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Celebrations as school gets 'outstanding' rating from church inspectors

7:30am Friday 15th March 2013

A SCHOOL has followed up its ‘good’ Ofsted report with an ‘outstanding’ rating from Church of England inspectors.

Beaconsfield PR firm riding high with top industry accolades

2:00pm Friday 25th January 2013

WHEN Caroline Kinsey founded her PR company 14 years ago, working from the garage of her Beaconsfield home, little did she know that by 2013 it would be winning major industry accolades and emerging as one of the most dynamic players in the field.

Poshpud cakes set to take baking world by storm

5:25pm Wednesday 23rd January 2013

TWO sisters in Beaconsfield are aiming to take the baking world by storm with their bespoke brand of finely crafted cakes – Poshpud.

Marlow firm breaks £300m mark

8:10am Sunday 5th August 2012

A MARLOW IT firm has been celebrating this week as it was announced its revenue has topped the £300 million mark.

Goodnight Walk shows the best of British

4:57pm Monday 23rd July 2012

MORE than 150 walkers took to the streets of Beaconsfield on Saturday as part of a patriotically themed walk to raise money for a charity providing vital care to the seriously ill.

One Can Trust foodbank celebrates its 1st Birthday with a grant from Buckinghamshire Community Foundation.

4:51pm Thursday 14th June 2012

A Wycombe charity celebrated its 1st birthday on the 10th of June with a tea party attended by over 50 supporters and volunteers.

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2 brothers both champions

4:50pm Thursday 14th June 2012

On the 3rd of June two local fighters Sam Ward and Tom ward went to the London Excel centre to compete in one of the largest martial art combat shows in Europe, The Ward Brothers both fought in K1 bouts which is a modified version of Thai Boxing, Sam Ward (7,0,2) fought Damo Weedon (6,3,0) from the phoenix academy, And it wasn’t long into the 1st round before Weedon realised he was in trouble, Wards strong Thai clinch and sharp knee’s connected with Weedon’s face and mid section bringing Weedon to the canvas several times throughout the bout, Ward used crisp combo’s and quick movement to outsmart his opponent ,After Ward connected with countless knee’s Weedon was dropped and after climbing the ropes to get to his feet the fight was over before it finished ,And after Weedon was dropped again in the 3rd round and given another 8 count by the ref it was clear Ward could sense Weedon was crumbling under the pressure and knew the fight was his to win, Ward was clearly the better of the fighters and showed it in style and at the end of the 3rd round Sam’s hand was raised and was declared the winner by unanimous decision, Sam is now back at training and he is training harder than ever in preparation for his ISKA British K1 title fight that is set for the 21st July. Sam’s younger brother Tom (6,2,1) competed in his first 5 round fight challenging Dean Alexander (10,2,1) for the Amateur English K1 Title, Alexander started out strong catching Ward with strong knee’s in the clinch, But by the start of the 2st round Ward seemed to of settled in to the fight and started to come back with quick punch’s and solid low kicks, Ward attempted a spinning side kick but Alexander’s defence was to tight to get through, By the 3rd round Ward has figured his opponent out and put his moves to use stopping his opponent in his tracks with strong push kicks to the body that put Alexander on the ropes Ward then attacked with several knee’s and low kicks that put Alexander on the canvas several times during their bout, In rounds 4 and 5 Wards low kicks and leg sweeps took their toll on Alexander taking him of his feet each time, But Alexander didn’t give up with his quick hand combo’s keeping him in the fight, both fighters put on a great performance, Both Ward and Alexander worthy of the title of English Champion But only one could walk away with the Belt, And by another unanimous decision the younger brother Tom had his hand raised and was awarded the English K1 Champion Belt, Both brothers are looking for sponsors and with Sam 2x pro English Champion and Tom the new Amateur English Champion these brothers are a going places and taking your name with them would be good for anyone !! Sam would like to say thanks to his sponsors, CDS pro, SDW Builders of Chesham, DSM fabrications and BM construction.

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Jubilee Garden opens at Laburnum Road

4:50pm Thursday 14th June 2012

On Friday 1st June, Red Kite Community Housing unveiled the brand new garden at our sheltered scheme in Laburnum Road.

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Planning applications for May 22 and 23

9:34am Friday 25th May 2012

The following applications were validated by south Buckinghamshire councils on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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Help us to reduce the risk of passing on norovirus

11:04am Monday 23rd January 2012

As is normal at this time of year, norovirus is circulating within the community and some of our inpatient wards are affected, especially at Wycombe Hospital.

