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Speeding fines go towards road safety campaign
February 16, 2001 9:35: CASH raised from speeding drivers caught on cameras has helped cut down on traffic accidents Serious casualties went down seven per cent in the first nine months of the Safer Roads Campaign, which began last April in Thames Valley
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Jeweller's plan to beat rising insurance costs
February 16, 2001 9:43: ANGRY jeweller Tim Platten is prepared to hire a security guard for his small shop to keep rising insurance costs down. Mr Platten, owner of the The Jewellery Workshop, Old Amersham, claims his insurance costs have tripled since
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Residents still flooded after three months
February 16, 2001 9:49: FED-UP residents were again trapped in their homes at the beginning of the week as water levels reached an all-time high. The Pound, Marlow, was officially closed to traffic this week by Buckinghamshire County Council. The estate
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Residents rally after flood havoc
February 16, 2001 9:25: VILLAGERS have rallied round to help each other after floods devastated the Chalfonts causing thousands of pounds of damage to businesses and homes. Residents in Chalfont St Giles and and Chalfont St Peter pulled together to keep
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Mel B's dog mauls Anna and Hollie's guinea pigs
February 16, 2001 9:47: HEARTBROKEN youngsters have vowed never to listen to the Spice Girls' music again after Mel B's dog mauled their guinea pigs to death. The attack happened when Scary Spice's Labrador escaped from the popstar's mansion in Little
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£2 million cash boost for National Health
February 16, 2001 9:37: THE health authority is to receive almost £2 million in cash as part of a £140 million Government scheme to tackle the lottery of postcode care. The £1,719,000 allocation for Buckinghamshire is on top of money given by the state
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Polite notices warn drivers
February 16, 2001 9:54: POLICE are cracking down on car crime in Marlow by warning motorists not to leave valuables in vehicles. Car crime in the town may be down but police say they are determined to stamp it out. Mobile phones and laptops are frequently
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Birthday girls raise cash for quake victims
February 16, 2001 10:08: KIND-HEARTED schoolgirls Bryony and Anna Abbott decided to sacrifice birthday presents in a bid to raise money for stricken earthquake victims in India. The two sisters, aged nine and 11, of Caledon Road, Beaconsfield, had two
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'We'll pay to catch the killers' say police
February 16, 2001 10:06: POLICE have taken the unusual step of offering a five-figure cash reward to anyone who can reveal where the murderers of Junior Anthony Brown are hiding out. Detective Superintendent Euan Read, leading the investigation, said
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Sir Steve helps team row into record book again
February 16, 2001 9:47: A ROWING world record was smashed at Great Marlow School this week when some of the best sportsmen in the world took to the stage for Red Nose Day. The Leander Club team, including Sir Steve Redgrave, Matthew Pinsent and James
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Post office closes after death of postmaster
February 16, 2001 9:39: A VILLAGE post office has closed following the death of postmaster Frank Johnson. The 81-year-old, who was formerly an architect, had worked at the Winchmore Hill Post Office in Coleshill Lane, Winchmore Hill, with his wife Iris
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A sad farewell to a loved and respected local
February 16, 2001 15:01: A WOMAN who dedicated her life to improving her local community has died at the age of 86. Muriel Seymour, known to many as Betty, passed away peacefully at her home last Sunday (February 11). A service of thanksgiving will be
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The spirit of Francesca
February 16, 2001 15:46: DO you believe in Ghosts? Francesca Annis does as she prepares for a new role in Ibsen's Ghosts. The play is about love, betrayal and hypocrisy as spirits of the past come back to haunt the living. Francesca takes on the role
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Author pays tribute to Arthur Church
February 16, 2001 9:35: BEST-SELLING author Terry Pratchett has paid tribute to former Free Press editor Arthur Church who started his career in writing. When Mr Pratchett, who was an apprentice of Arthur, heard of his death he penned a piece for the
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Time is standing still...
February 16, 2001 9:29: TIME is standing still in Chesham after the town clock suddenly stopped at the weekend. Residents could be forgiven for thinking they had been trapped in some kind of Buckinghamshire twilight zone as they travelled to work on Monday
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More hell at Handy Cross
February 16, 2001 9:37: JUST as drivers thought it could not get worse, the traffic lights at Handy Cross roundabout failed to work at rush hour on Wednesday morning. Drivers have had to put up with roadworks at junction four of the M40 since January
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Two into one does go as schools merge
February 16, 2001 9:41: A SCHOOL has announced merger plans just a week after being congratulated by the Government's Chief Inspector of Schools for coming off special measures. William Durrant School in Greenway, Chesham, will combine with Greenway Infant
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Red Lion minds its pints and Q's
February 16, 2001 9:44: A PUB has undergone a £475,000 transformation and is promising something for everyone. The Red Lion in Red Lion Street, Chesham, is reopening as a Q's outlet, pledging a stylish, more contemporary design, with better layouts and
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Companies hit as jobs go begging
February 16, 2001 9:42: A JOBS crisis has hit Marlow because there are too many vacancies and not enough people to fill them and now business leaders have warned this could spell disaster for the town. Employers are finding it increasingly difficult to
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Residents get a say in council shake up
February 16, 2001 9:53: RESIDENTS in Cookham and Bisham are being given a say on how their council should be run in the future as the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead faces its biggest ever shake-up. A total of 58,000 leaflets entitled 'Your Council
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Mel B's dog mauls Anna and Hollie's guinea pigs
February 16, 2001 9:52: HEARTBROKEN youngsters have vowed never to listen to the Spice Girls' music again after Mel B's dog mauled their guinea pigs to death. The attack happened when Scary Spice's Labrador escaped from the popstar's mansion in Little
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PC 'appalled' by county council
February 16, 2001 10:01: A POLICEMAN says the county council acted appallingly, claiming it initially refused to grit roads in the wake of an eight-car pile-up. The pile-up began when a single vehicle slid into a ditch in the early hours of Wednesday
