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Fans of The Crown can get a little taste of the on-screen grandeur by renting out one of the stunning stately homes that served as a filming location for the fourth series of the hit Netflix show. Hedsor House, in Buckinghamshire, was used as a stand-in for Margaret Thatcher’s (Gillian Anderson) Downing Street and for … Read more
Twenty people are hurt including 11 taken to hospital after 14-car pile-up on the M40 in Buckinghamshire Seven ambulances attended the scene assisting 20 casualties, 11 hospitalised Incident took place on the M40 southbound between junctions 4 and 3, 5:44pm Eleven are being treated for serious and minor injuries in Wexham Park Hospital By Milly … Read more
A more invasive cousin of the notorious Japanese knotweed has been spotted in Buckinghamshire. Called Bohemian knotweed (Fallopia Bohemica), it is a hybrid created from cross fertilisation of the Japanese and Giant varieties. A homeowner discovered the rare weed in his garden and called in experts with diggers to remove the invasive plant, which can destroy … Read more
Last orders? Not here! It looks like an ordinary bungalow from the front but hides a pub in the back – could this £850k Buckinghamshire home be just the tonic for lockdown This bungalow looks ordinary from the front, but hides an appealing feature in the garden The property is in Buckinghamshire and comes with … Read more
An Iron Age murder victim buried with his hands bound has been found by a 200ft-wide wooden circle in Buckinghamshire by archaeologists clearing land for HS2. The grisly discovery was made at Wellwick Farm, where land is being prepared for the Wendover Green Tunnel and North Cutting as part of the high-speed railway line. Other finds from … Read more
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are reported to be taking legal action against the society magazine Tatler for its cover story entitled Catherine The Great. Perhaps Martin Tett, the leader of Buckinghamshire County Council, should do the same. In the article, an unknown visitor to William and Kate’s Norfolk home describes it as ‘like … Read more
Fears of a coronavirus outbreak at two NHS hospitals in Buckinghamshire were today raised after a ‘handful’ of patients were tested for the killer infection. A number of patients at Wycombe Hospital and Stoke Mandeville Hospital, both run by Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust, have been diagnosed. Wards have been closed and staff that dealt with the patients have … Read more