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Wallow at Whittlebury
WHEN is a hotel not a hotel? When it offers fantastic spa facilities and a range of treatments and sporting experiences to rival any health farm. The imposing red brick Whittlebury Hall, near the Silverstone Racing Circuit in Northamptonshire, has long
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When mud is not so glorious
There are a number of things you can do to alleviate the worst effects of a muddy and waterlogged garden. It could be anything from making small changes to way you use the garden and the plants you might introduce to digging everything up and putting
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AYLESBURY
At-a-glance guide to new developments. Development: Fairford Leys off the A418 Oxford Road out of AylesburyWhat: Two bedroom apartments and two-three-and-four bedroom houses by Bryant HomesPrices: From £147,500Incentives: Part exchange or five per
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THAME
At-a-glance guide to new developments. Coming soonDevelopment: Two detached bungalows by Wooburn Homes - one two-bedroom style, one three-bedroom home with a garage in Oakley Road, ChinnorPrices: from £325,000Selling agent: Crendon House, ChinnorDevelopment
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PRINCES RISBOROUGH
At-a-glance guide to new developments. Development: Bennetts Yard, Brook Street, Kingston BlountWhat: Six 2, 3 and 4-bedroom cottages by W E Black.Prices: from £299,500Selling agent: Tim Russ & CoDevelopment: Beechwood View, Wycombe Road, SaundertonWhat
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PRESTWOOD
At-a-glance guide to new developments. Development: Idaho Court, Wycombe Road, PrestwoodWhat: Six two-bedroom flats by Top Events. Only two remainingPrices: From £185,000Selling agent: Wynyard-Wright & Ellis Development: Mill End Close, off Wycombe
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PENN
At-a-glance guide to new developments. Coming soonDevelopment: Vicarage Mews, Hammersley LaneWhat: Three new homes with five bedrooms, four bathrooms, three/four reception rooms by Old English DevelopmentsPrice guide: £800,000Selling agent: Tim Russ
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MARLOW AREA
At-a-glance guide to new developments. Less than £500,000Development: Walnut Way, off Hedsor Road, Bourne EndWhat: Two detached houses and pair of semis by Hamden Homes Adaptable accommodation to provide up to four bedroomsPrice: From £445,000Selling
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CHALFONTS
At-a-glance guide to new developments. Coming soonDevelopment: Three Trees, Burtons Lane, Chalfont St GilesWhat: Edwardian style house with 5,715 sq ft living area on a plot of almost half an acre by Paul Harris Developments. Six bedrooms, six bathrooms
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HOLMER GREEN
At-a-glance guide to new developments. Coming soonWhat: Pair of four bedroom detached houses, Watchet Lane, Holmer Green by Friar HomesBrief details: One house finished. Luxury kitchen with integrated appliances, high spec,180ft gardenPrice: £499,500
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HAZLEMERE
At-a-glance guide to new developments. Development: The Cedars, Cedar Avenue, Hazlemere by the Park Parade shopping centreWhat: 23 one and two bedroom apartments by Redrow HomesPrice: From £194,950. Incentives available.Selling agent: JNP Hazlemere
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GREAT MISSENDEN AND SURROUNDING VILLAGES
At-a-glance guide to new developments. Development: Sly Corner, Lee CommonBrief details: Detached brick and flint house with four reception rooms, four bedrooms, three bathrooms, conservatory/family room and Michael Moore kitchen.Price: £900,000Selling
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GERRARDS CROSS
At-a-glance guide to new developments. Development: Tudor Court, North Park, Gerrards CrossWhat: Five two and three bedroom apartments and penthouses with garages and lift by Michael Shanly Homes. Ready to move intoPrices: From £415,000.Selling agent
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CHESHAM
At-a-glance guide to new developments. Development: Belsham Close, off Ridgeway Road, CheshamWhat: Eight one bedroom apartments, two pairs of four bedroom semis and one 4/5 detached house. Developer: Newhomes EstatesPrices: from £157,950 for apartments
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BEACONSFIELD AREA
At-a-glance guide to new developments. Less than £300,000Development: Cleare Place, Gurnells Road, Seer GreenWhat:Three terraced, two semis and two detached houses by Michael Shanly Homes.Price: £280,000-£640,000Show Home: Open Thurs-Mon, 10-5. Selling
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AMERSHAM AREA
At-a-glance guide to new developments. Development: Amersham Court, Whielden Street, Old AmershamWhat: Apartments and three-bedroom houses by Bryant HomesPrices: One-bedroom apartments from £244.000, two-bedroom apartments from £261,000, houses from
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Wycombe and surrounding villages
At-a-glance guide to new developments. Coming soonDevelopment: Pair of four bedroom semis by Stone Developments in Old Watery Lane, Wooburn MoorSelling agent: JNP New Homes, High WycombeDevelopment: Two four-bed detached homes in Hampden Road, High
