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here does late spring finish and early summer begin? It has little to do with the calendar, I'm sure, but by my reckoning it will be about the time of the last frost.> For Full Story Is it late spring or early summer? Where does late spring finish
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Police tell of terror attack on woman POLICE are appealing for witnesses after telling how a woman was dragged into a garden and subjected to a terrifying indecent assault. Officers want to trace anyone who may have seen the incident which is said to
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Councillors to get more in year 2000 PLANS to increase councillors' allowances by up to 75 per cent by the year 2000 have been approved by Buckinghamshire County Council's policy and resources committee. The basic allowance for all 54 councillors has
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A SENIOR police officer has called for an end to the traffic hell at Handy Cross Roundabout. Inspector Martin Bolton, of Marlow Police, said that lives are being put at risk across the district every time officers are called to the traffic black spot.
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Prince Philip to help find how father died
GRANDMOTHER Yvonne Heritage is on a personal crusade to find out what happened to her father - 55 years ago. Mrs Heritage last saw her father, Sidney Spranklen, when he set off into the Singapore jungle to face the Japanese in the Second World War. Mr
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EDITOR'S CHAIR -by Steve Cohen Noel may think of Adams Park as an Oasis THERE is at least one consolation for avid Manchester City fan Noel Gallagher whose side was relegated to Division Two of the Football League at the weekend. Oasis pop star Noel,
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Marlow water could fill River Wye
WATER could be pumped from Pound Lane in Marlow in an ambitious plan to help fill the River Wye in High Wycombe. The Environment Agency is considering extracting water from boreholes in the town and pumping it six miles along new pipes to the river basin
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County Hall columnist Anne Edwards says school debts are a worrying trend
TO have four schools with budgets in the red, as the county education department has for 1997/98, is misfortune. To have up to 50, which is what threatens the department in the coming year is, if not carelessness, a sign of something going wrong. Senior
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Animated musical.> For Full Story Anastasia (U) Animated musical. As Good As it Gets (15) A compulsive obsessive has his life changed by a dog.HH Best Men (15) A wedding-day robbery goes wrong in this 'comedy'. The Borrowers (U) Little people save
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You'll be tickled pink by The Red Gallery
CERAMICS, sculptures, prints and pottery will all be on sale at a new art gallery which opens tomorrow. The Red Gallery, in Marlow's Spittal Street, is the brainchild of artist Camilla Dowse and Micky Middleton, previously sales consultant for CCA Galleries
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Forgotten painters get a new champion
Lindi Bilgorri meets the art dealer who won't let the art world brush over hidden works MARLOW art dealer David Messum has caused a few murmurs in the art world recently. He has just exhibited a painting in his London gallery which has been hidden from
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Tennis club rule causes a racket
VETERAN tennis players are furious over a new ruling by the Sports Council at Bisham Abbey to give younger members priority for indoor courts. The National Sports Centre has told members of the Bisham Abbey Lawn Tennis Club that the Lawn Tennis Association
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PAGANS MEDITATE ON RIVER'S ENERGY MORE than 50 witches, druids and other pagan supporters descended on High Wycombe for a bizarre ritual to bless the River Wye. The blessing began with a litter collection at the Holywell Mead Swimming Pool, off Bassetsbury
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New lecturer's classes go like clockwork
LECTURES at Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College have been going like clockwork since inventor Trevor Baylis enrolled as a visiting professor. Professor Baylis OBE, who invented the clockwork radio, has been lecturing students on product and engineering
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e warned.> Mazda's 626 is a plain Jane, but looks can be deceiving Be warned. Leave your new Mazda 626 in a big car park and it could take some time to find it again. The problem is it looks just like the rest and is anonymous too. The first car I
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Author thanks BFP readers
AUTHOR Jonathan Walker wants to thank High Wycombe residents for helping him research his book about a historic tank battle in the First World War, which was published last week. Mr Walker, 44, appealed for information in the Bucks Free Press in 1994.
