Bucks Free Press
Wed, 08 Sep 2021 08:25:09 +0100Anglo-Saxon church discovered underneath Stoke Mandeville HS2 site
IT’S not every day that you discover a 900-year-old church -- but that’s what archaeologists working with HS2 have done.
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 17:38:13 +010020-year-old man dies in A40, London Road crash
A 20-year-old man has died following a crash on London Road in High Wycombe last night (September 6).
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 12:16:12 +0100Bucks Council leader 'being stalked' - fears family 'endangered'
The leader of Bucks Council has made claims his home may be “being stalked” and his family may be “endangered”.
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 11:20:20 +0100Bletchley: Redevelopment of Maxwell House site
Plans to overhaul the former site of a coffee making company have been submitted.
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 15:33:59 +0100Petition launched to install cigarette bins on Marlow High Street
A petition has been launched to install a number of cigarette bins in Marlow.
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 10:31:52 +0100Police launch investigation following a series of robberies
The police have launched an investigation following a series of robberies in central Milton Keynes.
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 09:25:49 +0100Gerrards Cross: 20 new flats on Station Road
Plans to convert offices in a Bucks town centre to 20 flats have been approved.
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 13:40:27 +0100Former Wycombe defender Glyn Creaser suffers cardiac arrest
Former Wycombe Wanderers defender and Aylesbury United manager, Glyn Creaser, has suffered a cardiac arrest.
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 12:44:36 +0100Wycombe's Anis Mehmeti apologises for violent conduct charge
Wycombe’s Anis Mehmeti has apologised after it was revealed that he would miss Wanderers’ next three matches due to a suspension.
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 11:38:01 +0100Tom Kerridge scores incredible volley in Soccer AM challenge
Marlow chef Tom Kerridge was on Soccer AM at the weekend and took part in the Pro AM challenge.
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100Wycombe High School head teacher fears exams could be cancelled again if healthy teens are not vaccinated against Covid-19
A High Wycombe school head teacher fears exams may be cancelled for the third year in a row amid an ongoing debate about vaccinating children.
Mon, 06 Sep 2021 21:57:54 +0100A40 London Road, High Wycombe closed as police attend crash
Part of London Road in High Wycombe is closed after reports of an accident
Mon, 06 Sep 2021 15:25:30 +0100Taplow site manager set up fake company to pay himself thousands of pounds - and spent it on holidays
A site manager who was supposed to oversee the development of a luxury property in Taplow set up a fake company to gain more than £51,000 – which he splashed out on holidays and days out.
Mon, 06 Sep 2021 14:30:59 +0100Iver Heath: New flats approved on Laurels Road
A new block of flats at the site of some demolished garages have been approved – despite claims the scheme “seems insane”.
Mon, 06 Sep 2021 12:40:14 +0100Grange Farm on Manor Estates, Hazlemere closes down
A local farm has closed down believing they weren't allowed to "make it happen" during the time they were open.
Mon, 06 Sep 2021 11:44:21 +0100Booker: 39 new homes off Clay Lane
Plans for a new housing development on a ‘horse paddock’ have been submitted.
Mon, 06 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100In the dock: Weekly round-up of hearings at Wycombe Magistrates' Court - July 26 to 28
Weekly round-up of hearings at Wycombe Magistrates’ Court:
Mon, 06 Sep 2021 13:58:56 +0100Marlow runner set to take part in London Marathon 2021 for Absolutely Together
A Marlow man is set to run his first London Marathon for local charity Absolutely Together after overcoming an injury that left him unable to run for five weeks earlier this year.
Sun, 05 Sep 2021 14:49:56 +0100Marlow Hill in High Wycombe 'needs a speed camera' amid claims of 'outrageous' driving
A fed-up High Wycombe resident says a major road through town needs a speed camera installed so it no longer “resembles Santa Pod raceway”.
Sun, 05 Sep 2021 12:45:29 +0100High Wycombe Crest Road traffic light-controlled junction is finally open - this is what it's like
Months of roadworks to turn a High Wycombe roundabout into a traffic light-controlled junction are finally over.
Sun, 05 Sep 2021 09:00:00 +0100EVERY planning application submitted to the council this week
Here is every planning application submitted to the council this week.
Sun, 05 Sep 2021 14:19:05 +0100Girls Aloud star Sarah Harding has died, aged 39
Girls Aloud star Sarah Harding, who lived in Bucks, has died at the age of 39, her mother has said in a post on Instagram.
Sun, 05 Sep 2021 11:26:09 +0100Criminal damage, littering and youths riding e-scooters prompts police patrols at Denham Cricket Ground
A rise in bad behaviour at a cricket ground has prompted police to increase their patrols in the area to crack down on incidents.
Sun, 05 Sep 2021 11:00:00 +0100Seann Walsh is Back from the Bed in Buckinghamshire
After a year’s delay, stand-up comedian Seann Walsh is back on tour with his show Back From The Bed - and is bringing it to Chesham this autumn.
Sun, 05 Sep 2021 11:49:05 +0100Chalfont St Peter father-of-three relives terrifying moment he found out lump that 'felt like a little finger' was cancer
A father-of-three, who was left baffled when a lump like a "little finger under the skin" turned out to be a form of skin cancer, is cycling 1,000 miles to fund the kind of research that saved his life.