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Here comes Messiah
It is always slightly disturbing to see leather trousers, it is even more disturbing to see them on young men in their very early 20s. That is, unless the young men are in a new wave of heavy metal bands that are currently cropping up at pub gigs across
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Count on conifers
With so much colour available in the summer months, we often forget the value of evergreens, yet plants such as conifers prove vital throughout the seasons, adding colour and structure to any scene. National Conifer Week, organised by the Association
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Eureka! Finding the law of motion in dance
Mark Baldwin, artistic director of the Ballet Rambert, tells Jeremy Campbell how physics is the inspiration of his latest work. I must admit some scepticism before I visited Rambert at its studios in Chiswick to see rehearsals of its latest production
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Challenges for the Chilterns
Claire Forrest, information officer for the Chilterns Conservation Board, explains how everyone can help their local environment. What are the main challenges currently facing those who care for the Chilterns, its communities and visitors? The Conservation
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Get a robot to mow the lawn
Jeremy Campbell takes a look at gadgets that will do the chores for you. These gadgets are for all those people that used to watch Tomorrow's World on television, and got disillusioned with the fact that the new millennium did not offer a new technology
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The Crown Inn, Penn
Richard Harold and his partner Margaret have been landlords of the Crown Inn, Penn for only a month, but they have had pubs in Maidenhead and Farnham Common. How long have you been a landlord? For the past nine years. Before that I worked in retail
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Finding the right pressure
Shiatsu is a form of massage which originated in China and Japan more than 4,000 years ago. Lindi Bilgorri tries it out. WHEN I was asked if I would like a shiatsu, I wondered if I was going to be offered No.33 on a Chinese menu. Shiatsu does have
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Get one in the bag
From cavernous and slouchy to metallic and structured,it's time for mama to get a brand new bag this season. Where exactly would a woman be without her most beloved of all fashion accessories, the handbag? Not only is it incredibly functional, allowing
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Joining the family business
Kate O'Mara was given her first big break by Peter O'Toole, and starred opposite Jeanne Moreau, Jack Hawkins and O'Toole himself in Great Catherine by George Bernard Shaw. You might think this an intimidating prospect for a young actress, born in Leicester
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Art in the garden
Four local artists have been invited to exhibit in Articulate, in the Garden Gallery in the Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock. Painters Sue Gosney and Di Hammond , ceramicist Gill Brown and jeweller Marian Wallis have exhibited succesfully before. They
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Theatreland found in village hall
Theatre in the Villages swings into Bucks again bringing professional perfomers and high quality productions into village halls, schools, and community centres all over the county for the next four months. Highlights include international performers,
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Wooburn Festival : A feast of talent
THE Wooburn Festival is now in its 39th year, and the line up this time is as strong as ever. Roy Hattersley brings his considerable public speaking experience to the Spoken Word programme with a talk about the Edwardians, the subject of his latest book
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Pride and Prejudice (U)
Do we really need more Pride and Prejudice? After the much loved BBC version and modern spins on the story, such as Bridget Jones' Diary and the Bollywood flavoured Bride and Prejudice, it seems that Jane Austen's classic novel is never far from the screen
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Big name in the store for Wycombe
The retailing giant, formerly known as British Home Stores and which has been a household name for the past 70 years, has purchased the former Littlewoods store in the Octagon. Since Littlewoods was taken over by Primark, behind the scenes decisions
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Ross Kemp Ends up in Beaconsfield
ACTOR Ross Kemp was spotted in Beaconsfield Station on Friday, filming scenes for a new series of Ultimate Force. He was at Beaconsfield Railway Station playing Sergeant Henno Garvie, the leader of a crack SAS "Red Troop," on whom ITV's Ultimate Force
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Wycombe 3 Mansfield 2
KEVIN Betsy scored a 43-minute hat-trick to fire Wanderers up to second in the table. The midfielder gave Wycombe a 3-0 interval lead with his first ever treble but the Blues were then left biting their nails as Mansfield came storming back with two
