Bucks Free Press: News from High Wycombe, Beaconsfield, Marlow, Amersham & Buckinghamshire

Tributes paid to 'cheeky' cobbler

12:00pm Sunday 21st March 2010

A “CHEEKY” cobbler remembered for always telling jokes has died aged 87.

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Pandora the donkey dies aged 55

5:00pm Sunday 21st March 2010

THE Horse Trust in Speen has said farewell to its oldest equine resident- a 55-year-old donkey called Pandora.

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Police keen to speak to pair over card theft

3:00pm Sunday 21st March 2010

POLICE want to speak to these two people in connection with theft and fraud offences.

American Football team aims to put Marlow on map

10:00am Sunday 21st March 2010

WITH its riverside location and record gold medal winning Olympian Steve Redgrave as its most famous son Marlow is best known for its rowing prowess.

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Stanley Spencer exhibition to launch

8:00am Sunday 21st March 2010

A SUMMER exhibition showcasing Stanley Spencer's work inspired by his first wife is due to be launched.

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Three week old Marlow Post Office could close

1:00pm Saturday 20th March 2010

MARLOW'S new Post Office may close after just three weeks because of a dispute over disabled access to the building.

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Shoplifter faked heart attack

8:30am Saturday 20th March 2010

A DRUNK man discharged a fire extinguisher at a security guard and pretended to have a heart attack after being detained for shoplifting, a court heard.

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Revamped play area opened

5:00pm Saturday 20th March 2010

A REVAMPED play area has been officially unveiled following the completion of a £40,000 grant funded upgrade.

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Noel Edmunds show inspires Borlase's quiz

3:00pm Saturday 20th March 2010

TEACHERS went head to head with pupils in a contest based around Noel Edmunds show Are you smarter than a ten year old?

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Planning applications for March 19

11:30am Saturday 20th March 2010

A NEW Scout and Guide headquarters could be built within the Longburrow Hall grounds in Stokenchurch after a planning application was submitted to Wycombe District Council.

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Mums go head to head in netball contest

10:30am Saturday 20th March 2010

MUMS of schoolchildren from around the Marlow area will go head to head in a fundraising netball tournament tomorrow.

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Evacuation after bomb scare at RAF High Wycombe

1:11pm Friday 19th March 2010

RAF HIGH Wycombe was evacuated this morning and surrounding roads closed due to a bomb scare, which turned out to be false.

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Anger as council leader parks on double yellows

2:33pm Friday 19th March 2010

A COMMUTER said he was “appalled” to see the leader of a council park his car on double yellow lines while buying a train ticket.

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Council fails to keep stadium document secret

7:00am Friday 19th March 2010

COUNCIL chiefs tried to keep secret a passage in a document that has led to questions about whether Wycombe Air Park could be used for a stadium.

• 1965 covenant released by MoD
• 1968 covenant released by MoD
• The section blacked out by the council

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