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The danger of the motorway
Every bonfire night there are harrowing stories of injuries caused by fireworks and bonfires however this year the headlines were dominated by the terrible accident on the M5. I would like to make it clear this blog is not about the accident in question
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Rug sale raised £2,300 for The Horse Trust
I WOULD like to say a big thank you to all the local people who supported our Rug and Tack Sale on Saturday, September 10 by donating or buying items. We raised £2,300 from the sale, which will be spent on various items that are needed to look after
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Great Marlow School live up to Redgrave legacy
GREAT Marlow School followed up their Upper Thames triumphs with three more gold medals at the Pangbourne Junior sculls at the weekend. The school that produced Sir Steve Redgrave continued it's rich traditions with victories in the J14 coxed quad, the
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Has Burnett learned from trials and errors ahead of 2012 selections?
SIMON Burnett celebrated opening a new chapter of his life back in August – and has vowed to ensure he closes another one in similar style next summer. Burnett, a freestyle specialist, tied the knot with fellow swimmer Whitney Myers in Florida
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Nursery celebrates outstanding result
A FAMILY run nursery in Walters Ash has been awarded an "outstanding" grading in its latest Ofsted report. Red Kites Day Nursery, which is on the RAF High Wycombe site, received the accolade for the second time- the first in 2008. It
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Six-year-old's picture of alien friend wins competition
A SIX-year-old's drawing of 'Me and My Alien Friend' was voted the public's favourite in a competition run by the Science Museum in London. Aishling Lynch, of Monks Risborough, won the drawing competition which was run by the museum over the summer
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Wycombe man drove through 'wall of white' on M5
A WYCOMBE motorist has described driving into a “solid wall of white” just before the horrific M5 crash on Friday evening. Police are investigating whether smoke from a nearby fireworks display could have caused the crash in Somerset, in which
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Woman charged with drink-driving after crash
A WOMAN has been charged with drink-driving after a crash in Marlow at the weekend. A silver Kia Picanto and a blue Ford S-Max were involved in a collision at the junction of the A4155 and the A404 on Saturday night. Firefighters released two women
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Patients urged to consider pharmacists for advice
DOCTORS are urging patients to consider local pharmacies as a source of medical advice during national 'Ask Your Pharmacist Week'. Running from November 7 - 13, the week intends to point out the benefits of visiting your local pharmacy over
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Remembrance events for south Bucks
OVER the coming days south Bucks will be honouring fallen servicemen with a range of services and events to mark Remembrance Day. Here is a round-up of the events commemorating the official end of the First World War on November 11 1918.
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Review: Handel's Flavio at the Wycombe Swan
AMONGST the least known of G. F. Handel’s many operas is Flavio, presented last night at the Swan by the enterprising English Touring Opera. In their excellent programme notes they quote the late Winton Dean‘s description of Flavio as “an anti-heroic
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Cash stolen during raid on Wycombe bookies
CASH was stolen from the safe of a High Wycombe bookmakers after men forced their way in through a fire exit and forced a cashier to the floor. Two men broke into the Coral bookies in Cressex Road via a fire door on the side of the building
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Call for probe into hospital death rates
NHS chiefs have called for a probe into the 'death rate' at Buckinghamshire's hospitals, after a new indicator showed it may be "higher than expected". Thirty-six hospital trusts were identified with a 'high' death rate on one measure, which
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HS2 report: 'Good case for proceeding'
WYCOMBE MP Steve Baker opposed the conclusions of a newly released report on High Speed 2 which he helped to write, he revealed this morning. Mr Baker was the only one of nine MPs on a committee examining the controversial rail scheme who voted
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Rendell limps back into Wycombe
SCOTT Rendell has returned to Wycombe Wanderers with injury. The striker joined Bristol Rovers on loan a month ago but has returned early after damaging his groin. It's not known how long he will be out, but Bristol Rovers manager Paul Buckle says the
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Firefighters rescue woman from overturned car
A WOMAN was rescued by firefighters after she became trapped in a car when it overturned in Gerrards Cross. Crews from Gerrards Cross and Beaconsfield were called yesterday to the incident in Mill Lane shortly after 1pm. Firefighters carried the
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Sandell exit from Blues made permanent
ANDY Sandell has left Blues after his contract was terminated by mutual consent. The left back recently joined Forest Green Rovers on a three-month loan, saying he'd fallen out of love with football at Wanderers. The 28-year-old, who
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Work begins to preserve commons
THE first work party of the Chilterns Commons Project set to work to give some much needed care and attention to a group of oak trees. The project was launched by the Chilterns Conservation Board last month with £400,000 of Heritage Lottery Funding
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Planning applications for November 4
THE following applications were submitted to south Buckinghamshire councils on Friday. To view Wycombe applications click here, for Chiltern applications click here and for South Bucks applications click here. You must accept the terms and conditions
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New graduate jobseekers service for south Bucks
A NEW service aiming to help university leavers from south Bucks land their first job is being launched - and wants feedback from the very people it is trying to help to create as valuable a service as possible. The Graduate Network plans
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It's Panto Time Again!
The Hazlemere Players are in rehearsal for their bi-annual Pantomime, to be performed at the Hazlemere Community Centre on the 14th, 20th & 21st January 2012.This time the Panto is "Georgie Porgie" by Paul Reake. Performances are at 7.30pm each evening