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Black Dog Band

2:44pm Thursday 5th January 2012

27th January 2012 The Black Dog Band are holding a Folk Concert at St Mary's Church Princes Risborough on Friday 27th January at 7.30pm. Doug Kennedy will also make a musical contribution.

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Re-accreditation achievement for National Spinal Injuries Centre

10:25am Thursday 29th December 2011

The National Spinal Injuries Centre (NSIC), part of Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, has received a coveted international accreditation of excellence for its care of adults and children with spinal cord injury.

Choose well over Christmas

5:27pm Wednesday 28th December 2011

Whether it’s accidentally burning yourself getting the turkey out of the oven or tripping over some loose wrapping paper, people who need medical treatment over the festive period are being urged to Choose well.

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Freemasons fete carers

5:26pm Wednesday 28th December 2011

FROM: Tim Arnold, Bucks Freemasons. 29.11.11. 07956 265072. For immediate release. With pic.

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Trinity Big SleepOut aims to Support Homeless People

12:36pm Tuesday 22nd November 2011

Gerrards Cross resident, Mark Davey, will be exchanging the warmth and comfort of his bed for a chilly cardboard box on Friday 2nd December when he joins dozens of others at The Trinity Big SleepOut at the Hillingdon Athletics Stadium in Uxbridge in support of homeless people.

It's Panto Time Again!

12:34pm Tuesday 22nd November 2011

The Hazlemere Players are in rehearsal for their bi-annual Pantomime, to be performed at the Hazlemere Community Centre on the 14th, 20th & 21st January 2012.This time the Panto is "Georgie Porgie" by Paul Reake. Performances are at 7.30pm each evening, with matinees at 2.30pm on the 2 Saturdays. For tickets, phone our Box Office on 07933838713.

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Blessed John Henry Newman Parish Christmas Bazaar

12:30pm Tuesday 22nd November 2011

Saturday 26th November Noon-3pm Our Lady of Grace, Squirrel Lane, Booker Get a bargain with bric-a-brack, book and gift stalls.

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Epic Mountain Bike for an Epic Cause

12:29pm Tuesday 22nd November 2011

Four local men carried out an epic journey riding on mountain bikes from St. Ives, Cornwall, back home to the Crown, Chalfont St. Giles. They battled steep hills, local traffic and even a Jack Russell and in doing so they raised over £4000 for Great Ormond Street Hospital.

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Drawing breath & Chinese whispers - Joe Graham & Jayne Wilton Winners of the 2010 One Church Street Open Drawing Submission in Out of Line

4:27pm Tuesday 18th October 2011

Entrants to this prestigious, nationwide open submission were encouraged to interpret drawing as broadly as possible and Joe Graham’s and Jayne Wilton's work particularly impressed the judges in taking both the concept and physicality of drawing into exciting and unexpected territory.

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Chiltern CAB based in Chesham needs your vote!

4:26pm Tuesday 18th October 2011

Local people have just seven days left to vote for Chiltern Citizens Advice bureau in the National Westminster Bank Community Force Competition. The top three projects in the area, as voted by the public will win £6,000 and the voting closes on Sunday 23rd October.

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macmillan cancer care fund raising

4:25pm Tuesday 18th October 2011

staff at bonmarche high wycombe in the eden centre would like to thank customers for all their support in raising 2oo pounds from their raffle towards macmillian cancer care .

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The Scarlet Women

12:07pm Wednesday 12th October 2011

I am looking into the life of my late brother in law,s mother ,he was illegitimate , given away by his mother Sarah Elizabeth Statham nee Smart in 1918 .She was born in 1894 High Street Gt Missenden died 1942 Bembridge New road , I have some moving letters , and on behalf of her Granddaughters would like to find more on her life.

Farnham Common Junior School Christmas Market

12:06pm Wednesday 12th October 2011

Saturday 26th November FARNHAM COMMON JUNIOR SCHOOL CHRISTMAS MARKET at Farnham Common Junior School, Sherbourne Walk, Farnham Common, Buckinghamshire. SL2 3TZ, from 1.30 – 4.30pm. We have crafts, decorations, homemade cakes and jam, Christmas wreaths, childrens’ face painting, nail painting, books, and other gifts for family and friends. Entry £2.00 on the door (incl. mulled wine).

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Deputy Mayor for Chesham gives rave review for local resident, Paul Dix's One Man Show at The Elgiva Theatre

10:00am Friday 7th October 2011

Cllr Colette Littley Deputy Mayor for Chesham, gives great review of local man Paul Dix's One Man Show at The Elgiva Theatre, the debut performance in his UK tour.

