Wednesday 28th February
Curbs tighten - Local cattle markets at Thame and Reading have been cancelled as the foot and mouth disease precautions continue to grow. A children's farm at Wooburn Green, which had hoped to reopen tomorrow, has now closed at least until the end of the week, and Wycombe Council will today decide whether any public footpaths should be closed to prevent people getting too close to grazing cattle.
Time ticks away - Wycombe Wanderers manager has just 48 hours to conclude a deal if he is to secure a new striker in time for the team's big clash with Leicester in the FA Cup quarter final a week on Saturday. Talks are thought to be continuing with both Tranmere and Chelsea.
Pancake dash - Hundreds of people lined Wycombe High Street yesterday as 20 teams took part in the traditional Pancake Day dash. A team from Argos nipped in first just ahead of a team from Thames Valley Police. They were all raising money for the charity scheme Shopmobility.
Tuesday 27th February
Foot and mouth panic - Supermarkets are reporting panic buying of meat in the Wycombe area as the foot and mouth scare shows signs of increasing. Suppliers say there is still plenty of meat in stock but if rush buying continues shops may consider rationing.
Car attack - A 19 year old driver is in Wycombe Hospital with serious head injuries after he was pulled from his car at midnight at Hazlemere Crossroads, near Wycombe and kicked several times in the head. Police are appealing for witnesses.
Striker search - Wycombe Wanderers manager Lawrie Sanchez is desperate to sign a new striker before the Blues quarter final cup tie with Leicester a week on Saturday because not a single recognised striker is likely to be fit for the game. Tranmere's Wayne Allison is being touted as favourite.
Monday 26th February
School trips threatened - Local schools returning from half term today will have to decide whether school trips planned to local farms and animal centres over the next few weeks can go ahead because of the foot and mouth disease scare.
New hotel - Work begins today on a new £15m Holiday Inn in Fieldhouse Lane, Marlow. The 168 bedroomed hotel will be open for business next summer.
Cup fever part 9 - Tickets for the quarter final of the FA Cup - the ninth FA cup match for Wycombe this season - go on sale at Adams Park today, but only for season ticket holders. If all season ticket holders and other priority groups take their allocation for the quarter final at Leicester it will only leave a few hundred for other fans. Meanwhile the team is showing a video of last Tuesday night's thriller against Wimbledon in the Vere Suite tonight, and selling videos of the game.
Sunday 25th February
Asylum hunt - A search is on for four Kosovans who entered the country illegally in a lorry carrying rolls of paper and who are believed to be in the High Wycombe area. The four apparently escaped when 16 illegal immigrants were held by police while the lorry, from Holland, was unloading at a factory in Maidenhead on Wednesday.
Take away stabbing - A 24 year old man and an 18 year old woman have been arrested after a 21 year old man was stabbed in a late night fracas outside Kentucky Fried Chicken in Frogmoore, Wycombe.
Wycombe lose - A weakened Wycombe Wanderers side - with seven changes from the team that beat Wimbledon in the cup - went ahead with two goals in two minutes from Martyn Lee and Keith Ryan but were eventually beaten at Peterborough 3-2.
Saturday 24th February
Foot and mouth precautions - Local walking groups have responded to Government requests and cancelled walks in the Chilterns this weekend as part of attempts to stop the spread of foot and mouth disease. Many local farms that open to the public have also closed their gates and Whipsnade Zoo is banning cars, although visitors can walk.
Mean theft - Two men who conned their way into the home of a 90 year old woman in Townfield, Chesham, yesterday stole cash and three diamond rings that had strong personal value. The thieves pretended to be water board officials.
Meeting the Posh - Wycombe Wanderers visit Peterborough today with a much weakened team due to injuries and suspensions. In addition manager Lawrie Sanchez is said to be reluctant to use players who are one yellow card away from suspension because he may need them for the FA cup quarter final match against Leicester on March 10. The club confirmed last night that thousands of fans unable to get to the Leicester game because of ticket restrictions will be able to watch the game live on a giant screen at Adams Park.
Friday 23rd February
Sanchez: I'm staying - Wycombe Wanderers last night issued a "hands off our manager" statement as boss Lawrie Sanchez pledged "I'm staying." QPR made an approach for Sanchez just before Tuesday night's sensational victory against Wimbledon but were firmly rebuffed. The manager told Radio Eleven 70 last night: "It's right that I stay on at the club and that we build for the future, specifically to get into the first division."
