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Why bricklaying is not a mug’s game for women
BRICKLAYING should have been a piece of cake. After all, I'm a dab hand at icing. But after ten minutes attempting to flip the mortar onto a trowel like the professionals, I realised I'd better stick to the pen. The ladies attending the free 12-week
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£100,000 loan was Price worth paying to Karl, 18
THE bank manager knew Karl Price meant business when the 18-year-old asked for a £100,000 loan. He needed it to buy the garage he had loved since he first got a job polishing cars and making tea. Unbelievably, the apprentice mechanic gathered together
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Hub offers help for start-ups
HIGH Wycombe Enterprise Hub is seeking enterprising start-ups or early-stage design businesses keen to develop with the help of a range of new facilities and advice at its new Innovation Centre at Buckinghamshire Chilterns University. The Hub at Wellsbourne
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Stupples in running for award
STUPPLES & Co has been nominated for the title Property Adviser of the Year in this year's Estates Gazette awards. Alan Stupples and his co-partner Michael Garvey believe it's the first time a Wycombe agent has been in the running for the annual awards
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Estate ploughs cash into converting ex-farm barns
THE sprawling Carington Estate is undergoing its largest-ever conversion project in the shape of a courtyard of offices, created from listed farm buildings, alongside some new build units. One of the offices at the new Abbey Barn Business Centre in
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And the Bands play on...
The decision to postpone the revaluation of properties for council tax bands received a mixed reaction from the middle classes. Despite Whitehall denials, sceptics believe the change of heart was brought about by concerns of a politcal backlash from
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Gomm Road plan goes ahead – with play areas
MEMBERS of Wycombe District Council's Development Control Committee have asked for housing developers to include children's play areas for the former Bucks Free Press site following a site visit. The former newspaper site in Gomm Road, High Wycombe,
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Spare me from people who don’t laugh
I went to Wycombe Swan last week. I last appeared there myself in HMS Pinafore for the Carl Rosa Opera Company. They were back there this week with their popular and fresh production of The Mikado, which I hadn't seen before and which was described in
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Breeding bin flies
I WONDER if many residents have noticed an increase in the house-fly population since the council's edict made us all maggot-farmers with new bins. It is reasonable to link an increase in these vectors of disease with the presence of masses of rotting
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Not in our interest
I THANK Marlow Chamber of Commerce and various other supporting groups, in bringing some commonsense into the thinking and therefore forcing the 'U' turn that our district council (WDC) made regarding their Marlow Town Centre Development Schemes (Monster
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Foulness on Rye
LAST weekend I discovered that I will no longer be able to use The Rye, High Wycombe, on a Sunday morning to entertain my children or walk our dog. I took my nine-year-old son to The Rye to walk our dog and visit the recreation ground but after ten minutes
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How much time?
The "Comment" on page ten of last week's BFP, about work on Handy Cross must have amused many readers, who probably thought the same as I did when I read it. Quote; "Let's hope the crews will be working hard to get the job done as quickly as possible
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Better down lane
I UNDERSTAND that the BFP recently devoted editorial to lamenting the closure of the "Little Fishes" nursery at the Wycliffe Centre in Horsleys Green. Horsleys Green is a tiny winding lane between Studley Green and Cadmore End, out towards Stokenchurch
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Town greens
WE were pleased to receive the publicity for Pimms Action Group's efforts to register their local open space as a town green in High Wycombe, to protect it from the threatened development (September 16 issue). The group is a member of the Open Spaces
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We’ll still be there
I AM writing in response to an article which appeared in the Bucks Free Press on September 9 under the headline "Remembrance parade in doubt due to shortage of policemen". As the person in charge of the Buckinghamshire Operations Department for Thames
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Keep it private
WITH reference to the comments about education officers by Tim Dingle, head of the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe, published in the Free Press on September 9. I am really disappointed that he chose to play out his concerns with the county council
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High Wycombe simply does not deserve a decent football team
ONE statistic stood out at the end of Wycombe Wanderers' astonishing game against Aston Villa. No, it wasn't the 8-3 record defeat that the national media was raving about. It was, instead, the pathetic, embarrassing attendance of just 5,365. Wycombe
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Parents’ fury over 11-plus changes
MARION Clayton, Buckinghamshire County Council's cabinet member for schools, should resign says one parent , furious over September's changes to grammar school admission arrangements. Ingrid Gamble made the call at a meeting of the council's children's
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Tesco chief remains open minded over store’s future
TESCO chief executive Sir Terry Leahy says the supermarket giant remains "open-minded" about the future of the Gerrards Cross store. In an interview with The Independent Sir Terry said the project was still suspended pending a health and safety report
