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Scouts win award for Dartmoor trek
February 28, 2001 11:14: SIX youngsters completed a three-day trek to win an award which ranks them in the top ten per cent of Scouts in the country. The adventurers, from Scout groups in Prestwood, Chesham and Lee Common, were presented with the Chief
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New Sainsbury's plans on show
February 28, 2001 11:05: Plans for the Sainsbury's redevelopment go on show to the public today when an exhibition opens. The plans will be on show at the store in Dovecot Road, High Wycombe, and will display intentions for a new Sainsbury's store, town
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Teens keen for sex guidance
February 28, 2001 10:49: A SCHEME which offers advice to youngsters about safe sex, contraception and pregnancy is being hailed as a huge success following a massive increase in users. Martin Skinner, co-ordinator of the Youth Enquiry Scheme, based in
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Crossing installed after 15-year campaign
February 28, 2001 11:04: THE elderly and infirm are set to benefit after a community was finally given the zebra crossing it had been demanding for 15 years. Councillors say speeding traffic has been a problem on the Straight Bit, Flackwell Heath, for
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Traffic nightmare recurs in Wycombe
February 28, 2001 10:56: HIGH Wycombe roads were heavily congested again this morning due to the traffic lights at Handy Cross roundabout failing for the second time in a week. Juncion four of the M40 was gridlocked and tailbacks on the motorway stretched
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Foot and mouth fears close Odds Farm Park
February 27, 2001 9:17: A POPULAR farm for families and children has closed its doors in a desperate bid to save its animals from the dreaded foot and mouth virus. Odds Farm Park in Wooburn Common, home to a number of rare breeds, has not got the virus
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Bus firm slated for poor service
February 28, 2001 10:58: A WOMAN who relies on public transport says she is sick of waiting for 45 minutes for a bus at the end of a long day when the service is supposed to run every ten minutes. Celia Cook, 38, from Herbert Road, Micklefield, works
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Drummer fights to save centre
February 28, 2001 10:59: AN organiser of one of the groups which meets at an arts centre is calling for more vision before the town loses a vital asset. The Vitae Drumming Circle meets and practises at the Arts Centre in Spring Gardens, High Wycombe,
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Driver banned after holiday drinking binge
February 28, 2001 10:51: A PROFESSIONAL driver who was caught drink-driving twice in one month once after a three-day drink binge has been banned from driving for three years. Alexander Flander, 25, from Whinneys Road, Loudwater, was stopped by police
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Rollercoaster ride for Chesham's Charter Fair
February 28, 2001 11:21: GENERATIONS of Chesham residents have looked forward to and enjoyed the town's historic Charter Fair. But this week, the future of the 800-year-old event remains hanging by a thread after furious fairground boss Tom Smith threatened