Anger over police decision - A number of Wycombe Wanderers fans are to write strong letters of complaint to the Metropolitan Police after it emerged last night that the referee, both the clubs and the stewards on Tuesday night wanted the kick-off put back to enable thousands of delayed Wycombe fans to get into the ground. A superintendent in charge of police operations insisted the game kick off at its allotted time. There was pandemonium outside the ground as fans - a number of them children - rushed into the stadium. One fan said : "It was a mad rush - it was lucky no-one was knocked over or injured."
Kidnap charge - Two men appeared in Wycombe Court yesterday charged with blackmail, false imprisonment and grievous bodily harm following an incident at a house in the town on Tuesday in which two other men received injuries to their head and face. Jeffrey Francis, of Wycombe and Habib Ullah, of Slough, were remanded in custody.
Thursday 22nd February
Foot and mouth scare - Farmer Mike Sheldon, whose farm at Great Horwood near Aylesbury is cut off by a five mile total exclusion zone, hopes to find out today whether his pigs have the highly infectious virus foot and mouth disease. The disease was discovered at an Essex abattoir where some of his pigs, together with others from farms around the country, had been sent.
Quarter final tickets in short supply - Wycombe Wanderers board meets tomorrow to decide how to allocate Wycombe's share of the tickets for the FA Cup quarter final match against Leicester on March 10. The club has just over 3,200 to allocate, with demand certain to be much, much higher. On the pitch there's more problems for manager Lawrie Sanchez with the news that striker Andy Baird is now likely to be out of action for several weeks after being stretchered off in the Wimbledon replay.
Throughout the town yesterday Wycombe's incredible performance on Tuesday night was the sole topic of conversation. A video of the game is being shown at the club early next week.
Thunderbirds are go - Two autographed Thunderbirds models, donated by the show's creator Gerry Anderson, are to be auctioned in Marlow tonight as part of a fund raising event for the Thames Valley and Chilterns Air Ambulance.
Wednesday 21st February
Incredible Wanderers make FA Cup quarter finals - Four and a half thousand Wycombe Wanderers supporters witnessed an unbelievably exciting spectacle at Selhurst Park last night which ended with Wycombe beating Wimbledon 8-7 on penalties in the fifth round FA cup replay. It was a match with everything - hero goalkeeper Martin Taylor saved a penalty in the dying minutes; Paul McCarthy equalising for Wycombe in the dying seconds of extra time; Wycombe reduced to 10 men early in the second half with the dismissal of Michael Simpson; and the Blues longest serving player, Dave Carroll opening the scoring for his team.
Afterwards manager Lawrie Sanchez said: "Don't tell me that we were lucky or that it was a fluke. The best team over the two ties won the game and my team deserved everything they got and fully deserved to win. I am pleased for the players and the fans. I had my glory as a player and this is for them."
Fans delayed and stranded - Hundreds of Wycombe Wanderers fans were stranded in central London late last night because the extra time in the cup match meant they missed their last connecting train from south London. Meanwhile there was anger that the kick off was not delayed when nearly all of the 32 coaches carrying fans were stuck in traffic. Some fans did not take their seats until 25 minutes after the start.
Hospital opening - The Duke of Kent officially opens £40m improvements to Amersham Hospital today. New facilities include extra wards, a day hospital, and new out-patients, x-ray and physio departments.
Tuesday 20th February
Wycombe goes cup crazy -A convoy of more than 30 coaches will travel to Selhurst Park in south London for tonight's fifth round FA Cup replay between Wycombe Wanderers and Wimbledon. Club officials confidently expect around 5,000 Wycombe fans at tonight's game - the biggest footballing exodus from the town since the 1994 division three play off at Wembley.
Team news - Blues manager Lawrie Sanchez, who is making his first return to Selhurst since he left Wimbledon to become Wanderers boss two years ago, is likely to make some changes to Saturday's line-up. He is without full back hero Mark Rogers who played on with an injured foot on Saturday after Sanchez had made all his substitutions. Wimbledon are boosted by the return of first team full back Alan Kimble.
Bank robbery - Police are hunting a man in a distinctive blue striped jacket who robbed the Gerrards Cross branch of the HSBC bank. He fled with a bag of money before security shutters came down, leaving a young bank clerk badly shaken.
