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Scout group to celebrate 90th birthday tomorrow

Scouts parade their colours to mark St George's Day

9:20am Friday 17th May 2013

SCOUTS are marking a special birthday this year with the help of a fun day of games, BBQ & a campfire.

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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.

New chairman for Hazlemere Parish Council

11:43am Wednesday 8th May 2013

HAZLEMERE Parish Council elected a new chairman last night.

Alice in Wonderland style celebrations at refurbished playground

1:50pm Monday 6th May 2013

THE Mad Hatter, The Cheshire Cat and a number of Alice's were on hand to celebrate the refurbishment of a play area in Hazlemere.

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.

Hazlemere mum's plea to find family cat

3:37pm Friday 3rd May 2013

A HAZLEMERE family is desperately seeking news on their lost cat, Jessie.

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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.

Wycombe's top cop warns motorists over 'break in' insurance claims

11:30am Wednesday 1st May 2013

MOTORISTS who leave their vehicle unsecured and then report it as a 'break in' to their insurance company will be ‘shopped’ by a top policeman.

Crime falls again but Wycombe's top cop demands more from officers

6:15pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

CRIME across the Wycombe area has been cut once again – but the area’s top policeman still wants even more from his officers.

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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Hate crimes and domestic abuse rise in Chiltern and South Bucks

3:07pm Monday 29th April 2013

HATE crime and reports of domestic violence are on the rise in Chiltern and South Bucks, figures show.

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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 Hazlemere

1:00pm Friday 26th April 2013

THESE Bucks County Council hopefuls for the Hazlemere division want your vote at the elections on May 2. Watch their video pitches to you - the voters - to see whose name you want to put a cross by.

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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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?

BFP video pitch opportunity for BCC election candidates

4:59pm Wednesday 17th April 2013

CALLING all Buckinghamshire County Council election candidates!

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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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.

Parish council abandons 'anonymity rule' for meetings

4:04pm Wednesday 10th April 2013

A PARISH council has torn up rules imposed by its former chairman for its public meetings to be held under an unenforceable anonymity clause.

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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Opportunity to meet neighbourhood police teams

6:17pm Wednesday 10th April 2013

RESIDENTS will have the chance to meet their local police team next week and sign up for a scheme to keep up to date on crime in the area.

Half of Hazlemere Parish Council resigns

2:44pm Wednesday 3rd April 2013

SIX councillors resigned from Hazlemere Parish Council last night with one councillor saying he thought the council was "completely dysfunctional".

£300 a year benefit slash begins

8:50am Tuesday 2nd April 2013

A CUT in benefits for about 4,500 Wycombe residents begins week.

Hundreds of Wycombe tenants hit as 'bedroom tax' comes in

1:50pm Monday 1st April 2013

HUNDREDS of households living in former council homes in Wycombe are set to be hit by the so called 'bedroom tax' – which comes into effect today.

GPs take charge of £305m health budget today

7:00am Monday 1st April 2013

DOCTORS in south Bucks today take charge of a £305million budget for health services.

Mary Berry judges toddler group's cake creations

10:30am Friday 29th March 2013

A TODDLER group in Tylers Green enjoyed a visit from the nation's favourite baker as TV star Mary Berry came to judge a cake competition held to raise funds for a children's charity.

Rugby star opens new sensory playground

5:10pm Tuesday 26th March 2013

RUGBY legend Rob Henderson joined excited pupils at Penn School last week to unveil a new charity funded sensory play area.

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Snow to fall tonight

1:34pm Friday 22nd March 2013

SNOW is going to fall tonight and possibly tomorrow around High Wycombe, a forecaster is warning this afternoon.

Piggy bank raided for £25m road repairs

3:08pm Thursday 21st March 2013

SCORES of south Bucks’ most battered and pothole ridden roads are set to benefit from a £25m cash injection as council chiefs raid the piggy bank.

Search for lost cat called Prince

10:59am Thursday 14th March 2013

A HOLMER Green white cat that goes by the name Prince has gone missing.

Council reveals blue badge schemes for ANPR-controlled car-parks

12:11pm Tuesday 12th March 2013

A COUNCIL will offer blue badge holders two dispensation options as it prepares to trial its mooted camera operated car-parking system.

Duke of Edinburgh visits Bucks youth charity

4:30pm Friday 8th March 2013

THE Duke of Edinburgh praised the work of a children’s learning centre during a visit to south Buckinghamshire this afternoon.

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Councillors want anonymity rule for public meetings

9:50am Friday 8th March 2013

A PARISH council wants to hold all its meetings under a legally unenforceable rule which would provide anonymity for speakers.

Hazlemere florist wins place at Chelsea Flower Show

8:46am Wednesday 6th March 2013

A FLORIST’S pretty arrangement has secured her place at gardening’s showpiece event.

Planning applications for March 4

2:02pm Wednesday 6th March 2013

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

Ex-leader: £7m waste deal could lead to council merger

9:00am Tuesday 5th March 2013

A NEW £7million deal between two councils for rubbish collections may be the first step towards a radical merger, a former leader believes.

£2.5million housing and homeless plan chucked out as party rivals clash

3:00pm Monday 4th March 2013

A LIBERAL Democrat proposal to spend £2.5m to tackle homelessness has been dismissed as being written on the back of a cigarette paper and thrown out by Conservatives.

District car-parks to become camera operated

11:33am Monday 4th March 2013

FINES and hunting for loose change to pay to park in the Wycombe District could be a thing of the past as car-parks are set to become camera operated.

Council survey shows 50 per cent think it delivers value for money

9:50am Saturday 2nd March 2013

HALF of Wycombe residents feel the council provides value for money, given the state of the economy, a council survey found.

Wycombe Lib Dem chief calls for council leader to quit

4:15pm Friday 1st March 2013

TWO of Wycombe's big gun politicians squared off at a public meeting, with the Liberal Democrat leader questioning whether his Tory counterpart has enough time outside work to run the council.

Pay cuts ruled out by council leader

3:02pm Wednesday 27th February 2013

A PAY cut for top earners has been ruled out by the leader of the county council, despite the pressing and ongoing need to make savings.

'Voluntary groups could close without extra cash'

7:00am Friday 22nd February 2013

CONCERNS have been raised that voluntary groups could close down without greater support from councils.

More Bucks Blockbuster staff face redundancy

4:40pm Thursday 21st February 2013

MORE Blockbuster staff in south Bucks are facing redundancy.

Officials aim to stop more school website crashes during snow

9:00am Wednesday 20th February 2013

WORK is being carried out over the half term break to ensure the council's school closures website does not crash again if and when more snow arrives.

Leader pours cold water on cutting councillors

3:00pm Monday 18th February 2013

A CUT in the number of councillors representing Wycombe may not be such a good idea in reality, council leader Alex Collingwood has warned.

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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