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Residents celebrate homes win
CAMPAIGNERS have cracked open the champagne after a High Court ruling which could lead to the demolition of a controversial housing development. The Woodside Estate and Chesham Bois Residents Committee is celebrating after the judge threw out an application
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MYSTERY OF BOYS' LAST TRAGIC DRIVE MYSTERY surrounds the final moments leading up to a head-on car crash which killed teenagers Peter Hutt and James Monforte, police told an inquest. Friends Peter, 17, and James, 15, both of Stokenchurch, died instantly
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Young woman suffers terrifying attack
THE need for closed-circuit TV in Beaconsfield has been highlighted by police after a woman was subjected to a terrifying indecent assault. The incident happened between 11.30pm and 11.45pm last Wednesday in Burkes Road, Beaconsfield, when the 22-year-old
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Glider crash lands A GLIDER pilot is in intensive care after her aircraft crashed into a house and tree before landing in a garden. The 35-year-old Thame woman, who has not yet been named, was yesterday in a critical but stable condition at Wycombe Hospital
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CASH TO CUT WAITING LISTS IN HOSPITALS HUNDREDS of people are expected to come off NHS waiting lists after a Government cash injection in South Bucks. An extra £3.3 million has been given to Bucks to deal with long waiting lists. The money is part of
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Hundreds of Muslims from town deliver petition to Tony Blair
MORE than 200 Pakistanis from High Wycombe have handed a petition to Tony Blair protesting at the treatment of people in Kashmir. The Muslims took part in an all-day protest outside the Indian High Commission, in London, on Sunday before delivering the
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Thieves steal valuable notes TEACHER Jenny Gardiner lost her whole year's teaching plan when thieves broke into her car and stole her handbag. The 27-year-old, who works at Robertswood Combined School in Denham Lane, Chalfont St Peter, appealed for the
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The waiting must be cut IT is good news for the people of Bucks that the Government has given an extra £3.3m to the county to help cut long hospital waiting lists. Concerns about the state of the NHS were uppermost in voters' minds when the General Election
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Karen helps machine work
COMPANY boss Colin Mackenzie believes his tunnelling machine operates more efficiently whenever his daughter Karen kisses it on its way. Mr Mackenzie, of Chapel Road, Flackwell Heath, managing director of AMEC Civil Engineering Ltd, named the 70-ton machine
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Friends' death an accident
GRIEVING father Den Hutt, whose son Peter died in a car crash, had persuaded him not to buy a motorbike because he thought a car would be safer. Peter, 17, and his passenger James Monforte, 15, both of Stokenchurch, died instantly when the Ford Fiesta
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Forget burgers and try one of our butties
THIS king-size butty was made to celebrate British Sandwich Week. Staff at Bramley's, Spittal Street, Marlow, created the super-sarnie, made of cheese, onion pickle, tomato and lettuce, on display in the shop next week. The one sq ft meal was decorated
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Bucks Free Press columnist Arthur Church says water bosses tip cold water on our hopes
WHATEVER else one might have thought about this mixed bag of a bank holiday we've just experienced, any layman, let alone a journalist, would have known that it was full of news, locally, nationally and worldwide. We have been chanting something like
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MPs quiz police after hunt fights
MPs have met Thames Valley Police Chief Constable Charles Pollard to quiz him about policing at a hunt which degenerated into violence. Hunt saboteurs and supporters clashed at the Vale of Aylesbury Hunt, near Chesham, on March 21. Gamekeeper Roderick
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Owner mourns Snoopy
FAMOUS feisty feline Snoopy has died after hitting the headlines earlier this year for attacking a postman. The black and white moggy appeared in the Bucks Free Press and then national newspapers in January, after her owner Pamela Perham, 51, of Rayners
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Table-topping table tennis stars Chesham High School clinch the High Wycombe League Premier Division title CHESHAM High School clinched the High Wycombe League Premier Division title last week, ending Den's dominance of the league with an 8-2 win over
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Nature lovers are determined to save their wood
