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    HUNKS HELP FOTTIE WIVES WORLD Cup widows need grieve no longer. While their partners are glued to the screen they can take advantage of the services of a hunky shopping partner at a local supermarket. Asda, at Cressex, High Wycombe, is planning to recruit

  • Sureway to carry cars off

    ELECTRICAL engineer Phil Perkins reacted with horror when he saw Sureway's latest weapon in the High Wycombe parking wars. Mr Perkins contacted Midweek when he spotted new Sureway trucks, which are equipped with hydraulic arms which can lift a car vertically

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    Footie fans or stars? CHEF Nicholas Mayor is getting used to being mistaken for England footballer Gareth Southgate. Nicholas, from Aylesbury, is often teased by his colleagues at RAF Holton, near Wendover, where he works in the kitchens. A Wycombe Wanderers

  • Old sweet shop is closed by high rents

    TRADITIONAL sweet shop Sweet Talk will close quietly next Saturday after 75 years in Marlow High Street. Owner Derrick Williams said he is closing after being beaten by high rents. He said: "It's been here a long time. It's a big shame but it's the way

  • Spielberg makes the wrong impact

    THERE is one big advantage of going to see the film Deep Impact. While you are in a darkened cinema for nearly two hours, you will be able to cogitate about the famine in Sudan, finalise your England World Cup squad, or weigh up the differences between

  • Land is the best feature

    AN unusual two bedroom bungalow on the private Abbotsbrook estate at Bourne End is for sale through Hunt & Nash. The chalet was built about 70 years ago. It stands on stilts with a large basement area underneath. There are two bedrooms, one with an

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    BRAVE Jake Pullin is to be honoured by the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust when the charity dedicates a research laboratory in his name.> Lab named after battling Jake Picture shows Jake Pullin BRAVE Jake Pullin is to be honoured by the Anthony Nolan

  • Hospital safety is attacked

    RECRUITMENT consultant Andrew Pope accuses a hospital of a lack of security after saying he found a tramp sleeping in a doorway and his car stereo was stolen. Mr Pope, 28, of Woodside Avenue, Flackwell Heath, wrote a letter to the Bucks Free Press Midweek

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    Rail-link homeowners get improved offer THE company behind the revised proposal to build a freight rail link through the Chilterns has told residents it will buy their homes for the full market price if they don't want to stay. The new improved deal for

  • Rally rule angers councillor

    COUNTY councillor Bob Woollard is fighting a loophole in the law which allowed a rally to pass within yards of villagers' homes. Organisers changed part of the 130-mile route through villages near Medmenham at the 11th hour, but some villagers are still

  • Report says road is danger to pupils

    EDUCATION inspectors have expressed concern about the safety of pupils walking to school along a dangerous stretch of road. Standards watchdog OFSTED said in a report that problems are caused by a lack of parking spaces at Great Kingshill Combined School

  • Vicious swindler tries to con cash from churches

    POLICE are warning churches to be alert after a vicious conman tried to swindle hundreds of pounds from ministers. A man calling himself Steve Thompson tried to obtain more than £300 from church elder Graham Coles of Beaconsfield Baptist Church on Bank

  • Homes hit by rail link to be bought

    RESIDENTS affected by the building of a freight-rail link through the Chilterns will receive the full market price for their property, Central Railway has announced. Central Railway's Liverpool to Lille railway scheme is still in very early stages and

  • They've lost one of their marbles

    THE mystery disappearance of one of High Wycombe's new granite balls left traders puzzled this week. One of the £620-a-time decorative granite spheres disappeared from the Cornmarket in the High Street sometime last week. Traders are divided about whether

  • Hardman: Ross Kemp (Grant Mitchell) at the Marlow rugby match

    Ross kicks booze-up into touch for opera EASTENDERS hardman Grant Mitchell showed his mettle on the rugby field but bowed out of a post-match dinner for a night at the opera. Actor Ross Kemp impressed the best when he turned out for a testimonial rugby