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Wasps’ forwards show their mettle
WASPS battled their way to another five-point win when they dismissed the fighting pack of Worcester on Sunday. Tries by Raphael Ibanez, Tom Voyce, Joe Worsley and Tim Payne gave Wasps the win against a side whose forwards were keen to demonstrate their
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Tyson's £750K price tag
WANDERERS have slapped a £750,000 price tag on striker Nathan Tyson as they underline their commitment to winning promotion. The Blues turned down a £500,000 bid from Sheffield Wednesday on Friday. Wednesday wanted to take Blues' 11-goal hitman on
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England hopeful Van Gisbergen equals Wilkinson’s kicking record
MARK van Gisbergen equalled Jonny Wilkinson's record of 28 successive kicks at goal on Sunday. The Wasps full back landed a difficult conversion two minutes into his team's match against at home to Worcester to make it 28 kicks out of 28. But van Gisbergen
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Obituary: Margaret Hawkswell
Margaret Ruth Lilian Hawkswell, of Carrington Road, Flackwell Heath was a beloved wife, mother and grandmother. She was born in Alperton, Middlesex, on April 15, 1937, and died at home on September 3, 2005. As a child during the Second World War, Margaret
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Wayne Stephen Ballard and Elaine Simons
THE sun smiled on Elaine Simons and Wayne Stephen Ballard on their wedding day, as it was one of the hottest May days for many years. The couple married on May 27 after they met at a '70s disco at the Watford Coliseum in 1996. Elaine, 34, who is a project
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John Young and Kelly Clayton
GROOM John Young made sure his bride got to the church on time by getting colleagues to drive her to the ceremony in a fire engine. Former BFP journalist Kelly Clayton, 26, arrived at St Peter's Church, Loudwater, in style on August 13 for her marriage
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Grammar school cheats exposed
PARENTS living in London and desperate to get their children into Buckinghamshire grammar schools are conning schools and the county council by saying they live in the catchment area, and are entitled to a place. They are buying or renting property in
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Less local independence would alarm me
COUNCIL tax, that hardy perennial, has raised its colourful head again, and stories about it will bloom brightly throughout the dark days of the winter. The first shoots appeared this week with the news that the revaluation of house prices on the basis
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Acupuncture for tsunami victims
AN ACUPUNCTURIST who has been treating Sri Lankan survivors of the Asian tsunami is returning to the UK to set up a clinic in Bourne End. Charlotte Brydon was part of a team of 28 trained acupuncturists who volunteered for the Acupuncture Sans Frontiere
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Learn Latin
AUTHOR Mark Walker is hoping to a revive an old language as he teaches a new course in Beaconsfield named Latin for Everyday Life. Mr Walker said: "Most people never even get the chance to learn about this beautiful language and its massive influence
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Thunderbirds to the rescue
AN evening of Captain Scarlett films at Pinewood Studios is just one of the events being organised by the Mayor of Beaconsfield for his chosen charity next year. Cllr Archie Legg, of Windsor End, is busy lining-up events, including a Mayor's Banquet
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Pectoral exercises 1912
THESE youngsters look like they are enjoying a rigorous physical training class way back in 1912. The boys, dressed in black and white striped jumpers, long white shorts, plimsolls and black socks are somewhere in the Chalfonts in the early part of the
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It's show time!
TORRENTIAL rain did not stop the crowds from turning out to join in the annual Thame and Oxfordshire Show. Members of the public, equipped with wellies and macs, enjoyed a variety of attractions throughout the day, organised especially for the event
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You can keep the Kites flying
BIRD lovers are being reminded to help the Chilterns Conservation Board raise money for red kites conservation work. Some 12 people have already signed up to the Board's Friends of Red Kites in the Chilterns scheme, which was launched on Thursday, September
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Victoria wins a prize night at fashion awards
A WOMAN from Penn enjoyed a glamorous evening of fashion and celebrities after winning a competition in the magazine Prima. Victoria Brodie, attended the Prima High Street Fashion Awards on Tuesday, September 13, at the London Hilton in Park Lane, after
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Pavement improvement is given a start date
WORK is about to start on a £35,000 revamp of pavements in Princes Risborough High Street in a bid to improve the walking experience for shoppers. This week Buckinghamshire County Council announced a start date of Monday, October 3 for the works which
