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Look Who's Talking: Oh Mary, just look at whats on TV now!
Mary Whitehouse once complained to the BBC when I manoeuvred a couple of would-be assassins into the very vat of acid that they intended as my final resting place. I was quite proud at the time. This was when I was boldly going (oops - wrong cult) in
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Ex-mayor joins in protest over fuel prices
FORMER mayor Derek Lacey has been urging residents in Chesham to boycott the pumps this week and join a national protest against high petrol prices. Cllr Lacey, who was town mayor five years ago and lives in Overdale Road, Chesham, joined thousands of
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Highwayman's sidekick wins battle to keep pub
FORMER star of TV series Dick Turpin, Mike Deeks, won a battle with police after officers tried to close down his pub for alleged firearm and public order offences. Mr Deeks, who appeared as Dick Turpin's sidekick Swiftnick in the popular show which also
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New lead on killer driver after Crimewatch appeal
POLICE are appealing to an anonymous caller who gave them ground-breaking information on the driver who may have killed Paul Bowden to phone back. The phone call came after a national appeal went out on BBC's Crimewatch last week when a name of a suspect
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New police officer takes charge of town centre
A POLICE officer is preparing to walk a different beat when he takes over as High Wycombe town centre's main officer. John Blankenback, 31, has been promoted from a role as a Detective Constable at Amersham CID and will be the sergeant in charge of keeping
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Families win battle over cycle route
FAMILIES are celebrating after forcing plans for a controversial cycle route off track. Residents are delighted that Chiltern District Council has thrown out plans for a cycle route which would have taken hundreds of cyclists through their quiet cul-de-sac
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'Immigrants seen waving out of lorry'
FOUR suspected illegal immigrants from Kurdistan were caught by police after a motorist spotted them waving a piece of cloth from a lorry on the M40. Officers stopped the lorry on the motorway yesterday lunchtime and escorted it to Dreams Bed Superstore
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Owner says dog never attacked a child before
HEAVILY pregnant Denise Mawby fears that magistrates will order that her dog should be destroyed after it bit an 11-year-old boy. Mawby, 31, of Clarke Drive, High Wycombe, was found guilty on June 18 at Wycombe Magistrates' Court of allowing her dog to
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Wildlife returns as dry river starts to flow again
A RIVER which has been sucked bone-dry by drought and pumps feeding domestic water supplies is showing signs of flowing again. Water levels are rising and minnows and wildlife are returning to the River Misbourne, which once flowed through Great Missenden
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Fight over plans to change legacy
VILLAGERS are fighting a charity's proposal to change the terms of a legacy meant for needy people in the parish. The charitable English Churches Housing Group (ECHG) has applied to the Charities Commission to change the terms of the 21-year-old McMorran
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Warning over email asking for bank details
TRADING Standards is advising both businesses and individuals to ignore any email they may receive asking for their bank account details to enable the transfer millions of dollars. The warning follows an email sent to John Thomas, of Routs Green Farm,
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Sisters tell tragic tale of brother's wartime death
FOR almost 60 years Kathleen Robinson has kept a pocket watch as a precious reminder of someone very dear to her. It is the watch that Kathleen bought for her beloved brother John's 21st birthday. But John was never to receive the watch. He was killed
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Creepy crawlies have their uses
IN the middle of June, a supposedly unwelcome visitor came into bloom on what any cowboy builder would recognise as a patio. If you were reading Freetime about a year ago, you will recall a plea from a horse owner that we should nip all ragworts in the
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Asian View: Survey of Asians finds interesting results
A RECENT household survey of Asian people in Britain has yielded a number of interesting statistics. Although, I am not sure if any of these significantly differ from similar activities in the mainstream population, I believe they may be of interest to
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'Nuisance' may go back to prison
ALCOHOLIC Alvin Stephens, who became the first person in the Wycombe area to be jailed for being a public nuisance, faces prison again after breaking an exclusion order for the third time. Stephens, 38, of Bookerhill Road, High Wycombe, appeared before
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Anger at plans for new sports centre
VILLAGERS are outraged at the resubmission of a planning application for a community and leisure centre 12 months after it was stopped in the face of strong opposition. Lane End Residents Action Group battled against plans for the £720,000 commercially-managed
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For Full Story
Clive aims to provide the very best of mental health CLIVE Stevenson is a very optimistic person. He greets you with a beaming smile and makes you feel instantly comfortable. But behind the amicable personality, there is a man who knows he has a lot of
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Challenge ahoy for sailor
SAILOR Paul Covell, the oldest crew member taking part in a global challenge, was at the naming ceremony of the yacht in which he will sail round the world. Sailing star Ellen MacArthur, the youngest skipper to win the prestigious Europe1 New Man single-handed
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Plans for skate park take a leap forward
YOUNG skateboarders and roller bladers are planning the next leap forward in their five-year fight for a skate park. Thame Skatepark Association is to meet soon to plan a series of fundraising events toward the £37,000 cost. They need to raise another
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Burglars hit motorcycle firm on eve of relocation
THE owner of a motorcyle business suffered the loss of more than £10,000 in goods in a burglary just days before moving to new premises in High Wycombe, putting his bike racing championship hopes at risk. Thieves broke through the roof to get into Geoff
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Juggernauts 'wrecking our homes'
PROTESTERS at an angry public meeting demanded action over the speed and weight of traffic in Chesham. Residents said thundering juggernauts were shaking their houses. Others feared that the speed of traffic through the town was a risk to people walking
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Golden day for country couple
A COUPLE were childhood friends have just celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with family and friends. Muriel, 73 and William Woodley, 79, from Great Kingshill, have known each other since they were children and their friendship turned into romance
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Wally and Flo will be missed
I WRITE with reference to the obituary on Mr Walter Wright that was printed in last week's edition of the Bucks Free Press. I write to advise you that we were disappointed that no mention was made about Wally's connection with the local MS branch. I would
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I will not resign from town forum
Re: Marlow Town Centre Forum, 'It's time now to resign, councillor' (letters - July 28) I AM sorry to disappoint John Laker, but I won't be resigning my position as Wycombe District Council's appointee on Marlow Town Centre Forum. What he seems to want
