NEXT Tuesday is a landmark birthday for the Bucks Free Press.
All year we have been marking our 150th year by looking back into the history of our papers and the people who live in our area.
The Bucks Free began life in 1856 when it was founded by William Butler, a chemist, bookseller and stationer and was based in Church Street, High Wycombe.
The South Bucks Star was launched 125 years later in 1981. In the early days it was published on a Friday, the same day as the BFP and had an average of 100 pages.
Up until 1995 it was run by a team of seven, including its own editor, but is now produced by the same team responsible for the BFP and our third publication, Midweek, and comes out on a Thursday.
Some things have not changed though, and the Star is still geared towards reporting on human interest and charity stories, but has been updated with the inclusion of new features and regulars.
It has also maintained its popularity and is now delivered to more than 50,000 households throughout south Bucks.
Don't forget to pick up your copy of our special commemorative supplement in the Bucks Free Press tomorrow.
