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The sound of a Saturday morning

Do you know I really like Saturday mornings. With no need to get up early to got to work yours truly can enjoy a well deserved extra few minutes in bed. This morning I woke at 10.30am however it seemed like a good idea to stay in bed for a few minutes

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Booth: Wasps deserved win

LONDON Irish director of rugby Toby Booth admitted Wasps were the better team after his sides' 18-13 loss today. Booth said: “I thought they managed the game better than we did, I thought they managed the contact better than we did and the set piece

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Wycombe school targeted by hate campaign

A HATE campaign attempting to 'destroy the reputation' of a High Wycombe academy has sparked a worried principal to call in police. Offensive letters with forged signatures and logos were sent to other secondary schools claiming to be from

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Boss cancels day off after shocking show

WANDERERS boss Gary Waddock will be dragging his players in for extra training tomorrow after a “very, very poor” showing against Scunthorpe. The Blues manager was left tearing his hair out at his side’s lack of consistency as they followed a 5-0 victory

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Wasps restore pride with Irish win

DAI Young has hailed his players after they ended a nine-game losing streak with an 18-13 victory over London Irish at Adams Park this afternoon. The win moves them eight points clear of bottom side Newcastle in the fight for survival, following Newcastle's

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Wasps see Newcastle and raise them with gutsy win

WASPS 18, IRISH 13. THE wait is finally over. When Wasps beat Worcester at the end of October it was league win number four – they can't have imagined it would take another four months to get the fifth. But it finally arrived against

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New faces, same old story for Blues

Scunthorpe United 4, Wycombe Wanderers 1. WANDERERS’ survival hopes were struck another hammer blow as they were thumped in their latest relegation six-pointer. Against a side who played the entire second half a man light, after Michael O’Connor

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Pupils get visit from football writer

AUTHOR Dan Freedman visited pupils in Bourne End to celebrate World Book Day and talk about meeting famous footballers. The children’s writer met Year 7 and 8 pupils at Wye Valley School on Thursday, along with a class who had travelled down from Juniper

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Daughter took dementia sufferer mum's £9k pension

THE daughter of an elderly dementia patient who took nearly £9,000 from her pension has landed a suspended jail term. Sandra Muir, 50, of Allanson Road, Marlow, was sentenced on Tuesday, after pleading guilty to fraud for taking the savings

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Fantastic 20-page DRIVE pull-out in this week's BFP

DON'T miss this week's Bucks Free Press, complete with our fantastic FREE Drive pull-out supplement. Whether you are looking for a practical motor, an economical runaround, one that delivers fun or a touch of class, look no further than Drive

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New Korea for snoops?

SO, Colin Baker and his fellow CCTV snoopers might have to move to Slough. I agree that this is not good. Much better would be to relocate to Pyongyang [capital of North Korea]; they might even pick up a few tips. Chris Burmajster, Andrews Way, Marlow

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Royals are on a roll

YOUR story two weeks ago about The Princess Royal’s nigh faultless performance at The Bank Farm Riding School in Bellingdon confirms the sentiment that The Royal Family is on a roll. The Queen could well say that the family has turned around from the

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Amersham designer makes world's most expensive dress

A CELEBRITY dress designer from Amersham is currently making the world’s most expensive black diamond dress. Valued at £3.5million, this ultimate ‘little black number’ is all the work of 30 year old Debbie Wingham. It will be revealed

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Unemployment article was seven months late

I DON’T know whether to laugh or cry? Your two page spread on unemployment by Simon Farr and James Nadal was seven months late, their article was old hat. It’s apparent to me that the three of you [reporters and the editor] don’t read your own newspaper

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Olympic hopeful supporting 10K charity run

AN OLYMPIC hopeful supporting a ten kilometre challenge for Iain Rennie, advises runners to "remember why you’re doing it," ahead of the race tomorrow. Sprinter, Joey Duck, is gearing up to officially start the Hospice 10k Challenge in Chalfont St Giles

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Planning applications for February 29

PLANS to demolish a bungalow in Longwick and build three new homes have been submitted to a council. The outline proposal for Sheredon, on Thame Road, would include a four bed detached home and a pair of three bedroom semi-detached properties

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Risborough mail protestors take fight to London

PROTESTORS from Princes Risborough stood outside Royal Mail’s HQ in London on Wednesday demanding to keep their delivery office in their town. The sorting office in Bell Street has already been sold but campaigners hope Royal Mail will consider

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Government assaults our Christian identity

MAY I please respond courteously to M. L. Grey (BFP March 23), who states, “The institution of marriage is open to all, homo or heterosexual, as a basic human right – it is a matter of equality”. I respectfully disagree. What has Britain come to that

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Full story: Sparks fly over Wycombe Hospital

EMOTIONS ran high over Wycombe Hospital this week, as residents expressed anger at plans to remove several of its specialist services. About 75 people attended a consultation meeting at the King’s Centre in Desborough Road on Tuesday morning