MORE than 300 people pulled on their Wellies to take a walk in the wood they will lose if it is sold to a developer. The Woodland Trust together with Friends of Penn Wood, organised the guided walk on Saturday morning. The 432-acre ancient Penn Wood,
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You'll be tickled pink by The Red Gallery
CERAMICS, sculptures, prints and pottery will all be on sale at a new art gallery which opens tomorrow. The Red Gallery, in Marlow's Spittal Street, is the brainchild of artist Camilla Dowse and Micky Middleton, previously sales consultant for CCA Galleries
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AXA Sun Life bows out of popular schools' competition
THE excitement of this year's finals of the education/business competition Playing for Profit was tinged with sadness. It was the last time AXA Sun Life, which has been involved in Playing for Profit since it started about ten years ago, will host a final
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MARLOW missed out on promotion to South West One for a second year running by the narrowest of margins on Wednesday evening. Derek White's men beat Chinnor in their final league game of the season to finish joint top with Salisbury, but the 29-6 win could
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Arsenal player in row over house
OUTRAGED house hunter Colin Dwyer and his partner Margaret Rees are furious after claiming they were gazumped just days before exchanging contracts on the home of Arsenal footballer Nigel Winterburn. The couple said Nigel agreed to sell his house in Deer
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LOUDWATER athlete Alan Chilton claimed the fifth fastest British spot in Sunday's London Marathon as he finished 26th overall. And the incredible run now puts him in contention for a place in the Commonwealth Games marathon team. The former Handy Cross
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'Disturbed' art attracts criticism
FOOTAGE of Princess Diana's funeral is among the controversial exhibits on display at an exhibition by Bucks artist Wendy Ryan. Wendy, of Downley Common, High Wycombe, has come under fire for her exhibition: The Doll's Hospital - The Germline Gene Therapy
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Nobby makes them laugh
WORLD cup footballer Nobby Stiles (left) received a standing ovation when he attended a fundraising dinner to celebrate the 50th anniversary of High Wycombe Round Table. The former World Cup player had diners in stitches when he recounted details of his
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Screeching to success
BEACONSFIELD director Tom Segrue screeched his way to eighth place at the 1998 Pirelli Porsche Cup. Tom, a director of a packaging company, took part in the 20-lap race at Brands Hatch, in Kent, last Sunday. The race formed the second and third rounds
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Cheryl Gillan's day as a carer aims to help centre survive ENDEAVOUR Centre manager Carol Larter is going to recruit MP Cheryl Gillan to spend a day working as a carer in a bid to keep the crucial centre afloat. Mrs Larter hopes the MP's actions will
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It's wheelie good advice IN my continuing series of extracts from users' manuals, my colleague Karen Hoy has a good one. She has a small girder as an anti-theft device on her car. It bolts the steering wheel to a foot pedal and the user's guide says:
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Little pigs give radio show the runaround TWO mischievous Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs have arrived at their new South Bucks home after causing havoc on a five-hour trip from Essex. Four-year-old Chico and 18-month-old Lilly are now resting peacefully
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Body parts artist explains herself ARTIST Wendy Ryan (pictured) had a chance to explain her controversial exhibition, The Doll's Hospital - The Germline Gene Therapy Unit, at a lecture on Tuesday. Wendy, of Downley Common, High Wycombe, spoke up in defence
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he legions of readers who insist I should walk to work must be trying to kill me, I discovered on Bank Holiday Monday.> For Full Story EDITOR'S CHAIR - by Steve Cohen Walking just can't be healthy The legions of readers who insist I should walk to
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£4,000 lifeline for youth centre
COUNCILLORS have agreed to a £4,000 lifeline for youngsters at Marlow Youth Centre. The centre, in Wycombe Road, which faced closure during recent county council budget cuts, has been promised the money by Wycombe District Council policy and resources
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The sorry tail of Barney I'M the owner of Barney, a highly untrained dog who barks at our postman and then dashes to the letterbox to seize whatever emerges. Then he sprints with them in his mouth to a window, and stands on a sofa to show the postman
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Pilot survives after her glider hits house roof