Monday 19th February
Help the little guy - As Tesco and Asda begin a new price war today, Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce, representing hundreds of small businesses in the area, is asking shopkeepers to list the red tape and regulations that stop them being able to compete. They want the Government to change some of the trading rules.
New anti-grammer drive - Campaigners trying to abolish grammar schools in the area plan to start collecting signatures at school gates once half term is over. They need to collect 18,450 signatures before June in order to initiate a ballot on the future of grammars.
It's Leicester if... - Wycombe Wanderers will travel to Filbert Street to play Leicester City in the FA Cup Quarter Finals if they manage to beat Wimbledon in tomorrow night's fifth round replay. Several thousand Blues fans are expected at Selhurst Park tomorrow - six coaches were booked yesterday and the figure is expected to grow today.
Sunday 18th February
The dream goes on - Wycombe Wanderers will find out tonight whom they will play in the quarter finals of the FA Cup if they manage to beat Wimbledon in Tuesday night's replay. Today's papers are full of praise for the Blues who pulled back a two-goal deficit at Adams Park yesterday with goals from long time favourites Michael Simpson and man-of-the-match Steve Brown. But manager Lawrie Sanchez will be more concerned today to check out the extent of injuries to four of his players - Andy Rammell, Mark Rodgers, Chris Vinnecombe and Brownie himself.
Gruesome suicide - Police will today identify a 37 year old man who hung himself from a bridge over the M40 at Stokenchurch on Friday night. Hundreds of motorists saw the body hanging from the bridge before police closed the motorway and collected the corpse. The man had been suffering from depression.
Hannibal success - Wycombe area cinemas have been packed this weekend as thousands have flocked to see Anthony Hopkins in Hannibal, the sequel to Silence of the Lambs.
Saturday 17th February
Blues big day - Former Wycombe Wanderers bosses Martin O'Neill and John Gregory, now Celtic and Aston Villa managers respectively, have both sent good luck messages to the club as they face Wimbledon in the fifth round of the FA Cup at Adams Park today...one of the biggest matches in the Blues' history. Manager Lawrie Sanchez spent the day with his players yesterday and won't announce his team until the last minute.
Security snatch - Two men attacked a security guard as he was loading a box of money into a security van from the NatWest bank in Hill Avenue, Amersham. They made off with the box, containing hundreds of pounds, in a car that was later found abandoned in the car park of the Boot and Slipper pub in the town. The guard was shaken but unhurt.
School saved - Penn School, the school for deaf and handicapped youngsters threatened with closure after Wycombe Council turned down a plan to develop community facilities in its grounds, is expected to announce next week that its immediate future is secure after finding a buyer.
Friday 16th February
Murder reward - Police last night offered a "substantial" reward in an attempt to crack the three month unsolved murder of Junior Brown in High Wycombe. Junior, 22, was shot dead on the doorstep of a house in Woodside Road, High Wycombe in November in a killing that was thought to be drugs related. Police believe someone knows the identity of the two killers and hope the reward will help them shop the pair.
Cup comes to town - The FA Cup spent the day in Wycombe yesterday as more than 60 journalists and TV camera crews descended on the town to interview the players and management team of Wycombe Wanderers. The Blues, who face Wimbledon in the fifth round of the FA Cup yesterday, are being featured on Sky and on ITV's London Tonight and the BBC's News Room South East tonight. Tomorrow they are featured on the BBC's Football Focus and Match of the Day and in nearly all of the national press.
Parkin may return - Sam Parkin, the 19 year old Chelsea loan star who headed in the winner against Wolves in the last round in the cup, has made a "miraculous" recovery from a back injury and is likely to be available for tomorrow's game the club said last night. However manager Lawrie Sanchez said top striker Andy Rammell was "50-50" for the game.
Thursday 15th February
Jobless record - Official unemployment figures in the Wycombe area have dropped to the lowest ever recorded according to statistics released yesterday. Just 1.2 per cent of the working population is registered jobless - in effect a zero rate when temporary movements and near-retirement people are taken into account. At the same time the number of vacancies in the area is thought to be higher than the number of people available to fill them.
Big pay day - Wycombe Wanderers will have their biggest ever pay day when they entertain Wimbledon in the fifth round of the FA Cup on Saturday. With tickets sold out plus TV and radio fees from Match of the Day and Radio 5 the club hopes to profit by at least £150,000.
