February 22, 2001 9:41: A MAN who assaulted a police officer was sentenced to a two-month curfew and ordered to wear electronic tagging equipment. Andrew Bamber, 34, of Mylne Close, Downley, was in High Wycombe Magistrates Court on Friday after pleading
February 22, 2001 9:54: A RETIRED civil servant claims that more than half a million pounds a year is wasted with motorists stuck in traffic jams at a busy road junction. Pensioner Mike Adams, 70, of Amersham Road, Beaconsfield, has been counting the
February 22, 2001 9:31: AMBITIOUS Marlow Rugby Club could have three internationals on the field when they entertain Witney at Riverwoods on Saturday. The pioneering club have signed Croatian internationals Mike Lunjevich and Jaska Loureta to boost their
February 22, 2001 15:20: Friday 23 to Thursday 1st Thursday Ramblers Association Wycombe Group Thirteen Mile Walk From Maidengrove Common (West of Stonor) Sun Feb 25, 10am Ramblers Association Wycombe Group Six Mile Leisurely Walk From West Wycombe Garden
February 22, 2001 15:17: Friday 23 to Thursday 1st Thursday Akram Khan Company Wycombe Swan Contemporary dance Wed Feb 28, 8pm Barry Cryer The First Farewell Wycombe Swan Thur March 8, 8pm (01494) 512000 The Chuckle Brothers Theatre Royal, Windsor Laughter
February 22, 2001 15:10: A STANDARD bearer lowered the the flag of the Royal Air Force Association at the funeral of former Free Press editor Arthur Church. More than 100 family, friends and former colleagues gathered last Thursday to pay their respects
February 22, 2001 11:56: WEATHERMAN Bill Giles has warned that global warming will be disastrous for the world if pollution of the atmosphere does not stop. The former BBC weather forecaster, who comes from Chinnor, told a conference in Cornwall on climate
February 22, 2001 11:47: THE amalgamation of two schools in Princes Risborough is a step closer to going ahead. Buckinghamshire county councillor Mike Appleyard, cabinet member for schools, has given notice of the plan to combine Berryfield Infant School
February 22, 2001 10:08: KINDHEARTED Julie Morris has won a prize after entering the National Youth Award, a competition to encourage young people to take part in community voluntary work. The 18-year-old was awarded the Amersham and Chesham Lions Clubs
February 22, 2001 9:55: VILLAGERS are being asked to rally together to decide how developments should be carried out in their rural community. The Government's Countryside Agency has commissioned a Village Design Statement from Bourne End and Wooburn
February 22, 2001 9:55: PENSIONER Mick Gurney remembered to take his Star and jet-ski in New Zealand despite being 85-years-old. Mick, of Clifford Road, Princes Risborough, is a regular at the Star with his letters and poems and now he is featuring in
February 22, 2001 11:27: BUSINESSES struggling to cope with the hell of Handy Cross will learn what the Government is planning to do about it when transport minister Keith Hill visits the bottleneck on March 8. With an election coming, county councillors
February 22, 2001 9:50: THE attempt to improve road safety at Wooburn Green by creating a one-way system for traffic is still going round in circles after two years. After public consultation and local meetings some people are still saying they do not
February 22, 2001 9:45: PEOPLE were pulled in by the beat when a third world drum festival was held at Wycombe Arts Centre. Djembe drums, Irish bodhran drums, sabar drums played with one hand and a stick and samba drums were heard from morning until night
February 22, 2001 11:25: Ranks Hovis McDougall (RHM) has appointed MICHAEL SCHURCH FMCA as group finance director at its UK headquarters in Liston Road, Marlow. Mr Schurch, who is married with three daughters, became executive director of RHM Food Ingredients
February 22, 2001 15:16: Friday 23 to Thursday 1st Thursday "Alexander The Great" by Dr Steve Kershaw Marlow Archaeological Society All Saints Church Hall Marlow Fri Feb 23. 7.30pm Folk Life in Romania Chalfont St Peter Community Centre Friends of Chiltern
February 22, 2001 15:16: Friday 23 to Thursday 1st Thursday Cadmore End Church Challenge Quiz Evening Village Hall, Cadmore End Sat Feb 24, 8pm Tickets £5 each includes refreshments 01494 881913 Coach Trip to the Living Forest Various pick-up points In
February 22, 2001 15:15: Friday 23 to Thursday 1st Thursday Antique Market Village Hall Lane End Admission 50p Sun Feb 25, 10am Jumble Sale Downley Village Hall Downley, High Wycombe Sat Feb 24, 10am Jumble Sale Marlow Bottom Village Hall Marlow Bottom