A GLIDER pilot had a miraculous escape after her aircraft hit a house and a tree before crashing into a garden. The 35-year-old Thame woman, who has not yet been named, was in intensive care at Wycombe Hospital yesterday, in a critical but stable condition
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Degree helps students get in the swing BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Chilterns University College's decision to introduce a degree course in golf will no doubt tee off traditionalists who believe education should be confined to book learning. However, we see it as
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Council work can be a strain A DELICATE moment was reached at a meeting of Wycombe District Council's planning committee last week when an application came up by Chris Mansfield, town centre manager, who wanted to extend his house in Wycombe Road, Marlow
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Visit the north to see the full Bronte A FRIEND has just returned from Yorkshire, where he paid a visit to the famous Bronte village, Haworth. While he was there he spied a shop window full of Bronte books and souvenirs, and in front was a card which
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Columnist Colin Baker talks about the truth about cats and dogs
THE actress Drew Barrymore was reported last week as having such a strong affection for her cat that in the event of her predeceasing it, she wishes to have "a little of my ashes put in his food, so that I can live inside him." This bizarre desire says
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A predictable drama
scar-winner Matt Damon delivers another strong performance in an interesting, but predictable, courtroom drama. Rising star Damon, who scooped an Academy Award for Good Will Hunting, plays a rookie solicitor in the latest adaptation of a John Grisham
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he search is on to find a special community project that this newspaper can back for the Year 2000.> Help us find a Star millennium project The search is on to find a special community project that this newspaper can back for the Year 2000. We want
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Girl forced to sleep in damp kitchen
CONCERNED parents Chris and Alison Avery say their teenage daughter has been forced to sleep in the kitchen because their flat is so damp. Mr and Mrs Avery, of West Wycombe Road, High Wycombe, rent the one-bedroom bedsit from the Wycombe Friendship Housing
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Beaconsfield prepares for Charter Fair
THOUSANDS of people will be flocking to Beaconsfield for the annual fair on Monday. The Charter Fair dates back to the 15th century and the Old Town will be filled with fairground stalls and rides. Town councillor Sally Tossell said: "As a parent, it
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Blue skies ahead as weatherman weds
TV WEATHERMAN Ian McCaskill hopes it will be blue skies from now on after his wedding this week. Mr McCaskill, of Seer Green, tied the knot with Patricia Cromack at St Mary's Parish Church in South Milford, Yorkshire, on Sunday. And like a good forecaster
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Popular polo player dies in crash
A FATHER-OF-TWO died when the car he was driving was in collision with a motorcycle on Monday night. Roderick Macgregor Just, of Jug Cottage, Toby Lane, Little Missenden, died from multiple injuries in the crash, at the junction of the A413 and Village
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Women needn't suffer in silence HOME is usually a place associated with warmth, safety and belonging - but for a large proportion of women who suffer domestic violence, it is a regime of terror and fear. Mary, 50, a Chilterns-based woman with a responsible
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Pilot survives after her glider hits house roof
A GLIDER pilot had a miraculous escape after her aircraft hit a house and a tree before crashing into a garden. The 35-year-old Thame woman, who has not yet been named, was in intensive care at Wycombe Hospital yesterday, in a critical but stable condition
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Bike boy had drunk cider
A 14-YEAR-OLD boy has admitted he was unfit to ride his motorbike when it was involved in a collision which killed teenager David Tucker. David, who was also riding a motorbike, died after the accident in a field near Slayter Road, Lane End, last September
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Golf is on course to be degree subject
BRITAIN's first ever degree course in golf is being introduced by Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College. Fanatics of the game will be able to sign up for a BA Honours degree in Leisure Studies and Golf at the college campus in Kingshill Road, High
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Arsenal footy gives charity ball a boost A FOOTBALL signed by Arsenal players is to be auctioned to help sick children. The autographed ball is the latest donation to the Kiddywinks Charity Ball, which takes place next Saturday at the Radisson Edwardian