Living room drama - DIY enthusiast Les Terry, 52, had to lie completely still with a brass spike in his back when he fell off a ladder onto his ornamental fire surround in his home in Bledlow Ridge. Paramedics gently unscrewed the ornamental spike while firemen slowly held him off the ground. The spike, just inches from his spine, was later removed at Wycombe Hospital.
Wednesday 14th February
Neighbourhood watch - Just one day after police decided to try patrolling Beaconsfield on horseback, they galloped in to make an instant arrest at the town's One Stop community shop yesterday. Local man Lee Healy was last night charged with theft and possessing an offensive weapon and will appear in court in Wycombe later this week.
Murder hunt - A murder investigation has begun after restaurant worker Abdul Bari, 42, was stabbed to death in the Akash Tandoori in Burnham High Street. Staff and customers tried frantically to save him.
Dance premiere - Wycombe's growing reputation as one of the country's leading dance venues is enhanced tonight with the world premiere of The Bird Sings with its Fingers, which has received rave reviews in the national press. The production marks the first of 19 major dance events planned in the town between now and June.
Dons go through - Wimbledon beat Middlesbrough 3-1 with two extra time goals last night and now face Wycombe Wanderers at Adams Park in the fifth round of the FA Cup on Saturday. For Blues manager Lawrie Sanchez and his assistant Terry Gibson it means welcoming the club that made them famous, but Gibson said : "They will be the toughest team we have played so far, but we will be ready for them." There was good news last night as defenders Jamie Bates and Paul McCarthy and striker Andy Rammell were announced fit to play on Saturday.
Tuesday 13th February
Second police chase crash - A 21 year old man from Seer Green, Beaconsfield, is seriously ill in hospital after the car he was driving while being chased by a police car left the road and hit a tree on the Amersham Road in Wycombe. The incident is the second involving a police chase to be revealed in the area in 24 hours. On Sunday two men were injured in Taplow during a police chase when they crashed into an oncoming vehicle.
School plan slammed - Plans announced by the Government yesterday to create specialist secondary schools amongst the country's comprehensives have been criticised by campaigners trying to bring an end to grammar schools and the eleven plus in Bucks. They say new money the Government will make available to specialist schools in the area will not come this way because the grammar schools are retained.
Crucial board meeting - There's a special meeting of Wycombe Wanderers board tonight to decide on whether the half a million pounds raised by supporters for ground improvements should be spent on a new striker instead. With six strikers injured, those in favour of the move say Wycombe's play-off hopes are doomed without a recognised goal scorer.
Monday 12th February
Animal rights raid - Eighty one animal rights activists were under arrest last night accused of breaking into a pharmaceutical company's Stoke Poges offices yesterday and smashing furniture and destroying files. It's the biggest demonstration of its kind in the area and a number of activists, including local people, are expected to be charged today.
Epilepsy breakthrough - Work begins today on a two and a half million pound assessment and treatment building at Chalfont St Peter's National Epilepsy centre, which will make it the most advanced unit of its type in the world.
Macca signs - Stalwart centre-back Paul McCarthy has signed a new deal with Wycombe Wanderers which keeps him at the club until the end of the 2002/3 season. Macca has proved a fans favourite since arriving from Brighton in 1996.
Sunday 11th February
Police chase smash - Eight people were injured when a car being chased by a police car smashed into another vehicle in Taplow. The two most seriously injured were in an Escort which had earlier failed to stop when flagged down by police. The Escort hit a Nissan, containing six people, travelling in the opposite direction. The Police Complaints Authority are investigating the circumstances of the crash - a routine procedure when police cars are involved in chase crashes.
Bike man dies - A man in forties, who was a pillion passenger on a motor bike, died in Stoke Mandeville Hospital last night hours after being involved in a crash involving two other vehicles near Long Crendon.
Joy for Wycombe; sadness for Marlow - Wycombe Wanderers took three points from their visit to bottom of the league Oxford United yesterday, winning 2-1 with goals from Mark Rogers and Keith Ryan. Marlow's efforts to reach the quarter finals of the FA Vase failed however when they went down 1-0 to Marske.
