Bucks Free Press: Local news articles from Amersham

Council falls behind in unemployed target for 16-18 year olds

9:00am Thursday 14th February 2013

COUNCIL bosses are falling behind in their target to reduce the number of school leavers in Bucks not in jobs, training or education.

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High Wycombe may get more snow later

9:07am Wednesday 13th February 2013

SNOW could be falling again in High Wycombe this afternoon, the latest forecasts show.

HS2 court result due at any time now

9:56am Tuesday 12th February 2013

A RESULT in the legal fight with the Government to stop High Speed 2 is due any time now.

Anti HS2 campaign finds new home in Amersham

11:20am Monday 11th February 2013

A NEW focal point of the anti HS2 march was opened in Amersham on Saturday with the unveiling of a new campaign shop.

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£40million more cuts planned at County Hall

8:00am Saturday 9th February 2013

THE budget for Buckinghamshire County Council for the next financial year is set to be rubber stamped at a meeting on Monday.

Pub demolition lands firm £1,500 fine

4:21pm Wednesday 6th February 2013

A PROPERTY developer demolished an Amersham pub before it was supposed to because it wasn't expecting to receive written permission from the council, a court heard.

Senior Bucks Tory joins plea to David Cameron over gay marriage

11:04am Tuesday 5th February 2013

A FORMER Wycombe Conservative Association Chairman was among 23 senior Tories to go to Downing Street to protest over the Government's plans for gay marriage.

New police chief raises share of council tax

6:00pm Monday 4th February 2013

THAMES Valley's new elected police chief has decided to raise council tax in order to recruit more officers.

MP's shock at number of £100k NHS Trust workers

4:31pm Friday 1st February 2013

MP Steve Baker said he was surprised to discover 147 Buckinghamshire NHS staff members were being paid more than £100,000 a year.

Ambulance crews faced with 'longest hospital delays on record'

10:44am Friday 1st February 2013

AMBULANCE crews are being forced to queue longer than ever before they are able to pass patients on to medics in A&E.

Gillan: Build HS2 from north to south

2:53pm Monday 28th January 2013

A BUCKS MP has today said the northern part of the planned HS2 line should be built first because of question marks over the Government's transport policy.

Video: Dignitaries march through High Wycombe

12:13pm Sunday 27th January 2013

MANY Mayors and dignitaries representing towns from across Buckinghamshire and beyond marched through High Wycome this morning.

Drugs and drink identified by new commissioner to cut crime

7:00am Sunday 27th January 2013

DRUNKENNESS and drugs have been identified as key factors to tackle in a new plan to cut crime.

Planning applications since January 15

5:06pm Tuesday 22nd January 2013

THE following planning applications were validated by South Bucks councils since January 15.

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Schools announce closures for tomorrow

4:33pm Monday 21st January 2013

Tomorrow's closure list has just started filtering through, with two schools definitely closed.

Slight chance of more snow tomorrow

5:03pm Monday 21st January 2013

WE MAY have seen the last of the snow in Bucks this week – the latest forecast indicates.

Schools to shut tomorrow due to snow

5:16pm Thursday 17th January 2013

A NUMBER of schools have already announced they will shut tomorrow due to the snow.

Planning applications for January 14

9:21am Wednesday 16th January 2013

THE following planning applications were validated by south Buckinghamshire district councils on Monday.

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147 county council jobs could go by June

12:33pm Tuesday 15th January 2013

UP to 147 jobs at Buckinghamshire County Council could go between now and June.

More Thames Valley Police officers to be equip with Tasers

1:11pm Thursday 10th January 2013

MORE officers will be equip with Taser stun guns, Thames Valley Police has announced today.

District Cllr says BCC is 'burying head in the potholes'

11:30am Wednesday 9th January 2013

TRANSPORT chiefs have been accused of ‘burying their heads in the county's potholes’ by a disappointed councillor.

Council leaders pen letter to PM urging for care charge cap

3:43pm Tuesday 8th January 2013

COUNCIL leaders have written a joint letter to the Prime Minister urging the government to place a limit on charges for elderly care.

County council sets out tax freeze plan

4:40pm Monday 7th January 2013

TAX payers look set for another freeze in the money they provide to Buckinghamshire County Council.

Farage: Voters turning to UKIP because of HS2

3:26pm Monday 7th January 2013

UKIP Leader Nigel Farage told Chesham and Amersham MP Cheryl Gillan in a live televised today debate many of her constituents were turning to his party because of the Tories' stance on HS2.

New plans to demolish village pub made

12:22pm Monday 7th January 2013

PLANS to demolish a derelict village pub are back on the agenda after a developer submitted permission to build two new homes.

Council leader reveals £25m road repairs plan

10:10am Sunday 6th January 2013

IN AN open letter to Bucks residents, Cllr Martin Tett, Leader of Buckinghamshire County Council, reveals he hopes to embark upon a new £25 million programme to repair roads in the area and also discusses the ongoing battle against HS2.

