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£26k a year for doing nothing....
Over the past few evenings yours truly has been tuning into my trusty radio to listen to the news about the Governments proposal to cap the amount that can be claimed on benefit to £26,000. Apparently there are currently around 67,000 people who would
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Hockey boys see double in national champs
WYCOMBE Hockey Club must have been seeing double by late Sunday night. Just hours earlier their U18s boys had taken on the best in England and beaten them all to become champions of England for the second year in a row. For a club of their size, winning
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Pupils make pennants for athletes
PUPILS at Naphill and Walters Ash School have been working hard to make flags for athletes who will compete in the 2012 London Games. Every child in the school has designed and made a pennant to contribute to the Quilts 4 London project. Around
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Charity night organised for Help for Heroes
ORGANISERS have arranged a second charity night for Help for Heroes in Hazlemere following the huge success of the first one. In 2010 Graham Cross and Denise Martin put on a evening of entertainment and raised £2,075. This time Doreen Pullan has
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High Heavens site plans given the go-ahead
PROPOSALS to redevelop the High Heavens tip have been given the go-ahead by council chiefs – who then apologised to residents for making the area’s road network ‘even worse’. Buckinghamshire County Council’s development control committee voted
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More homes needed in South Bucks, says building industry
A NEW report says more homes are desperately needed in the South Bucks district, which would help bring down property prices for first-time buyers. The Home Builders Federation [HBF] says house building in communities such as Beaconsfield and
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Brentford just another game for ex Bee Foster
PLAYING against former club Brentford is just another game for Wanderers full-back Danny Foster. The defender makes his first trip back to Griffin Park on Saturday as Blues face the team he made 36 appearances for in his only season with the Bees before
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Thank you, Ward 3b
DEAR Ward 3B Wycombe Hospital, Thank you so for the lovely care you gave to me over Christmas. The doctors and nurses and all the staff were just wonderful. Thank you again, Mrs Gillian Searis, Marlow
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Prisoners do reform in jail
WE often think of prison as a kind of ‘university of crime’. Latest figures from the Ministry of Justice suggest, if anything, for Wycombe and nationwide, the reverse. Of those sentenced to a year’s sentence, 57% will re-offend; for 1-4 years
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Planning applications for January 20
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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Council to decide fate of High Heavens site
COUNTY council bosses will meet today to decide whether to approve controversial plans to redevelop the High Heavens tip in Booker. Buckinghamshire County Council’s planning committee will run the rule over proposals for a waste transfer station
