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Diana Dors at the High Wycombe War Memorial Hospital
FIFTIES starlet Diana Dors is seen here at a cake cutting ceremony at the High Wycombe War Memorial Hospital Miss Dors looks pleased to be at the event, which looks to be commemorating Harry Bourne, as his name is inscribed on the cake. Nurses and
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The Chiltern Gate School
CLASS F3 at The Chiltern Gate School in Verney Avenue, High Wycombe, is this week's class of the week. Teacher Gill Sandeman nominated the class because of their work to promote the school and charity fundraising. Miss Sandeman said: "I think they
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Schoolgirls make underwater gem
AN UNDERWATER masterpiece has been created by girls from High Wycombe who have been volunteering their time to help children at a care home. The Year Eight girls from Godstowe Preparatory School, in Shrubbery Road, High Wycombe, spent two days working
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Affordable housing advice on offer to health workers
NURSES and health workers can find out more about affordable housing in High Wycombe at an event next week. Keystart Housing Association is holding a drop-in session at Wycombe Hospital about key worker housing options in the town. The scheme includes
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Chilterns set to benefit from Government’s new legislation
RADICAL changes in Government policy towards woodland management are set to impact on the face of the Chilterns landscape. The new rules will see a greater emphasis on semi-natural native woodland, at the expense of conifer plantations. A programme
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MP wants plan to be scrapped
POLITICAL leaders in South Bucks are calling on Tesco to scrap its superstore development in Gerrards Cross. MP Dominic Grieve and Peter Hardy, leader of South Bucks District Council, are in agreement that dumping the plans would benefit the community
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Chiltern Railways reassure with regular security checks
CHILTERN Railways has taken steps to reassure commuters about safety following the London bomb attacks last week, which injured some of their passengers. Following the attacks, several Chiltern services were suspended in the county and many passengers
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Nerves frayed after blasts but the daily
COMMUTERS around South Bucks shrugged off fears of further bomb attacks on Friday as they travelled into London to continue their normal working day. The four bombs which exploded in the capital on Thursday three in the London Underground caused commuter
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Police presence at mosques stepped up
POLICE have stepped up their patrols around mosques in High Wycombe to prevent any attacks against Muslims, in light of last Thursday's bombs. The move comes as a preventative measure following attacks against Muslims after September 11, 2001. Then,
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Work on Handy Cross is delayed
THIS month's start date on the £12million improvements at the Handy Cross junction of the M40 has been put off, because of a dispute about prices between the Highways Agency and the building contractor, Nuttalls. An exhibition telling people about the
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War of the Worlds (12A)
After years of assuring us that aliens were a cuddly, friendly lot who just want to pop down to Earth to expand our minds, Spielberg's changing his story. His new version of HG Wells' classic novel leaves Close Encounters and ET as dim and distant
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Stewart's too hot for rivals
ALASTER Stewart won the Thrifty Wycombe Half Marathon, finishing almost four minutes ahead of his nearest rival. The 32-year-old Belgrave Harrier and Redhill Road Runner made a glorious return to the area where he grew up to become the 18th man to win
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Chef plays role in Trafalgar festival
HIGH Wycombe Royal Navy chef David Price has told of his role in the historic bicentenary celebrations of the Battle of Trafalgar. Twenty-four-year-old David was serving on board HMS Nottingham, one of 167 ships from 35 of the world's navies involved
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Griffin opens his account as Blues go down
CHARLIE Griffin scored his first goal for Wycombe Wanderers as the Blues lost 5-1 to Chelsea's all star squad. Griffin came off the bench to head home Clint Easton's cross to bring the scores back to 2-1 as Wanderers did themselves proud. But Chelsea
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Warriors win exciting game
Cricket: WYCOMBE completed the double over last year's winners Henley to maintain their stranglehold in the Home Counties Premier. Wycombe looked to be on their way to an easy win in an exciting game, thanks to a superb opening partnership by Mark Wright
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Bucks remembers
SHOPS, schools and offices across south Buckinghamshire observed a two minute silence at noon today for the victims of last week's London bomb blasts. Chairman of Wycombe District Council Doug Anson is said: "I hope everybody observes it through the
