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Blues go second with wins
WANDERERS made it two wins in four days when they thrashed Wrexham 4-1 on Tuesday. Another brace by goal machine Nathan Tyson, allied to strikes by Kevin Betsy and Tommy Mooney, were more than enough to dismiss the Welsh outfit. Tyson got the ball rolling
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A History of Violence (18)
VIGILANTE thriller A History Of Violence may have been taken from a graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke but it has become a quintessential David Cronenbourg film and one of his best. The Canadian director, best known for horror films such as
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Bobbing along at a snail’s pace
ALLY Rogers sent in these pictures of her unusual pets. She says: "This is a Giant African Land Snail called Bob. "It is currently 15cm shell length, but could grow to 20cm long. I have three, and they eat all kinds of fruit and veg and are kept in a
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Drumming up support for campaign against cliches
I'M over the moon that readers replied to my complaints last week about over-used cliches in modern-day life. To be honest, I didn't think comments would flood in. But, at the end of the day, the public voted with their pens and gave me a piece of their
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The Lymphoma Association
THE Lymphoma Association is a natio-nal cancer charity based in Aylesbury. It is the only UK charity that specialises in providing information and support to those affected by lymphatic cancer, Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphomas. There are over 10,500
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Councillor gives generous donation
A CHESHAM town and district councillor, who lost a leg due to diabetes, has presented thousands of pounds in donations to Amersham Hospital. Cllr Derek Lacey presented the hospital's Vascular Department with a cheque of £7,133. This is the second donation
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Rare chance to see historic building
THE public got a rare chance to see inside Bisham All Saints Church as the historic building opened for a heritage weekend. The church, whose tower dates back to 1190, is often closed to the public after service hours but it reopened for viewing last
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Heidi embarks on epic swim
A 12-YEAR-OLD schoolgirl is preparing herself for the ultimate challenge of swimming the distance of the English Channel in a bid to raise money for charity. Heidi Loveland, from Chalfont St Peter, is taking part in one of the country's biggest sponsored
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Readers back fight
COUPONS have been flooding in as you tell us why Wycombe Hospital should have its services restored. In the wake of changes to Wycombe Hospital's emergency services, we launched a campaign to urge readers to join the battle to bring the best possible
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Whiteboards make school fun
INTERACTIVE whiteboards at The Meadows School is "making lessons fun" according to head teacher Phyllis Carr. The school has been fundraising for three years to install whiteboards in each of the school's seven classrooms in School Road, Wooburn Green
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Sign language show on the road
KEEN linguists in South Bucks have the opportunity to try their hand at a new language next week British Sign Language. Next week is Learn to Sign Week and Buckinghamshire County Council is running roadshows across the county to give people the chance
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Thames valley top for fines
FINES amounting to millions of pounds were paid by motorists caught by speed cameras in Thames Valley last year the highest in England, new figures have revealed. More than £6.6million in fines were paid out by disgruntled drivers in the region between