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DISABLED Alison Lewis is furious after campaigner Bill Purdie accused millennium pool designers of being too concerned about catering for people with disabilities. Mr Purdie attacked plans for the new Marlow pool in our sister paper Midweek. He said:
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Company steps in to save local monument AN ANCIENT landmark may get a crucial survey carried out free of charge by an international company. Francis Gomme, chairman of the Risborough Countryside Group, said this week that negotiations are going well between
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Mob rulers need to get a life A MEDIEVAL style of unpleasant rough justice is raging through our society. It's all too easy to whip up the common man and woman into a frenzy of self-righteous zeal. The clamouring crowds outside the police station where
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Jury dismissed as trial collapses
THE trial of a cleaner, accused of sexually assaulting two schoolgirls by luring them into an office, has collapsed. Douglas Nesburn, who has a mental age of 11, was accused of locking the girls aged 11, in the office after sexually assaulting them. The
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MORE HOMES ARE PUT ON THE MARKET PRESS reports about a shortage of homes for sale are wrong, an estate agency boss claimed yesterday. Hamptons regional director Roger Pollard said the number of homes put up for sale through offices of the agency in the
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WOMEN VOTE FOR CANNABIS THE middle-class Marlow National Women's Register has voted in favour of legalising cannabis. The 20-strong women's debating group, which includes shop assistants, librarians, and an anaesthetist among its members, voted by a majority
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Property writer Pat Bramley was presented with £500 and an engraved clock when she was named ISVA Regional Property Journalist of the Year at a ceremony in London last Thursday. The regional award sponsored by Colleys Professional Services was one of
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Town centre sex attack THE need for closed circuit television in Beaconsfield has been highlighted after a woman was subjected to a terrifying indecent assault. Police want to trace anyone who may have witnessed the attack which happened between 11.30pm
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Jean wins battle over father's will
PENSIONER Jean Snapes, who was left out of her prosperous father's will, has won the right to money from the estate following an appeal court hearing. Mrs Snapes, 71, of Marlow Bottom, will get £3,000 a year from her father Thomas Hancocks' estate after
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Light romance is a British affair
Martha - Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence 15 Director Nick Hamm 90mins THE quirky title makes Martha - Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence sound like one of those Barclays ads that comes up before the main feature at the cinema. And Nick Hamm's uninspired
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ME ruined my life, says Cheryl CHERYL Russell has followed the same monotonous, daily routine of eating, sleeping, reading and watching television for the past four years. It is not because she is lazy, or out of work, or bringing up children - her unusual
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t's National Mills Day on Sunday.> For Full Story Milling around It's National Mills Day on Sunday. Go to Chalgrove between 2pm and 5pm in the afternoon and you can see an old water mill in full working order, milling flour as it did in the old days
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Jane shows us all how to go to pot
Lindi Bilgorri finds out how potter Jane Hogben is telling her secrets to the masses IN a converted barn on a dairy farm near Iver, Jane Hogben creates her terracotta pots which end up in some of the smartest stores in this country and abroad. The pots
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This Chinese feast doesn't disappoint
Margaret Thomas indulges her love of Chinese food at Risborough Peking in Church Street, Princes Risborough MY love affair with Chinese food started nine years ago on a visit to Hong Kong, so when I heard a series of reviews of local Chinese restaurants
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Forgotten painters get a new champion
Lindi Bilgorri meets the art dealer who won't let the art world brush over hidden works MARLOW art dealer David Messum has caused a few murmurs in the art world recently. He has just exhibited a painting in his London gallery which has been hidden from
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Wycs whitewashed
HIGH Wycombe completed their miserable season with another defeat on Saturday before captain Mike Hinch insisted they can't wait for next season. Saturday's 52-6 defeat at mid-table Maidenhead saw Wycs complete a 100 per cent record of league defeats.
