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12-month ban for drink-driver
March 2, 2001 9:58: DRINK-DRIVER Darren Hambidge knocked back a couple of pints of lager shandy before being spotted by police driving erratically along the road, a court heard. Hambidge, 22, of Leachcroft, Chalfont St Peter, pleaded guilty to driving
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New clause for taxis
March 2, 2001 10:02: A CHARITY has praised taxi drivers and Chiltern District Council for working together to provide a better service for blind people with guide dogs. The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association asked the council to encourage cabbies to
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Police told 'no' to anti-crime posters
March 2, 2001 10:28: POLICE had the law laid down to them after being told by Bucks County Council that they could not put up anti-car crime posters as they would be "fly-posting". Thames Valley Police were told the crime-busting posters could make a
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Pub may go under in flood crisis
March 2, 2001 10:00: A DESPERATE pub manager has spoken of the worry of losing his home and business after his road was closed because of flooding. Roger Kneuss, of the Black Horse Inn, Vale Road, Chesham, spoke out at a flood crisis meeting held at Chesham
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Axe lifted from barred pig farm
March 2, 2001 9:58: A PIG farmer, who was at the centre of the investigation into the outbreak of foot and mouth disease, has spoken of his relief after Government vets gave his farm the all clear. Ben Boughton, of Amy Lane, Chesham, was told the good
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Market will go ahead, say farmers
March 2, 2001 9:58: FARMERS are adamant that they will go ahead with Marlow's first Farmers and Food Market, despite growing fears surrounding the foot and mouth crisis. The crisis has caused panic in farms as the virus spreads around the country. Farmers
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Council asks tenants to consider move up north
March 2, 2001 9:50: COUNCIL tenants prepared to quit the Wycombe area and move to Kirklees in West Yorkshire could be in line for a golden goodbye to encourage them to go. Councillors in Wycombe see this as a way of cutting the council's lengthy waiting
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Sycamore will be no more
March 2, 2001 9:39: COUNCILLORS debated whether to keep a sycamore tree near a beauty spot in Marlow after officers said it should be saved. A council officer spent two hours, at a cost of £60, compiling a report recommending that the tree, situated near
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Flooding controlled
March 2, 2001 9:30: RESIDENTS are still suffering from the effects of severe flooding but council bosses say the problem is under control. Ian Bradford, 41, owner of the Stag and Huntsman Garage in Hambleden, said: "We've not been able to use our living
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Charity given money for holiday home
March 2, 2001 10:06: A CANCER charity received more than £3,000 towards a holiday home so children with cancer and their families can take a break from hospital treatments. English Welsh and Scottish Railway Ltd, in London, presented the cheque to The
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Meeting with NHS boss was a success
March 2, 2001 9:44: A RETIRED nurse, who last week criticised Wycombe Hospital for its standards of care and hygiene, says she had a successful meeting with NHS bosses. Pamela McNearnie, 69, from Marlow, made the comments, published in last week's Free
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Teen shelter would stop vandalism says PC
March 2, 2001 9:35: A POLICE officer in Marlow says vandalism in the town would plummet if town councillors agreed to build a teen shelter. PC Steve Jackson of Marlow Police feels that the recent problems with vandalism at Liston Court, Marlow, would
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Sundial versus statue
March 2, 2001 10:02: A £200,000 granite sundial has been donated to Marlow by a property company - but its proposed new location is set to cause a headache for councillors. Wycombe district councillor James Campbell (Marlow North, Lib Dem), said many
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Council gravestone plan sparks uproar
March 2, 2001 10:13: PROPOSALS to flatten historic gravestones have been branded "a waste of time" by members of the Amersham Society. Amersham Town Council will be conducting a risk assessment on the gravestones at St Mary's Parish Church, Church Street
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Police grab immigrants
March 2, 2001 10:26: POLICE seized five suspected illegal immigrants from the back of a truck on the M40 after the driver phoned saying items were being thrown out of the trailer. Five men, thought to be Iraqis or Kurds, were arrested at junction 2 of
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It's flipping great
March 2, 2001 10:33: WYCOMBE Wanderers took time off from preparing for their cup clash with Leicester to indulge in a very different form of training. A team led by club captain Keith Ryan entered the first High Wycombe pancake race on Tuesday. The other
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Police persuade redundant Welsh steel workers to become bobbies
March 2, 2001 9:53: THAMES Valley Police are looking for a bit of steel in their new recruits literally. The force has launched a recruitment campaign to persuade redundant Welsh steel workers to become bobbies on the beat. Its director of personnel and
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Shoppers go meat crazy
March 2, 2001 9:48: SHOPPERS have been clearing supermarket shelves and butcher's shops of meat in fear of shortages as the foot and mouth crisis escalates. Butchers and supermarket meat counters are recording increases in sales as people stock up, despite
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Arriva plans to cut back on bus routes
March 2, 2001 9:46: WHOLE swathes of High Wycombe will be left without a bus service after April 22 if changes proposed by the bus company, Arriva, go ahead, according to district councillor Peter Cartwright. Arriva's proposals to withdraw some bus services
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Man stole equipment from special school
March 2, 2001 9:56: TEENAGER Ricky Howell was responsible for a one-man crime wave including stealing bikes from a special school before turning to God for help. Howell faced sentence at High Wycombe Magistrates Court on Monday for theft, aggravated vehicle
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Girl, 8, wins £2.43m for brain damage
March 2, 2001 9:33: A YOUNG girl has been awarded £2.43 million compensation from Wycombe Hospital for brain damage she sustained while still in her mother's womb. Eight-year-old Catherine Lesley Atherton, of Cookham, who celebrated her birthday on the
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Motorists suffer hell at Handy Cross again
March 2, 2001 9:43: MOTORISTS have been warned to stay away from Handy Cross after a week of chaos at the notorious roundabout. Thousands of drivers were late for work and tempers boiled over after the traffic lights at the junction went out of sync,
