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Wasps fans urged to come back

WASPS fans are being urged to return to Adams Park next season by the man leading the consortium to take over the club. The deal, led by former player Ken Moss, is due to be completed by the end of the month. The club has been hit hard by financial

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Swan Upping axed for first time in 900 years

THE 900 year-old tradition of Swan Upping has been axed for the first time ever because of flood risk, it has just been announced. The annual census of the swan population along the River Thames was due to go through Cookham tomorrow, then onto

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Man, 85, has train collection stolen while in hospital

AN 85-YEAR-OLD man had his collection of model trains stolen while he was in hospital. The man started his collection in 1977 and several trains, wagons and carriages were stolen by thieves who broke into his shed. He was in hospital from May

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Nature group upset as conservation area is destroyed

RARE plant life that featured in a conservation project in Chesham has been destroyed by mowers. It is believed Berkhampstead Field off Vale Road was accidentally cut by a firm which was working on neighbouring land belonging to a farmer.

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Census 2011: Population in south Bucks up almost six percent

SOUTH Buckinghamshire’s population increased by almost six percent during the last ten years, according to new census data released today. The combined population of the Wycombe, Chiltern and South Bucks districts now stands at 331,200. There

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Sacrifices of brave Bomber Boys should humble us all

MAY I thank you for publishing, in the Bucks Free Press (July 6), the article on RAF war hero Charlie Darby who flew 30 operations with RAF Bomber Command during WWII. The Bomber Boys, as they were known, were such brave men. I fully intend to visit

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Ex-mayor 'deplores' party politics at town council

A FORMER mayor says he deplores the increasing 'politicisation' of Beaconsfield Town Council. Henry Wilson, of The Spinney, has added his voice to the recent criticisms of the small authority – saying independent councillors are at a "serious

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Good Grief: so much to lose

It would be customary of me to write up our Sunday experiences at Pann Mill. The weather was nice and the people nicer but you can read all about that in one of our previous blogs. Instead I would like to answer a question that arose out of the Guildhall

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Doc looking to lead by example

NEW Wanderers skipper Gary Doherty says he wants to lead by example in a bid to boost team spirit. He wants Blues to get off to a good start to their upcoming League Two campaign and believes high morale levels will be key to that. Doherty

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Wooburn killer: 'My wife's affair sickened me to the core'

TALL Glaswegian John McGrory met Marie Foster on a blind date in 1995, when his Scots Guards regiment was posted in Windsor. The pair initially lived happily in a flat in Flackwell Heath, though seven years ago Marie gave a statement to police

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Summer drama workshop in Chesham

A SUMMER drama workshop will run at The Elgiva in Chesham from July 30-August 3 from 10am-4pm each day. It promises to be a week of fun, singing, dancing and acting with a show following musicals through the decades from Hair to Oliver to Wicked. It is

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Family pays tribute to murdered wife

FAMILY and friends have paid tribute to Marie McGrory - whose husband John has been jailed for 14 years for her murder. Care assistant Marie, 39, who was better known as ‘Milly’, was strangled by the ex-soldier in the kitchen of their Wooburn

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Doherty happy to be where he's wanted

GARY Doherty says it was an easy choice to join Wanderers permanently, saying he's happy to be somewhere he's wanted. The former Ireland international was frozen out at Charlton Athletic by manager Chris Powell, paving the way for him to move to Adams

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Council: We didn't give land away by mistake

COUNCIL bosses have moved to quell claims that they mistakenly handed over strips of land to a housing association. Labour said Wycombe District Council had given Red Kite Community Housing the green spaces in error as part of the agreement

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Jukebox musical at the Wycombe Swan this week

HAVING underwear thrown at them is nothing new for the cast of Save The Last Dance For Me and it means the show never gets dull for the actors. The musical is from the team that penned Dreamboats and Petticoats and is in the same jukebox format

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High Speed 2 attacked during Lords debate

THE value for money of High Speed 2 has come under further intense scrutiny, this time in the House of Lords. Following a heavily critical report by Parliament's Public Accounts Committee about the cost benefit of the £33bn scheme, it has come