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Felicity and mule prepare for Peru trek
February 9, 2001 9:53: ADVENTUROUS Felicity Stafford will be living without all mod-cons and trekking around with a mule to raise money for charity. The 27-year-old, from Marlow, will be donning a backpack and hiking boots to trek 100 kilometres in five
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Vicar denies phone mast plan for church
February 9, 2001 10:21: CONFUSION surrounds the possible siting of a mobile phone mast in the spire of All Saints church in Marlow. The Reverend Sue Irwin, of Little Marlow church, reported in a parish newsletter this month that Marlow's All Saints Church
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Hunt for killers still active, say police
February 9, 2001 10:15: POLICE investigating the shooting of Junior Anthony Brown believe they know the identities of the killers and are concentrating their efforts on trying to track them down. The drugs-related murder took place in Woodside Road, Micklefield
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Green belt plan for school turned down
February 9, 2001 10:12: THOUSANDS of patients could find themselves with no family doctor after Wycombe District Council rejected plans to develop Penn School. Deaf charity Sign put forward plans for a new surgery as part of a development to safeguard
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Dad assists birth in hospital car park
February 9, 2001 10:06: QUICK-thinking dad Trevor Pilgrim jumped from behind the wheel of his car and into the back seat to help his wife Jo give birth. The couple, of Quarrendon Road, Amersham, had to make a last minute dash back to Wycombe Hospital
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Life-saving marathon run
February 9, 2001 9:24: MEMBERS of St John Ambulance in Amersham were delighted after receiving £2,000 worth of life-saving equipment. The organisation based in Chichester Road, Amersham, received the new defibrillator (a machine which shocks the heart
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No bridge makes the walk too far, say residents
February 9, 2001 10:06: FURIOUS residents say they will refuse to pay their council tax unless something is done quickly about their closed footpath. "These people seem to forget who is paying their wages," said 76-year-old Reginald Lenharth, of Glory
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Top teams battle for rowing record
February 9, 2001 9:24: A BATTLE of titanic proportion will be taking place at Great Marlow School as two teams go head-to-head for a rowing world record. Sir Steve Redgrave, Matthew Pinsent and James Cracknell will be leading the Leander Club against
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Waste service failure sparks crisis meeting
February 9, 2001 10:10: A CRISIS meeting is to take place on Monday after rubbish collection firm Onyx took almost three weeks to start clearing away filthy mess left by travellers. Cllr John Warder, chairman of Chiltern District Council's Environmental
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Missing patient, 65, found dead in ditch
February 9, 2001 10:07: AN epileptic patient was found dead, face down in a ditch, after he wandered from a residential home in just a dressing gown and wellington boots. The body of Irving Jeffrey Cooklin, 65, who was living at the National Society for
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Plea goes out to get £40,000 for regatta
February 9, 2001 10:23: COMMUNITY leaders are asking the public to dig deep to help pay for Marlow's new regatta, expected to cost in the region of £40,000. Organisers behind the Marlow Town Regatta and Festival announced their plea to a packed public
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Lord of Manor denies national press claims
February 9, 2001 9:49: A SOLICITOR has denied national newspaper reports that he is charging residents £15,000 to get to their own houses. David Baldwin has inherited his father's title of the Lord of the Manor of Chalfont St Peter and as such has the
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Residents worry at school parking
February 9, 2001 9:33: CONCERNED residents are appealing to the ombudsman after Sir William Borlase's Grammar School in Marlow was given planning consent to build a teachers' car park. The group, led by Bill Purdie, who lives next to the school, thinks
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Centre site backers threaten legal action
February 9, 2001 9:45: THE main financial backer of the £90 million Western Sector project in High Wycombe is considering legal action over its funding agreement with the developer because of continuing delays in the project. Great Portland Estates (GPE
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Glass blower hits the big time
February 9, 2001 9:57: SKIRMETT-based glass blower June Kingsbury has attracted national attention after being featured in a directory of artists which came out just two weeks ago. A gallery in Witney, Oxfordshire, will be displaying her work and she
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Translators wanted
February 9, 2001 9:55: MEMBERS of the ethnic minority community in Chiltern district are being asked to come forward and become voluntary translators. Chiltern district councillor Mimi Harker wants translators available on call to guarantee a smooth provision
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Site delays lead to legal threat
February 9, 2001 10:03: THE main financial backer of the £90 million Western Sector project in High Wycombe is considering legal action over its funding agreement with the developer because of continuing delays in the start of the project. Great Portland
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Bliss for cop's charity marathon
February 9, 2001 10:10: CARING cop Emma Taylor has vowed to throw away her bobby's uniform temporarily and don a pair of trainers to run the London Marathon for premature babies. Ms Taylor, a Chiltern Vale officer, was born prematurely herself and has
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Engaged inventor, 90, dies while out driving his car
February 9, 2001 9:21: INVENTOR George Fairfoul, who created one of the world's smallest radios at the age of 11, has died after falling ill behind the wheel of his car. The 90-year-old, who was engaged to be married, is believed to have pulled-up onto
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Patient praises hospital treatment
February 9, 2001 9:50: A MAN who was saved from a brush with death has described the service he received at Wycombe Hospital as second to none. Chris Rae was rushed to hospital after collapsing at the end of November suffering from pneumonia, septicaemia
