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Three week old Marlow Post Office could close

1:00pm Saturday 20th March 2010

MARLOW'S new Post Office may close after just three weeks because of a dispute over disabled access to the building.

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Shoplifter faked heart attack

8:30am Saturday 20th March 2010

A DRUNK man discharged a fire extinguisher at a security guard and pretended to have a heart attack after being detained for shoplifting, a court heard.

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Revamped play area opened

5:00pm Saturday 20th March 2010

A REVAMPED play area has been officially unveiled following the completion of a £40,000 grant funded upgrade.

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Noel Edmunds show inspires Borlase's quiz

3:00pm Saturday 20th March 2010

TEACHERS went head to head with pupils in a contest based around Noel Edmunds show Are you smarter than a ten year old?

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Planning applications for March 19

11:30am Saturday 20th March 2010

A NEW Scout and Guide headquarters could be built within the Longburrow Hall grounds in Stokenchurch after a planning application was submitted to Wycombe District Council.

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Mums go head to head in netball contest

10:30am Saturday 20th March 2010

MUMS of schoolchildren from around the Marlow area will go head to head in a fundraising netball tournament tomorrow.

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Evacuation after bomb scare at RAF High Wycombe

1:11pm Friday 19th March 2010

RAF HIGH Wycombe was evacuated this morning and surrounding roads closed due to a bomb scare, which turned out to be false.

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Anger as council leader parks on double yellows

2:33pm Friday 19th March 2010

A COMMUTER said he was “appalled” to see the leader of a council park his car on double yellow lines while buying a train ticket.

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Council fails to keep stadium document secret

7:00am Friday 19th March 2010

COUNCIL chiefs tried to keep secret a passage in a document that has led to questions about whether Wycombe Air Park could be used for a stadium.

• 1965 covenant released by MoD
• 1968 covenant released by MoD
• The section blacked out by the council

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Commons to hear Bucks' plight over train plan

4:06pm Friday 19th March 2010

THE affect on Buckinghamshire of a planned high speed rail route will be discussed in the House of Commons next week.

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Tributes paid to popular teacher

10:20am Friday 19th March 2010

THE family and friends of a 23-year-old trainee teacher who died following a car crash have paid tribute to a “bubbly, intelligent person who loved life”.

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Car washing firefighters to raise charity cash

3:35pm Friday 19th March 2010

FIREFIGHTERS will be getting out their buckets and sponges tomorrow as they wash cars for money.

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Challoner's pupils smash Rubik's world record

3:00pm Friday 19th March 2010

PUPILS at an Amersham school clicked into action this week as they set a new world record.

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Man in court over Wycombe stabbing

1:30pm Friday 19th March 2010

A 46-YEAR-OLD man appeared in court today charged with stabbing a man in a High Wycombe street.

MPs explain opposition to high speed train plan

10:01am Friday 19th March 2010

THE MPs whose constituencies face a having a new high speed train line driven through them today urge Bucks Free Press readers to fight the plan.

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