  • Surgery opens to help busy patients

    New surgery: Dr North Demand: Dr Morrow DOCTORS James Morrow and Chris North are setting up an out-of-hours surgery to cater for the hectic lives of commuters. Dr Morrow, 33, and Dr North, 42, who are both NHS GPs at the doctors' surgery in Victoria Road

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    UPHOLSTERER Lee Sheridan was killed when he lost control of his car after negotiating a bend, an inquest heard.> Driver died after he lost control of car on a bend Picture shows Lee Sheridan UPHOLSTERER Lee Sheridan was killed when he lost control

  • Patterson sets new record

    LAURA Patterson celebrated the news of her second selection for the Great Britain junior squad with her second club record in two weeks. But while the Wycombe Phoenix athlete's selection came for pole vaulting, her record came in her third event, the

  • Staff are taken on as part of expansion plans

    TWO local firms have taken on new staff as part of their expansion plans: SIMON JACOBS has rejoined office furniture makers Deanes after a six-year absence. He takes on the new role of head of communications and marketing at the Wooburn Green company.

  • Case is won for unfair dismissal

    A FORMER worker at tobacco machinery manufacturer Molins has won just over £9,000 compensation for unfair dismissal. Dossie Forbes, 63, claimed he was unfairly dismissed from the Saunderton company, based on the selection procedure which decided who would

  • Sports stars rewarded

    IT was a year for the coaches at Friday's Wycombe and Marlow Area Sports Awards, with the sports personality awards both claimed by people who have guided and encouraged youngsters in their respective sports. Colin Tattersall and Pat Siderfin took the

  • Holsgrove signs for Blues

    LEE Holsgrove, who went to the same Lilleshall School of Excellence as England World Cup prospect Michael Owen, became Neil Smillie's first signing on Tuesday - and then said he's got some catching up to do. The 18-year-old defender was once regarded

  • Band veteran bows out

    Picture shows Roy Souster and the Ercol Band at his last rehearsal TENOR horn player Roy Souster received a rousing reception when he retired from the Ercol Band after 50 years. Mr Souster, 66, was greeted with champagne by fellow band members and Ercol

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    THE Roy Castle International Centre for Lung Cancer Research was due to be officially opened today.> New Roy Castle centre opens Picture shows Roy Castle THE Roy Castle International Centre for Lung Cancer Research was due to be officially opened today

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    Major drops in for Ray's party IT looked more like a scene from a James Bond movie rather than a gathering of politicians when former Prime Minister John Major arrived in High Wycombe by helicopter. John flew in on Thursday for a reception to mark Wycombe

  • Mum's fury as leather sofa changes colour

    MOTHER-OF-TWO Margaret Linfoot is locked in a row with a furniture company after her £4,500 green leather suite turned white. Mrs Linfoot, 41, of Seymour Plain, Marlow, says her dream suite has turned into a nightmare because Kingdom of Leather, where

  • Walkers found boy hanging in wood

    THE student son of a Metropolitan policeman hanged himself days after meeting with his college principal to discuss dropping some subjects, an inquest heard. Cameron Huston, 16, who studied GCSEs at Chalfonts Community College, Chalfont St Peter, was

  • Overworked nurses miss world celebration

    NURSES in South Bucks said they were too overworked to take part in this year's International Nurses Day celebrations. Thousands of nurses around the world were involved in events to mark the special day, which takes place each year on May 12 - the anniversary

  • Coaches in command

    EXPERIENCE won the day at this year's annual sports awards with Colin Tattersall and Pat Siderfin claiming the male and female Sports Personalities of the Year. The pair, who coach youngsters in rugby and cricket respectively, picked up the top awards

  • Policewoman wins £150,000 for harassment

    DETECTIVE Constable Dee Mazurkiewicz has been awarded around £150,000 after winning a landmark industrial tribunal citing sexual harassment against Thames Valley Police. The tribunal heard Det Con Mazurkiewicz, 42, was nicknamed "massive cleavage" by

  • Leisure plan to help protect The Rye

    LEISURE bosses have revealed a package of plans for The Rye, High Wycombe, which could see cricket and American footballers staging matches on the much-loved green space. Wycombe District Council's proposals are part of The Rye and Holywell Mead plan.