Saturday 10th February
Statue no - Plans to build a bronze statue to Sir Steve Redgrave in his home town of Marlow have been dealt a blow by the town's main conservation group. The Marlow Society say they will not support the plan because "statues are only for dead people"
Floods grow - The Environment Agency last night extended their flood watch along the Thames all the way from Marlow to Windsor and warned that the river level will continue to rise today. Some homes and businesses have already been flooded.
Sell out - Wycombe Wanderers last night virtually sold out of tickets for their FA Cup fifth round match against either Middlesbrough or Wimbledon next Saturday, once again ensuring a full house. The game is being featured on the BBC's Match of the Day with John Motson commentating and on Radio 5. Meanwhile the Blues travel to bottom of the table Oxford today with manager Lawrie Sanchez struggling to find a fit forward line.
Friday 9th February
Thames overflows - People living alongside the Thames in parts of Marlow, Bourne End and Maidenhead are evacuating their homes for the second time this winter as the River Thames is set to burst its banks today.
Bus attackers sought - Police are hunting five youths after a melee on a bus in Wycombe's Castle Street which ended with the bus driver being hit on the head with a bottle.
Another striker out - Wycombe Wanderers have their worst striker crisis on record after Dannie Senda seriously injured his knee in training and is out for the rest of the season. He is the sixth striker on the injury list and manager Lawrie Sanchez is said to be wanting to buy another forward man in time for next week's sell-out fifth round FA cup clash against either Middlesbrough or Wimbledon.
Thursday 8th February
Victim appeal - Police are appealing for a young victim whom they believe was the subject of a sex assault to come forward. A passer-by says he saw a man assault a girl of around 13 in Chairborough Road, Wycombe yesterday and police later arrested a 63 year old man. But the girl at the centre of the allegation has not come forward.
Floods threat grows - Widespread flooding looks inevitable as last night the Environment Agency said local rivers were "high and very sensitive to further rainfall" and weather forecasters said around three centimetres (over an inch) of rain was due by tonight. The Agency last night added the River Wye to other local rivers already on flood watch and warned that areas in Loudwater and Bourne End were particularly vulnerable. In Aylesbury the new £10m swimming pool which was due to open in a few weeks was damaged by floodwater after a shopping trolly and other debris blocked a storm culvert.
Flooded pub - The Greyhound pub in Chalfont St Peter, which has been flooded by the nearby River Misbourne four times in three months, wants Thames Water to install a water pump alongside their beer pumps so they can keep the waters at bay.
Wednesday 7th February
Weakest drink - Local brewer Breakspears today launches an ultra-low alcohol bitter in test pubs in the Wycombe area. The beer - 2.5 - is less than half the strength of most largers but the Henley brewers say it has the same taste as a normal pint. They hope the beer will attract drivers back to rural pubs and are also hoping to cash in if the Government decide to reduce tax on lower-strength beers in an attempt to curb cheap beer imports.
This little piggy - Police are amazed at the audacity of a thief who took advantage of early morning fog to drive a van into a Long Crendon farm and steal 39 piglets, worth £1,000, and drive off again.
Lack-lustre - Wycombe Wanderers manager Lawrie Sanchez's second anniversary at the club was anything but a celebration last night when his team stumbled to a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Cambridge. Earlier fans chanted the whereabouts of fanzine editor Ian Baker, whose ban until the end of the season for alleged swearing was confirmed by club chairman Ivor Beeks yesterday.
Tuesday 6th February
Council "stitch-up" claim - A Wycombe school for deaf and handicapped children says it will have to close after councillors last night rejected a scheme to build community facilities in its grounds on the casting vote of the chairman. Supporters of Penn School shouted "It's a stitch up" after committee chairman Chris Oliver first voted against the plan to make it 6-6 and then used his casting vote to sink the scheme.
Top fan banned - The editor of a Wycombe Wanderers fanzine has been banned from Adams Park for the rest of the season for allegedly swearing at stewards. Ian Baker, who also writes fans views on Teletext and runs an unofficial Blues website, denies he acted yobbishly but has apologised to chairman Ivor Beeks.
Baseball bat attacks - Police are hunting thugs who have been driving round the Hazlemere, Holmer Green and Tylers Green area hitting pedestrians with a baseball bat and crook-lock which were being swung from a passenger window. Five pedestrians have been injured in the attacks.