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Couple say Saga felt like Titanic FOUR deaths and a flooding turned a dream cruise into a titanic £18,000 nightmare, claim pensioners Allan and Sheila Watt. Mr and Mrs Watt, of Lincoln Park, Amersham, returned home from the three-month world tour on the
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BFP hosts crucial millennium meeting BUSINESS leaders met at the Bucks Free Press offices to discuss the crucial task of tackling the millennium bug before it's too late. The forum, held on Wednesday, at the newspaper's offices in Gomm Road, High Wycombe
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Readers support Wye campaign RESIDENTS worried that the River Wye will run dry if a new housing estate is built will be given the chance to voice their concerns next year, says Wycombe District Council. The Star, which last week urged readers to save
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COUNCIL SNOOKERED BY TABLE A PLAN to house a billiard table in its own room at Wycombe District Council has been labelled a "terrible waste of public money" and a "big embarrassment". Councillors fear a proposed new room for the table could mean officers
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Save money, take a child MUM Bridgitte Akam has branded London Transport's ticket pricing system as 'ridiculous' after discovering that it was cheaper for her to travel to London with one of her children than by herself. Bridgitte, of Hundred Acres Lane
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Unveiling of a miniature attraction
THE world's smallest Tourist Information Centre has opened for business. Bekonscot Model Village, in Beaconsfield, unveiled its new attraction on Wednesday as part of National Tourist Information Centre Week. The tiny building is situated in the market
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Pupils launch TV rowing diary
GREAT Marlow pupils used their television debut to talk about rowing. The pupils were filming a video diary for the Tuesday, June 9, edition of the news magazine programme London Tonight, to be broadcast live. Alastair Stewart and Mary Nightingale will
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Charity carnival takes to town streets
MISFORTUNE struck the Wycombe Charity Carnival as Mayor Ellen Hall's Rolls-Royce overheated on the way to the event forcing her to travel in a police Land Rover. The vintage Rolls, which had been loaned free of charge by a member of the public, broke
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Cast of 100 in medieval plays
PLAYING the role of Jesus is a special challenge at the annual Long Crendon Mystery Plays this weekend. Andrew Ormanroyd, a teacher of German and French, said: "This is the fourth year I have played Christ - before that I played Satan, which was rather
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Dad's land battle goes to inquiry
A PUBLIC inquiry has been called to settle a dispute between a Princes Risborough resident and Wycombe District Council. Sales manager Nick Gomersall, 42, is angry about being denied retrospective planning permission for changes he has made to land he
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DAD CONFESSES TO TV DIY PASTING DAD David Carrod has confessed he was responsible for setting up his daughter on national TV as a DIY cheat. Mr Carrod, 49, described how he contacted the BBC's Confessions programme to tell how his daughter Leanne,17,
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Organisers say cars will not be speeding
Midnight car rally revs up protest among villagers VILLAGERS are furious after being told a car rally will be passing through country roads near their homes in a midnight race. People living in the villages of Lower Woodend, Rockwell End and Bockmer End
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Win chance to be coached by Guscott
YOUNG readers of the Marlow Free Press have the chance to win a place at a sports camp where England rugby star Jeremy Guscott is coaching. We have five free places to offer budding players this summer. All you have to do to enter is answer a simple question
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Playing to win: Pupils at Great Marlow School taking part in Playing for Profit. The school came third AXA Sun Life bows out of popular schools' competition THE excitement of this year's finals of the education/business competition Playing for Profit
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World Cup could create ghost town THE World Cup kicks off in just one month's time, so how is it going to affect the town? Will our High Streets become like those in a ghost town while the matches are played or will people be flocking out of their homes
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Lex five scoop sales awards
THE work of five sales staff at automotive services group Lex Service has been recognised at an awards ceremony. Steve Bolton, Juliette Kelly, Cairian Magee, Robert Wastell, all of Lex Vehicle Leasing, and Jackie McLean, of Lombard Contract Hire, based
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Ancient documents seal the deal
DOCUMENTS dating back to Henry VIII's time will prevent county authorities from stopping a weekly market in Princes Risborough. Bucks County Council, which employed experts in medieval Latin to translate the papers, now accepts that the people of the
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Bookpages' Internet shop is set to increase workforce after US buyout
AN Internet bookshop could double its staff following its sale to one of the world's largest online booksellers. Bookpages Ltd, in Station Road, Gerrards Cross, the UK's second largest specialist Internet bookstore, has been bought by American company
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No money for Smillie
NEW Wanderers boss Neil Smillie will have to cut his managerial teeth without a chequebook as he takes Wycombe into the next millennium. The former youth team boss was told there is no money to spend when he agreed a three-year contract with chairman
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BFP hosts forum on millennium dilemma
