Bucks Free Press: Local news articles from Flackwell Heath

Aylesbury's new homes plan 'unsound', Wycombe housing chiefs say

Some of the solar panels which have been installed on Golden gates Housing Trust properties

12:50pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

WYCOMBE'S housing chiefs could be on a collision course with their Aylesbury counterparts over a plan for 13,500 new homes which they have branded 'unsound'.

Wycombe Hospital restructure listed top in A&E failure causes

11:00am Tuesday 18th June 2013

BETTER healthcare in Bucks has caused worse healthcare for those using A & E according to an official NHS document.

Planning applications for June 14

9:31am Tuesday 18th June 2013

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

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Flackwell Heath Budgens store to close

3:12pm Friday 14th June 2013

BUDGENS in Flackwell Heath has announced it is to shut after more than 20 years trading in the village. Managers told staff yesterday that the supermarket on Straight Bit will close its doors on July 3.

Alex Collingwood open to return as council leader

10:00am Tuesday 11th June 2013

THE district's recently deposed council chief has left the door open on what would be a sensational return as leader next year, just weeks after losing the role.

Death rate inspectors start hospital probe today

6:00am Monday 10th June 2013

INSPECTORS are set to visit Bucks hospitals from today as a probe into high death rates is ramped up.

Village life celebrated at mass picnic

4:30pm Friday 7th June 2013

THE RECREATION ground in Flackwell Heath was transformed into a picnic site last weekend as the village came together to share lunch.

Wycombe police tops early TVP table

4:48pm Thursday 6th June 2013

WYCOMBE’S police force is currently top of the Thames Valley league table.

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£30m Wycombe sports centre is priority for new leader

10:20am Tuesday 4th June 2013

MAKING sure that the new £30m Handy Cross sports centre is delivered on time has been made the top priority by Wycombe's new council chief.

New police inspector for Marlow and Wycombe villages

3:00pm Monday 3rd June 2013

A NEW Wycombe rural police chief is starting work today after the area's inspector retired recently.

Retired serviceman pays his respects to Lee Rigby

12:06pm Monday 3rd June 2013

A RETIRED serviceman who was in the same regiment as Drummer Lee Rigby laid a wreath in the murdered soldier's memory.

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Extra £3m pledged to repair pothole ridden roads

12:30pm Saturday 1st June 2013

A FURTHER £3m raid on the county's piggy bank has been approved to fix the pothole blighted roads - but hundreds of millions of pounds are needed to completely eradicate the problem, says council chief Martin Tett.

"Embarrassed" curry house hits back over cockroaches

3:00pm Friday 31st May 2013

AN INDIAN restaurant has hit back after being prosecuted for a cockroach infestation in its kitchen.

Gypsies await their fate

11:23am Friday 31st May 2013

GYPSIES who appealed the council’s decision to reject planning permission on two sites are awaiting the outcome of an inquiry held last week to consider their fate.

High death rate investigators to visit Bucks hospitals

9:00am Friday 31st May 2013

HOSPITALS in Bucks identified as having high death rates will come under the microscope after a report into catastrophic failures at Mid-Staffordshire Hospitals.

Council merger pressure will increase, says leading Tory

4:40pm Monday 27th May 2013

THERE will be huge pressure to scrap Buckinghamshire's councils in favour of a radical money saving merger after the next election, the county's second in command foresees.

Cockroach-infested curry house prosecuted

12:50pm Saturday 25th May 2013

A CURRY house which served up cockroaches in its food has been forced to pay out over £2500 after being prosecuted for three separate food safety offences.

'Council system must be abolished'

4:40pm Saturday 25th May 2013

A VETERAN Tory councillor who has just stepped down says Buckinghamshire's five major councils must be abolished.

Your nominations wanted for armed forces heroes

6:40am Friday 24th May 2013

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

8:44pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

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.

Beaconsfield MP: gay marriage bill 'badly conceived'

5:48pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

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

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

6:25pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

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.

Gypsy site appeal inquiry begins

9:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

AN INQUIRY into a controversial gypsy site in Flackwell Heath began this week to decide whether Wycombe District Council’s decision to refuse the application should be upheld.

Flackwell Heath plans village picnic for national 'Big Lunch' day

4:10pm Sunday 19th May 2013

FLACKWELL Heath Residents’ Association hope the whole village will come together for a summer feast of food and fun at the Flackwell Heath Village Picnic next month.

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Pub landlord seeks to overturn council garden closure

8:00am Saturday 18th May 2013

A FLACKWELL Heath landlord is hoping to succeed where many before him have failed and obtain council permission to open his pub garden to customers.

