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Joke's on me

FOR some reason, the computer blog system seems to have thrown up this extra space with nothing in it. I've decided to fill it with a joke... Quasimodo was up in his bell tower, smashing his forehead against the bell, when he suffered a stroke and fell

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Odd start to 2008

I DON'T know what kind of a New Year you had but I had a pretty strange one. Suffering from a stinking cold all week, I declined a New Year's Eve party invitation to a relative's house in Aylesbury. My wife and kids still went along and stayed over, leaving

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Joke's on me

FOR some reason, the computer blog system seems to have thrown up this extra space with nothing in it. I've decided to fill it with a joke... Quasimodo was up in his bell tower, smashing his forehead against the bell, when he suffered a stroke and fell

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Odd start to 2008

I DON'T know what kind of a New Year you had but I had a pretty strange one. Suffering from a stinking cold all week, I declined a New Year's Eve party invitation to a relative's house in Aylesbury. My wife and kids still went along and stayed over, leaving

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Advice to stop colds spreading

A CAMPAIGN has been launched to urge people to stick to good hygiene practices during the winter months to prevent the spread of germs. On average, adults will get four or five colds a year, but Buckinghamshire Primary Care Trust (PCT) says this can

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No snow

We had a lucky escape today as the weather forecasters got it wrong and the predicted snow held off so at least travelling to and from work was not hampered by the weather. While on holiday I became starkly aware of the levels of service provided by

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No snow

We had a lucky escape today as the weather forecasters got it wrong and the predicted snow held off so at least travelling to and from work was not hampered by the weather. While on holiday I became starkly aware of the levels of service provided by

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Car flips on Marlow Bypass

A CAR flipped onto its roof on the Marlow Bypass today while driving towards High Wycombe. A man and a women were injured when the blue Fiat Punto they were travelling in ended up on its roof in the second carriageway near the turnoff for Marlow. Both

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Fatal collision on the M40

A MAN has been killed in a collision this afternoon on the M40. Though details are still emerging, it has been revealed that three cars have been involved in a smash at Junction 1A. Anyone with information should call Sgt Steve Madoc-Jones at Amersham

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Second week of January is peak for divorce

LAWYERS are warning of a boom in divorce rates in the second week of January, as relationships buckle under the strain of the Christmas holidays. Geoff Mountjoy, Regional Director of the South and West Legal Services Commission, said: "Before Christmas

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Edwards: Dallaglio is one of the greatest

WASPS head coach has described Lawrence Dallaglio as 'one of the greatest captains in the history of rugby'. Dallaglio has led Wasps through their most successful era, winning two European and four domestic titles. Edwards said: "He will go down as

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Dallaglio: One more Six Nations would've been great

LAWRENCE Dallaglio says his international retirement is not a case of jumping before being pushed. The Wasps captain has been in fantastic form since returning from the World Cup but some pundits still expected him to be left out of England's Six Nations

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Lambert: "I've got the best midfield duo"

BLUES boss Paul Lambert says he has got the best two midfielders in the division after completing the free transfer of Tommy Doherty from QPR today. The Doc, who had been at Wycombe on loan, has signed until June 2010. And with Gary Holt, Lambert says

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Dicing with danger

MOTORSPORT: Wycombe mechanic Andrew Page will be dicing with danger when he joins the 5,600-mile Lisbon to Dakar Rally. He will be in a support vehicle for John Walters 525cc bike for the annual race which is still going ahead through Mauritania despite

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Child released from hospital after crash

A SIX-YEAR-OLD girl who was badly injured in a car crash on Friday has been released from hospital. She was a passenger in one of three cars that collided on the A418 Thame bypass, and had to be airlifted to John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford with potentially

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Engineers can give priorities with lights

THE problem with the Bellfield Road roundabout, mentioned by Julie Osborne (Midweek letters, December 18), and other roundabouts is that traffic from the minor roads can be stuck in them for too long, unable to get onto the roundabout. Traffic lights

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Arson suspected in Wooburn Green

A NUMBER of cars were set alight in Wooburn Green last night. Police and two fire crews from Beaconsfield were called to Clapton Approach just after midnight. Marianne Shaw, spokesman for the Police, said: "They were initially called to reports of two

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Help search for a meningitis vaccine

I was deeply saddened to read your recent article about the tragic death of Buckinghamshire New University student Mike Reilly to meningitis. I lost my son Spencer to bacterial meningitis some time ago and can well imagine the pain that all those who

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Simple steps to save lives

A CHARITY-minded doctor is appealing to people to help save lives in Africa by holding fundraising events in the New Year. Alison Earley, from Chesham Bois, recently returned from the west African country of Cameroon where she helps run projects for

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Fire services issue warning over chimney fires

FIRE and rescue services are warning the public to take care with open fires after a blaze broke out in a chimney in Amersham last night. Fire fighters from High Wycombe were called out to the address in Station Road at 10.42 last night. Nobody was hurt

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Dallaglio announces international retirement

LAWRENCE Dallaglio has retired from international rugby. The Wasps and England legend has won 85 caps during a 12-year career. Dallaglio said: "I have enjoyed a marvellous run and been the proudest of Englishmen every time I wore my country's jersey

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M25 jostling is crazy

I TRAVEL the M40 frequently and saw the ten vehicle pile up, that happened recently on a Thursday evening, from the safety of the northbound carriageway. Predictably, the accident happened where southbound vehicles jostle for position to join the M25

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End the mayhem of the M40

I CAN no longer sit down and take this madness. The M40, particularly from the Handycross to Beaconsfield junctions (London bound in particular) is an amazing accident hot-spot for the most terrible crashes. As we all know, when one of these accidents

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I give thanks to New Year resolutions

Are you going to go through the annual ritual rigmarole of making New Year's Resolutions? Or, like me, are you struggling to identify a personal deficiency that you have the slightest chance of remedying? Deficiencies I have aplenty, but ones that I

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Jake's meeting with Saint Dolly was my highlight

Before the festive period began I was pretty sure what my Christmas television highlights would be. The terrible revelation in front of the entire Branning household and friends, by dvd, of Max and Stacey's affair in EastEnders was up there. As was the

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Ofori celebrates New Year with a double

TWO goals from Eugene Ofori gave Chesham United a great start to 2008 as they beat Sutton Coldfield 2-1. Chesham went behind after 63 minutes but Ofori levelled two minutes laster before striking the winner in the 89th minute. Meanwhile, Marlow were

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A rubbish service that is punctual and reliable

I THOUGHT I had nailed them at last. I was smug with glee last Friday that after 15 years of trying, I was finally going to have a valid complaint against Wycombe's binmen. But once again, I was wrong because they were flawless and efficient, and this

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Robbed war veteran receives anonymous donation

A WAR veteran who was robbed at his home in Marlow received a £500 cheque from an anonymous donor. Kenneth Hillier, 81, had £750 and his mobile phone stolen from his home in Edinburgh Road by three men, two of whom were dressed as Policeman. After hearing