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Bucks and Berks fire crews unite to tackle paper mill blaze
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE firefighters helped their Berkshire colleagues tackle a massive blaze at a Taplow paper depot today. Beaconsfield firefighters were among eight crews from the two counties who worked to control the fire at Severnside paper recycling plant
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Residents win councillor pay battle
A GROUP of residents looks set to finally win a long-running battle to keep councillors' pay down. A panel which advises members of Chiltern District Council is in line to have nearly all its pay recommendations for this year backed - after seeing
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Council tax: see your new bill now
The full breakdown of how much council tax people in Wycombe will pay is now online. Wycombe District Council has published what each of the 29 parish areas in the district will pay. At a meeting of the council last night it was confirmed the overall
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House fire causes 80 per cent damage
A house in Amersham has been ravaged by fire. The detached home in Highland Road suffered 80 per cent damage to both the ground and first floor. Three fire crews spent an hour tackling the blaze, after receiving a call at around 3pm. Firefighters used
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Police insist Grand Prix can go ahead
POLICE have said there is no reason why a historic cycle race, which was cancelled after their support was withdrawn, cannot go ahead as planned. The Archer Grand Prix, which has run annually through Bucks for more than 50 years, was due to take place
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Marlow make a meal of winning ingredients
MARLOW RFC have found the ingredients, now they are hoping they have come together in time to prevent their season becoming a dog's dinner. Two wins in a row, their first since last October and each by a single point, have changed the look of the South
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The glory boys from Chalfont
FOR Chalfont St Peter's starlets, it is quality not quantity that counts when they run out in front of a smattering of supporters each Saturday at 3pm. Rarely do they get many more than 50 fans lining The Playing Fields come kick-off, but among the crowd
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Jesus found living under Bushey Arches
SUSPENDING disbelief in books and films is something we're well accustomed to but believing Jesus lives under Bushey Arches - surely that's taking things too far? No so in 28-year-old Phil Robbins' debut novel, Under The Arches, which requires the reader
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Oscar hopeful Ronald Harwood's new play opens in Watford
Talking to Ronald Harwood the Friday before his BAFTA success with The Diving Bell And The Butterfly, I thought I might detect a frisson of excitement in the air. The man, however, admits he is still "bombed out" less than 48 hours since he returned from
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Are you ready for the psychic challenge?
DO you ever get the feeling you've been somewhere before or just when you're thinking of someone the phone rings and it's them? If so the chances are that you're already using some of your psychic potential - but according to Norwegian psychic expert
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‘You’d never ask Woolies’ boss to leave his stock’
MARKET traders fear their livelihoods could be at stake because of new parking proposals which will force them to leave their stock unattended. They say Wycombe District Council's proposal, asking them to park in Bellfield Road rather than Railway Place
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Last chance for say on Chilterns parking
TODAY is your last chance to have your say about plans to convert on-street parking to pay and display areas throughout the Chilterns. Chiltern District Council has pinpointed 26 areas, in Amersham, Chesham, the Chalfonts and Prestwood, where they are
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Waldouck takes centre stage
DOMINIC Waldouck gave everyone a timely reminder on Saturday that there is more than one rising star at Wasps. The 20-year-old broke into the side alongside Danny Cipriani last season and like his best mate ended the year with a Heineken Cup winners
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Scrap the councils
HOW much of the expected £85,000.00 savings have been negated by the cost of erecting ridiculous signs to let you know the street lights are unlit? Nearly three times this sum would be saved by the abolition of my local parish council. Do we really
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Put your hand out Tom
TOM Pochciol, your reporter, should put his arm outwards, rather than upwards, to stop a bus (picture, Page 4, BFP February 15). The bus driver would be more likely to see Tom's hand in his headlights. Perhaps small lights could be put on bus stops
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In the dark over the problem
RE: LAST week's revelations in the Bucks Free Press that bus drivers were unable to see some waiting passengers in Hughenden after the county council turned off the street lights to save money and emissions. Reporter Tom Pochciol was pictured trying in
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Bitter taste of losing our heritage
I WAS one of the foolish brigade who welcomed the change to this country's drinking laws a few years ago. We heralded it as a giant step towards a new freer, more libertarian age. I have to admit I am now convinced I got it wrong. I still believe though
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And then I showed my son Elvis
A LOT of older readers dismiss the internet as a new-fangled invention' that has no relevance to their lives, and they say it's something they don't need to learn or to know about. So that's why it's ironic that the modern net is providing us with an
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Alleged war lord faces international trial
The unverified link between an alleged war lord and an address in Marlow Bottom is believed to have been made through a former Croat living in the village. Ivan Cermak is accused at an international court of ethnic cleansing by murder and destruction
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Search for a star
THE first stage of the Bucks Free Press and Wycombe Wanderers joint initiative to find the next Blues superstar gets underway tomorrow. Soccer Idol is a series of trials aimed at the U10s with one winner in each age group set to win a place on the Wanderers
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War crime accused's Marlow connection
A FORMER Croatian defence minister standing trial for war crimes jointly runs a company from a house in Marlow, it is claimed. Ivan Cermak is accused at an international court of ethnic cleansing by murder and destruction - and it is said that he is
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Heathrow "too big" for Gerrard's Cross
Gerrards Cross Parish Council have hit out plans to expand Heathrow airport. Members said they "strongly disagree" with the plans for a third runway and a sixth terminal. In its official response to a consultation on the plans they said air quality
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'I don't want to leave with a sinking feeling'
CRAIG Dowd has urged Wasps to give him a royal send off at Adams Park tomorrow. Wasps' Guinness Premiership match with Bristol will be Dowd's final game in Wycombe - he moves back to New Zealand after next week's trip to Newcastle - and the legendary
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A net loss
IT is startling how dependent on the internet I’ve become. But even more shocking was the hellish maelstrom into which I was plunged when my internet link was unaccountably severed. On February 13 I asked BT to deal with a slight but irritating crackling
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A net loss
IT is startling how dependent on the internet I’ve become. But even more shocking was the hellish maelstrom into which I was plunged when my internet link was unaccountably severed. On February 13 I asked BT to deal with a slight but irritating crackling
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RSPCA in Amersham farm search
RSPCA officers have visited an Amersham farm following a tip-off about possible horse cruelty from a member of the public. Sophie Wilkinson, spokesman for the RSPCA, said: "We did go to a farm near Amersham last Friday following a complaint involving
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Little Joe's brave leukaemia fight
A four-year-old who is battling leukaemia has been honoured for his bravery by Cancer Research UK. OLIVER EVANS speaks to his proud mum. For brave little Joe Jenkins' parents June 11 will never just be another carefree summer day. It was on this
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'I'd rather be in our position than theirs'
WANDERERS boss Paul Lambert says he would much rather be in his position than Rochdale's ahead of the meeting between the two teams at Spotland tomorrow. Blues in sixth have four more points than eighth-placed Dale - but Keith Hill's side have three
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Bowling along in style
THE latest scoring technology, 22 lanes, an amusement arcade and a stylish bar and diner await Wycombe's keen bowlers when Eden opens. This week, the Bucks Free Press took a sneak preview inside the new AMF Bowling Centre - one of the main leisure attractions
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'We provide a product and deserve to get paid for it'
WASPS appear to have run out of patience waiting for a fair deal from the Rugby Football Union and say they might have to start looking after themselves. Their Premiership challenge this season and last has been derailed by England call-ups and they
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Disabled badge user receives parking fine
AN ELDERLY woman who received a fine after using her disabled badge for the first time fears many others may suffer the same fate. June Cooper, 76, received a £40 parking fine after she displayed her badge the wrong way when her son dropped her off at
