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Man found dead outside Eden

9:04am Friday 30th July 2010

A MAN was found dead near the Eden Shopping Centre car park in the early hours of this morning.

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Flackwell Heath nursery to close

10:29am Friday 30th July 2010

JUNIPER Hill Nursery School in Flackwell Heath is to close.

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Don't cut social services in favour of roads, Lib Dem warns

3:00pm Friday 30th July 2010

A LIBERAL Democrat has hit out at moves to slash funding for social services but keep cash for road repairs.

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Unions hit out at hospital job losses

10:11am Friday 30th July 2010

UNION leaders today hit out at forthcoming hospital job losses, warning against a 'slash and burn' approach to redundancies.

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Councillor "saddened" by deselection

11:54am Friday 30th July 2010

A STOKE Poges councillor faced with deselection by the Conservative Party said she believes 'most villagers' would not agree with the decision.

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Planning applications for July 29

10:10am Friday 30th July 2010

PLANS to convert a property in High Wycombe into three flats have been submitted to a council.

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Anger at 13k for council 'spin' lessons

9:49am Friday 30th July 2010

MORE than £13,000 of taxpayers’ cash has been spent on ‘spin’ media training for councillors and staff.

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Readers vote for keeping the ASBO

9:00am Friday 30th July 2010

BUCKS Free Press readers have voted against the coalition Government's plans to scrap Anti-Social Behaviour Orders.

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Gillan welcomes rail compensation scheme

7:30am Friday 30th July 2010

A SOUTH Bucks MP opposed to a planned high speed rail route through her constituency has welcomed news residents can apply for compensation.

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Bercow slams planned day centre closure

11:42pm Thursday 29th July 2010

COMMONS speaker and town MP John Bercow last night slammed plans to close a day centre in Princes Risborough - and compared it to a TV sitcom.

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Man stabbed in High Wycombe

3:29pm Thursday 29th July 2010

A MAN was stabbed in High Wycombe town centre during a confrontation between two groups of men.

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Animal lover puts dead cat in bag to warn of speeding

1:29pm Thursday 29th July 2010

A ROAD safety campaigner put a dead cat in a bag, hung it on railings and wrote on it ‘Speeding Kills’ to protest about driving on a Beaconsfield road.

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Repair work on M40 slip road tonight

5:01pm Thursday 29th July 2010

AN M40 slip road will be closed for repair works tonight.

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Benefit cheat who stole £75,000 avoids jail

3:37pm Thursday 29th July 2010

A 51-YEAR-OLD woman who fraudulently claimed more than £75,000 has been given a suspended prison sentence.

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Wanderers fans question stadium move

10:04am Thursday 29th July 2010

A WYCOMBE Wanderers supporters’ organisation has questioned controversial plans to move the club’s stadium.

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