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The end of an era
Scorpion Records has been a place, for the last 28 years, where you'll find all sorts of music and meet all kinds of people. And it is the only independent record shop for miles around. It all began thanks to Jeff who says he was a frustrated record
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Declutter – save yourself time
Lifestyle consultant Carol Dell explains a good clear-out can help tidy your mind. WHEN my mother died years ago, I spent months emptying and decorating her house and became used to making clear decisions about what was still useful/treasured, of use
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Getting face-to-face with nature
Claire Forrest, information officer with the Chilterns Conservation Board, has great ideas on where to take the family out for the day. As reported in the national press recently, studies show that many children know more about exotic animals overseas
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This other Eden
The long awaited name for Wycombe's Town Redevelopment plan has been announced. The project which promises new shops, leisure and transport facilities to revitalise the town centre will be called Eden. What do you think of the name? Take part in
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Jerome Kempe at the Polecat Inn, Prestwood,
Jeweller Jerome Kempe thinks the Polecat Inn, in Wycombe Road, Prestwood, is a gem of a pub. How long have you been coming to the Polecat, Jerome? I first came here about ten years ago and then I worked here while I was at university. What's
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A chef who’s aiming for the top culinary spot
THE finest place to dine outside London? It will be if l'Ortolan's chef director, Alan Murchison, achieves his dream. I'd heard so much about this restaurant scene of John Burton Race's early rise to fame, with tucked-away setting, ambitious food, amazing
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Set a good example
WHEN people find out I am a driving instructor, their usual comment is: "Oooo, you're brave". But there is a job in the driving industry that requires far more nerve, and that is being an examiner. I was reminded of this last week when I was accompanying
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Police are going for softer, easier targets
The police are faced with an increasingly difficult environment in which to do the job that we expect them to do. It is not just "Why aren't they out catching criminals, instead of penalising motorists for minor traffic infringements?" although that
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A great shame
IT was with great dismay that we read that a near neighbour of ours, Lyndon Yorke, is thinking of moving because, according to your report, he may be the victim of a hate campaign after his house was vandalised. It was reported that a Second World War
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Just not for me
I WENT to see the new Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy movie on Saturday night at the Wycombe Filmworks. Oh dear........big mistake! The story line, characters and above all, charm of the original TV series were simply bulldozed into oblivion by a techno-special-effects-egothon
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Better service
I WOULD like to ask if you can do a favour for me and others and the rest of the taxi users in High Wycombe. At present there are no plans to allow the High Street taxis to use certain bus routes and my main concern is Corporation Street. I have realised
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Tell council
I WONDER how many Gerrards Cross residents and users of East Common realise that the mound of earth (bund) stretching across East Common at the A40 junction is indeed a permanent fixture. It should be noted that this common lies within a dedicated conservation
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Need 'chopper'
COULD it perhaps be made feasible to replace paediatric services under threat at Wycombe Hospital with a new helicopter ambulance to travel at speed and with safety between Wycombe and Stoke Mandeville hospitals? Martin Grey, High Wycombe
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Better ways
SURELY the experience of the open town meeting which rejected by 188 votes to one the consultants' plans for the Waitrose extension has indicated to the district council that Marlow voters are becoming very sensitive. Sensitive about characteristics
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Pity the moles
WE visited West Wycombe Park on Sunday afternoon (May 1) and were dismayed to find several mole traps set up in the lawn near the tennis court. We also came across another type of trap-like structure in the wooded bit near the river. It's a shame that
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War memory
YOUR photograph in last week's Bucks Free Press of the Home Guard at Wooburn Green brought back memories. When we left school in 1941 my friend and I lived and worked at Tring Park, and both joined the local Home Guard. We were 16 at the time and kept
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Hands off park
THE proposed "redevelopment" of Higginson Park in Marlow is a totally unnecessary project which would serve no useful purpose whilst at the same time spending vast amounts of ratepayers' money. Higginson Park is a beautiful green space as it is and
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No piano ivory
MAY I, through your letters page, clear up any misunderstanding that may have arisen as a result of the article in the Bucks Free Press dated April 22 regarding the opening concert of this year's Wycombe Arts Festival. We point out that the keys on
