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O Captain! My Captain!
Captaining a chess team is the hardest job I've ever had. There, I've said it. Now I've just got to convince you it's the case. Playing a three hour game at the end of a long day can be stressful enough. However, when you're in effect playing eight
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HS2 gets the green light
It seems the HS2 railway scheme has been given the green light and its coming to a village near you very soon. My thoughts go out to those affected by the scheme indeed their lives will never be the same once the noise of the trains clanking past at
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Don’t compare doctors to those wearing burkas
RE: M L Grey’s recent letter asking for acceptance of the wearing of burkas, and saying ‘doctors are not criticised for their masks’. TO compare a doctor, who wears a mask for hygiene reasons while performing an operation, to someone wearing
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Wii Are Family…
I’ll keep it short. It’s fairly self-explanatory. Proud as I am of my new (new-to-me) laptop and old wheel-based cheese-grater, I wouldn’t tell anyone with any grandeur that I had either. Possessing a Wii seems different. There’s a sort of misplaced
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Property boss: Polo pitch protest campaign 'unjustified'
A PROPERTY boss says a campaign against plans for polo pitches on farm land is unjustified and he can not understand the 'animosity'. Objections have flooded in about a proposal for two practice pitches on Low Grounds Farm, Harleyford Lane,
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Wasps' top try-scorer out for three months
WASPS winger Christian Wade will be out for three months with his groin injury. The club hoped he'd be back within weeks after picking up the injury against Worcester, but the former RGS Wycombe star has had bad news after visits to two specialists.
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HS2: Campaigners vow to fight as they gather in Great Missenden
ACTOR Geoffrey Palmer said he hopes common sense might prevail and the opposition is as strong as ever against HS2 as campaigners gathered in Great Missenden today. The proposed High Speed Rail link from London to the north was given the green
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Micklefield keep it in-house in Wales
JOSEPH Chraniuk edged Joseph Riley in an all-Micklefield final of the U34kg section of the Welsh Mini Mon. Chraniuk won on the flags, after both players cancelled each other out in a highly competitive final. Also winning gold for Micklefield Judo Club
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MP Cheryl Gillan welcomes HS2 changes
AMERSHAM and Chesham MP Cheryl Gillan has welcomed changes to the plans for High Speed 2 announced today. Despite indicating last year she may be prepared to resign from her Government position over the scheme, which affects her constituency more than
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MP 'deeply disappointed' with Government's HS2 decision
Aylesbury MP David Lidington, the Europe Minister, delivers his verdict on the High Speed 2 announcement, in this statement below. Today’s announcement will come as heavy blow to my constituents. I am deeply disappointed that the Secretary
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WIN £2,500 towards a wedding reception for 50 guests
Mg Hotels is offering two lucky readers the chance to win a wedding reception for 50 guests for only £2,500 - halving the normal cost of £5,000. One reception will be at The Manor Hotel in Datchet, and the other at The Red Lion Hotel in Henley-on-Thames
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'Great organiser' dies aged 93
TRIBUTES have been paid to a ‘great organiser’ and charity stalwart from Beaconsfield, who has died aged 93. Deborah Smith, the widow of a former GP in the town, was a volunteer for the National Trust and the NSPCC over the course of four decades
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X Factor winner Leigh-Anne tells the BFP about life in Little Mix
X FACTOR champion Leigh-Anne Pinnock says she has been overwhelmed at the reaction she has got back home in south Buckinghamshire. The 20-year-old singing sensation was catapulted into the limelight after her group Little Mix won the talent
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Youth project continues to grow after three years
A YOUTH project formed by a Prestwood woman has come a long way since it started three years ago and is hoping to expand even further. In 2008 Jennie Joy decided to take it upon herself to provide a service to the young people in the community
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Man jailed for unlawful wounding
A MAN has been jailed for unlawfully wounding his former partner. Lloyd Lothian, 35, was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment at Aylesbury Crown Court sitting in the Amersham Law Courts today. He was jailed after Sasha Williams-Rowe suffered
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HS2 action group: Decision is ludicrous
JERRY Marshall, Chairman of AGAHST (Action Groups Against High Speed Two) gives his reaction below to the Government’s decision on High Speed 2 today. Justine Greening has said that she would make a rational decision on HS2 and she clearly
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Railway historian: Fight HS2 more realistically
RAILWAY historian and author John Healy, from Chesham, gives his views on High Speed 2. Mr Healy, who was brought up in Potter Row, Great Missenden, close to the route, explains why he can see the benefits. As D-Day approaches HS2 seems
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Twitter buzzing with HS2 reaction - follow it here
TWITTER is buzzing with reaction to the Government's decision to give the go ahead to High Speed 2. Follow what others are saying via our live feed here.
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UKIP Leader's defection call to anti-HS2 councillors
'DEFECT to us' is the message today from UK Independence Party Leader Nigel Farage to councillors fighting High Speed 2. Mr Farage called the £33bn scheme 'disastrous' and said Buckinghamshire's countryside would still be 'butchered' despite
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HS2: MP Cheryl Gillan's future under scrutiny
MP CHERYL Gillan’s future will be in the spotlight this week as the Government announced its intention to proceed with the controversial HS2 plan today. Last year she indicated she was prepared to be sacked as a Government Minister by David
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Updated: Leading Bucks Tories condemn 'immensely bad' HS2 decision
THE man leading the fight against High Speed 2 has called the Government's approval of the scheme an “immensely bad decision for Britain”. Martin Tett, the Tory Leader of Buckinghamshire County Council and head of the 51m alliance of authorities
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Bucks, Baby! Five purse-friendly places to take your toddler in High Wycombe
As this is my first blog post for the Bucks Free Press website, I am dedicating it to helping all those looking after little ones by posting a purse-friendly guide to the best spots in High Wycombe. Having pounded the parks and fed the ducks everywhere
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Dwindling resources stretch Wasps to breaking point
SO desperate are the resources available to Dai Young now that in the days before Wasps’ trip to Leicester Tigers he was scouring the Championship for players to fill the bench. His already slimline squad has been ravaged by injury this season
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Risborough remain upbeat in relegation scrap
FOR a side scrapping for their lives, losing to one of the few teams below them in the table is often terminal. However, Princes Risborough RFC have taken Saturday’s 20-12 defeat to basement club Hungerford on the chin and are still resolutely backing
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Government approves High Speed 2
HIGH Speed 2 has been given the go ahead by the Government this morning. Transport Secretary Justine Greening has announced she is in favour of moving forward with the £33bn scheme. For reaction to the decision see 'Leading Bucks Tories
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Walkers fight to stop motorbikes using bridleway
WALKERS continued their long-running battle to stop a bridleway through the Chiltern Hills being opened to motorbikes. A public inquiry last week investigated whether the route from Great Kimble to Longdown Hill should instead be defined as
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First Bill Gates, now the Queen
BILL Gates saw fit to grant his research $11m and now the Queen has bestowed the Order of the British Empire upon him. Scientist Dr John Sheehy from Marlow has been celebrating a particularly happy New Year after receiving confirmation his
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VIDEO: How High Speed 2 would look
THIS animation has been released by HS2 Ltd showing its vision for how the proposed high speed railway will look if it gets the go ahead. The video has been made public ahead of the Government's anticipated decision to move forward with the
