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Flood ruins pub stock
February 12, 2001 14:17: A LANDLADY had to give it some welly to clear up four feet of water which gushed up from underwater springs into her cellar. Sylvia Shippey, the manager of the Elephant and Castle pub in Old Amersham, said: "It was four feet deep
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It has to be Asda for romance
February 12, 2001 9:35: SHOPPERS can now find their ideal partner while they are doing their weekly shop thanks to a Valentine message board. The Asda store in Holmers Farm Way, High Wycombe, is helping its customers find a loved one for Valentine's Day
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Residents get their way with temporary bridge
February 12, 2001 14:15: A TEMPORARY footbridge will be constructed in the next couple of weeks for furious residents who said they would refuse to pay their council tax. Glory Mill Lane, in Wooburn Green, was thrown into chaos last November when the
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Query over NHS care
February 12, 2001 17:08: THE family of a woman who died after a car accident asked at an inquest whether hospital staff gave the care she deserved. Jean Black, 77, from Routs Green, Bledlow Ridge, suffered injuries after her Hyundai crashed into a tree
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Disney helps Tyler say it with flowers
February 12, 2001 17:10: LOVE-STRUCK schoolboy Tyler Norman is to appear on national television giving flowers to the girl he fancies. The brave 11-year-old enjoyed the limelight as a Disney Channel film crew followed him into his sweetheart Maire Annesley's
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Motorists warned of M25 roadworks
February 12, 2001 9:18: COMMUTERS are facing more traffic chaos with roadworks taking place on the M25 for four months. An £11.5 million comprehensive programme of improvements is underway on the M25 between junctions 16 and 17, between the junction with
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Trio found guilty of affray
February 12, 2001 14:13: MOHAMMED Siraj has been awarded £2,700 compensation after, a court heard, he was hit with a bottle, dragged from his car and viciously kicked. Brothers Zulqurnan Khan, 24, of Colville Road, High Wycombe, and Shabbar Khan , 20,
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Five more marks awarded for quality service
February 12, 2001 17:12: OLYMPIC rower Tim Foster is all set to present five more charter marks to Wycombe District Council for its services to the community. The awards take the council's tally to 21 for 2001 after the Government's Cabinet Office found
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Tough soldier to test army rifle
February 12, 2001 9:37: AN ENGINEER from Micklefield will brave sub zero temperatures in Alaska as part of a trial to improve a specialised army rifle. Harvey Lyon, a 34-year-old part-time Territorial Army Royal Rifle Volunteers member, was chosen alongside
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Grant for Mediation Service
February 12, 2001 9:32: WYCOMBE Mediation Service has been given a £35,000 grant to help it continue its work in the community. Wycombe District Council's planning, environment and transportation committee agreed the funding, given to the group annually