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58th FINALS DAY AT IVER HEATH TENNIS CLUB

4:29pm Thursday 29th September 2011

The trophies shone and so did the sun at the Club's recent annual closed championships.

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The Future of High Wycombe Town Centre

11:23am Wednesday 28th September 2011

On Wednesday 28 September at 7.30pm the High Wycombe Society is holding a meeting in Bucks New University's Gateway Theatre to debate the future of High Wycombe Town Centre. A presentation by WDC's Director of Planning, Jerry Unsworth, and Team Leader John Callaghan will be followed by questions and discussion. The key issue is whether to support the Council's proposals to get rid of Abbey Way and eventually open up our historic River Wye, but singling Arch Way is another issue which could help in re-invigorating Frogmoor (it needs it!). Our meeting is open to all and entry is free. Do come!

Open the box – it’s full of surprises! Art in a Box at One Church Street Gallery

11:22am Wednesday 28th September 2011

When I visited Art in a Box at One Church Street Gallery, shortly after it opened, I allowed three quarters of an hour to view the show. An hour and a half later I was still there, enthralled and giggling. And I was not alone.

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Fern Britton opens the McIntyre Unit at Wycombe Hospital

4:56pm Wednesday 21st September 2011

Fern Britton opens the McIntyre Unit at Wycombe Hospital Fern Britton will officially re-name the recently refurbished endoscopy unit at Wycombe Hospital on Tuesday 20 September, in honour of leading consultant Dr Alistair McIntyre who sadly past away recently.

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Free Chesham TeachMeet

4:56pm Wednesday 21st September 2011

TeachMeet Buckinghamshire Learn something new, be amazed, amused and enthused.

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Funding Boost for local housebuilders

4:55pm Wednesday 21st September 2011

Topland, the international investment group, has taemed up with Wolsey Securities, specialists in residential development finance, with the aim of investing in excess of £150million in housebuildig directed to developers in the locatins such a South Bucks and other communting areas in the SE.

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Help the NHS to develop Better Healthcare in Bucks

3:34pm Thursday 8th September 2011

People in Buckinghamshire are being invited to take part in a series of involvement events in September to discuss how health services should be developed and delivered in the future. The invitation comes from Dr Graz Luzzi, Medical Director of Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, and Dr Geoff Payne, Medical Director of the NHS Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Cluster.

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2370 (Denham) Squadron 50th Anniversary Open Day 10th September 10am-4pm

3:33pm Thursday 8th September 2011

2370 (Denham) Squadron is part of the Air Cadet Organisation — a uniformed youth organisation parented and supported by the Royal Air Force. It offers cadets the opportunity to regularly take part in a varied range of interesting and stimulating activities that most young people don’t normally have access to, including: flying, gliding, adventure training, shooting, sports, the Duke of Edinburgh's Award and much, much more.

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Bringing up teenagers,Age is Relative.

10:43am Wednesday 7th September 2011

Age is relative. By Malcom Jacks As a parent, having brought up two children by myself since they were ages 6 and 9 years, I have witnessed many changes in there development.

Local NHS Trust holds nurse recruitment open day

9:12am Wednesday 7th September 2011

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is holding a trustwide band 5 nurse recruitment open day on Friday 9 September, from 10am to 2pm in the medical education centre at Wycombe Hospital.

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Village Show

11:19am Monday 5th September 2011

Sunday 11 September is the day of our Village Show, the 36th to be organised by the Farnhams & Hedgerley Horticultural Society. The show takes place at the Village Hall, Victoria Road, Farnham Common and features displays of fruit, vegetables, and flowers plus exhibits of flower arranging, cakes & preserves, photography, wines and beers, and crafts including work by children. Doors open at 2pm and the afternoon ends with the presentation of prizes for the best exhibits, an auction of produce, and a raffle. The show schedule has full details and is available from local shops. Entries close on Saturday 10 September.

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Local family

11:18am Monday 5th September 2011

A local High Wycombe family will be opening the doors to their very special home this September. The home in Totteridge has been dubbed "Superhome59" after becoming the 59th such Superhome in Great Britain in August 2010. To qualify these homes have had to undergo a retrofit to reduce thier carbon footprints by at least 60%. Superhome 59 qualified with an impressive 90% cut. Superhomes open to the public at regular intervals during the year and this opening coincides with Heritage Open days.

