Matthew Clark
Journalist/contributor at Wycombe Today.
Likes news and current affairs especially anything relating to High Wycombe or South Buckinghamshire.
You can contact me directly using e-mail at : matthew.clark [at] wycombetoday.com
Matthew Clark's Latest Posts
Danger of flooding remains – heavy rain and gale force winds forecast for Wednesday
Flooding is already affecting many parts of Bucks however even more severe weather is forecast for tomorrow (Wednesday 12th February 2014) when up to 25mm of rain and gale force winds are forecast with gusts up to 60mph. The rain is expected to clear by the evening. Since last Friday, Transport for Buckinghamshire (TfB) crews […]
Six cars and van in crash on M40
There was a road traffic collision on the eastbound carriageway of the M40 today at approximately 1.42pm involving six cars and a van. The accident took place between Junction 2 (Beaconsfield) and Junction 1a (the M25 interchange). Two injured women were released by firefighters. Three fire engines and their crews attended the scene.
Reduced street cleaning in Wycombe on Tuesday
There will be reduced street cleaning in High Wycombe town center tomorrow, Tuesday 11th February 2014, and none at all in Wycombe’s multi-storey car-parks. The street cleaning crews will instead be filling and delivering sandbags to be used in areas where flooding is causing problems. For urgent issues to do with surface water flooding call […]
Higginson Park closed due to flooding
Higginson Park in Marlow has been closed due to extensive flooding from the nearby River Thames. The main gates were locked earlier today and hazard tape put across the other entrances to the park. The park will re-open once flood waters recede.
Dog released from rabbit hole
A small dog was rescued by firefighters today, 9th February 2014, after it became stuck in a rabbit hole in Wooburn Park, Wooburn Green. The incident occurred around 1.35pm this afternoon and required the attendance of one fire appliance. An urban search and rescue camera was used during the rescue.
Fire in Wycombe Town centre
In the early hours of Sunday morning, 9th February 2014 at 1.03am, fire broke out in the living room of a disused house in Priory Road, High Wycombe. Two fire engines attended the blaze which required the use of one hose, two sets of breating appartus, a PPV fan and thermal imaging camera.
MATCH REPORT – 0-0 draw with Accrington keeps Wycombe from relegation zone
A goalless draw with Accrington keeps Wycombe Wanderers clinging precariously out of the relegation zone by a single point. Watched by just 3,073 spectators it was hardly a dazzling exhibition of football. Wycombe were lucky to escape with the draw thanks to an off side decision denying Accrington No. 15 Piero Mingoia six minutes from […]
Very few stalls in High Street for Saturday’s Market
Shoppers visiting Wycombe’s market in the High Street last Saturday were greeted with no more than a handful of stalls as traders stayed away. With large puddles taking the place of the stalls the usually busy High Street was almost deserted leaving shoppers in search of a bargain to retreat to the towns shopping arcades […]
Car fire in Knights Hill
Firefighters successfully extinguished a car that had caught fire in Knights Hill, High Wycombe on Friday 7th February at 10.12pm.
Sandbags being made available to combat flooding
With parts of the Wycombe District already flooded and with so many flood warnings being issued limited supplies of sandbags are being made available to residents in affected areas. Anyone living in an areas likely to be affected can collect their sandbags from the following locations: Marlow Fieldhouse Lane, Pound Lane, Fairview Close, Gossmore Close, […]
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