A 26 year old man has been jailed for at least three years for raping a woman in Beaconsfield in July last year.

RESIDENTS living alongside the A40 at Holtspur are bracing themselves for more noise, dust and vibration after Springfield Farm landfill site won on appeal permission to increase lorry journeys by 90 per day.

A NEW vicar, Reverend Jeremy Brooks, has moved into the rectory at Beaconsfield a year after his predecessor left for pastures new.

Here are the planning applications for Beaconsfield for the week ending March 5th

THE CONTROVERSIAL decision six months ago to burn waste from Bucks outside the county in the future has hit problems and the county council is having to put the job back out to tender.

A youth has been arrested after a spate of graffiti in Holtspur, Beaconsfield. The boy, whose age has not been revealed, has been charged with 13 offences of criminal damage.

A house in Wattleton Road was burgled on Thursday last week (March 4) after the culprit got in through a patio door. A games console, camera and cash were stolen between 9am and 3pm.

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE County Council (BCC) has claimed that it is "pulling out all the stops" to ease the area's pothole problem, despite the continued anger of residents.
The unforeseen harsh winter weather, especially that which took place in late December and early January, took a huge toll on the road s in the area, with deep potholes appearing in numerous roads in the county.

RAYMOND Blanc's upmarket cake chain Maison Blanc is threatening to open a shop and cafe opposite Jungs, the town's much loved 70 year old family-run patisserie.

AS THE Tesco Fun Run approaches, celebrated athlete Linford Christie has taken time out to give to training tips to the 2000 plus students, staff and parents who will take part.