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07/05/2005 Bristol Rovers
WANDERERS boss John Gorman accused Bristol Rovers of bending the rules as Wycombe crashed to a last-day defeat at the Memorial Stadium. The Pirates signed three players on Friday including former Thame United and Oxford player Jefferson Louis after
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Gorman tells his players: It’s up to you if you want to stay at Wanderers
BLUES boss John Gorman opened contract talks with his players this week and told them the ball is in their court. The gaffer wants to keep the bulk of the squad which finished tenth in League Two this season but won't be held to ransom by unreasonable
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Making a move
Dr Luis D'Silva Dias and his freelance writer wife Chryselle have recently moved to Bucks from Kent to enable him to take up his new job as a GP in High Wycombe. With her "Amateurs' Guide to Relocating Effortlessly" Chryselle has written a humorous account
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Agent predicts post-election upsurge in house sales
A leading estate agent is predicting a two per cent rise in house prices and a ten per cent leap in the number of house sales in the next three months. Russell Jervis, managing director of the company that owns the Haart chain, bases his forecast on
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Come sty with me
The big black pig evidently mistook estate agent Danny Wynyard-Wright for an election candidate when he arrived to take a picture of the family pet for sale with a house in Prestwood. You could see from the New Zealand kune kune's expression she was
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Lottie has her eyes on the prize in musical evening with a difference
HISTORY will be in the making on Saturday, May 14, when Beaconsfield Concerts presents its first ever Beaconsfield Concerts Music Prize. "We wanted to do something that would connect young people to music," says Mary Hird, a spokesman for the group,
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Heatstroke, sickness, blisters - but Steve would do it again
WHETHER we're lying in it, buried in it, building castles out of it or feeling it between our toes as we take a stroll through it, most of us think of sand as a welcoming prelude to a dip in the sea. Yet the 800 people who took part in the 150-mile Marathon
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Open air theatre just as you like it
EVERY year, Creation Theatre Company puts on an open air Shakespeare production in Oxford's Headington Hill Park. This year, the theatre company is bringing Shakespeare's Forest of Arden to life in the park's arboretum with their version of the much-loved
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Acker Bilk and Hefty Jazz
TWO jazz legends, Acker Bilk and Mr Hefty Jazz, Keith Smith, will be giving their army of music fans a healthy dose of musical entertainment in Henley on Thames. Acker Bilk, probably the most famous clarinettist of them all, will be on stage performing
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Jools Holland
JOOLS Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra will be performing at the Civic Centre, Aylesbury, on Friday, May 13, from 8pm. He will be featuring guests: Gilson Lavis, Ruby Turner and Sam Brown. Tickets are £24.50 standing and £28 balcony and can
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Steve Lipyeart at The Whiteleaf Cross, Princes Risborough
There is nothing 51-year-old Steve Lipyeart likes more than a pint at his local pub, The Whiteleaf Cross in Market Square, Princes Risborough, before going to watch the Risborough Rangers. Why do you drink here? I live locally in Berryfield Road
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In praise of fruit and veg for a better life
Q. Why is it so important to eat a diet rich in antioxidants and which foods are high in antioxidants? A. It is difficult to believe but the very substance that is critical for our survival is also slowly helping to take it away oxygen. The cells
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Why you should be thankful for minibeasts in the garden
GARDENS are like miniature wildlife safari parks. Instead of providing homes for creatures such as lions and elephants, there are minibeasts prowling in the undergrowth. Snails, spiders, beetles, worms and bees are just a few of the thousands of minibeasts
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Lights, camera, but no action
PLANS to transmit a live video of a red kite's nest has been scuppered due to interference from walkers. Nest Watch is a project run by the Chilterns Conservation Board which uses CCTV to beam live pictures of the birds to the Charwood Garden Centre,
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Youth council airs teen hopes and fears
MORE than half of Wycombe's schoolchildren say abuse is their biggest fear. Research carried out by the Wycombe Area Youth Council found a majority of youngsters from every secondary school revealed it was the issue which most concerned them. The term
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School to train for bereavement
BEECHVIEW School has won a free training course run by a High Wycombe charity. Pupils will now attend a schools' training course run by the Child Bereavement Trust which provides counselling to bereaved families. The school, in Guinions Road, High Wycombe
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Foundation funds adventure
PUPILS at the Cressex Community School are set for adventure after a donation from the Buckinghamshire Foundation set them on their way to an acitivity weekend. Frances Alexander, from the foundation, presented pupils with a cheque for £500 towards a
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Boy injured by ‘hockey stick’
A TEENAGE boy who reported he was hit by a bus has been told by police his injuries may have been "caused by a hockey stick". Gregory Day, 14, says he was walking down Daws Hill Lane in High Wycombe on March 17 when a passing Arriva bus mounted the pavement
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Four babies? You’ve got to be kid-ing!