Unusually high admissions to hospital today prompts appeal

5:22pm Saturday 5th January 2013

STOKE Mandeville Hospital is experiencing an 'unusually high' number of admissions to its accident and emergency centre today, bosses revealed this evening, as they appealed to patients.

Your chance to nominate Chiltern's youngsters for awards

7:30am Wednesday 2nd January 2013

THERE is still time to nominate the young people you believe have made a difference to the Chiltern District in 2012 for an award.

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Cheryl Gillan, MP: New Year's message

12:50pm Tuesday 1st January 2013

2013 seems to have arrived with us much more quickly than a New Year usually does, simply because 2012 appeared to pass so swiftly.

Success for Old Amersham's inaugural shopping crawl

4:10pm Monday 31st December 2012

CHRISTMAS is traditionally a time for bringing people together, but in Old Amersham that's true of businesspeople rather than families.

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Extra trains for New Year's Eve revellers

5:00pm Sunday 30th December 2012

THERE will be extra trains on New Year's Eve from London to High Wycombe after midnight.

Dog charity warns over Christmas internet purchases

6:20am Wednesday 26th December 2012

A CHARITY which rescues and rehomes Labradors has warned of the risks of buying pets on the internet and urged against getting a new animal over Christmas.

Rabbit thrown from moving car among cruelty cases seen by RSPCA

5:00pm Monday 24th December 2012

TO MOST people the idea of throwing a rabbit out a moving car, an act so cruel and callous, would be unthinkable. Sadly, however, this is the ever day reality faced by volunteers at South Bucks RSPCA, whose work costs around £160,000 per year.

Police commissioner defends deputy appointment

12:47pm Monday 17th December 2012

ANTHONY Stansfeld has defended his appointment of Cllr David Carroll as his deputy following criticism about the selection process.

Transport chiefs warn salt could be ineffective as temp set to drop to -8

4:30pm Wednesday 12th December 2012

COUNCIL chiefs have urged motorists to take care on the roads as the mercury is set to plummet to almost minus eight degrees tonight.

Pub plans slammed as unacceptable

7:30am Tuesday 11th December 2012

PLANS to 'cram' nine dwellings onto land previously used as a pub were branded as "the unacceptable face of development" as they were rejected by councillors.

Snow could be falling in week before Christmas

12:42pm Sunday 9th December 2012

SNOW could be falling in Bucks in the week leading up to Christmas.

Father cleared of manslaughter in baby death case

10:59am Friday 7th December 2012

A FATHER has been cleared of killing his baby daughter after doubts were raised over key evidence.

Council chief "quietly confident" about HS2 High Court battle

12:32pm Wednesday 5th December 2012

A COUNCIL chief says he feels “quietly confident” of success in the Judicial Review into the proposed £32bn High Speed 2 plan.

HS2 Judicial Review starts today

11:37am Monday 3rd December 2012

THE long-awaited judicial review into HS2 is to start at London's High Court today.

Friends nearing end of cross-Channel challenge

7:30am Thursday 29th November 2012

BEST friends Alex Lawman and Lauren Cliffe are closing in on their target of swimming 21 miles in 21 days for charity.

HS2: PM to 'ensure compensation scheme works properly'

4:37pm Wednesday 28th November 2012

PRIME Minister David Cameron today pledged he would 'ensure' the HS2 compensation scheme 'works properly' for Bucks residents.

Amersham shops preparing for Christmas Crawl

5:20pm Sunday 25th November 2012

IF you've not made a start on the Christmas shopping yet, Amersham has just the thing for you.

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MP wonders 'how on earth' HS2 was shortlisted for analysis award

5:10pm Friday 23rd November 2012

HS2 Ltd and the Department of Transport have missed out on a Civil Service 2012 award – after MP Cheryl Gillan this morning wondered ‘how on earth’ they could have been shortlisted in the first place.

£1.1million winter road gritting plans outlined

5:00pm Friday 23rd November 2012

THE transport boss charged with keeping drivers moving on Buckinghamshire's roads this winter is confident he has the resources to cope, as the £1.1m operation gets underway.

Planning applications for November 21

9:32am Friday 23rd November 2012

THE following planning applications were received by south Buckinghamshire district councils on Wednesday.

Overnight beds set to close on specialist ward

1:57pm Thursday 22nd November 2012

A CONTROVERSIAL closure of overnight beds on a specialist dermatology ward looks set to go ahead after hospital chiefs received backing from county councillors.

Campaigners angry at Prime Minister's judicial review plans

12:10pm Tuesday 20th November 2012

ANGRY HS2 campaigners have hit out at the Prime Minister's announcement he plans to cut back on the number of consultations his government holds and the amount of judicial reviews at court.

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Council criticised for calling Wycombe 'prosperous'

4:20pm Monday 19th November 2012

WYCOMBE should not be described as ‘prosperous’, two councillors have said, as they criticised the use of the word in an official council document.

New coffee shop opens in Amersham

4:14pm Monday 19th November 2012

FOODIES in Amersham have a new place to get their teeth stuck in to after a deli and coffee shop opened in the Old Town today.

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