Bucks Free Press: Local news articles from Marlow

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

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'.

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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.

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A&E petition needs 4,000 more names to trigger investigation

2:20pm Monday 17th June 2013

A PETITION calling for a probe into A&E services has gained about 4,000 signatures.

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Thieves taking £100 worth of charity shop's clothes per week

11:20am Monday 17th June 2013

HUNDREDS of pounds which should be going towards the fight against heart disease is being cruelly snatched away by thieves in Marlow High Street each month, it has been revealed.

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Police operation keeps Marlow regatta trouble free

10:20am Saturday 15th June 2013

MARLOW Town Regatta was free of the problems of the past, with no yobbish behaviour marring the event last weekend.

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Cllr Pearce: 'Wycombe district needs more park-and-ride facilities'

12:06pm Thursday 13th June 2013

THE district needs more park-and-ride facilities, a councillor believes.

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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.

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Planet's biggest rodent recaptured

4:00pm Monday 10th June 2013

THE world's largest rodent is no longer on the loose.

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Domino's Pizza wants to move into empty Marlow shop

9:00am Monday 10th June 2013

A TAKEAWAY pizza company has lodged plans to take over the empty Blockbuster store in Marlow.

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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.

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George Clooney and Matt Damon shoot film in Bucks

1:34pm Sunday 9th June 2013

A WORLD War Two heist film starring Hollywood superstars Matt Damon and George Clooney has been filming in countryside near Marlow.

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Two arrests in Marlow town centre on regatta day

10:02am Sunday 9th June 2013

THERE were just two arrests in Marlow yesterday evening on town regatta day, with police calling it a quiet occasion overall.

Video: 4,500 regatta revellers expected as Sir Steve kickstarts Marlow's big day

3:23pm Saturday 8th June 2013

SIR Steve Redgrave took centre stage this morning as Marlow Town Regatta got underway.

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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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Marlow FC members await their fate over potential ground switch

7:30am Thursday 6th June 2013

MEMBERS of one of the world’s oldest football clubs are waiting on the results of a vote which could see them moved out of their stadium.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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New market fights back against supermarkets

4:00pm Saturday 1st June 2013

ORANGISERS of Marlow’s latest retail experience are confident the new market will provide customers with a viable alternative to supermarket shopping.

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Mourners say farewell to teen who died after playing football

6:00am Saturday 1st June 2013

MOURNERS packed into church to bid farewell to a popular teenager this week after his shock death following a game of football.

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Petition launched to start probe into A and E services

4:00pm Friday 31st May 2013

A LEADING Liberal Democrat hopes to trigger an investigation into the transferral of Wycombe Hospital's Accident and Emergency to Stoke Mandeville with a new petition.

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Wallet stolen from elderly man in distraction burglary

4:10pm Friday 31st May 2013

An ELDERLY man had his wallet stolen in a distraction burglary in Marlow this week.

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.

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Elderly couple escape after bridge crash

6:00pm Thursday 30th May 2013

AN ELDERLY couple managed to escape their car after it rolled on its side on Marlow Bridge this week.

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.

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Stories of regatta romances wanted

1:20pm Monday 27th May 2013

COUPLES who met at Marlow's regatta over the years have been asked to come forward and tell their romantic tales by organisers, who have also revealed more details of this year's event.

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Ex-Marlow schoolboy vies to be next Apprentice winner

11:00am Monday 27th May 2013

ALAN Sugar's next business partner, which he is seeking in the latest series of the hit television show The Apprentice, could be a Marlow educated man.

'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.

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Ducks dash as May Fayre raises £5k

2:40pm Saturday 25th May 2013

IT WAS not quite Regatta style racing, but there was excitement nonetheless as early summer revellers lined the banks of the Thames to watch the annual duck dash.

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New market opens today in Marlow

7:00am Saturday 25th May 2013

A NEW market is set to open in Marlow today.

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Death of teen who collapsed playing football leaves family 'broken'

5:00pm Friday 24th May 2013

A MOVING tribute has been made by the father of a teenager who died after suddenly collapsing while playing football.

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World's largest rodent on the loose near Marlow

9:49am Friday 24th May 2013

THE world's largest rodent, normally only found in South America, is on the loose near Marlow, with a search underway to find it.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Gay marriage bill is a disaster, leading Tory tells Prime Minister

11:17am Tuesday 21st May 2013

A LEADING Bucks Conservative has launched a scathing attack on David Cameron's gay marriage bill, saying it has been a disaster which makes winning the next election nearly impossible.

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Boy dies after collapsing during football kickabout

8:51pm Monday 20th May 2013

A TEENAGER has died after suddenly collapsing while playing football despite having no known medical conditions, his school has confirmed.

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Marlow walk replaces Wycombe Wander

5:16pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

FIREMEN from Marlow Fire Station have pledged their support to a new 10 mile walk in the town.

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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.

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Olympic legend unveils £4million sports centre

9:40am Sunday 12th May 2013

FIVE times Olympic gold medal winner Sir Steve Redgrave hailed the school which helped propel him to international glory as he officially unveiled Marlow's new £4million sports centre yesterday.

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Brother joins big sister in the 100 year club

2:10pm Saturday 11th May 2013

A MASTER builder has joined his big sister in the 100-years-old club.

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Marlow's new mayor unveiled

5:20pm Friday 10th May 2013

MARLOW'S new Mayor was unveiled this week.

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