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A gesture worthy of the Games

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE’s Olympic pedigree is largely built around its success in rowing, with the county being renowned for producing the nation’s greatest ever Olympian Sir Steve Redgrave, writes Stephen Walter. The Team GB rowing squad have used

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Has Cllr Knight resigned then?

WITH reference to the letter from Cllr Knight. Having snapped my Achilles tendon I find myself with time to respond to letters where I would normally utter ‘clown’ and turn the page. Am I to assume Cllr Knight has submitted his resignation to his fellow

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Win tickets to Wormsley

WIN tickets to a day's cricket at one of the most beautiful grounds in the country. Ten pairs of tickets for the CB40 game on Sunday, May 6 between Unicorns and Derbyshire at Wormsley are on offer. The Unicorns will be starting their

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Empty house tax cuts could be scrapped

REDUCED rates of council tax for empty homes in the Chiltern district could be scrapped by the council. Houses that are empty for at least six months of the year are currently entitled to a 50 per cent reduction in the amount of tax the owner has to

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Flooding expected along River Thames

FLOODING of low lying land and roads is expected along the River Thames from Hurley through to Bourne End, the Environment Agency says. An alert has been issued for the river, also affecting Cookham, Bisham, Marlow, Medmenham, Skirmett and Hambleden.

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Man charged with school sex offences

POLICE have charged a 52-year-old man in connection with sexual offences allegedly committed against children at a Bucks school more than 30 years ago. John Addrison, of Datchet Road, Slough, was this week charged with three counts of indecent

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Woman took overdose after years of arthritis pain

AN elderly woman took an overdose after reaching “the point of desperation” after years of suffering from arthritis, an inquest heard. Margaret Hermon was discovered in the kitchen of her Tylers Green home by her son Sean Hermon on January

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Mum hits out over loss of bus service

A MUM says the axing of a crucial bus service means her son is regularly late for school. Ria Ramsaran, 38, has been struggling to cope since Carousel withdrew its number 1 bus, which ran between High Wycombe to Bourne End. Her son Jordan

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Gorman retires from football

POPULAR former Wanderers manager John Gorman is to retire from football at the end of the season due to health problems. Gorman, who had two spells in charge at Adams Park, has today announced he intends to step down from his role as assistant manager

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Motorcyclist in fatal crash was over drink-drive limit

A MOTORCYCLIST who died after losing control of his vehicle whilst riding through Chesham was more than two times over the drink-drive limit, an inquest heard. Wojciech Miskiewicz broke his neck after clipping a traffic island on Berkhampstead Road

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Fury over 'non-urgent' stroke victim's care

A PENSIONER is demanding answers after his wife suffered a stroke and waited ten hours before being admitted to a specialist ward. Vivian Bowden says his wife Mary, 65, was "extremely lucky" to pull through, but is furious at how her case was

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Collins gets MCC nod

A DR Challoner’s schoolboy was honoured by the president of the MCC at Lord’s during England’s win over the West Indies at the weekend. Robin Collins was one of 17 young cricketers to receive a commemorative plaque from Phillip Hodson for either scoring

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Council commits £125,000 to HS2 fight

A COUNCIL has confirmed it will spend £125,000 it set aside to fight against the controversial HS2 project. Chiltern District Council had earlier earmarked the cash from its own reserves to be spent on contributing towards a Judicial Review into the

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Rescue package ready and waiting for Wasps

WASPS have been given the all-clear in their battle against administration, with a consortium lined up to take over the club within a fortnight. Led by former Wasps player Ken Moss, the group will finalise the takeover deal with club owner

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Council should have talked to us first

RE: Wycombe District Council's decision to raise concerns with health ministers about the NHS consultation into changes at Wycombe Hospital. It is a pity that Wycombe District Council did not to discuss their concerns with us before the debate

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Chesham learn play-off fate

CHESHAM United face a trip to AFC Totton in the Southern League play-offs tomorrow night as the line up was finally confirmed. The south coast club booked their place in the end of season lottery by beating Bedford 2-0 in their re-arranged final league

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Planning applications for April 30

THE following planning applications were validated by south Buckinghamshire district councils on Monday. To view planning applications on the councils’ websites, click on the links at the bottom of this story. Wycombe District Council 47 Castle

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Council concerned about hospital transport

A COUNCIL which signed up to a controversial transfer of several specialist services out of Wycombe Hospital has now raised concerns about transport. Though Buckinghamshire County Council continues to give its broad support to the plans, it