Sat, 04 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100Marlow: Couple to build gym at home
Two new homes, a garage conversion, and a home gym are just some of the many applications submitted to Bucks Council in the last week.
Sat, 04 Sep 2021 16:30:00 +0100What this High Wycombe street looked like in the 1960s
Wycombe’s Desborough Road has had many different independents situated along it, but as you can see here, the street still has the same layout from the 1960s.
Sat, 04 Sep 2021 14:00:00 +0100Representing Metroland dream in Amersham
The Metropolitan Railway is best remembered as the pioneering company that built the world’s first underground railway.
Sat, 04 Sep 2021 12:00:00 +0100The autumnal beauty of trees across Buckinghamshire
As autumn approaches, the changing colours of trees across Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire are a seasonal delight for residents and visitors.
Sat, 04 Sep 2021 12:00:00 +0100Where are Londoners moving to in Buckinghamshire
"City slickers flock to the suburbs in search of space” – headlines like this from the Halifax building society sum up the findings of current research by most sides of the property industry.
Sat, 04 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100In memoriam: Death notices in the Bucks Free Press last week
Here are this week’s death notices in the Bucks Free Press.
Sat, 04 Sep 2021 12:09:16 +0100Pleas not to cut 'lifeline' Universal Credit uplift for thousands of struggling families in Bucks
Thousands of residents could be forced to choose between heating their homes or eating this winter, a charity fears – as it urges the government not to cut Universal Credit.
Sat, 04 Sep 2021 11:34:06 +0100Pub-goer 'shocked' at 'rude' response to her TripAdvisor review of The George and Dragon in Princes Risborough
A woman says was left shocked at a “rude and unprofessional” response to a review she left after visiting a Princes Risborough pub.
Fri, 03 Sep 2021 13:16:20 +0100Olney: Drive-thru Costa Coffee on Osier Way
Plans for a new drive-thru Costa Coffee shop in Bucks have been branded ‘ludicrous’.
Fri, 03 Sep 2021 11:13:52 +0100Milton Keynes: Demolition of The Gables in Wolverton
Plans to tear down another ‘unsafe’ tower block for future redevelopment have been submitted.
Fri, 03 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100Readers react to Tom Kerridge's menu price at The Hand and Flowers
Earlier this week, Tom Kerridge hit back on social media over the price of his menu at The Hands and Flowers.
Fri, 03 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100Here's what we know about the Argos store at the Wycombe retail park
The Argos store at the Wycombe retail park closed at the end of last year and is still to reopen nine months later.
Fri, 03 Sep 2021 15:33:08 +0100High Wycombe ex-headteacher could be set for retrial
An ex-headteacher accused of sexually assaulting two pupils could be set for a retrial after a jury failed to decide whether he was guilty or not guilty of five of the six charges against him.
Fri, 03 Sep 2021 11:30:33 +0100Iver Rolls Royce drink driver fined £3,000 for London offence
A Rolls Royce drink-driver has been fined more than £3,000 after he was caught at double the legal limit.
Fri, 03 Sep 2021 10:30:12 +0100The names and faces of Bucks criminals jailed in August
Running drugs empires, sexually assaulting vulnerable women and stealing from the elderly - these are the crimes committed by Bucks offenders
Fri, 03 Sep 2021 07:40:55 +0100Police arrest “high end” keyless car thief in Marlow
Police have arrested a “high end” keyless car thief in Marlow 30 minutes after they stole an expensive Mercedes.
Fri, 03 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100In the dock: Weekly round-up of hearings at Wycombe Magistrates' Court - July 19 to 23
Weekly round-up of hearings at Wycombe Magistrates’ Court:
Fri, 03 Sep 2021 17:40:06 +0100How Sam Smith helped a newly-wed couple from High Wycombe
A newly-wed couple from High Wycombe decided to do something different when it came to their wedding gifts.
Fri, 03 Sep 2021 15:19:53 +0100Naphill man cycles 75 miles in one day to help aviation charity
An aviation enthusiast from Naphill has cycled 75 miles in one day to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) – the world’s largest humanitarian airline.
Fri, 03 Sep 2021 14:14:22 +0100Bourne End and Wooburn Green Medical Centre flu clinic cancelled on September 18
A GP surgery has had to cancel it's planned first flu clinic because of "road freight challenges".
Thu, 02 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100Tributes to 'wonderful' father Alan Bell who was left 'ravaged' by Covid-19
Tributes have been paid to a "wonderful" man who was left "ravaged" by Covid-19 and passed away.
Thu, 02 Sep 2021 17:14:30 +0100High Wycombe: 35 new flats on Princes Gate
Plans for 35 flats at the site of a former furniture factory have been approved – despite fears about its ‘imposing height’.
Thu, 02 Sep 2021 14:18:54 +0100Extension of High Wycombe HMO refused
Plans for a 17-bed HMO in High Wycombe have been thrown out.
Thu, 02 Sep 2021 13:44:38 +0100Man attacked outside Winkers nightclub as police release CCTV images
A man in his thirties was attacked by a group of men outside Winkers nightclub in Chalfont St Peter.
Thu, 02 Sep 2021 16:45:25 +0100Bucks council set to spend 100m on roadworks over the next four years
Bucks council has announced they will invest £100 million into major highways improvements spanning the next four years.