AN extraordinary goat has amazed a south Bucks farm by giving birth to four baby girls. Edith, an eight-year-old Pigmy goat, gave birth to the kids on April 27 at Odds Farm, Wooburn Common Road, Wooburn Common. The farm is stunned that Edith is rearing
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Do you know who mugger is?
A COURAGEOUS woman who punched a mugger has helped police produce an e-fit of the person responsible. Liz-Serena Atkin, 27, of Woodfield Road, Princes Risborough, fought off the youth after he attempted to steal her handbag as she sat on the wall of
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End of the road for railway line?
A TRANSPORT historian from Chesham has expressed concerns about the future of Chesham's railway line if the former Cottage Hospital site is redeveloped. John Healey, of Ashley Green Road, Chesham, is the author of 14 publications on railway lines in
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Town shopkeepers ‘let down’ by broken CCTV
MARLOW'S police chief has admitted that officers were "sadly let down" by the town's CCTV network. Acting Inspector John Hillier was responding to a question raised by town councillor Richard Scott. Cllr Scott asked about petty vandalism and the smashing
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Neighbours rally round in support
MARLOW Bottom residents have expressed their anger after neighbour Lyndon Yorke was targeted by vandals. Neighbours have visited the inventor, of Andrews Way, to offer him their sympathies after a Second World War gun turret, which had adorned the roof
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Mums and tots promote cause
PROUD mums from Marlow were out in force to help promote a national campaign. About a dozen women including Jenny Searle, wife of Olympic rower Greg Searle brought their tots into town in preparation for Breastfeeding Awareness Week, which began on
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Jaksa leads from the front to take crown
RUGBY star Jaksa Lovreta has been named as the Marlow Sports Personality of the Year 2005 following a close vote at a town council meeting. Mr Lovreta , 27, who is the captain of Marlow Rugby Club and the Croatian national team, won the accolade by a
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Player call-up
Little Marlow Cricket Club is looking for new members for its cricket team. There has already been active dialogue with schools to try and attract some younger players to the team. Indoor net sessions are currently being held in Maidenhead. For more
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Teacher’s aid plan goes swimmingly
A SWIMMING teacher from Marlow is helping Sri Lankan women to conquer their lifelong fear of water and improve their chances of survival by teaching them to swim. Christina Fonfe, 55, jetted off to Sir Lanka in February to work with the Aid Sri Lanka
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Animal magic was order of wildlife day out
EAGER young wildlife fans from a Marlow school went to St Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital in Aylesbury to get a closer look at animals. The Children, from Marlow C of E Infant School, in Sandygate Road, took two trips to the hospital in April to find
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TV’s Timmy opens kids’ café
TV favourite Timmy Mallett helped to officially open a new youth club in the heart of Marlow. The well-known children's presenter joined new Marlow mayor Roger Wilson in welcoming the club's first members. Starbucks coffee shop, in High Street, will
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Rovers’ recent recruits leave the Blues fuming
WANDERERS boss John Gorman accused Bristol Rovers of bending the rules as Wycombe crashed to a last-day defeat at the Memorial Stadium. The Pirates signed three players on Friday including former Thame United and Oxford player Jefferson Louis after
