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Reporter swaps newsroom for the big top

Pictures courtesyBucks Free Press Bucks Free Press reporter Jemma Pearce (right) saw the chance to realise a childhood dream when the circus came to town – and she became part of the show. As a child, Jemma had always loved

Reporter plans to munch his way through half marathon

Buckinghamshire reporter James Webb plans to take part in a charity run with a difference this weekend – by eating his way around the course. The former fitness instructor, who now writes for the Bucks Free Press, South Bucks Star

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A dying desert rat soldier’s final wish became reality thanks to work by the Archant-owned Glasgow Extra, but war veteran Bobby Clarke died before seeing donations flood in.He had been behind a campaign to erect a plaque in Libya in

Making a grab for the sally

Bell-ringing is a practice steeped in tradition, but it could be under threat as it fails to attract newcomers to take part. Bucks Free Press feature writer Alice Eaton joined a local group to see what goes on… I arrive

Newspaperman scoops £250,000 on Millionaire

Newspaper quiz compiler Bob Ginger has scooped £250,000 on TV’s Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Bob, (36), who writes the crosswords for the Bucks Free Press, says the win is the greatest achievement of his life – but the

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A newspaper’s quiz compiler is to get his chance at the big one – on TV’s Who Wants to be a Millionaire?Bob Ginger, who writes the crosswords for the Bucks Free Press, is keeping quiet about the outcome of his

'Just lift up the nose'- Helen takes to the controls

There was no fear of flying for Bucks Free Press writer Helen Usborne, who was in safe hands for her spin with the keen RAF cadets of Marlow. The sick bag located in my trouser pocket did not inspire me

Outspoken Frankie pens editor's pet column

When the editor’s away, the staff will play…Or so readers of the Bucks Free Press found when editor Steve Cohen took the week off, and acting deputy news editor Frankie Taggart wrote from the Editor’s Chair – to let readers

Free Press saves county show

High Wycombe is celebrating after the Bucks Free Press saved the biggest event in the town’s calendar. The newspaper rescued the beleaguered Wycombe Show – which was cancelled this year for only the second time in its 54-year history, due

Mail men on the move

Andy Chatfield has been appointed deputy editor of the Oxford Mail and Oxford Star. Andy, who is 37 and has held the post of assistant editor since September, will have responsibility for production and digital media, in addition to his

Industry man Keith began in the local press

Industry reporter Keith Harper, of The Guardian, who has died from cancer aged 65, began his career in the regional press. His first job was as an editorial assistant at National Builder magazine before joining the Bucks Free Press as

"We didn't let them off the hook", says editor

A Bucks Free Press campaign is embarrassing council officials after the bungled opening of a £108,000 town centre fountain. Wycombe District Council proudly unveiled its new water feature on January 8, with dignitaries posing for photographs at the site. But,

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The Banbury Guardian has helped save a local scout group from forcing to close.Following a burglary in May, Middleton Cheney Scout Group faced repairs of £1,181, but when the group tried to claim on its Norwich Union insurance policy, it

Bear helps out in newsroom

A friendly bear from Wycombe Hospital has been helping out at the Bucks Free Press and South Bucks Star. Nosey the Bear’s ‘nose for a story’ prompted Star editor Steve Cohen to take a backseat while the furry trainee reporter

Bucks Free Press columnist has died

A former Fleet Street journalist who also worked at the Bucks Free Press has died. Tributes have been paid to Harry Warschauer, who died aged 76, after a short illness. He was with the Sunday People for more than 20

After 72 years Arthur Church calls it a day

Arthur Church is to retire as a columnist on the Bucks Free Press 72 years after he joined the paper as a junior reporter. Mr Church spent two years’ training on the newspaper in High Wycombe before joining the Leicester