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Successful sunny day for hospice's spring fair

3:43pm Thursday 25th April 2013

PEPPA Pig delighted children at a spring fair in High Wycombe on Saturday. The South Bucks Hospice fair at Pusey House raised £2,000.

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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?

Police probe 'racist' post on RBL Facebook page

2:32pm Tuesday 23rd April 2013

POLICE are investigating a ‘racist’ post which appeared on the Facebook page of the High Wycombe Royal British Legion club.

Little Mix to headline concert in Tring

2:00pm Tuesday 23rd April 2013

LITTLE Mix will headline at a concert in Tring this July.

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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.

Video: Scouts parade their colours to mark St George's Day

11:30am Monday 22nd April 2013

HUNDREDS of people gathered in High Wycombe to watch the Scouts proudly parade their colours through the town to mark St George’s Day.

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Joss stick causes flat fire

11:01am Monday 22nd April 2013

AN unattended joss stick started a fire in a flat above a shop in High Wycombe on Sunday morning.

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Family 'living in hell' after row with firm over disabled daughter's extension

2:20pm Sunday 21st April 2013

A MUM says her life has been made a misery by an organisation which refuses to repair defects to an extension built for her disabled daughter.

Upset over Wycombe school's astro-turf plans

12:50pm Sunday 21st April 2013

A SCHOOL’S plan to construct a flood-lit astro-turf pitch has met with objection from concerned residents.

Scheme launched to combat street drinking in Wycombe

5:41pm Wednesday 17th April 2013

A SCHEME to combat street drinking in High Wycombe town centre has been launched.

BFP video pitch opportunity for BCC election candidates

4:59pm Wednesday 17th April 2013

CALLING all Buckinghamshire County Council election candidates!

Man appears before crown court over Cressex fight

3:41pm Wednesday 17th April 2013

A MAN appeared before Reading Crown Court yesterday charged with attempted murder.

11-year-old girl attacked in Wycombe

1:20pm Tuesday 16th April 2013

AN ATTACK on an 11-year-old girl in Wycombe has sparked a police search for the man responsible.

UPDATED: Man rescued from home as neighbours fight Wycombe fire

9:23am Tuesday 16th April 2013

POLICE have launched an arson investigation after firefighters rescued an elderly man who became trapped in his High Wycombe home by fire.

Fire-hit Wycombe diner expected to reopen in May

4:20pm Tuesday 16th April 2013

Police hunt after Wycombe GBH

3:00pm Tuesday 16th April 2013

AN ASSAULT on two men in Wycombe last week left one with a fractured jaw, and police are appealing for information to catch the attacker.

Jewellery stolen in High Wycombe burglary

10:57am Tuesday 16th April 2013

JEWELLERY and coins have been stolen from a house in High Wycombe and police are appealing for help in tracing those responsible.

BMX track decision condemned

8:00am Tuesday 16th April 2013

THE DECISION to build a new BMX track in Wycombe has come under fire from a concerned local historian.

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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Transport chiefs 'understand frustrations' at London Road resurfacing delays

3:32pm Monday 15th April 2013

TRANSPORT chiefs have acknowledged the public’s frustration at the long-winded resurfacing of London Road.

Eighty firefighters tackle emergency exercise at Wycombe Abbey

11:17am Monday 15th April 2013

EIGHTY firefighters and officers from Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service were put through their paces during a three-hour emergency exercise in High Wycombe.

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Missing Wycombe man found

4:00pm Saturday 13th April 2013

A WYCOMBE man who went missing from his home for nearly three weeks has been found.

'Come Dine With Me' comes to Wycombe

2:30pm Friday 12th April 2013

BUDDING chefs in Wycombe are being given the chance to shine after TV bosses announced they are scouring Wycombe for contestants to appear on a new series of ‘Come Dine with Me’.

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First step in investigating how clerk was able to de-fraud a council

10:30am Thursday 11th April 2013

HUGHENDEN Parish Council will take the first step in investigating how it was possible for £28,200 to be siphoned from its accounts.

