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Moment Wycombe pub reacts to England winning clash against the Netherlands
This is the joyous moment spectators at a Wycombe pub celebrated as England won the Euro semi finals. Scores of people packed into the Beech Tree pub garden in Terriers on Wednesday night to watch the clash against the Netherlands on the big screen
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‘Extremely let down’: Future of fish and chip shop cabin threatened by council
The owner of a popular fish and chip shop in Marlow Bottom said he would feel ‘extremely let down’ if Bucks Council forces him to remove an eat-in cabin from his premises. Gav Singh celebrated 15 years of running Oyster's Fish and Chips on Brucewood
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'A disgrace' - Royal British Legion supporter on charity being 'homeless' in Chesham
A supporter of the Royal British Legion has described the charity’s lack of presence in Chesham as a ‘disgrace’. Andy Angus, who is from Hertfordshire, said he was ‘appalled’ to hear that the cause has been ‘homeless’ in the town since December
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Buckinghamshire residents to take part in the 2023 Waterskiers championship
Nineteen of the world’s best male and female slalom waterskiers, including five past World Champions, will descend on the UK this week for the final stop in the European leg of The Waterski Pro Tour. The Oxfordshire Pro Am promises to be a great
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Man angry as bicycle worth nearly £1,000 is stolen from train station
A bicycle worth nearly £1,000 has been stolen from Chalfont & Latimer Train Station. In the week commencing Monday, July 8, IT engineer Raveendra Konda parked his expensive bike in the rack as he had for the past two-and-a-half years. However
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Village made famous by Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 'most stylish place to live in Bucks'
A leafy village in the Chilterns has been named the most stylish place to live in Bucks – and cracked the national top 10. Turville, a pretty countryside escape just five miles outside High Wycombe, is perhaps best known for its history on the
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Gerrards Cross councillor given planning permission for extension by councillors
A Gerrards Cross councillor has been given planning permission for a rear home extension by his fellow Buckinghamshire councillors. Andrew Wood, the town’s former mayor, was given the go-ahead for changes to the property in Howards Wood Drive by
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Chesham residents ‘shout’ at council staff after flooding
Chesham Town Council staff were shouted at by residents after Moor Road and surrounding areas were flooded at the weekend, a Buckinghamshire councillor has said. Jane MacBean, who represents the Chiltern Ridges ward, said people entered Chesham
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HS2 to partly destroy ancient monument under Buckinghamshire Council permission
The company building the HS2 railway will partly destroy an ancient monument after being given permission by Buckinghamshire Council. The new high-speed line from London to the West Midlands will pass through Grim’s Ditch once it has been built
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Emma Reynolds becomes pensions minister after historic victory in Wycombe
Wycombe’s new Labour MP has been given a new role in Keir Starmer’s government. Emma Reynolds became the constituency’s first Labour representative since 1951 in the general election on July 4, ousting Tory MP Steve Baker who held the seat for
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Bucks Council to debate motion to reduce waste sent overseas after BFP investigation
Buckinghamshire Council will debate a motion to reduce the amount of recycling waste sent overseas after a Bucks Free Press investigation. A proposal committing the authority to try and identify more domestic waste processing facilities has been
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‘Got to be done’: National Trust begins two-month-long roadworks in Bucks village
Business owners in West Wycombe have resigned themselves to a loss of footfall this summer as the National Trust begins eight weeks of roadworks in the village. The heritage conservation charity began work on seven properties on West Wycombe High
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'Thanks for bringing it to my attention' - Council leader on viral pothole video
The leader of Buckinghamshire Council has taken to social media to thank members of the public after he was made aware of a pothole repair ‘bodge job’. Martin Tett posted a series of messages on X [formerly known as Twitter], a video went viral
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Will the Labour government make a U-turn on Marlow Film Studios?
Joy Morrissey has denounced Labour’s plans to re-designate Greenbelt land in a bid to boost housebuilding and economic growth as ‘an extraordinary attack’ that could see a U-turn on the rejection of Marlow Film Studios. The Beaconsfield MP was
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Have your say on river quality and other issues in new Bucks nature strategy
The public have been asked for their views on river quality and other issues in a new nature strategy for Buckinghamshire in a bid to help ‘reverse the decline in nature’. Buckinghamshire Council has asked the public to help it develop the document