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Old bulbs are brilliant
FOR years now we have been blundering about in the stygian gloom cast by the ‘eco-friendly’ modern light bulbs, but no more. Just before Christmas the entrepreneur who runs the electrical shop in Hazlemere advertised the old-style incandescent light bulbs
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Man injured in High Wycombe shooting
EIGHT people have been arrested after a 20-year-old man was found with a shot wound in his leg outside the Disraeli Arms pub in Wycombe Marsh earlier this evening. The man was shot once in the lower leg and was found outside the pub in London
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Stop these pupils from parking in our roads
AS has been suggested by Cllr Collingwood (Marlow Free Press, December 23) one solution to the problems caused by parking in Marlow’s residential streets is the provision of additional public car park spaces. However, on its own, that strategy will
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Young: No complaints about controversial try
DAI Young says he has no complaints about Billy Twelvetrees' first try in Wasps 29-11 defeat to Leicester this afternoon. There appeared to be a knock-on in the build-up, but nothing was given and Twelvetrees slid over on his way to a personal tally
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The buildings of Wycombe – The 18th Century restaurant
Wycombe High Street is full of fine buildings, many have been converted from their original use and sadly some are laying vacant while others are playing a key role in the life of Wycombe. Today I am featuring a late 18th Century building that has
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Gritty Wasps go down to Twelvetrees masterclass
LEICESTER 29, WASPS 11. THIS was never going to an afternoon of redemption, but Wasps can leave Welford Road with heads unbowed after avoiding embarrassment against Leicester Tigers. In fact, were in not for an incredulous display from Tigers fly-half
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Community conscious residents remove graffiti
GRAFFITI was removed, alleyways were cleaned and litter was cleared up by a group of community conscious residents and their children. The householders from the Bowerdean area of High Wycombe took to the streets on Bank Holiday Monday to give it a fresh
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Amersham's Baroque Scores Another Hit
I shall begin this review at the end, when conductor Iain Ledingham recalled the cello and oboe soloists to play an encore with the Amersham Festival Chamber Orchestra of a delightful Adagio by one Domenico Zipoli. This was in memory of a benefactor of
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Never work with animals or children doesn't ring true for Chesham group
WITH just over three months to prepare a Chesham amateur dramatics are going against the old adage to never work with children and animals by putting on a production of Annie. Deciding not to run with the usual pantomime the Chesham Bois Catholic
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Review: Marlow Entertainers with Jack and The Beanstalk
There’s still time for panto (oh yes there is).Marlow may be a small community but the Marlow Entertainers have achieved amazing feats over the past 40 years. Young and old, talented or simply zealous, this week they are once again showing what a little
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Digital switchover roadshow coming to south Bucks
A ROADSHOW is coming to the Wycombe District to help people deal with the upcoming digital TV switchover. This year, television services in the UK will go completely digital, ITV region by ITV region. The old analogue television signal will
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HS2: Review slams alternative proposals
CAMPAIGNERS' hopes to stop HS2 are fading after a Network Rail review said two alternative routes would deliver “considerably fewer benefits than a new line.” Network Rail was asked by the Government to review two proposals produced by consultants
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Stephen Lawrence murderers 'despicable', says Attorney General
JUSTICE has been served after two men were jailed for the murder of 18 year-old Stephen Lawrence, Attorney General Dominic Grieve says. Gary Dobson and David Norris were convicted in a landmark case over one of the most notorious unsolved murders
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Ainsworth: Players have to take responsibility
CAPTAIN Gareth Ainsworth has called on his Wycombe Wanderers team-mates to show greater responsibility after they were hammered at home by Huddersfield last night. The club skipper said the players let manager Gary Waddock down with an inept performance
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Elderly man goes missing after seeming confused and forgetful, police said
AN ELDERLY man who police said had seemed confused and forgetful in recent days has gone missing. Benjamin Smith, 74, of Highfield Avenue in Booker was last seen at around midnight on Thursday. He had been staying at a friend’s caravan on a farm
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Convent plans to go to Judicial Review
A LEGAL challenge against plans for nearly 200 new homes in Chalfont St Peter will be heard at the High Court in March. Campaigners against the proposals to redevelop the former Holy Cross Convent site in the centre of the village have successfully
