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Swanky new bar hoping to bring the Mediterranean to Marlow opens this week
A new bar run by the former brand director of a tropical-themed cocktail bar with venues around the world is opening this week. Monty’s, at the former site of Clayton’s bar on Oxford Road, will launch a two-day soft opening this Friday and Saturday
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New secondary school would tackle ‘financial and emotional pressures’ says MP
Joy Morrissey MP is upping her call for the government to open a non-selective secondary school in Burnham, describing it as an ‘untenable’ situation for parents and children. The MP has been campaigning to open a new school at the former site
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Disabled homeless woman gets payout from Bucks Council over housing failings
A disabled homeless woman is to receive a payout from Buckinghamshire Council over housing failings. The local authority failed to review the temporary accommodation of the resident, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has said.
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Wycombe not on list of planned riots after low-turnout demonstration
High Wycombe has not been included on a list circulating social media of the cities and towns targeted for protest action today – after a peaceful demonstration last weekend left locals ‘proud’ to be from the area. Police around the country are
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'Violence has no place here' says council and police amid nationwide riots
Local authorities have urged residents to be wary of online misinformation as protests continue across the country following a fatal knife attack in Southport. The deputy ahead of Buckinghamshire Council has joined Thames Valley Police and other
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Wycombe announce new Academy Director boasting Premier League experience
Wycombe Wanderers have appointed former Premier League Support Manager, Jeremy Sauer, as the first Academy Director. Sauer, who moves to Buckinghamshire from Brighton and Hove Albion, has held prominent positions with West Ham United and AFC Wimbledon
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'Family, tennis and Baileys': 100-year-old's tips for longevity on landmark birthday
A 100-year-old man from Chesham says it felt "very good" to be surrounded by three generations of his family at a celebration of the landmark birthday today. Roy Thorn was born in Chesham in August 1924 and, a local man through and through, now
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Rioting thugs not welcome in High Wycombe, say MPs, councillors and faith leaders
Rioting thugs are not welcome in High Wycombe, MPs, councillors and faith leaders have said as the UK prepares for another night of violence. Community leaders in the town have lined up to condemn the week of riots which erupted across the country
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Red Arrows to fly over Buckinghamshire: Timings for Red Arrow flypast
The Red Arrows will be performing a display to celebrate their 60th birthday this weekend and on the way to the event in Blackpool, the pilots will be taking a route through Buckinghamshire. The display, which has been dubbed the Wendover Flypast
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Wycombe farm shop plans welcomed by residents: ‘Huge asset’
Plans for a new and improved farm shop on the edge of High Wycombe have been welcomed by residents. The farm shop at Bolter End Farm, Finings Road, Lane End is set to be extended after planning permission was granted by Buckinghamshire Council.
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Changes to 33 new homes in Little Marlow approved
Proposed changes to a plan to create 33 new homes in Little Marlow have been approved by Buckinghamshire Council. Plans to change the use of offices in the Grade II listed Westhorpe House at Westhorpe Park were originally given the green light
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Pensioner accuses Labour of ‘running scared from bully boy parking companies’
A pensioner from Gerrards Cross who launched a campaign last year to take on ‘cowboy’ private parking companies says the new Labour government is not proving better than the Conservatives in protecting motorists against an ‘unfair’ system. Stanley