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Litter crackdown as Buckinghamshire Council increases fines from £150 to £500
A NEW crackdown on litter louts by increasing fines from £150 to the maximum £500 has been announced by Buckinghamshire Council. Fines will also double to £1,000 for people who do not pay the fixed penalty notices within 28 days. The beefed-up
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Bucks Council urged to make housing developers fund services near large new estates
Buckinghamshire Council has been urged to get developers to help fund infrastructure, facilities and services for large new housing estates. Councils can charge developers a levy on new developments to help pay for things like nearby roads, schools
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Appeal after man follows victim home with baseball bat
A CCTV picture is circulating after a man followed a victim home and threatened him with a baseball bat. Thames Valley Police are releasing an image of an individual officers would like to speak to following an offensive weapon incident in Marlow
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Man jailed after stealing £400 worth of clothes from Matalan
A prolific shoplifter has been jailed after stealing a total of almost £400 worth of items from a Matalan store in High Wycombe across two occasions. Anthony Dix, 40, of Springfield Boulevard, Milton Keynes, stole a number of men’s clothing items
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Buckinghamshire parking charges to be extended amid ‘financial pressures’
Buckinghamshire Council has said it will extend parking charges amid the ‘financial pressures’ facing the authority. The move would mean that motorists using some council car parks will now have to pay to park their vehicle during evenings, Sundays
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Bucks Council leader has ‘significant concerns’ over Labour’s ‘Grey Belt’ plans
The Conservative leader of Buckinghamshire Council Martin Tett has said he has ‘significant concerns’ over the new Labour Government’s housing plans. Labour plans to build 1.5 million homes over the next five years, including on lower quality Green
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TV personality and presenter hosts huge car event at Wycombe Air Park
A television personality, presenter, and trader has recently hosted a charity event at Wycombe Air Park. Mike Brewer, 59, who is best known for hosting ‘Wheeler Dealers’ on the Discovery Channel, where he and his team purchase surplus cars, restore
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Looking back at Matt Bloomfield's Wycombe Wanderers testimonial against Chelsea
Today marks the 10th anniversary of Matt Bloomfield’s Wycombe Wanderers testimonial against Premier League big guns, Chelsea. It was a sea of light and dark blue at Adams Park on July 16, 2014, as thousands of Chairboys fans and supporters of the
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High Wycombe: 181 new flats planned by billionaire family off London Road
A billionaire family have revealed plans to create 181 new flats off High Wycombe’s London Road. The Pears, who are said to be worth £3.419bn, are among those behind plans to convert five office blocks on Kingsmead Business Park, Loudwater, into
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High Wycombe payphone to be removed after just 13 calls in a year
A payphone in High Wycombe is set to be removed after just 13 calls were made from it in a single year. The neglected phone box is on the corner of Priory Road and Amersham Hill A404 outside Edgecote House. A three-month consultation on the