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Pedestrian injured in traffic collision
A PEDESTRIAN was hit by a car in Marlow yesterday and suffered minor injuries. Police confirmed a female pedestrian was struck by a black Mini on the High Street at around 6pm on Tuesday. Onlookers reported the incident happened on the zebra
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Stags on the hunt for silverware
CHESHAM Stags will play for silverware on Saturday when they travel to Slough for the Bucks Bowl Final. The Stags will be slight underdogs though, having lost 22-20 to Slough earlier in the season. They aren’t in great form now either, having
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Burgess: We need to reflect on what we're doing
AMERSHAM & Chilern RFC head coach Craig Burgess has told players and coaches alike to go away and think about what they’re doing after a last-minute one-point defeat to the bottom side last Saturday. They lost 13-12 to Avonmouth Old Boys in
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Vigil and protest to be held outside Wycombe police station
A VIGIL and protest will be held outside Wycombe police station to mark the birthday of a man who died in police custody. The Justice4Paps group will be holding a vigil outside the police base in Queen Alexander Road from 5pm on Friday to mark
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Ex teacher guilty of child sex offences
A FORMER headmaster is facing a jail sentence after being convicted of a string of sex offences against boys at his school over an 11 year period. Roland Peter Wright "abused his position of authority", the Crown Prosecution Service said, to carry
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Councillor warns new tax scheme 'will make the poor poorer'
A SCHEME to replace Council Tax Benefit will make poor people even poorer, a councillor has warned. Members of Chiltern District Council's cabinet agreed yesterday to introduce their new Council Tax Reduction Scheme, with those eligible being given
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Chef at the centre of media storm after venting his anger on Twitter
A CHEF who escaped a blaze in Marlow last summer has been at the centre of a media storm this week after he vented his anger on Twitter after being sacked. Head chef Jim Knight was sacked from The Plough Pub in Great Haseley and deciding he would
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Cllr: 'Waste service beginning to bed in'
A COUNCIL boss says the new waste service is “starting to bed in” but residents could still face missed collections in the run up to Christmas. The joint waste contract between Wycombe and Chiltern District Councils has completed its fifth cycle
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Council decides not to spend £45,000 on furniture
COUNCILLORS have decided against spending £45,000 on new furniture despite concerns raised by their health and safety officials. Officers at Chiltern District Council were tasked with finding out the cost of new furniture for use in the authority's
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HS2 Supreme Court judgement won't be made until New Year
A JUDGEMENT over a Supreme Court appeal against the HS2 project will not be made until the New Year, a council chief has said. Campaigners took their case to the highest court in the land after claiming a Strategic Environmental Assessment should
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Drunk driver who was four times over the limit jailed
A DRIVER who was four times over the drink drive limit will spend Christmas behind bars after being caught by police twice in three days. Martin Rakos, 38, from Cock Lane, High Wycombe was stopped by police last Friday in London Road and blew 147
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This week's Letter from Westminster
THIS week's Letter from Westminster comes from MP for Beaconsfield, Dominic Grieve. Each week one of our five MPs writes in about a current topic. To read Mr Grieve's click here.
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December 18, 2013: Dominic Grieve MP
The Autumn Statement is one of the major events of the Parliamentary year, which sets out government plans for spending. It provides an opportunity to evaluate how the UK economy is performing. A number of key markers demonstrate what is going
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Infrastructure upgrades will be required to sustain district's growth
UPGRADES to infrastructure will be required to sustain future growth in the Wycombe District, a council boss has said. WDC’s Cabinet Member for Planning and Sustainability Cllr Neil Marshall said improvements will be required across all services
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Police swoop on suspected bank robbers
SUSPECTS in the robbery at a Stokenchurch bank were arrested yesterday in a co-ordinated series of police raids. Officers carried out warrants at 16 addresses across London and the south east at around 6.30am yesterday, recovering a quantity of
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Heartache for hockey juniors
HIGH Wycombe Hockey Club juniors suffered double heartache this week as both their U16s and U18s were beaten in the South of England Indoor Finals. Wycombe were champions a few years ago, but there was to be no repeat as both teams in action this
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Chesham slip back with Biggleswade reverse
CHESHAM United lost ground on Southern Premier League leaders Hemel Hempstead with a 3-2 defeat last night. They were beaten at Biggleswade Town despite twice equalising through James Potten after 33 and 50 minutes. At the same time, leader
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Planning applications for December 16
THE following planning applications were validated by South Bucks councils on Monday, December 16. To see Wycombe District click here, to see South Bucks click here and to see Chiltern click here. Wycombe District Council Marlow
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Laser show wows crowds at Festival of Lights
A SEA of lights illuminated a dark, wintry Beaconsfield last week as children with homemade lanterns brought some festive cheer for a well-loved town tradition. Beaconsfield’s annual Festival of Lights returned bigger and better than ever, with
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Fresh calls to relax speed limit near notorious speed trap
NEARLY 400 drivers have been caught speeding on a notorious hill in just six months despite no injuries at the spot in five years, new figures have revealed. Angry resident Dominic Osborne obtained the figures for Treadaway Hill in Flackwell Heath