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    idding for a house you've set your heart on can land you in an emotional and financial minefield, says Jonathan Harington.> Let the pros do your bidding Bidding for a house you've set your heart on can land you in an emotional and financial minefield

  • Slow start for champions

    BEACONSFIELD scraped a draw at Basingstoke as they began their defence of the Thames Valley title on Saturday. The champions had no answer to 'Stoke's Lee Nurse who hammered 150 not out as the Hampshire men rattled up 249 for three off 46 overs. Nurse

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    TV weatherman Bill Giles told Midweek that his own niece had plagued him with poison pen letters for seven years.> TV Bill tells of poison pen hell Picture shows Bill Giles TV weatherman Bill Giles told Midweek that his own niece had plagued him with

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    Planners' stance wins approval CAMPAIGNERS have supported planners' opposition to two M25 service stations they fear could ruin ancient woodland. Penny Harris, campaigning against proposals to build service stations on both sides of the motorway, near

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    Animated musical.> Film clips Anastasia (U) Animated musical. As Good As it Gets (15) A compulsive obsessive has his life changed by a dog.HH Best Men (15) A wedding-day robbery goes wrong in this 'comedy'. The Borrowers (U) Little people save their

  • My pulp fiction was inspired by sex in the woods

    IT isn't any wonder that American writer Chip Martin is launching his latest novella The Paper-Pulper's Wife in Marlow - it was because of his time living in the area that he ended up embarking upon a writing career. Chip first came to live at Cliveden

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    Rachel's in the money JACKPOT winner Rachel Anderson plans to splash out on a new bed after scooping the top prize of £2,000 in the first 3 Hospices SupaLott weekly draw. Rachel, 68, of Marlow Road, Bourne End, won the prize after entering the £1 random

  • Nursing home patient found safe near motorway

    AN elderly woman who sparked a full-scale police search when she went missing from a nursing home has been found safe and well. The woman, who suffers from Alzheimer's Disease, was found by Slough police. She was wandering along Denham Lane, Chalfont

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    ANGRY David Oliver says he may have to stop seeing his son to avoid what he claims are crippling financial demands from the Child Support Agency.> CSA demands may stop dad seeing his son Picture shows David Oliver ANGRY David Oliver says he may have

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    Budding problem hits waterways BOSSES at Thames Water are warning people not to flush their cotton buds down the toilet because they threaten our rivers. More than half a million cotton buds are estimated to be flushed into drains in this region every

  • Kidnappers secure jail-term reduction

    A PAIR of kidnappers who held their victim hostage in High Wycombe have had their nine-year jail sentences ruled "manifestly excessive" by appeal court judges. Lorry driver Phillip Kaye, 38, of Prospect Place, Swindon, and Paul Genese, 41, of Pinehurst

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    Young driver died after losing control UPHOLSTERER Lee Sheridan was killed when he lost control of his car moments after negotiating a bend, an inquest heard. Lee, aged 21, of Redman Road, High Wycombe, died when his Peugeot 309 was in collision with

  • Schools warn of exam hold-ups

    SCHOOL headteachers are warning that gridlock at Handy Cross roundabout could wreck exam schedules. Three schools' heads told the Bucks Free Press of their fears as GCSE and A-level exams got under way. End-of-year and City and Guilds exams were delayed

  • Scottish slam for White

    MARLOW coach Derek White said it was just like the old days as his ex-colleagues from Scotland's 1990 Grand Slam winning team took on Marlow in his testimonial at Riverwoods on Saturday. More than 800 fans saw the Scots, who included Gavin Hastings and