Monday 5th February
Floods warning - Homes and businesses are bracing themselves for a possible third serious flood in three months. Last night the Environment Agency imposed a flood watch on the Thames between Marlow and Windsor, including Bourne End and Cookham, in addition to existing flood watches on the Rivers Chess, Misbourne and Thame, affecting Loudwater and parts of Amersham, Chesham, Little Missenden and the Chalfonts. The Thames was expected to rise three or four inches today and with rain forecast throughout this week, river levels will continue to rise
Tube strike - Local roads are expected to bear the brunt as a 24 hours tube strike bites today. Meanwhile Chesham commuter Chris Spruytenburg has slammed the tube when it is running. He has sent his own survey to London Underground which shows that three out of four services on the Met Line to the Chilterns run late.
Striker blow - ycombe Wanderers will discover today if the hamstring injury sustained by top striker Andy Rammell on Saturday will keep him out for days or for weeks. With on-loan striker Sam Parkin back at Chelsea receiving back treatment and last year's leading scorer Sean Devine out for the season, manager Lawrie Sanchez has hinted he may dip into the transfer market within days.
Sunday 4th February
Earthquake rap - One of Wycombe's euro MPs, Nirj Deva, has hit out at a "paltry" £2m donated by the European Union to help victims of the Indian earthquake, compared to the £10m donated by the British Government and £260m by the World Bank. Hindus, Sikhs and representatives from other religious communities in Wycombe meet for special prayers today in Wycombe's Sikh temple.
Frankie's memorial - Scores of people from Wycombe are attending a memorial service to singer Frankie Vaughan today. Frankie, who helped raise thousands for local charities, died in his Wycombe home in September 1999. Royalty and showbiz stars will also be at the service in London's New West End Synagogue.
Draw bore - Wycombe and Brentford managed a dull 0-0 draw before the biggest crowd for a league game this season at Adams Park, 6,604. Ticket sales for the fifth round FA cup clash with either Middlesbrough or Wimbledon in a fortnight reached nearly 7,000 last night, even before tickets have gone on sale to non-season ticket holders and other priority groups.
Saturday 3rd February
Mother and baby mugged - A mother carrying her one year old daughter in her arms was pushed to the ground by a young mugger and robbed of her purse containing £76 in Chiltern Avenue, Wycombe yesterday. The mugger was Asian, very slim and wearing a three quarter length coat.
Statue to Sir Steve - Marlow is to erect a statue of Sir Steve Redgrave in the town's Higginson Park, reports the Bucks Free Press. Sir Steve has apparently agreed to the plan after early reservations and a £50,000 appeal to fund the bronze figure is soon to be launched.
Parkin's problem - A mystery back complaint keeps Wycombe's FA cup hero Sam Parkin out of today's local derby league clash with Brentford at Adams Park.
Friday 2nd February
Homebase stores for sale - Wycombe's two Homebase stores -in Loudwater and Wycombe Marsh - are being put up for sale by the owners Sainsbury today as part of the supermarket group's plan to dispose of all of the stores. It's thought the furniture group IKEA, who are looking to expand, are interested in one of the shops.
Driver, 91, dies - A 91 year old driver was apparently taken ill behind the wheel of his car which left the road in Clay Lane, Booker police said yesterday. George Fairfoul, of Queens Road, Marlow was dead on arrival at Wycombe Hospital.
Ferret patrol - A ferret on a lead is being taken for daily walks in Loudwater cemetery because visitors are fed up with rabbits nibbling flowers that are put on graves. So far, the scent the ferret leaves is keeping the rabbits away.
Thursday 1st February
Stop whingeing TV sports commentator Alan Parry, a director at Wycombe Wanderers, last night blasted fans who complained because the Blues were knocked out of the quarter finals of the LDV Vans Trophy on Tuesday, four days after a sensational fourth round FA cup victory over Wolves. He urged them to stop being "negative and pessimistic" and added : "If you want a team that wins every time you'd be better off supporting Manchester United."
Fingers crossed - The 1,500 people who work for troubled finance group Equitable Life in Ayelsbury - the town's biggest commercial employer - have a smile on their face for the first time for months today after Halifax confirmed they want to buy the Aylesbury operation.
Rail horror - Commuters waiting on the platform of Haddenham and Thame Parkway station had to be treated for shock after a man made a suicide leap from the platform in front of the oncoming Princes Risborough train. Two witnesses and the two train drivers were treated for trauma at Stoke Mandeville Hospital.