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BMI THE CHILTERN HOSPITAL DIRECTOR CYCLES 250 MILES ACROSS RURAL AFRICA RAISING OVER £4,000 FOR CHARITY

11:17am Monday 5th September 2011

Adrian Peake, Executive Director at BMI The Chiltern Hospital on London Road, raised over £4,000 by completing the 250 mile ‘Big Heart Bike Ride’ across Tanzania. Adrian joined a group of 34 men and women, helping to raise in total over £55,000 for four heart charities including, The British Heart Foundation, Tiny Tickers, Cardiac risk in the Young and Heart UK. The 5 day cycle took the fundraisers over 4,000 feet above sea level, travelling over some of the roughest terrain in East Africa, which required both mental and physical determination.

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Hospice 'Funraising' Evening

11:16am Monday 5th September 2011

Residents of Chichester Close sheltered housing scheme and their friends enjoyed a fish and chip supper followed by an evening of music last Friday 5th August to help raise money for the south Bucks Hospice.

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go mad go green

4:35pm Monday 1st August 2011

staff at bonmarche high wycombe in the eden centre would like to thank customers for there contributions towards macmillan cancer care in raising 100 pounds on go mad go green day THANK YOU .

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New parking barriers at Wycombe and Amersham hospitals

4:32pm Monday 1st August 2011

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust has responded to concerns from patients and staff around car parking and has upgraded the patient parking system at Wycombe and Amersham hospitals accordingly.

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Make a difference – become a governor

9:35am Wednesday 27th July 2011

Residents of Buckinghamshire are being invited to find out more about becoming a governor at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.

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BMI THE CHILTERN HOSPITAL CLINICIAN ADVISES STUDENTS ABOUT A CAREER IN MEDICINE

9:35am Wednesday 27th July 2011

Dr Timothy Dexter, a Consultant Anaesthetist at BMI The Chiltern Hospital on London Road, recently invited over 70 sixth-form students from across Buckinghamshire to Wycombe Hospital for a medical education day sponsored by BMI Healthcare and Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. The one day event, aimed at educating 6th form pupils who are considering a career in medicine, gave the students a taster of the demands faced by a doctor, to assist them in deciding if a career in medicine is truly for them.

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Highlighting a year of achievements

9:34am Wednesday 27th July 2011

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust invites patients and the public to attend our annual general meeting on Wednesday 3 August, from 10am in the education centre at Amersham Hospital.

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Infection rates continue to drop at Buckinghamshire hospitals

9:33am Wednesday 27th July 2011

Latest figures just released by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) show that infections across the NHS in Buckinghamshire continue to remain low in our hospitals for Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) and MRSA bacteraemia (bloodstream infections).

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Chiltern CAB helps local people save over £1,000,000

11:03am Wednesday 20th July 2011

Local charities and organisations learnt that Chiltern CAB has helped its clients to save over £1million last year when they attended a workshop last month at the Amersham Free Church. The purpose of the session was to describe what CAB does and to explore ways that local groups can work better together to help local people. Participants included Bucks County Council, Chiltern District Council, Chesham Job Centre, Chesham Food Bank, Chiltern Racial Equality Council, Bucks Floating Support, Chesham Asian Welfare Society, Community Impact Bucks, The Misbourne School, NHS Bucks, Sign Health, Thames Valley Police, United Sustainable Energy Council and Way In/ Connexions.

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A breath of fresh air for kids

11:03am Wednesday 20th July 2011

More than 40 children from Hyde Heath, Amersham, Chesham and the Missendens are celebrating a host of new facilities at their Pre-School, thanks to grants from local and national organisations.

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Help for dementia sufferers in Buckinghamshire– we need your views

11:03am Wednesday 20th July 2011

Call for local people for weekend ‘Citizen’s Jury’ A pioneering project set up by local GPs, the NHS and Buckinghamshire County Council will be involving local people in discussing and deciding on priorities for service developments for people suffering from dementia and their carers in the County.

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Local Children Prepare themselves for a fun Packed Summer

11:02am Wednesday 20th July 2011

Summer Holidays can be a challenging time for any parents. All the children running around, using their imaginations to create a new and unheard of game. FunTech is a unique IT Academy in Maidenhead which allows children’s imagination to go to a whole new level.

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Awards for volunteers

11:02am Wednesday 20th July 2011

Good neighbours and volunteers were celebrated at housing association Paradigm’s Resident Awards 2011 at Uplands Hotel near High Wycombe on 5 July.

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The South Side live rock!

2:22pm Tuesday 28th June 2011

Wycombe's rock and blues originals playing live!

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