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Had Tory call
IN Holmer Green we live in what is arguably a Tory stronghold. Whatever your political persuasion one might therefore expect that the Conservative Party would be complacent and the other political parties would campaign hard in the area. In fact the
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Get distracted
YET again speed cameras are attracting more headlines While they may be seen as a tax raising scheme by some, I do believe they are a very blunt instrument against most law abiding citizens. They do nothing to stop unlicensed, uninsured vehicles on
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Red Cross aid
WANT to thank everyone in Buckinghamshire who supported the British Red Cross over the last 12 months. We supported more than 800,000 vulnerable people in the UK and many thousands more overseas.We responded to 56 emergencies in the UK, provided practical
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Phone drivers
APART from speeding, surely the second most common motoring offence must be people driving while using the phone. If you stand at any junction, bend or other awkward location in High Wycombe you will see people passing while on the phone. Even drivers
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Near to home
AUDREY Wixon uses an entire column (Free Press, April 29) in an attempt to justify a theory that driving in "familiar territory" can be dangerous. Presumably more dangerous than in "unfamiliar territory" otherwise what was the purpose of the column
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Watch on land
WITH reference to the report headed "Below the Belt" in the Free Press on April 22, the sale of plots of land in a field between Bledlow Ridge and Saunderton is part of an ongoing problem of speculative land sales that is of concern to the Chilterns Conservation
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Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (12A)
Any Star Wars fan will tell you that this was always going to be the prequel they were most interested in the final explanation of why Jedi knight Anakin Skywalker became Darth Vader and came to rule over the evil Empire eventually to fight his son
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Parents’ care fight
PARENTS have stepped up their campaign to save a short-term respite care home earmarked for closure. Heller House in Northwood Road, Southall, could be closed by Ealing Council and relocated to another site in the borough as it says it does not comply
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Mayors make the trip to borough
TEN mayors from across the capital toured the borough during three fundraising events. The mayors of Hounslow, Lambeth, Merton and Redbridge attended the charity concert by the Ealing Symphony Orchestra at Acton Town Hall at the end of April, and then
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Duncan and Shepherd help Cross to draw with Teddington
Cricket: HALF centuries from Alan Duncan and Mark Shepherd helped Gerrards Cross to a draw with NPL Teddington in their Home Counties Division Two West fixture. Duncan's 54 and Shepherd's 50 put Cross in charge as they set a target of 237-6 in 58 overs
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Mark puts Warriors on the Wright track
Cricket: MARK Wright inspired Warriors to double glory at the weekend as they thrashed league champions Henley by eight wickets and then marched into the national area quater-finals with victory over Uxbridge. Wright top-scored in both games, making
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Five star Becky win last-day title decider
FC BEACONSFIELD regained their Premier Division title after beating title rivals Wycombe Town 5-1 in a winner-takes-all clash. A 4-0 midweek victory for FC Beaconsfield over King George V, courtesy of goals from Andrew Alexander, Billy Gray, Adrian Smith
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Gorman takes a look at Conference striker
WANDERERS boss John Gorman has handed Forest Green goal machine Charlie Griffin the chance to win a contract at Adams Park next season. The non-league hotshot has been training with Wanderers this week as Gorman looks for extra firepower next season
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Early start for Gorman’s nearly-men
WANDERERS will start their promotion push on May 23 less than three weeks after this season ends. Boss John Gorman has called all the players back in for training that week to ensure they don't lose their fitness during the summer. They will spend
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Road closed for crane
Wycombe Marsh Retail Park exit road and the footway between London Road and the roundabout will be closed on Tuesday, May 31 and Wednesday, June 1 to allow for the dismantling of a crane on the Birse Site. Entrance to the Wycombe Marsh Retail Park will
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Here’s a friendship garden they made earlier
BLUE Peter presenter Konnie Huq received a warm welcome from the pupils at Waterside Combined School, in Black Horse Avenue, Chesham, for the official opening of their friendship garden. Konnie attended the ceremony on Thursday as the special guest of
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IT man set for retrial as conviction quashed
A SUNDAY league footballer faces a retrial after his conviction for a vicious attack on a student was quashed. London's Criminal Appeal Court concluded that the conviction of Richard Gould, 29, of Woodland Close, High Wycombe, was "unsafe" and ordered
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Are they telling the hole story?
