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Let me be part of TeamGB
By Jove there is some excellent sporting action taking place at the moment. I thought the Olympics were good but the Paralympics are truly outstanding. Seeing Paralympic athletes overcome impairment to compete against others is a sight to behold
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Gypsy families lodge appeal against Flackwell Heath refusal
TWO Gypsy families have appealed to the Planning Inspectorate after their proposals to move to a site in Flackwell Heath were rejected by a council. Their plans to move onto a derelict plant nursery at 128 Heath End Road were rejected by Wycombe
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Becky and the wonder horse
It was the one thing I planned to do on holiday. Stables were close by and they had routes for absolute beginners. I managed to get on to the horse but as I waited for the rest of the group to do the same my horse shifted legs. Hell, the thing moves
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Man remains in hospital following Marlow fight
A 24-YEAR-old man remains in hospital following a fight in Marlow at the weekend. Police were called at around 2.30am on Sunday to reports of a group of five or six men fighting using glass and bottles outside the Cross Keys pub in Spittal Street
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Yes In My Back Yard
Speaking on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show last weekend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne MP confirmed the government would look again at planning reforms to speed up “infrastructure projects” awaiting planning decisions. The intention
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Incinerator plan will not be reconsidered
AN ATTEMPT to make council chiefs reconsider controversial plans for a new incinerator in north Bucks has failed. Buckinghamshire County Council's scrutiny committee has just ruled against accepting a 'call in' on the decision to award a 30-year
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Daredevil stunt raises money in friend's memory
BECCA Durden is preparing to throw herself out of a plane to raise money for a charity set up in memory of her best friend. The 18-year-old is hoping to raise a four figure sum from next Sunday's skydive for the Aaron West Goalkeeping Academy.
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FULL STORY: Academy objections thrown out by government officials
OBJECTIONS made against the admissions policy by rival schools and the county council have been thrown out by an independent adjudicator. The Office of the Schools Adjudicator rejected claims the system was not fair, would disadvantage local children
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Sharkey scores treble in front of Prince Harry
ANNA Sharkey scored a hat-trick in front of Prince Harry to book her place in the quarter-finals of the Paralympic goalball competition this morning. The Wycombe star helped Great Britain to a 5-0 victory over Denmark to set up a last-eight meeting
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What now after the fun and Games?
ALEX Danson wanted an Olympic gold medal more than anything else. The Wycombe star gave up almost three years of her life to get one but that dream was dissected in about an half an hour at the Riverbank Arena on Wednesday, August 8. If anyone
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First major event for history group
A NEW history group in Flackwell Heath is set to hold its first major event next week - with a talk about the agricultural workers’ uprising of the 1830s. Jill Chambers is a national authority on the so-called 'Swing Riots' in England, but her
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Still time to pick up BFP exam supplement special
THERE is still time to pick up a copy of the latest edition of the Bucks Free Press - complete with our our essential eight page exam results supplement. Crammed with pictures, results and reaction, the Free Press focuses on secondary schools,&
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High Wycombe singer reaches Open Mic regional finals
A 22-YEAR-old from High Wycombe has made it through to the regional finals of the Open Mic UK auditions. Singer Lucina Pearson, who lives off Amersham Hill, will perform on October 7 at the Beck Theatre in Hayes, hoping to make it through to the
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Woman pinned between two cars
A WOMAN was pinned between two cars after the handbrake came off on a vehicle which slid down a hill. The middle aged lady was rushed to hospital with a leg injury after being trapped on Whitelands Road, High Wycombe last night about 9pm. The
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Updated: Gillan goes in cabinet reshuffle
CHERYL Gillan has lost her cabinet position in today's reshuffle. The Chesham and Amersham MP was one of three cabinet ministers to lose their positions, with Mrs Gillan being booted out of her role as Welsh Secretary. She will be replaced
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High Wycombe students to move into iconic former theatre building
STUDENTS will be moving into an iconic former theatre in the heart of High Wycombe after a conversion plan was agreed. The clock house, which from 1946 to 1959 was the Wycombe Repertory Theatre, is set to become halls of residence. A revised
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Scouts reunite to mark milestone
MEMORIES came flooding back as former scouts reunited to mark the 40th anniversary of their old unit. Ex members of the Nimrod Venture Scout Unit in Totteridge met up again for the first time in years to celebrate the landmark Their hairstyles
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Fears over street lights switch off
FEARS have been raised about crashes and crime on a dark road now that street lights have been permanently switched off. Lights on the C100 Wycombe Road, which runs from Marlow Bottom to the M40 Handy Cross roundabout, have been turned off during
