Bucks Free Press: Local news articles from Bourne End and Wooburns

Beaconsfield train death man named

12:06pm Thursday 18th March 2010

A 33-YEAR-OLD man who died after being hit by a train at Beaconsfield Station on Friday night has been named as Stuart Wise.

Council chiefs move to explain parking ticket increases

10:16am Wednesday 17th March 2010

PARKING chiefs have issued a public statement explaining planned ticket increases after an outcry from shoppers and workers.

• See the full list of proposed charges here

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Pupils raise cash by creating a map of Haiti

2:44pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

PUPILS at a school in Bourne End raised £500 for charity by creating a map of Haiti with money.

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Screenwriter to leave Hollywood following his wife's death

10:00am Sunday 14th March 2010

BOURNE END screenwriter Simon Monjack said he is leaving Hollywood because it is “too painful” to live with the death of his actress wife Brittany Murphy.

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Man 'concussed' by conker

10:00am Saturday 13th March 2010

PLANS for a new care home should be blocked because its entrance would pass underneath a 'dangerous' horse chestnut tree - said a woman whose husband was 'concussed' by a large conker.

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Library packed for teen pop concert

12:00pm Saturday 13th March 2010

ABOUT 150 teenagers flouted the normal rules at Bourne End library this week as they crammed in to witness the venue's first pop concert.

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Planning applications for March 11

8:25am Friday 12th March 2010

The following applications were submitted to south Buckinghamshire councils yesterday.

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Favourite book characters arrive at Bucks schools

11:40am Wednesday 10th March 2010

PUPILS and staff excelled themselves for World Book Day last Thursday and dressed up as a host of characters from their favourite books.

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Crime round-up: Fuel theft by van with stolen plates

4:19pm Monday 8th March 2010

REGISTRATION plates were stolen from a vehicle in Booker before being used on a white transit van as fuel was stolen from a garage.

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South Bucks charity celebrates 15th birthday

2:43pm Monday 8th March 2010

A SOUTH Bucks charity celebrated its 15th birthday and said a 'fond farewell' to senior staff member Helena Tym.

• Headway South Bucks website

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