February 22, 2001 15:12: Friday 23 to Thursday 1st Thursday Head, Heart and Hand River and Rowing Museum, Henley-on-Thames Craftsmen discuss challenges and rewards in the 21st century Until April 22 (01491) 415605 Excessive Pleasures Vivid collection
February 22, 2001 15:10: Friday 23 to Thursday 1st Thursday AMICOB Social Group The Firefly, Bourne End Wednesdays (01494) 532700 The Asian Women's Drop In Centre Castlefield Community Centre Rutland Avenue, Castlefield Thurs, 1pm - 3pm (01494) 450158
February 22, 2001 9:24: IF the words Cressex School and summertime 1982 ring any bells with you, perhaps you should be getting your gladrags ready. It was then that more than 300 sweet-16s left the Cressex School, Holmer Lane, and this year ex-Cressex
February 22, 2001 9:21: A PHOTOGRAPH of Wycombe Corinthians Minors Football Team has brought together two friends who had lost contact for over 52 years. Geoff Smith, of Spinfield Lane, Marlow, was delighted to see the face of old school pal, John Hemmings
February 22, 2001 11:09: IN the afternoon of Wednesday, December 20, I had a fall in Castle Street, High Wycombe. I badly bruised my face but am now almost fully recovered. I would like to thank the very kind lady and two gentlemen who helped me and stayed
February 22, 2001 11:08: WHAT masochism must accompany the alleged motives of national interest expressed by correspondents such as Mr Swan of Totteridge Avenue (Letters, February 15) when welcoming the Central Railway project! One can only surmise that
February 22, 2001 11:08: SOME readers are a little tired at being repeatedly referred to as NIMBYs because we continue to fault the Central Railway plans. Of course we need to express concern about all the noise, both during construction/maintenance (
February 22, 2001 11:05: AS by your own admission (Editor's Chair, February 15) words of five syllables are an obstacle and simple mathematics "makes your brain hurt", which must preclude the ability to assess most arguments, how do you form your very
February 22, 2001 11:15: Who would you ask to a dinner party if you could pick six guests from all of history? That was the question we set readers in a street survey in our sister paper, the Bucks Free Press Midweek. And it brought some remarkable answers
February 22, 2001 9:37: CELEBRITY Fern Britton presented Wycombe's 'Bonny Baby of the Year' with her prize. The former Ready Steady Cook star visited the Asda store, Holmers Farm Way, High Wycombe, on February 13, to see little Megan Payne, the bonniest
February 22, 2001 9:36: CUSTOMERS of a Wycombe Cafe gave their biggest-ever tip last week and helped a good cause at the same time. Staff of the Explorers Internet Cafe, in Frogmore, High Wycombe pulled together to collect tip money for charity. The Iain
February 22, 2001 14:59: A GROUND-BREAKING technique to help epilepsy sufferers, developed at the National Society for Epilepsy (NSE), has been featured on BBC1's Tomorrow's World. Researchers at the NSE, in Chesham Lane, Chalfont St Peter, have developed
February 22, 2001 9:29: HERE is a Forest that some Star readers might be able to fit in their home. Three-and-a-half-year-old Forest was born with special needs after his mother developed an infection leaving him with a stumpy tail and a mobility problem
February 22, 2001 15:04: A VICIOUS drug abuser who burnt his girlfriend with an iron has been jailed for three years. Michael Lagan, 28, pleaded guilty to seven charges of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, one count of affray and one of common assault
February 22, 2001 14:55: BUNGLING robbers ended up empty-handed and possibly spattered with red dye after assaulting a security guard in a snatch and grab outside a bank. One robber shoved a security guard aside before grabbing a container of cash he
February 22, 2001 15:17: Friday 23 to Thursday 1st Thursday Ramblers Association Wycombe Group Thirteen Mile Walk From Maidengrove Common (West of Stonor) Sun Feb 25, 10am Ramblers Association Wycombe Group Six Mile Leisurely Walk From West Wycombe Garden
February 22, 2001 9:35: TEENAGE swimmer Simon Burnett was the star of the show at his club's Open Classic Meet at Wycombe Sports Centre last weekend, claiming four wins, two seconds and a third place in the seven events he contested. The 17-year-old put
February 22, 2001 15:07: BUCKINGHAM, a little red bear, will be helping Mimi Harker raise funds for the Bucks Foundation, a new charity to help local projects in deprived areas. Mrs Harker, a Chiltern district councillor, agreed to take on the job in
February 22, 2001 15:01: DEDICATED Pam Epps is retiring after 27 years of hard work for the South Bucks National Health Trust. However, she will continue working for a few hours a week for the Bucks Health Authority. Mrs Epps, 55, who lives in Hyde Heath
