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  • New complaints over design of Marlow Bridge bollards

    Community leaders have expressed fresh concerns over the design of the controversial new bollards at Marlow Bridge. Members of the Marlow Community Forum wrote to county councillor Alex Collingwood saying they felt “no consideration” was given

  • PICTURES & VIDEO: 999 panic as skip fire spreads

    Panicked residents called firefighters to a High Wycombe street amid fears an out-of-control skip blaze would spread to neighbouring properties. Emergency crews raced to Chestnut Avenue, near The Rye, after reports of a large blaze at 3.06pm.

  • Looking through the lens of talented photographer

    George Ward the talented Amersham photographer was a man of many parts: he was the first manager of the Amersham Gasworks, he set up the town’s first cycle and car repair business, was a town councillor and the founder of Amersham Town Band. His

  • New village crematorium opens up

    Rachel Prance, of Chiltern and South Bucks district councils, writes to Bucks Free Press readers: The new Bierton Crematorium on Cane Lane End, Bierton, HP22 5BH, opens for business on Tuesday, April 23. Bookings can be made either via our

  • £4 million cash boost to Bucks’ creative industry

    A £4 MILLION cash boost is set to support growth in Bucks’ creative sector – with projects in Beaconsfield and High Wycombe to benefit. The funding was announced by chair of the Buckinghamshire Thames Valley Local Enterprise Partnership (BTVLEP)