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Make road safe before pupils die, says council
CHILDREN'S lives will be put at risk unless proper safety measures are introduced along the Marlow to Bisham road, Bisham Parish Council warned last week. The council, which is currently in negotiations with the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
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Celebrating 40 years
THE Chiltern Gateway Club, which helps people with learning disabilities, is gearing up for its 40th anniversary celebrations. The club, based at the Chilterns Youth Centre, in Amersham, will be celebrating the anniversary next year and organisers are
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Village bus comes to a stop
PEOPLE living in Little Missenden say they have been left isolated after their only bus service to High Wycombe was suddenly stopped. It originally ran five times per day but was cut two weeks ago. Residents say they were given the news by their local
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Illegal dumpers fined £1,000
A CHESHAM company has been fined £1,000 for illegally fly-tipping a huge pile of plastic in the town. Flower Plastics Ltd, a plastic bag manufacturer which is no longer in business, according to council officers, was convicted at Amersham Magistrates
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Sky-high fun at the fair
PEOPLE of all ages congregated in Amersham Old Town for the arrival of the annual Charter Fair on Monday. Children and pensioners alike enjoyed the atmosphere, rides and candy floss at the fair held in the High Street, Market Square and Broadway. Rebecca
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Chance to explore our religious heritage
THE religious heritage of the Chiltern District, and the county as a whole, will be accessible for enthusiasts this autumn. During October and November, places of worship, including St Mary's Church in Church Street, Chesham, will open their doors to
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Arthur brings ’er indoors out
TV wheeler-dealer George Cole cut the ribbon to launch a vet's first open day in 30 years. Mr Cole, 80, best known for his role as Arthur Daley in the television series Minder, was guest of honour at the Crossroads Veterinary Surgery in West Wycombe
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Marlow to Stoke trip will tie up ambulance time, claims club
AMBULANCES could be out of circulation for up to two hours if an accident happens in Marlow after the changes to Wycombe Hospital, a rugby club director has claimed. Roy Carlisle, director of the mini rugby club in Marlow, spoke out after a number of
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Wasps to fight RFU over player payments
WASPS are going to fight the RFU's decision to withhold £30,000 for fielding two Lions players. The Premiership Champions are one of three clubs who haven't received the full allocation of cash from the British Lions tour, given to the clubs as compensation
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Wallis needs 60 stitches in lip
CHALFONT'S Danny Wallis could be out until Christmas after having 60 stitches in his face to repair a chunk of his lip. The 22-year-old central defender was involved in a sickening clash of heads with teammate Shane Sadler during last week's 3-1 win
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We could have won if we’d played it ugly
WANDERERS manager John Gorman says his side could have beaten Aston Villa if they had played ugly football. He insists they would have won if they'd played hoofball instead of slick soccer during the second half. Blues established a 3-1 half time lead
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Petr deal is not a Hammer blow
WANDERERS boss John Gorman is glad Northampton gazumped him in the chase to sign West Ham striker Petr Mikolanda because now he can watch him in League Two combat. The Czech U21 international joined the Cobblers on a one month's loan just 48 hours after
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Former Arsenal keeper prices himself out of a move to Blues
FORMER Arsenal keeper Rami Shaaban has priced himself out of a move to Adams Park. The glovesman, who played in the Champions League for Arsenal, trained with the Blues and played for them in Wednesday's behind-closed-doors friendly against Cardiff City
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‘Man planned his revenge by wielding axe’
AN ALLEGED "happy slapping" victim sought revenge on his attackers by going after them with an axe. But the axe man tyrefitter Justin Hall - threatened the wrong man after walking through Bourne End looking for his alleged assailants. Wycombe Magistrates
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Bystanders tie up suspected thief
A SUSPECTED jewel thief was caught and restrained with rope by passers-by during a robbery in Beaconsfield. A gang of robbers, who tried to raid Bradley and Walker Jewellers in London End, were foiled when they were tackled by members of the public.
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Grieving widower slams hospital
A GRIEVING widower hit out at Wycombe Hospital in a eulogy reading at his wife's funeral claiming the service let them down. Arthur Hawkswell of Carrington Avenue, Flackwell Heath, told the congregation on Tuesday, how he watched helplessly as his "
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CPOs ‘a flaky concept’
WYCOMBE District Council may take out Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPOs) on properties in High Wycombe to help Chiltern Railways, Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College (BCUC) and Amersham and Wycombe College realise their development plans. The
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Caught on camera
TWO police community support officers have been caught posing for pictures in front of a helicopter wreckage they were supposed to be guarding. The two officers were caught on camera, taking turns to pose, by Free Press Picture Editor Jason Dawson following
