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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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Four-year-old transplant survivor shows support for donor awareness event

5:00pm Saturday 15th June 2013

A LITTLE girl who had a heart transplant at six-months-old help support a fair in Owlswick aiming to raise donor awareness.

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BCC chairman jumps on board to drive community bus

2:00pm Saturday 15th June 2013

THE chairman of Buckinghamshire County Council showed he has much more than a ceremonial role as he hopped on board to drive a community bus.

Man gets stuck on roof rescuing cat

3:05pm Thursday 13th June 2013

A MAN needed rescuing by firefighters after getting stuck on a roof while trying to rescue a cat.

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.

Little 'intruder' frightens council chiefs at meeting

10:19am Friday 7th June 2013

AN 'intruder' frightened council chiefs at a public meeting on Wednesday.

Community sports centre for Princes Risborough school

9:30am Friday 7th June 2013

A COMMUNITY sports centre will be built at Princes Risborough School.

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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Cllr calls for members to show respect to each other

11:50am Wednesday 5th June 2013

A TOWN councillor has called for other members to show respect to each other and abide by the Code of Conduct.

Worries over appearance of 'dilapidated' house, says cllr

10:10am Wednesday 5th June 2013

THE state of a building in the centre of Princes Risborough has raised concerns for council members.

Tea party to celebrate Queen's Coronation

4:51pm Tuesday 4th June 2013

THE Risborough Area Partnership Community Group is holding a Queen’s Coronation Cream Tea Party this weekend.

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Concerns of anti-social behaviour at council owned land

4:42pm Tuesday 4th June 2013

RESIDENTS who live near a piece of land owned by a town council have raised concerns about anti-social behaviour.

£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.

Daughter who was told she had weeks to live inspires fundraiser

10:40am Sunday 2nd June 2013

THE mum of a little girl who is being treated at Great Ormond Street has organised a fundraiser for the hospital.

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.

War memorial ad banner sparks outrage

7:30am Saturday 1st June 2013

A BANNER displayed on a war memorial advertising a taijutsu club has sparked outrage.

New Mayor for Risborough

10:10am Saturday 1st June 2013

ALAN Turner has been named as the Mayor for Princes Risborough this year.

Delivery of HS2 'in doubt'

6:40pm Friday 31st May 2013

The delivery of the £33bn High Speed 2 project is in 'doubt', an official Government report has said.

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.

A Hearts and Crafts Fair takes place tomorrow

9:50am Friday 31st May 2013

AT a crafts fair this weekend there will be the chance to bid for art drawn and painted on postcards.

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Inquest: Dog walkers found man who took his own life

9:39am Thursday 30th May 2013

DOG walkers discovered a man who had taken his own life in open countryside, an inquest heard.

Airmen who avoided crashing into Princes Risborough to be remembered in the town

11:27am Wednesday 29th May 2013

THE Speaker of the House of Commons and members of the air force from both sides of the Atlantic will attend a special memorial dedication in Princes Risborough.

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.

'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.

Couple 'stuck' in home due to bedroom tax

8:32am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A COUPLE who are desperate to move into a smaller council house said bedroom tax means they are stuck where they are.

Wycombe-to-Oxford rail link to go ahead after failed High Court bid

3:35pm Friday 17th May 2013

A NEW £130m rail link between London and Oxford will go ahead after a challenge to halt it was thrown out of the High Court.

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.

Paralympic hero inspires 5-year-old to take on 3k

4:10pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

A FIVE-year-old girl who suffered a stroke before she was born hopes to complete a 3km run this Sunday.

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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.

Risborough residents take to the catwalk

3:50pm Monday 6th May 2013

LADIES and men took to the catwalk in Princes Risborough to raise money for a day care centre in the town.

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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.

Owlswick Morris Dancers celebrate 30 years

2:40pm Saturday 4th May 2013

THE Owlswick Morris group danced with the rising of the sun in the Cotswolds as part of their Three Counties Tour.

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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.

Sewing shop hopes GB Sewing Bee will boost interest in the hobby

2:42pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

SALLY Baker is hoping the BBC's Great British Sewing Bee will have the same boost for sewing as The Great British Bake Off did for Baking.

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.

Crime rises in Princes Risborough

12:40pm Sunday 28th April 2013

ALTHOUGH crimes in Princes Risborough has raised slightly, they are still very low, a policeman said.

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Cllr: 'Day centre will not close'

10:50am Sunday 28th April 2013

A TOWN councillor has reassured residents that there is no danger of a day centre in Princes Risborough closing.

Residents concern about untidy shop fronts

2:00pm Saturday 27th April 2013

A RESIDENT has raised concerns about the appearance of some of the empty shops in Princes Risborough.

Risborough citizens recognised for their hard work

11:10am Saturday 27th April 2013

THREE Princes Risborough residents were recognised for their hard work in the community on Wednesday night.

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Ex-Govt Cabinet Minister: Potholes are council problem so vote on May 2

9:00am Saturday 27th April 2013

CHESHAM and Amersham MP Cheryl Gillan, the former Welsh Secretary, tells readers why voting on May 2 in the county council elections is so imporant.

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