Dramatic scenes unfolded late Sunday afternon when armed police and the police helicopter were called out after reports of gunfire. A lone worker in Higham Mead reported being fired on in an incident which smashed his windows and lights. Roads...
By Jenny Waddington THIEVES have smashed their way into a Coventry charity shop for the second time in just two months. Last Friday, volunteers and staff at the local RSPCA branch were devastated to find that their Allesley Park shop...
A pair of eco-enthusiasts trying to live a sustainable lifestyle have discovered their chickens missing and allotment plot vandalised. Friends Julia Brammer and Holly Allen were 'devastated' to find their six hens gone on Monday....
By Staff Reporter POLICE in Coventry are hunting for a dog owner after a three-year-old girl was savaged in a city park. The youngster was playing in Kingfield Park in Kingfield Road, Foleshill when she was attacked. The incident took...
Residents woke to a bang as four cars were damaged in a collision. A silver BMW collided with vehicles at 7.15am in Waterside Road, Chesham, on Saturday. One person, who asked not to be named, said neighbours rushed out of...
The licence plates of motorists who speed in and around Gerrards Cross are to be taken down by unpaid volunteers in an attempt to persuade them to cut their speed. In a crack-down to take place in the weeks running...
Residents of Lincoln Park, Amersham who have been paving over their front gardens to create parking spaces, have had bricks stolen. Police confirmed that two homes in the road had been victims of the thefts, which took place over the...
Police are planning to impose a dispersal zone on Acton town centre before Christmas to address problems with street drinkers. Market traders in The Mount have been threatened by drunks who congregate outside St Mary's Church, and residents are demanding...
Police are to crack down on anti-social behaviour in Beaconsfield New Town centre after an escalation of problems. The decision was made by Beaconsfield Neighbourhood Action Group (NAG) on October 27, the day after a man was set upon by...
THERE will be extra police patrols in Chalfont St Peter this weekend to deal with young people who throw fireworks. PC Jim Clarke confirmed that following four arson attacks in The Vale on October 18, when a caravan, two motocycles...
A prolific criminal who was on the run for nearly a month after he breached the conditions of his release licence has handed himself in to police. Thomas Barlow, 26, of Beards Road, Ashford, gave himself up at Staines Police...
A man was left injured after being hit by his own car as he tried to stop it from being driven away by thieves. Colin Smith, 53, of Chesham, had his blue 4x4 Isuzu stolen on Saturday, October 25 while...
Police descended on Packhorse Road, Gerrards Cross, shortly before 1pm today (5/11) where they restrained a man outside Santucci restaurant. Witnesses told the Advertiser the man was held on the ground by police before being taken away in a police...
Police are appealing for information following a fire at Maxwell Road in Beaconsfield on Sunday (2/11) evening. At about 10pm fire crews were called to 109 Maxwell Road, following reports of a fire. The fire service and police are treating...
Teaching respect and focusing on youths will be the main aim for the new sergeant at Chalfont St Peter. Learie Bacchus, the new sergeant at Chalfont St Peter police station already has a rogues gallery of undesirable youths, whose mugshots...
Police are appealing for witnesses after a burglary in Little Chalfont at the weekend. Somebody forced open a ground floor window of a house in Beechwood Avenue between 9pm on Friday (October 31) and 8am on Saturday (November 1st). If...
By Emma Stone Crime Reporter DETECTIVES investigating the suspicious death of a Coventry man say they believe he was the victim of a robbery. Robert Robertson, aged 48, was found unconscious and suffering from head injuries in Old Church Road,...
A policeman who has made a huge effort to improve relationships with youngsters in the Farnhams is moving from the area. PC Iain Torbet, of Thames Valley Police, has been relocated to Beaconsfield having worked in the Farnham Common and...
By Barbara Goulden A DISTRAUGHT pet owner has told how her dog was savaged during a walk in a Coventry park. Valerie O'Brien's eight-year-old collie, Benji, was attacked by a pitbull-type dog as he was being walked in the War...
Residents of Candlemas Mead, which has become clogged up with dangerous parking, met with council chiefs last week to discuss the problem. People living in the road have become fed up with cars being parked on both sides of the...
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