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Why do people have no pride in their homes?
TWO weekends ago, returning from my morning walk from my newsagents, I turned on our drive and twisted my back. It was quite painful, and after a couple of hours of pain, my wife suggested I try taking a walk to see if it would improve it. So I
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Control freaks have no right to this power
COLIN Baker (BFP 24/8) is right, there ought to be a way to let people who so wish to end their lives simply and with dignity. Is there any other legal activity for which giving assistance is illegal? Perhaps this is just another example of
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A trolley’s appeal...
MAY I appeal through your letters page for my owners to collect me please. I was found abandoned in woodland by a kind lady, who took me back to her home. She rang the phone number displayed on my handle, and, after a lot of button pressing – she
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The Green Belt is there for a purpose
We are very lucky in Wycombe to have so much lovely countryside surrounding us. No matter where you are in the town it's only a few minutes drive before the brick walls of urban Wycombe gives way to hedgerows, green fields and trees. Thankfully
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Win Wasps tickets
THE Bucks Free Press and Wasps have teamed up to offer five lucky readers a pair of tickets to the black and golds’ first Adams Park appearance of the season. Wasps host London Irish next Saturday at 3pm in what promises to be a crucial match in
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Blues striker extends loan spell
WYCOMBE Wanderers have secured Jo Kuffour’s services until the end of next season. The striker joined on a one-month loan initially, but with Stuart Beavon going to Preston North End the club have moved quickly to extend his stay.
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Waddock: There needs to be a reaction
GARY Waddock has demanded a reaction from his players when they take on Cheltenham at Adams Park tomorrow. Last weekend the manager accused his players of a lack of desire as they slipped to defeat at Southend. But he says the attitude at training
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Traveller site appeals to be considered at same inquiry
APPEALS against planning refusal for two travellers sites at Walters Ash and Flackwell Heath will be considered at the same inquiry. A public inquiry into a travellers site outside the RAF base in Walters Ash was adjourned once
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Sealy continues hunt for gold tonight
MATT Sealy and the men’s wheelchair basketball team continue their hunt for a gold medal with a semi-final against Canada at the North Greenwich Arena tonight. Great Britain booked their place in the last four with an epic 75-71 win over Turkey
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'It's been like being in someone else's life'
MARLOW’S rowing star Naomi Riches says she’s been living in a whirlwind since she raced to gold in the Mixed Coxed Four at Eton Dorney on Sunday. Great Britain hit top speed to beat Germany by two seconds in the final, but Riches admits life has
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Wasps boss backs new television rulings
DAI Young has given the new leaning on television evidence the thumbs up, even though it cost his side a try against Harlequins on Saturday. On the stroke of half time Tom Varndell burned off his marker to touch down what he thought was Wasps’
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Plea to Prince Charles to help save Garibaldi
CAMPAIGNERS have appealed to Prince Charles to help them save their village pub from permanent closure. The Garibaldi, in Bourne End, closed in July and owners Punch Taverns have put the freehold up for sale for £425,000 - with an estate agent
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Day centre looks set to be saved
BOURNE End Day Centre looks set to be saved from closure after council officers proposed to hand it over to a community group. Officers at Buckinghamshire County Council have recommended The Friends of Bourne End Centre should be offered a ten-year
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Man assaulted at home in Castlefield
A MAN was sprayed in the face and assaulted at his home in High Wycombe - prompting a police appeal for witnesses. Officers said the 54-year-old victim was at his home in Rutland Avenue, Castlefield, at 3pm yesterday when he answered a knock at
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Avid Wanderers fan dies a month after wedding
A MUCH loved Wycombe Wanderers fan has passed away aged 24 from a rare form of cancer, just a month after getting married. Jonathan Saunders, 24, of Tring died on Tuesday surrounded by family at the Hospice of St Francis from Ewing's sarcoma.
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Wasps boys handed England shirts
WASPS boys Alex Hepburn and Nathan Morris have been named in the England U20 Elite Player Squad. The 32-man group will look to defend the Under 20 Six Nations title in the New Year before heading to France for the IRB Junior World Championship.
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Ghost writer looks for spooky tales from Bucks
EDDIE Brazil is a writer and paranormal researcher looking in to the ghostly heritage of High Wycombe. He is presently working on his book, Haunted High Wycombe and the Chilterns. He would very much like to hear from people who have had paranormal
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Waddesdon Woof returns
FOLLOWING the success of Waddesdon’s first ever fun dog show last year, the Waddesdon Woof returns on Saturday, September 22. Celebrity vet Joe Inglis from BBC1’s The One Show and actress Lesley Nicol who plays Mrs Patmore in ITV’s Downton Abbey
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This weeks' gig guide
All gigs start at 9pm, unless otherwise stated. Fri 7th # Clare Free (Solo bluesy originals) @ The Belle View, Gordon Road, Wycombe 01494-524728 # Leroy Sears Band (Rock covers) @ The Cross Keys, Spittal Street, Marlow; 8.30-12pm; DJ-
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Goodbye Wycombe Hospital?
It has in no way been made official (and why would it) and only rumours are flying around that Wycombe Hospital is going to be closed down to only x3 departments. There seems to be an internal struggle with Stoke Mandeville being the preferred
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Launchbury: We were shell-shocked in changing room
JOE Launchbury admits the players were shell-shocked after Saturday’s crushing loss to Harlequins at Twickenham, when a 27-point lead was wiped out in a madcap ten-minute spell from the champions. Wasps were cruising at 40-13, but if anyone left
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Gillan to keep fighting HS2
DEFIANT Cheryl Gillan said she will continue to fight HS2 from the back benches after losing her cabinet post this week. The Chesham and Amersham MP lost her role as Welsh Secretary during Tuesday's cabinet reshuffle, but during her time in
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Daws Hill Neighbourhood Forum decision 'called in'
COUNCIL chiefs have been asked to re-consider their decision to omit two key sites from the proposed Daws Hill Neighbourhood Forum area. RAF Daws Hill and the Wycombe Sports Centre sites were taken off the original area the Neighbourhood Forum
