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Hoping hip hop will solve society’s ills

SO, a hip-hop song is going to solve one of the major ills confronting society today is it? Namely, the problem of seeing youngsters fall into gangs and petty criminality which could leave them spiralling into a life of more serious crime.

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Control sick benefits

THE scale of benefits for the sick has spiralled out of control. Close to 900,000 have been receiving the benefits for over ten years. Of course, some of these are deserving cases but hundreds of thousands do not merit ie, those who receive the

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Why are car park fees dearer and confusing?

HAS anyone else found that the charges for Newlands car park [Eden centre, High Wycombe] is now dearer? For years I have gone into Tesco’s to pick up my wife with the shopping at around 5.45pm and leave around 6.15 and it was £1. But now it is

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An unpleasant surprise

The weather is steadily getting warmer and to be honest it's getting a bit too much for me. Making my way down the High Street today I had to mop my brow with my hanky several times as the exertion of walking in such heat was just too much for

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Second waste transfer plan rejected in eight days

A SECOND plan to build a waste transfer station in south Bucks has been rejected in the space of eight days – to the delight of campaigners. A proposal was tabled by South Bucks District Council to make Dropmore Road Depot in Burnham a waste transfer

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Catlin playing for Olympic medal tonight

NICK Catlin will play for an Olympic medal tonight as Team GB met Netherlands in the semi-final of the men’s hockey. The former John Hampden pupil helped GB earn their place in the last four for the first time in 24 years with a tense 1-1 draw

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Travellers leave Holtspur site

IRISH travellers appear to have left a site in Holtspur. Three caravans moved on to the playing fields in Holtspur Way on July 27, with the occupants telling the Bucks Free Press they intended to stay as long as possible (see related links).

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Asbestos discovered at lab

TRACES of asbestos have been discovered among materials sent to a laboratory Bourne End. Engineering firm Costain said the traces were discovered during a routine investigation at its site in Wessex Road. It added in a statement: "Costain

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Blues' spending on agents' fees revealed

WANDERERS spent over £25,000 on agents' fees last year, according to a new report which says Blues boss Gary Waddock was the third busiest manager in League One. He made a total of 58 transactions, which includes transfers, loans and updating or

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Paras tee off in charity golf tournament

PARATROOPERS dropped in to a golf club to raise money during a charity tournament. They went head-to-head with members of Chartridge Park Golf Club near Chesham to raise money for the Help for Heroes forces charity. It's the fourth year in

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Three could miss season's curtain raiser

INJURED trio Matt McClure, Dave Winfield and Danny Foster could all be out of Wanderers' opening League Two fixture at York City. Youngster McClure is definitely out after medics said he needs a fortnight to recover from a knee problem, while Winfield

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What's on this week in south Bucks

Friday 10/08/2012 Sweetie sports medals, 10am, The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre, 81-83 High Street.Great Missenden. Have you ever won a medal? If not, don’t worry, just come along and make your own edible medal from sweeties, chocolate

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Waddock quiet on Beavon speculation

GARY Waddock has again played down speculation over the future of star striker Stuart Beavon. Last season's 25 goal top scorer has attracted the attention of other clubs, with Millwall this week reportedly renewing their interest in the former

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Kick starting our economy

Not many of us would remember the 1930’s depression and living in the South East of England sometimes we don’t see the bigger picture and just how bad things are out there. Many of us by now have started to feel the changes and sacrifices that we

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Cawthorn misses medal by 0.4 seconds

RACHEL Cawthorn finished less than half a second out of the medals in the Canoe Sprint K1 500m final at Dorney Lake this morning. The 23-year-old from Marlow won her heat and then came second in her semi-final, but she was unable to turn around a

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Danson: We'll give everything to get a medal

MARLOW’S Alex Danson has vowed to give it everything to ensure the GB Women’s hockey team come away with their first Olympic medal in 20 years. They were beaten 2-1 by The Netherlands in their semi-final, meaning they must now beat New Zealand

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Stokenchurch fundraiser to become an annual event

A FUNDRAISING day in memory of a Beacons Bottom man is only the beginning, his daughter said. Being Len's Friend was held at Longburrow Hall in Stokenchurch on Saturday in memory of Julia Walters' dad, Len Reeve. He died from ideopathic pulmorary

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Watford tie is bonus friendly for Blues

BLUES goalkeeper Nikki Bull is treating Saturday's Capital One Cup tie with Watford as a bonus pre-season friendly. He said his focus is on Wanderers' first League Two game of the season at York City the following week instead of the cup tie at

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London 2012 Olympics live coverage: Day 13

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Plans put forward to turn pub into houses

AN EMPTY pub in Stokenchurch could be converted into homes, if a planning application is permitted. An application has been put into Wycombe District Council to convert The Four Horseshoes in Oxford Road into two three bed dwellings. The plans