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.

Man in court over attempted murder in Wycombe

1:18pm Thursday 11th April 2013

A MAN appeared before court this week charged with attempted murder following a brawl outside a High Wycombe community centre.

Dedicated volunteer meets the Queen

3:00pm Wednesday 10th April 2013

A TOTTERIDGE lady saw the Queen's "beautiful smile" first hand when she met her during a special royal ceremony.

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Singing prodigy, 11, on verge of O2 final performance

12:32pm Wednesday 10th April 2013

A SINGING prodigy is one step away from performing at the O2 after wowing competition judges with her vocal talents.

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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Man charged with attempted murder over Cressex brawl

11:14am Tuesday 9th April 2013

A MAN has been charged with attempted murder following a fight outside a community centre in High Wycombe.

Road maintenance planned for Desborough

2:20pm Tuesday 9th April 2013

HIGHWAYS maintenance will be carried out on Desborough Park Road and Dashwood Avenue next week.

Funding for Hughenden project secured

1:40pm Tuesday 9th April 2013

FUNDING for a major regeneration of the former Compair site that will help make High Wycombe become "a true university town" has been secured.

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Three arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after Cressex fight

5:57pm Monday 8th April 2013

THREE men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a brawl outside a High Wycombe community centre.

Hopeful Labour candidate blasts party over selection process

11:37am Monday 8th April 2013

AN INCENSED researcher for Labour who wanted to run as a candidate in the council elections has blasted the party over its selection process.

Countdown to Wycombe Arts Festival

12:00pm Sunday 7th April 2013

THE Wycombe Arts Festival is nearly upon us once more with a selection of six weeks of exciting events in and around High Wycombe and Marlow.

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Pupils shown the importance of technology in education

3:50pm Saturday 6th April 2013

MORE than 50 schools attended a digital open learning day at John Hampden Grammar School which aimed to highlight the benefits of technology in modern education.

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Man cleared of Castle Street GBH

5:34pm Friday 5th April 2013

A MAN has been cleared of inflicting grievous bodily harm upon a reveller who was left brain damaged after an altercation outside a takeaway.

Wycombe HMV saved in Hilco rescue package

11:51am Friday 5th April 2013

A DEAL to rescue entertainment retailer HMV has been reached.

Single punch left Wycombe man brain damaged

10:00am Friday 5th April 2013

A PUB goer was left with permanent brain damage when he fractured his skull after being felled by a single punch to the head, a court heard this week.

New look planned for uni buildings

9:00am Friday 5th April 2013

A MAJOR rebuilding project of the Buckinghamshire New University campus and student accommodation was unveiled this week.

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£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.

Students' library fines turn into cash for good causes

4:10pm Monday 1st April 2013

STUDENTS at Buckinghamshire New University have taken themselves to account in the name of charity, raising more than £800 by paying all their library fines in one week.

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Sponsors sought for Bucks New Uni awards

12:30pm Saturday 30th March 2013

SPONSORS are being sought to support the fourth annual Union Awards, being held next month by the Students’ Union at Buckinghamshire New University to recognise and reward students and their achievements over the past academic year.

Wycombe Big Society Bank launches to help community organisations

5:40pm Friday 29th March 2013

A NEW community bank aiming to support voluntary and social enterprises in the Wycombe District has been launched.

New 'rapid response' team for Bucks' homeless problem

8:00am Friday 29th March 2013

A NEW 'rapid response' group has been launched in the county to make sure no homeless person has to to spend a second night sleeping rough on the street.

Arrest made after power tool theft

6:10pm Thursday 28th March 2013

A MAN suspected of stealing power tools from a property in High Wycombe last week has been arrested by police.

Apprenticeship scheme planned for Loudwater

10:30am Thursday 28th March 2013

A SOCIAL investment project being planned for Loudwater will offer young mechanics skills and apprenticeships in building and repairing off-road vehicles.

Retail giants could rise from the dead

7:40am Thursday 28th March 2013

RETAILERS Jessops and HMV could be about to rise from the dead.

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