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The town council should be about local affairs
MR Gibbons (his letter July 27th”) voices a concern which I, and I’m sure many people in Beaconsfield must feel at the gradual politicisation of the Town Council. It is after all a parish council and it should be concerned with local affairs and
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Politicisation of the town council
I CAN only agree with the sentiments expressed by Roy Gibbons in his letter in the July 27 edition of the Bucks Free Press in which he comments on the reorganisation of Beaconsfield Town Council. At the last election in 2011, 12 Conservative (six
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My Visit To The Athletes Village Stratford
I was always intrigued to know how the polyclinic at The Eton Dorney site compared with that of the Stratford Village. This week I was given the opportunity to visit the Pharmacy based in the Athletes Village in Stratford and it surpassed my high expectations
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The Curse of the Chip
Over the past twelve months I’ve been subjected to a huge number of images I really didn’t want to see. By people armed with a mobile storing billions of bytes worth of images. Or the same people with a Facebook account. The colleague who thinks
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Mixed emotions for family at asthma awareness fun day
THE parents of a schoolgirl who died from asthma said they were overwhelmed with mixed emotions at a fun day in memory of their ‘little angel’. The Chandler family beamed with pride yesterday as hundreds of people flocked to The Rye to take part
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Emergency services seal off road after Flackwell crash
THE emergency services have cordoned off Swains Lane in Flackwell Heath this afternoon. Police have so far not released any information about the incident to the Free Press but unconfirmed reports suggest it was a collision between a silver BMW
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Marlovians tell Royal Mail: We want golden post box
A CAMPAIGN has been launched to turn Marlow's High Street post box gold in tribute to Sir Steve Redgrave and the town's various Olympians. Marlovians, who felt snubbed when it came to the Olympic torch route, are signing up to an internet petition
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Mixed feelings for Spring on Watford return
MATT Spring was left with mixed emotions after losing his first match back at Vicarage Road. The midfielder helped Watford into the Premier League earlier in his career but until yesterday hadn’t been back to the club he used to call home since
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Inspector rules River Thames beauty spot path be reopened
A CLOSED River Thames footpath which dates back to 1818 must be reopened, a planning inspector has ruled, making a beauty spot once again available to the public. The area, including the path on the river bank behind Millbank, Marlow, went it in
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Teen film maker with high aspirations
MOST children who have a dream at nine have forgotten it by their tenth birthday. But Sophie Boyce of Beaconsfield has stayed true to her ambition to make films for over a decade. She spoke to Natasha Gaunt. When asked how she remained
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Zola thanks Waddock for testing display
GIANFRANCO Zola said facing Wycombe Wanderers was just the preparation his Watford side needed ahead of their opening league match. The former Chelsea legend thanked his opposite number Gary Waddock at the end of a tough encounter for the Championship
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Taxi firm's base damaged after fire at train station
AN office of a taxi firm based at a train station has been damaged after a fire. The wooden office of the Great Missenden Taxi Company sustained minor damage after a fire broke out at about 5.34pm yesterday. Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue
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Wycombe from A-Z: P is for Parks
While modern Wycombe may be concrete jungle with many tall buildings blighting the skyline we are thankfully surrounded by beautiful open countryside. To break up the urban jungle several areas of countryside have been tamed and turned into open