February 22, 2001 11:58: A MAN is planning to swim the length of Loch Ness, while staying in the swimming pool at Princes Risborough. Gordon Lawson, of Stokes Croft, Haddenham, is hoping to raise money for a church project by swimming 23 miles, the length
February 22, 2001 11:50: A TEENAGE mother has complained about the condition of her room in a hostel and is asking to be rehoused. Danielle Houghton, 18, of Saunderton Hostel, has been living there since May. She has a four-month-old baby, Cheyanne, who
February 22, 2001 11:45: BRAVE student Kathrine Spriggs is to receive a national award at the House of Commons after battling through a debilitating illness to pass her GCSE exams. Kathrine, 17, of The Crescent, Princes Risborough, has suffered from ulcerative
February 22, 2001 10:18: SIR Steve Redgrave is to receive an honorary degree from the University of Buckingham a popular institute for dyslexic students and a major UK centre in diabetes research. The five-times Olympic gold winner, who is both diabetic
February 22, 2001 10:15: MARTIAL arts expert Peter Edwards has launched the first junior kickboxing class in Marlow to teach youngsters confidence and discipline. Reporter DAVID LANGTON visited the fourth dan black belt to find out more. Does your child
February 22, 2001 10:04: IN the shadow of the pharaohs, children are abandoned. Their plight has touched the hearts of a Great Kingshill couple. MICHELLE FLEMING reports. Brenda and Phillip Bratherton were exploring the back streets of the Egyptian city
February 22, 2001 10:00: THE Wooburn and Bourne End committee of The Children's Society is appealing for volunteers following a "shocking" prison report. Angela Hart, area fundraising manager, said that in light of the report from The Children's Society
February 22, 2001 10:00: SCHOOLCHILDREN will benefit from a district council cash injection for the resurfacing of four tennis courts. The Beaconsfield School of Lawn Tennis at The Oval in Grenfell Road, Beaconsfield,is regularly used by High March School
February 22, 2001 9:58: TOWN Mayor of Beaconsfield Malcolm Dunlop and Lucia Whitehead, president of Beaconsfield Old Town WI, test out the new millennium bench, in Windsor End, Beaconsfield, donated to the town by the WI. Cllr Dunlop unveiled the bench
February 22, 2001 9:58: THE Church of St Mary's will finally open its doors officially with a dedication from the Bishop of Buckingham. The new St Mary's Church, Glory Mill Lane, Wooburn Green, will have the special ceremony on Shrove Tuesday, next week
February 22, 2001 9:53: THE BERKS, Bucks & Oxon Farming & Wildlife Advisory Group has appointed a new advisor for Buckinghamshire who is hoping to raise the profile of the group. Tim Bagwell will work from BB&O FWAG's office in Kidlington,
February 22, 2001 11:26: TWO final year furniture students will travel to Germany on an all-expenses paid study tour after winning a top accolade. Paul McGlynn and Graeme Widdows were chosen by the Transnational Woodland Industries Group (TWG) as the
February 22, 2001 15:14: Friday 23 to Thursday 1st Thursday Dance Clubs & Discos Boogie Wonderland + DJ Rascal Bier Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way, Bracknell Free before 8pm, then £5 Sat Mar 3 (01344) 303333 DJ Ivor Prize Sounds and Prizes
February 22, 2001 15:11: Friday 23 to Thursday 1st Thursday Line Dance Classes Beaconsfield British Legion, Candalmas Lane Tues, 7.30pm -10.30pm Line Dance Classes Burnham Park Hall, Burnham Mon, 7.30pm -10.30pm Swing Jive lessons Royal British Legion
February 22, 2001 15:11: Friday 23 to Thursday 1st Thursday Joe Pasquale 2001 A Magical Oddity Wycombe Swan Sun March 11, 7.30pm (01494) 512000 Lenny Henry: Have You Seen This Man Norden Farm Centre for the Arts Altwood Road, Maidenhead Wed March 21 -
February 22, 2001 15:10: Friday 23 to Thursday 1st Thursday Abbey Barn Playgroup St John's Wood Scout Centre, High Wycombe Mon - Fri, 9.25am - noon (01494) 521470 Amersham on the Hill Baby & Toddler Group St Michael's Church Hall, Sycamore Road Tues
February 22, 2001 11:06: Re: Letters page 8, February 8 AFTER reading Chris Rae's letter I felt I must write also in support of High Wycombe Hospital. My left leg gave way on a trip to Dorset in early 1996. Thank God, I decided to return home. On arrival
February 22, 2001 11:04: MAY I interrupt the escalating debate on smoking and use your column to write an open letter to parents in the Wycombe area? I'd like to address those parents whose children arrive home with something that clearly does not belong
