NEW SIGNING Andy Sandell says he could ride in the Tour De France after all the bike work he has been putting in as he battles to be fit the for the start of the season. The 26-year-old left back hasn’t featured at all for Wycombe during pre-season after
BURGLARS stole jewellery and a number of passports and drivers' licenses after gaining entry to a property in Whiteleaf. The offenders got into in the Westfields property between 2pm on July 21 and 9.45am on July 22. Offenders gained
SEE Robin Hood at Waddesdon Manor as The Cambridge Touring Theatre brings the story to life tomorrow (July 31). Children can meet characters and learn songs from the play at 4.30pm for £4.50. Gates for performance open at 5.30pm and show begins
ARMED forces personnel from the Defence School of Languages in Beaconsfield took part in a 12 hour endurance challenge. Sixteen members of the Wilton Park school were involved in the running, rowing and cross-trainer challenge on Wednesday to raise
A LIBERAL Democrat has hit out at moves to slash funding for social services but keep cash for road repairs. Councillor Julia Wassell spoke as more than £5.2m was cut from education and social services programmes at Conservative-run Buckinghamshire
WILLIAM Jewell is well on the way to competing at the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil thanks to the Bucks Free Press. The 6ft 10ins teenager responded to a story in his local paper last year calling for tall youngsters to join the Tall and Talented
MISCHIEF and mayhem are taking over the Elgiva's stage as an original story called Malice in Wonderland is brought to life. The show was written by Blag Youth Theatre's Lynn and Richard Beaumont and will see 84 children and teenagers from the area
CAGE FIGHTER Jay Bacchus goes into the ring for the first time tonight as a professional when he takes on John Hambrook at Guildord’s Mandolay Hotel – and the fight has already got some added spice. Bacchus was rumbled when he went to Hambrook
POSSIBLY the most important local story of the week for all of us is the one most of us are likely to flick past on the grounds it looks boring. The tale of the ‘Pathfinder’ project is replete with jargon and local government complexities. Any normal
A STOKE Poges councillor faced with deselection by the Conservative Party said she believes 'most villagers' would not agree with the decision. Kathie Webber is not among the three candidates chosen to stand in the South Bucks District Council
WANDERERS boss Gary Waddock has told teenager Kadeem Harris that he wants to see him battling for a first team place this term and that he won’t be sending him out on loan. The 17-year year-old showed plenty of his potential as a young Blues side beat
JUNIPER Hill Nursery School in Flackwell Heath is to close. The nursery on Churchill Close will no longer be available from January 2011. The nursery has not responded to enquiries by the Bucks Free Press to explain the reasons for the
THE news last week that John Hearn shoe shop had gone into liquidation is heart-breaking for everyone who loves Wycombe's heritage. But it's really not fair to point the finger of blame too heavily in the direction of Eden shopping centre. I'm horrified
UNION leaders today hit out at forthcoming hospital job losses, warning against a 'slash and burn' approach to redundancies. Steve Bell, spokesman for the Unison union, spoke after Buckinghamshire Hospitals NHS Trust said frontline jobs could
PLANS to convert a property in High Wycombe into three flats have been submitted to a council. The two bedroom flats are proposed at 137 Chairborough Road, with extensions, a garage conversion and a parking area to also be built. To view Wycombe
YOUR correspondent Anthony Weeden enjoys sharing his confusion with your readers. His letter of July 16 says I once cited hot weather in Australia as “proof of manmade global warming”. No, Mr Weeden, I did not: I wish you’d read what I actually write
IT is a familiar lament, I know – but I truly feel very sorry for the teachers who have to deal with the effects of 21st Century parenting. I struggle to understand how parents, who themselves were brought up in families where boundaries were established
RE: The parish council’s decision to remove the wooden fence around Wooburn Park play area following repeated vandalism (BFP, July 16). AS a parent with two small children who constantly use the park, I was shocked and disappointed to hear
I WRITE with reference to the article in the Bucks Free Press on July 16 regarding the planned closure of Seeleys House in Beaconsfield. This is part of the ‘Transforming Day Services’ consultation currently doing the rounds among the disabled, elderly
A FEW weeks ago, I met a former Wellesbourne pupiI I had taught in the 70s. “Mrs Alexander”, he said, “Have you seen Wellesbourne? It’s all houses! And Terriers School. That’s all houses! and the church where I got married, they knocked it down
MORE than £13,000 of taxpayers’ cash has been spent on ‘spin’ media training for councillors and staff. The four councils that serve south Buckinghamshire spent £13,047.64 on media training from consultants since 2007. All have complained of
FOR two years, Wycombe District Council has spent a great deal of time, effort and tax-payers’ money in preparing the Wycombe Development Framework (WDF). In undertaking the task, that is far from finished, the council has acquired a detailed understanding
I AM so sorry to hear about the closure of Hearn’s shoe shop in High Wycombe. What an iconic place it was and while my kids were growing up no school holiday was complete without taking them along to Hearn for a proper fitting for new shoes. While
WANDERERS boss Gary Waddock has warned returning England hero Matt Phillips that he has got a fight on his hands just to get into the Wycombe team. He says it will be as hard for the winger to nail down a place in the Blues side as it was for him to
BUCKS Free Press readers have voted against the coalition Government's plans to scrap Anti-Social Behaviour Orders. Out of 158 who voted - 102 (65 percent) said ASBOs should not be axed, with 56 (35 per cent) in favour. Home secretary
A MAN was found dead outside the Eden Shopping Centre car park in the early hours of this morning. Ambulance staff attended the scene at 1.27am but said the man - thought to be about 30-years-old - was already dead. Police spokesman
WANDERERS have decided not to pursue their interest in 21-year-old former Chelsea youngster Liam Bridcutt. The defensive midfielder played in Blues’ 2-1 defeat against Reading on Saturday and conceded a penalty but Blues will not be taking it any further
A SOUTH Bucks MP opposed to a planned high speed rail route through her constituency has welcomed news residents can apply for compensation. Amersham and Chesham MP Cheryl Gillan has said she will oppose her party's policy over the proposed
CONVICTED murderer Gavin Grant was the quiet member of Wycombe’s squad. The players knew he had his troubles with the police in the past but never suspected that he could be a killer. He had just been given a pay rise by Wanderers, triggered
