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Freeze your baby's special blood to fight leukaemia
A NEW service is being launched allowing new parents to store special blood from their baby's umbilical cord in case it is needed to fight illnesses, such as leukaemia, later in life. The private, specialised blood bank service, which could provide an
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Free web sites for community groups
CLUBS, societies, associations, schools and other non-profit-making organisations should pay a visit to the newly-launched Communigate web site. Communigate offers an easy-to-use online site production facility, hosting, e-mail forwarding, visitors' books
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Bringing a baby into the business world
RESEARCH has shown that more mothers than ever are returning to work after having a baby, as the qualifying period for paid maternity leave falls from two years to one. While this trend allows experienced staff to be retained, it also amplifies the problem
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Industry leaders demand more land for business sites
A BUSINESS organisation is calling on Wycombe District Council to ensure that adequate land is made available for commercial and industrial development to allow businesses to set up, expand or move into the area. The demands follow a report earlier in
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Commercial property deals
THE last building to be restored on the former Marlow Brewery site is now available for sale or to let. The 7,400 sq ft state-of-the-art building (pictured), developed by Marlow Brewery Ltd, still retains many architectural features of the original building
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Wycombe beat Peterborough with two goals in nine seconds
Wycombe 2 - Peterborough 0 at Adams Park Two goals in the space of nine seconds either side of half time gave Wanderers their first league win in three attempts and a new goalscoring record on Saturday (Sept 24). Jamie Bates scored with the last kick
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Ex-bond trader sells art on the internet
A FORMER bond trader who worked in the City for 20 years has set out on a new career selling British contemporary art over the internet. Niyan.com online gallery went live on July 7 and is dedicated to featuring the work of British artists, offering limited
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New leader for Lions
ALAN Chandler, a director of chartered surveyors Stupples & Co in High Wycombe, has taken on the mantle of presidency of the Thame & District Lions Club. This is the second time that Alan, who lives in Sydenham, Oxfordshire, has been president
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Council won't fund crossing
An angry county councillor has hit out at Princes Risborough Town Council after it refused to help fund a road safety scheme. Buckinghamshire County Councillor Dennis Green Green (Con), who represents Princes Risborough, accused the town council of not
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Wood wizard's job is just a game to him
TIM Dixon believes he has the best of both worlds. He spends half his working life in market research doing project work on a self-employed basis and devotes the rest of his time on his other job - making handcrafted wooden puzzles and games which he
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New pay-as-you go phone is a cheap landline service
A NEW concept in how to pay your home telephone bill has been piloted locally and is about to be launched nationwide. Instead of waiting for the bill to arrive on the doormat, Televoice UK Ltd's customers will be able to pre-pay for landline based-calls
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How I became John Lewis MD at just 33
Name: Jill Raven Position: Managing director of John Lewis High Wycombe Born: October 6, 1967 Nottingham Education: Loughborough High School, Oxford Polytechnic, BSc Hons Hotel and Catering Management Lives: Marlow AFTER my A-levels I had had enough of
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New face at venture capital firm
ALEX Budny has always been interested in venture capital. So when the opportunity came up to help set up the UK office of Swedish venture capital company Traction, he jumped at the chance. Earlier this year Alex left his job as managing director of Design
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New management team at Bisham Abbey
BISHAM Abbey, used by the England football team for its training, will come under the auspices of a new management company after Sport England appointed Leisure Connection to run its four flagship national centres. The new contract has been awarded to
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Dates for your business diary
HIGH WYCOMBE: The Wycombe & South Bucks Business Women's Group will concentrate on Colour and Image at its next meeting on October 2. Philippa Davie and Hilary Horne, of House of Colour, will be showing how important colour and image are in the way
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Popular art gallery prepares for closure
THE owners of a gallery which has become well-known for showing the work of quality artists, sculptors and craftsmen is selling up. Anna and John Payne have put Gallery on the Green, in Wooburn Green, on the market so Anna can concentrate on her career
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Top cop speaks out on serial rapist
Top cop Paul Astbury has branded serial rapist Nicholas Edwards a Jekyll and Hyde character who lulled his victims into a false sense of security before brutally raping them (Sept 27). Detective Sergeant Astbury, from Bromley CID, said he fully expects
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Fire service gets more staff
Four new firefighters have joined the Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service to help meet tough performance targets (Sept 27). There is one new recruit at High Wycombe, one at Amersham and two at Gerrards Cross. The targets, set by the Home Office, expect
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Rain wrecks Safeway's ceiling
Part of a supermarket had to be cordoned off on Sunday after a leak in the roof caused ceiling tiles to dislodge. Safeway Supermarket, Temple End, High Wycombe, had to close a third of its store for two hours at 10am on Sept 24 after excessive rain put
