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One of the earliest photos of someone in Bucks uncovered
Buckinghamshire Archives shared the photograph on social media with their find.
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Buckinghamshire events director sentenced for Covid fraud
The owner of two Buckinghamshire-based events companies has been handed a suspended sentence after receiving £100,000 in Covid support funds when he was only entitled to half that figure.
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A lifetime of caring for frail and elderly patients in Bucks
Ana Pitt, a nurse within the Community Assessment and Treatment Service at Marlow, celebrates over 50 years of service working for the NHS in Buckinghamshire.
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UPDATE: 3 arrested after Aylesbury stabbing
Thames Valley Police have arrested three people in connection with a stabbing in Aylesbury last night (28/4).
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New Sixth Form Centre Opens at Waddesdon School in Memory of Lord Jacob Rothschild
Waddesdon School has officially opened the Jacob Rothschild Sixth Form Building, a project inspired by Lord Rothschild’s vision for positive global change.
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Bucks Scout achieves King’s Award
Yesterday (27/4/2025) Chief Scout Dwayne Fields and The Duke of Kent, congratulated the young awardee, Doug, for achieving the King’s Scout Award at an event at Windsor Castle.
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Musical raises over £12,500 for hospice charity
Florence Nightingale Hospice is celebrating after Matilda Jr raised an outstanding amount for hospice care across Bucks.
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South Central Ambulance Service says Rising levels of violence must stop
SCAS is supporting the calls made today (24/4) by the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) for further national policy interventions to help combat the growing number of violent assaults against ambulance workers in the UK.
Charity Chatter
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Cats Protection Chiltern Branch
The local volunteer-run branch of the national charity – Cats Protection, which is the UK's leading feline welfare charity.
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Connection Support
Prevent loneliness and isolation in your community become a befriender.
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Karibuni children charity
Based charity in Stoke Mandeville which focuses on transforming young Kenyan lives. The Charity was founded in 1995.
Community Chatter
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Worrying increase in number of young people using Bucks charity
Youth Concern say those needing support and food are the highest they've seen in over 40 years.
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Only Contact Elderly Get Each Week
The 'Monday Contact Club' are a day club for older people that meets every Monday. Throughout the day there are activities, crafts, exercises, full cooked lunch and entertainment.
I didn't Know that !
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75 Years of the Paralympic Movement which started in Stoke Mandeville.
In 1944, at the request of the British Government, Dr. Ludwig Guttmann opened a spinal injuries centre at the Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Great Britain, and in time, rehabilitation sport evolved to recreational sport and then to competitive sport.
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The Great Train Robbery happened here in Bucks 60 years ago
Cheddington historian John Smith talks us through the events of Thursday 8th August 1963 (this was first recorded 11 years ago).
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'Churchill's Toy Shop' at The Firs, Whitchurch
How many times have you driven past 'The Firs' at the top of Whitchurch High Street and wondered what really did go on behind those walls during the 2nd World War.
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Lewis Capaldi Latest Video Filmed in Bucks
'Wish You The Best' video was filmed in Little Missenden.
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A Wendover Woman Discovered What the Universe was Made of
Wendover born, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (b: May 10, 1900 – d: December 7, 1979) discovered that stars are made of hydrogen and helium.