrent by winter. A state-of the-art children's play area and new outdoor fitness zone, were hit by vandals in a spate of attacks last year, after building

  • Bucks fans cheer on England win

    FOOTBALL fans packed pubs, offices and living rooms across Buckinghamshire this afternoon for England's crunch World Cup match against Slovenia. High Wycombe was a sea of red and white flags, wigs and shirts with noisy vuvuzela horns providing

  • Mecca grave plan agreed

    A COUNCIL has approved spending £150,000 on extending High Wycombe Cemetery so Muslim graves can face Mecca and to save maintenance costs. Wycombe District Council said the extension was needed as space was running out and graves would otherwise

  • Wycombe wary of Morrick threat

    HIGH WYCOMBE CC have named Aston Rowant captain Wesley Morrick as the dangerman ahead of Saturday's clash between the bottom two teams in the Home Counties Premier League. If Wycombe are going to make something of this season they will need to start

  • Fledgling firefighter rescues 'frantic' injured bird

    AN INJURED jackdaw that found itself with its leg trapped in a tree was rescued by a fledgling firefighter on his first job. The crow like bird, which has a distinctive silver hood and black feathers, was spotted by passers by in a field in

  • MP to meet secretary of state over Wycombe Hospital today

    NEW Wycombe MP Steve Baker will today meet the Government’s top NHS chief to plead the case for downgraded Wycombe Hospital. He will meet Andrew Lansley MP, secretary of state for health, at The Department of Health. The hospital has