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE'S roads have been deemed some of the best in the whole of the UK but the frustrated motorists of High Wycombe are not in agreement. Drivers in the area say they are tired of potholes, crumbling kerbs and fading road markings things that
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Campaigners take unilateral action
THIS is the gate that has caused more than just a stir at council offices but a residents' group hope it will provide the solution to a long-running nightmare. People living in Chalklands, Bourne End, have long complained about their potholed road which
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Town Centre watch
Transco were delayed in starting their work in the pedestrian area alongside Tesco. This work is due to continue this week. Desborough Road is scheduled to be closed from May 16 and will remain closed into June.
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Man continues appeal for his voice
JUSTIN Cramp is facing further heartache as he waits for thieves to return specialist equipment he uses to speak. The Free Press told last week how Mr Cramp, 30, of West Wycombe Road, had been left "gutted" after the communication aid was stolen. The
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xXx2 – The Next Level (12A)
IT does not rank among the world's smartest ideas if you're an ex-con lying low to bomb down the highway in a stretch car painted migraine-inducing purple. But the man with the pimped ride is Darius Stone (played by rapper Ice Cube), an ex-Navy Seal
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05-1147 P1
STAR photographer Ann Priest took this picture on Saturday, April 30th, at the French market in Marlow. Checking out the saucissons were organiser Muriel Charles, chairman of Wycombe District Council Cllr Mahboob Hussain, and Marlow mayor Cllr Doug
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The Lantern Club – Day centre for the elderly
THE Lantern Club was established in 1990 to provide respite care for families and carers of local elderly people with special needs. We meet in Holmer Green Village Centre every Monday (except bank holidays) between 10.30am and 3pm. Our members are
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Elvis is alive and running
DAVID Hurst, from Hampton Wick, near Kingston-upon-Thames, sent in these pictures of Elvis having fun. Bulldog Elvis is six-and-a-half years old. David writes: "Although we live in Surrey, we grew up in Princes Risborough, where my parents stil live
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Getting ready for the rise of the Phoenix
AT THE HEART of the regeneration plans for High Wycombe is a spacious new shopping centre that will bring prestigious brands to the district for the first time, as well as offering increased floor space for existing retailers. Apart from improved retailing
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Trees from toners grow
ENVIRONMENTALLY friendly residents have saved hundreds of ink cartridges from Buckinghamshire's landfills and contributed instead to 6,000 new trees being planted. Cartridge World customers in Grimsdell Corner, Amersham, have helped to save more than
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Dogs can have their day
A CHARITY that provides dogs for the disabled has received a massive grant from Children in Need and is offering families in south Bucks the chance to have their lives enhanced by a canine helper. The Oxfordshire-based charity, Dogs for the Disabled,
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‘Merger of hospices will offer improved care’
HIGH standards of palliative care are being offered to people in Bucks with life-limiting illnesses after two hospices merged. Wednesday, April 13 saw the launch of Thames Hospicecare at the Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, after the Thames Valley Hospice
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Magic moments
TEN-YEAR-OLDS in south Bucks could have their memories preserved for posterity as part of the Memorex Capture the Memory project. The competition aims to create an archive of special memories from children who are ten years old in 2005. The memories
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Beavering away
FLACKWELL Heath needs to set up another Beaver colony in the village since the 1st group have increased their numbers and have a large waiting list. There are currently 34 six to eight year old boys in the group and they are looking to reduce their numbers
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Play it again Sam for England
A YOUNG chess player has fulfilled his dream of getting into the England squad. Sam Walker, 11, from Great Missenden is a member of the Wycombe and Hazlemere Chess Club and has just been selected to play for the England Under 11 Chess team. It is the
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Bakers’ dozens of buns and bakes raise cash for boxes
TWO cake bakers at the Free Press raised £200 for four life-saving Aquaboxes which are now packed and ready to go. Over a six-week period before Easter, Barrie Penfold and Rachel Springell baked cakes and sold them to staff in the editorial deaprtment
