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Hunt is on for lost Quigley
A MAJOR hunt is underway for a beloved family dog in need of special medical care that went missing at the start of the year, prompting his owners to jet back from New York hours after news broke of his disappearance. Quigley, an eight-year-old
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Arrest made after fight near High Wycombe McDonald's
A MAN has been arrested after fight between two people in High Wycombe town centre by the kebab vans that park opposite McDonald’s. The victim, a 20-year-old man from High Wycombe, suffered swelling around his left eye after being punched in
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M40 crash causes delays this evening
MOTORISTS are facing delays of at least ten minutes on the M40 this evening after a crash. One lane has been shut going northbound before junction 1A, where the motorway joins with the M25. An accident involving a car and lorry happened
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Time on his side - Wallace
LIKE almost every other back in the Premiership, Jack Wallace has been eclipsed this season by the explosive introduction of Christian Wade. His former Royal Grammar School Wycombe team-mate raced to the top of Aviva Premiership try-scoring charts before
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What's coming up in the week ahead in Bucks
Friday 27/01/2012 Art Exhibition, Open Daily, until the end of February, The Snug Gallery, The Belle Vue pub, Gordon Road, High Wycombe.An open exhibition with work from 14 members of the public from family snapshots to oil on canvas. Around 27 images
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Roald Dahl once refused honour from the Queen
LEGENDARY Great Missenden author Roald Dahl once refused an honour from the Queen, it has been revealed this week. The writer turned down his OBE (Order of the British Empire) in 1986, four years before his death in 1990. He is one of a list of 277
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This week's gig guide
All gigs start around 9pm unless otherwise shown Fri 27th # The Zeronoughts (R&B/ R'n'R) @ The Belle Vue, Gordon Road, Wycombe 01494-524728. # Miles Pring’s Re:Cover (Rock covers) @ The Nag’s Head Bar, London Road, Wycombe 01494-521544. # Dizzy
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Two arrested in connection to attempted robbery
TWO people have been arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery after a man was threatened as he walked home from work. A man was approached by two teenagers who demanded he hand over his money and phone to them by the Beechwood flats at 10.50pm
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Leese: ‘It’s got the makings of another great season’
ANDY Leese warned in the Bucks Free Press last week that two of his key match-winners were coming back to form - and he was right. Last Saturday Steve Wales and Leon Archer both scored as Chesham shot back up to fourth place in the Southern Premier League
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GCSE and A-Level league tables released
LEAGUE tables showing a full breakdown of how schools are performing in GCSEs and A-Levels is now available for readers to view. The Department of Education has released the statistics for last year's Key Stage 4 and 5. You can see how your school did
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High stakes as Wasps star chokes on dinner
YOU couldn’t make it up – Wasps have been losing players left, right and centre to injury after injury but last week it was an innocuous piece of meat threatening one of their players. Full back Hugo Southwell was having lunch at the club’s training
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Chief challenge for Wasps
WASPS host Exeter tomorrow with no chance of progression in the LV Cup. It’s hardly the sort of match to get pulses racing, and the black and golds would probably be happy just to get the fixture out the way without any more injuries. Defence coach
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Mixed reaction to double yellow lines plan
PLANS to introduce a raft of parking restrictions in Beaconsfield got a mixed reaction at a public exhibition at the weekend. Double yellow lines and various waiting restrictions are proposed for several roads around the railway station - in
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So difficult for patients to travel to Stoke Mandeville
FOR pregnant women needing to go to Stoke Mandeville from High Wycombe, there is an uncomfortable and anxious journey which a complete service at Wycombe General Hospital could have dealt with without any adversity. Now we learn there are more significant
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Paralympic challenge set for basketball stars
CLARE Strange, Louise Sugden and Matt Sealy now know who they will play in the Paralympic Games. Co-captains of the Women’s Wheelchair basketball team Strange and Sugden will lead Great Britain out against Australia, Canada, Netherlands and Brazil.
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Claim your free Ideal Home Show tickets in today's BFP
DON’T miss your chance to claim FREE tickets to the Ideal Home Show as part of a massive giveaway in today’s Bucks Free Press. We have 500 pairs on offer which must be claimed over the next week – full details of how to get yours are in this week’s paper
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We get far more from EU than we put in
RE: ‘Government was right to use its EU veto’, (January 13). MIGHT I seek to correct one or two errors in Mrs McCullough’s letter in your letters page? Yes we do pay about £20billion a year into the EU coffers but we also receive far, far more back
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Dobrowolski: Master of her trade
TEN bouts in three days, one Commonwealth title and a standing ovation – and there was also a fight to end all fights against Great Britain’s 2012 Olympian Faith Pitman...it’s been quite a week for Micklefield Judo instructor Sam Dobrowolski. She said
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Special: Tell us what you think about the latest shake-up at Wycombe Hospital
THE South Bucks Star and Bucks Free Press are asking readers what they think about plans for a major transfer of beds out of Wycombe Hospital. This week, Editor Steve Cohen gives over his column to urge you to tell us what you think – and send
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HS2 fund "unacceptable drain on depleted finances"
A SUPPORTER of the High Speed 2 project has expressed concern at the amount of taxpayers' money being spent on a fighting fund, calling it "an unacceptable drain on the county's depleted finances". Each of the county's four district councils, along
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Planning applications for January 25
THE following planning applications were validated by south Buckinghamshire district councils on Wednesday. To view Wycombe applications click here, for Chiltern applications click here and for South Bucks applications click here. You must
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Missing High Wycombe man found
A MISSING man from High Wycombe has been found. Edward Soso has been located safe and well this morning, Thames Valley Police said. The force thanked the public for their help.
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Blues rely on law of the ex to sting Bees
WANDERERS could have three aces up their sleeve as they try to continue their salvage job at Brentford tomorrow. Keeper Nikki Bull, defender Danny Foster and striker Ben Strevens all joined Wanderers from the Bees and returning to Griffin Park
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Wasps ace still winging it
IT’S no surprise Tom Lindsay finished off his try last Sunday like a winger – he used to be one. Looking at the 110kg 24-year-old, it might be hard to imagine him playing in the back three, as he did until the age of 18. But it’s a fact, and
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The Nags Head to reopen today
LIVE music will return once more to The Nags Head in London Road, which was made famous by the promoter Ron Watts in the 60s. The pub closed last November after the landlord decided to move on and is set to re-open today after a refurbishment
