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Councillor resigns over pornography
A SENIOR councillor has resigned from his party after pornographic images were allegedly found on his work computer. Cllr Philip Portwood, 46, a Labour councillor who served the East Acton ward resigned from the Ealing Labour Group last week after
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Is this the way to knock out Strike Command?
A SPOOF video of pop song Is This The Way to Amarillo filmed by soldiers in Iraq caused chaos when it crashed computers at RAF Strike Command. Colleagues back in the UK were so keen to view the four-minute funny that the email server at RAF High Wycombe
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Pupil was ‘threatened with death’
OUTRAGED parents at The Amersham School have claimed their 14-year-old daughter received a death threat from a fellow pupil and came home covered in bruises. Brenda and Robert Sas said they were appalled their youngest daughter Danni had to miss more
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Ex-Premiership ace is high on Gorman’s list
WANDERERS boss John Gorman is closing in on former Premiership ace Stefan Oakes. The Blues chief was spotted coming out of a hotel with the player and is believed to be keen on ironing out a deal with the ex-Leicester City midfielder. Gorman has been
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Hot-shot signs for Wycombe
BLUES boss John Gorman has made Conference hotshot Charlie Griffin his first signing of the summer. Gorman saw off competition from League Two rivals Mansfield and Darlington to land the 25-year-old hitman on a two-year deal. Griffin, who scored 17
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Let’s cheer on Wycombe Wasps
LONDON Wasps have clinched the Zurich Premiership title for a record third time in succession and revealed they could change their name to Wycombe Wasps if their long-term future remains in the town. The Men in Black have agreed a one year extension
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There’ll still be the odd whiff, admits sewage chief
RESIDENTS fed up with the stink coming from the Little Marlow Sewage Works have been told to wait at least another eight weeks before things improve. Bosses at Thames Water, which owns the £25million plant, hope to reduce the level of unpleasant odours
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Nature becomes the classroom
PRIMARY school children could soon find themselves taking lessons outdoors after a woodland area was opened on its premises. Danesfield School in Rasslers Wood, Medmenham, finally opened a woodland trail and garden last week, after parents helped launch
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Wannabe Jonny Wilkinsons take to the field
JONNY Wilkinson could be given a run for his money in the future if these young rugby players have anything to say about it. Children from primary schools across Marlow got together for a tournament on Wednesday, May 11, leaving school work behind for
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Waitrose compromise denied
TOWN councillors have rubbished claims that they have compromised a motion calling for the controversial Waitrose plan to be sent to a public inquiry. The motion, agreed at a packed public meeting in March, was to demand that the town council should
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Sports stars join students for fitness day
MARLOW rower Katherine Grainger was among top athletes who joined students at Bisham Abbey for a day's fitness testing. The Olympic Silver medal winner joined rower Sarah Winkless, who won bronze at the Athens Olympics last year, to give students an
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New weather maps are met by a cold front
BBC weather forecasters Bill Giles and Ian McCaskill from Buckinghamshire have mixed feelings about the new BBC weather map introduced last week. The new map, which cost £1million to create, uses three dimensional graphics to zoom into different regions
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Stab victim says police failed him
A SHOP manager who was stabbed in the neck during a robbery has slammed police, accusing them of failing to take the case seriously enough. Sarva Harman Mahindarajah was stabbed on Saturday when a robber entered Costcutter in Bridge Street, High Wycombe