New chairman for Chepping Wycombe Council

8:00am Thursday 16th May 2013

A NEW chairman has been chosen to take the reins at Chepping Wycombe Parish Council after four years under the leadership of Jeff Herschel.

New leader for Wycombe District Council

2:46pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

WYCOMBE District Council has a new man at the helm after the ousted ex-boss resigned to avoid a leadership contest at a public meeting.

Post mortem begins into low election turn out

5:59pm Thursday 9th May 2013

WYCOMBE'S MP has rebutted suggestions of Tory complacency as a post mortem into another low election turn out takes place.

Multi-million pound college building unveiled

7:00pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

A multi-million pound revamp for Amersham and Wycombe College was officially unveiled last weekend.

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Musical schoolchildren rock out with rubbish

11:10am Tuesday 7th May 2013

MUSICAL youngsters at a Flackwell Heath school got in the festival spirit this month by making their own instruments from household rubbish ahead of a gig this summer.

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Social housing demand out stripping supply

10:40am Monday 6th May 2013

DEMAND for social housing in Bucks is continuing to far out strip supply, council chiefs say, as they said changes to the current system are needed.

Martin Tett set to continue as county leader

5:12pm Sunday 5th May 2013

MARTIN Tett is set to continue at the man at the helm of the county, following Thursday's council elections.

Rise of UKIP continues in Bucks but Tories retain county council control

2:36pm Friday 3rd May 2013

THE national rise of the UK Independence Party continued today in Bucks - but the Conservatives still stormed back to power.

Independent takes county council seat - but Wycombe remains blue

5:03pm Friday 3rd May 2013

INDEPENDENT Darren Hayday wrestled a seat at County Hall away from the Conservatives – but Blue is still the colour in Wycombe.

Elections 2013 - see our live blog for results

6:30pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

THE winners and losers of the Bucks County Council elections will be starting to filter through tomorrow morning.

Voting for elections takes place tomorrow

1:00pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

THE county council elections take place tomorrow. If you have any queries or concerns about where to vote you can call an election telephone hotline, set up especially and inspired by a Bucks Free Press reader.

Post office raided in Flackwell Heath

4:24pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

CASH and cigarettes were stolen from a post office during a night time raid.

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Criminals have £3m confiscated by police

10:27am Tuesday 30th April 2013

THE message that crime does not pay has been reinforced by a special police unit which confiscated nearly £3m cash from convicted criminals last year.

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Schools could shut again for teachers strikes

6:00am Monday 29th April 2013

SCHOOLS could be shut due to strikes again later this year as a Bucks teaching union launched a scathing attack on the Government.

VIDEO: Your election candidates for the rest of Wycombe district

5:49pm Friday 26th April 2013

THESE Bucks County Council hopefuls for in the rest of the Wycombe district area want your vote at the elections on May 2.

Elections 2013: Written statements still wanted

10:29am Friday 26th April 2013

THE Bucks Free Press is still asking council contenders at the May 2 elections for their written statements.

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Dog walk in memory of 15-year-old

11:13am Friday 26th April 2013

AN Alaskan Malamute inspired a 65 mile walk to raise money in memory of a 15-year-old.

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How are you going to vote?

2:30pm Tuesday 23rd April 2013

THE elections for Bucks County Council are looming. Residents have the chance to elect a representative for their area for the next four years on May 2. But are you going to use your vote and if so have you decided yet who for?

Fake cash circulating around Wycombe

11:55am Tuesday 23rd April 2013

FORGED £20 notes are circulating in the Wycombe area, with police revealing there has been an increase in recent weeks.

BFP video pitch opportunity for BCC election candidates

4:59pm Wednesday 17th April 2013

CALLING all Buckinghamshire County Council election candidates!

Date confirmed for gypsy site appeal

4:40pm Tuesday 16th April 2013

A DATE has been officially confirmed for the appeal inquiry into a proposed gypsy site in Flackwell Heath.

Planning applications for April 12

11:53am Tuesday 16th April 2013

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

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Gardener celebrates allotment prize

9:00am Monday 15th April 2013

A GREEN-FINGERED winner has been unearthed this week from an annual allotment competition.

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Police called in after electors 'pressured into signing voting forms'

2:10pm Thursday 11th April 2013

POLICE have been called in after a council received complaints from electors who said they felt pressured into signing postal voting forms.

Planning applications for April 8

9:32am Wednesday 10th April 2013

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

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