  • Moisturisers go under spotlight

    Picture shows Sharon trying the latest in moisturisers AGOOD moisturiser is an essential part of any skincare routine, designed to fight the ageing process and achieve a perfect flaw-free complexion. Whether you have dry, sensitive, oily, or normal skin

  • Money spent on Internet

    A SURVEY from The Chartered Institute of Marketing shows firms are spending more and more of their marketing budgets targeting customers on the Internet. The Marketing Trends Survey from the Cookham-based organisation reveals that there has been an average

  • Captain's call for Dawson

    RUGBY coach Colin Tattersall won the Sports Personality of the year award and celebrated with the news that one of his prodigies, Matt Dawson, has been made England captain. The High Wycombe Royal Grammar School sportsmaster carried off the Wycombe and

  • Cafe Rouge for Marlow

    CAFE Rouge has applied for planning permission to build one of its brasserie-style restaurants in Marlow High Street. The Pelican Group plc, which owns the restaurant chain, has applied to Wycombe District Council for permission to convert 76 High Street

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    Aerobathon raises funds in memory of baby Jessie May ENERGETIC keep fit fans braved Saturday's heatwave to raise more than £6,000 so terminally ill children can be nursed in their own homes. Around 80 people took part in the event at Wycombe Sports Centre

  • Carnival has prizes on offer

    SOCCER fans have the chance to win tickets for a Manchester United home game if they buy a programme at the Rose Carnival on Bank Holiday Monday. A pair of tickets for a United game will be one of the prizes on offer at the Marlow Bottom carnival, which

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    BOSSES at Thames Water are warning people not to flush their cotton buds down the toilet because they threaten our rivers.> Bin your buds to save wildlife, says water company Picture shows Tony Dearsley BOSSES at Thames Water are warning people not

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    MARLOW coach Derek White said it was just like the old days as his ex-colleagues from Scotland's 1990 Grand Slam winning team took on Marlow in his testimonial at Riverwoods on Saturday. More than 800 fans saw the Scots, who included Gavin Hastings and

  • Lightning strikes twice in storms

    FIREFIGHTERS were called to two houses after their roofs were struck by lightning as thunderstorms swept South Bucks. Firemen from High Wycombe Fire Station were called to the houses in Downs Park Road, and The Pastures, in Downley, after the lightning

  • Stripper adds fizz to the working day

    Picture shows Alan Reeves as Instron's own version of the 11.30 man from a TV ad FANTASY became reality for female office workers when builders stripped outside their window. Bosses at Instron Ltd, Cressex, hired male strippers from The Dreamboys after

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    Refuse collectors could be sacked REFUSE collectors may find themselves on the scrap heap after complaints about late collections. Onyx has been collecting rubbish from 63,750 homes in the Wycombe District since 1996. But this week the company was been

  • Bat recovering after dropping in on fitness class

    A SICK bat is recovering after gatecrashing an aerobic class. The tiny Pipistrelle bat crashlanded in Holy Trinity School hall in Wethered Road, Marlow, last Thursday evening. The bat was spotted on the floor by one of the class before the adult workout

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    Damaged ball rounded up THE mystery of the missing granite ball which disappeared from High Wycombe town centre last week has been solved. Shopkeepers and market traders were puzzled to find one of the £620 stone spheres missing from outside the Cornmarket

  • Government cash will pay for classroom

    A PRIMARY school will get £105,000 for a new classroom, thanks to the Government's New Deal. Holy Trinity Primary School, in School Lane, Cookham, is one of six schools in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead which will benefit from the extra money

  • Takeaway plan is rejected

    COUNCILLORS are celebrating after a Government inspector threw out plans for a Chinese takeaway in Beaconsfield Old Town. A public inquiry was held in March after South Bucks District Council refused permission for the restaurant at 48 London End. The