Weekly round-up of hearings at Wycombe Magistrates’ Court:

There were dramatic scenes in a field outside Amersham yesterday - when a live grenade was dug up, prompting the arrival of the bomb squad.

A man and a girl were treated by paramedics after a crash on a busy High Wycombe road.

A Buckinghamshire councillor has died after a tough battle with cancer, his colleagues have confirmed.

A driver who lied about their identity during a stop and search accidentally gave police officers the details of a wanted person.

A driver who was seen travelling up the M40 "like a rocket" was intercepted by police - who then seized their car and arrested them.

A couple who have been married for nearly 52 years and live together at a High Wycombe care home for veterans are celebrating Valentine's Day today.

This is where Transport for Bucks will be carrying out roadworks this week.

A mum-of-two from who set up an initiative to give unused IT equipment to help children access lessons from home during lockdown has said she is “blown away” by the community’s response.

This is what you have been writing to us about this week.

The Northern Lights are also known by the Latin term aurora borealis. The aurora happens when electrically charged particles from the sun, enter the atmosphere and collide with gas atoms.

Wycombe area

This week we begin an occasional series which will focus on pictures of how different streets in the town looked before re-development began in the second half of the last century.

VALENTINE’S Day is upon us once again – a whole 24 hours dedicated to being in love.

The Help to Buy equity loan scheme is a Government programme which aims to help people get on the property ladder.

THE article written by Mark Page about the alternative form of cash currency known as Trade Tokens (Nostalgia January 29) has elicited a fair amount of response.

A TEACHER was crushed to death on the way to the dentist after she swerved into the path of an oncoming lorry causing an 'explosion', a coroner has heard.

These are the five most expensive houses for sale in High Wycombe right now.

A POLICE officer who blew more than double the alcohol limit before an early shift has been accused of gross misconduct.

Health secretary Matt Hancock has praised one of the county's Covid vaccination hubs on a visit to Bucks.

A Bucks pub was named as one of the best pubs in the UK by GQ and is definitely one to visit for a drink when restrictions ease.

Driving instructors and their pupils are hoping a new recruitment campaign for examiners will help slash the waiting time for a driving test in High Wycombe.

With pubs closed under the third national lockdown, we take a look back at High Wycombe watering holes from years gone by.

Wycombe Wanderers manager Gareth Ainsworth is ‘proud’ of his team after the Chairboys came back from 2-0 down to beat Huddersfield 3-2.

Tiggwinkles, Bucks' amazing wildlife hospital, is hiring for someone to feed their baby birds and mammals.

Following on from last week’s column here are a few extracts from many documents contained in the Earl of Mayo’s 1928 portfolio survey.

Aylesbury MP Rob Butler writes to Bucks Free Press readers:

After the success of #BlossomWatch in 2020, when thousands captured and shared images of trees in bloom across social media, the National Trust is inviting people to celebrate blossom season in Buckinghamshire once again.

More than four in five people aged 70 and over in Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and west Berkshire have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, figures reveal.

Fire crews were called to Aston Clinton this morning after a blaze broke out.

Try before you buy – that’s the voice of experience for Londoners keen to move to the countryside for the health benefits.

This week, we have rounded up five of the most interesting planning applications that have been submitted to Buckinghamshire Council for decision.

Here are the death announcements carried in the Bucks Free Press last week.

A historic church which served Loudwater since the 1800s closed eight years ago after its congregation was reduced to just two members.

This is what your star sign has in store for your love life, relationships and career the week starting Saturday, February 13.

Here are 19 films perfect for a Valentine’s evening in that are readily available to stream in the UK

If you have bought any of the items mentioned below from UK supermarkets you need to be aware of these possible health risks.

Here is a rounded-up of some of the best deals you can find.

Two teenagers were chased in Milton Keynes with one person allegedly carrying a ‘large machete style knife in his hand.’

Plans to improve both of Aylesbury’s Kingsbury and Market Square have been released.

Marlow resident, who turned 90 today, has been rewarded with 300 shares in an Edinburgh based company for keeping his neighbour stocked with food during the pandemic.

A driver has been left with a £3,000 bill to get his cars back on the road - after a gang of catalytic converter thieves stole the valuable part from two of his vehicles.

Pawel Relowicz, who raped and murdered Hull University student Libby Squire, has been jailed at Sheffield Crown Court for life with a minimum term of 27 years.

CALLS have sounded for the authority to help clean a vandalised county sign after locals made a first attempt.

CALLS have sounded for alternative methods to curb reckless drivers after a measure ‘designed to slow ’ was damaged and left leaning in the road.

Figures have shown that nearly 14 per cent of drivers who use the Mandeville Road in Aylesbury went over the 30mph speed limit.

Marlow is in mourning following the loss of town hero John Chapman MBE.

A High Wycombe man is among five people arrested amid a huge investigation into an alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl.

Plans to build dozens of homes in a High Wycombe field have finally been submitted.

A NEW 1.2 kilometre-long dual carriageway will be built to the south-east of Aylesbury after controversial plans were given the go-ahead despite strong local opposition.