BUSINESS leaders attended a Bucks Free Press millennium bug meeting to be told that up to 20 per cent of UK firms could fail at the turn of the year 2000. The meeting, held at the BFP offices, in Gomm Road, High Wycombe, also heard that a far greater
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Ryan is Player of the Year
KEITH Ryan won the Laurent Perrier/Bucks Free Press Player of the Year award and then revealed he didn't expect to play more than ten games this season because John Gregory didn't rate him. Rhino, who spent the two previous seasons sidelined with injuries
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Cops appeal for flasher witnesses
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man indecently exposed himself to a schoolgirl. Officers said the incident happened as the 12-year-old sheltered from the rain in a trolley park outside Tesco, London Road, Amersham. The girl, who had just bought
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Chamber fears firms are not ready for euro
A BUSINESS organisation is calling on the Government to do more to promote the single currency amid concern that companies are ill-prepared for the future. The go-ahead for the launch of a single currency on January 1 next year for 11 EU nations, excluding
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The end of a run of the mill season Champers footy at long last 14 wins, 18 draws, 14 defeats Walsall...0 Wycombe Wanderers...1 AFTER improving on their previous season's points tally, Wycombe went one better on the away victories front too, courtesy
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Wheezers net nil goals AS one of the oldest in the Midweek newsroom, I was blissfully exempted from a "friendly" soccer match between our reporters and a shifty lot from the Oxford Mail newsroom. The wheezy team from the Midweek offices stubbed out their
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Cowboys hit town MISFORTUNE struck the Wycombe Charity Carnival as Mayor Ellen Hall's Rolls Royce overheated on the way to the event. The vintage car, which had been loaned free of charge by a member of the public, broke down in the carnival procession
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Bucks Free Press columnist Arthur Church says water bosses tip cold water on our hopes
WHATEVER else one might have thought about this mixed bag of a bank holiday we've just experienced, any layman, let alone a journalist, would have known that it was full of news, locally, nationally and worldwide. We have been chanting something like
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County Hall columnist Anne Edwards says school debts are a worrying trend
TO have four schools with budgets in the red, as the county education department has for 1997/98, is misfortune. To have up to 50, which is what threatens the department in the coming year is, if not carelessness, a sign of something going wrong. Senior
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The Bucks Free Press comments on some of this week's big stories
Degree helps students get in the swing BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Chilterns University College's decision to introduce a degree course in golf will no doubt tee off traditionalists who believe education should be confined to book learning. However, we see it as
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Train hits concrete blocks left on the line
POLICE have warned that lives will be lost if vandals continue to dump lumps of concrete on a railway line. An express train was nearly derailed by concrete put on the railway line at Loudwater, last month. Concrete has also been dropped from bridges
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Parents' relief as sons come home after van accident
RELIEVED parents Khatoon and Jahan Dad have thanked the dozens of well-wishers who gave support after their two young sons fell off the back of a moving post van. Asam, nine, and Kasam, eight, were rushed to Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, London
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SMILLIE FULL OF HOPE
NEIL Smillie was full of optimism for next season after seeing his Blues round off the season by outplaying Walsall to record their fourth away win. Smillie said after a 1-0 success, which was far more emphatic than the score suggested: "I'm very pleased
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Councillor hassled for TV licence DEPUTY Mayor Adam Gielgud says he has been hounded for a TV licence - despite having no television. The Labour Wycombe district councillor has received several letters telling him he must get a licence, but has written
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CABBIES FEAR TOWN TRAGEDY TAXI drivers say someone will be killed unless they are given a safer place to park and turn their cars in High Wycombe town centre. Work is currently underway to pedestrianise the High Street as part of the final phase of the
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30 protesters wait to pounce on site lorries
CAMPAIGNERS are keeping a round-the-clock vigil after developers announced plans to improve a road leading to an industrial site. Chalfont Rural Action Group (CRAG) is lying in wait for lorries visiting Hill Farm Lane, Chalfont St Giles, after owners
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Land sale cheer for stallholders
MARKET traders are ready to negotiate with Wycombe District Council over land to pitch their stalls. Buckinghamshire County Council has exchanged contracts with the district over the sale of the land at Dean Street after a year of uncertainty. The land
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Columnist Colin Baker talks about the truth about cats and dogs
THE actress Drew Barrymore was reported last week as having such a strong affection for her cat that in the event of her predeceasing it, she wishes to have "a little of my ashes put in his food, so that I can live inside him." This bizarre desire says
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Chamber fears firms are not ready for euro
A BUSINESS organisation is calling on the Government to do more to promote the single currency amid concern that companies are ill-prepared for the future. The go-ahead for the launch of a single currency on January 1 next year for 11 EU nations, excluding
