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News Digest 24 May 2013

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• High Wycombe hotel could be demolished to make way for 16 homes

  TALKS have begun into the proposed redevelopment of a High Wycombe hotel and conference centre which could be replaced with 16 homes.

• Your nominations wanted for armed forces heroes

  HEROES from Britain's armed forces are to celebrated next month at a special event - and organisers are appealing to you to nominate veterans for a new award.

• Ribbon trial: Girl tells jurors how she was allegedly groomed and abused

  A GIRL allegedly exploited by a group of friends has told a court how she was groomed and abused by a man who forced her to perform sex acts on others at a party.

• Police to step up patrols in Wycombe after Woolwich incident

  POLICE are stepping up patrols in the Wycombe area in a bid to reassure the community after the killing of a serving soldier in Woolwich yesterday.

• Beaconsfield MP: gay marriage bill 'badly conceived'

  THE Government's highly contentious same-sex marriage bill, which was passed by MPs this week, has been 'badly conceived', the Attorney General says.

• Experienced Phantom talks about his stage career

  EARL Carpenter has just finished playing the Phantom in the 25th anniversary national tour of The Phantom of the Opera, and he is bringing his love for the musical to the Wycombe Swan.

• New WI group meets for the first time

  BEACONSFIELD’s new Women’s Institute met for its first ever meeting this week, with over 50 members already signed up.

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• Arboretum opens for the day

  A PRIVATELY owned tree collection was open for the day on Sunday.

• New councillor voted on to cabinet

  GRAHAM Harris was voted on to Chiltern District Council's cabinet in a reshuffle this week.

• Thriving youth club safe for now

  GERRARDS Cross Youth Club has temporarily solved its staffing problems after finding a youth worker to keep the group running.

• Gerrards Cross councillors vote to speed up communication

  GERRARDS Cross councillors have voted through plans to speed up the way the parish council communicates with residents.

• Ribbon trial: 'Girl was raped and abused for almost five years'

  A YOUNG girl was plied with alcohol and drugs, and repeatedly raped and sexually abused by a group of ten men for almost five years, a court heard.

• Man found dead at property in Chesham

  A MAN has been found dead at a property in Chesham this afternoon.

• Jolliffe's premises on sale for £1.5m after 45 years in Marlow

  ONE of Marlow's longest established and best known businesses has put up its premises up for sale at £1.5million.

• Delays after accident on M40

  AN ACCIDENT on the M40 this afternoon is causing long delays, with two lanes closed London bound between junction 2 and 3.