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  • Ainsworth: Naivety, not red card, cost us

    GARETH Ainsworth said his young players were guilty of panicking against Bury, as naive defending cost them in a 2-1 loss. Wanderers took a first half lead through Anthony Stewart before the struggling visitors hit back to win with goals either

  • Is pole exercise OK to promote at uni?

    I am very committed to individuals improving their education. However, I happened to walk past the university campus recently and noted that they are promoting pole exercise. My concern is whether the university should be promoting eroticism

  • Bury beat Blues after Bloomfield dismissal

    Wycombe Wanderers 1, Bury 2. MATT Bloomfield was sent off on his 299th appearance as Wanderers threw away the lead to lose against Bury. Adams Park was stunned into silence as referee Darren Deadman elected to give Bloomfield the first red

  • Cadmore End sing pop music to raise money

    PUPILS performed a concert of pop music at a church in Cadmore End. A company called Pop Uk went to Cadmore End C of E School for a week to rehearse a range of songs. They are a national children’s charity who use the power of pop music to

  • Plans to turn restaurant into homes

    PLANS are being put together to turn a former Indian restaurant and pub in Princes Risborough into houses and flats. Zest in Wycombe Road closed at the start of June, as the previous tenants were in rent arrears. The building, which was previously

  • Where were the CCTV cameras?

    Letter To A Thief: I hope that the lowlife who stole an 80-year-old pensioner’s purse at approx 11am in Tesco High Wycombe on Friday, has enjoyed the photo of my beautiful great grandchild and the details of my heart attack medication I must carry

  • Food review: Revolution in Beaconsfield

    A VODKA bar might not be your first destination when searching around for a bite to eat, but a recent overhaul at Beaconsfield’s Revolution reveals an inviting space with a solid, varied menu which throws up a few surprises. After reopening last

  • Wycombe duo proud of Gromit design

    A HUSBAND and wife illustrating team from Wycombe got the chance of a lifetime after being asked to exhibit alongside their artistic heroes on a charity project involving one of the nation’s best-loved dogs. Jason Ruddy and Catherine McDaid, aka

  • Does anyone recall a tree-planting event?

    Prince Charles will very soon be 65 years old. When I was a young pupil at Terriers Primary School, I vaguely remember a tree-planting ceremony at the front of the school of young silver birch trees to celebrate his birth. Sadly, the school is no longer

  • Better to arrive late than not at all

    Driving down London Road, High Wycombe, my daughter was horrified to see a woman with a make-up mirror in one hand and a brush in the other while driving. There’s an old saying: Better to arrive late than not at all. Please, if you are the said

  • Get ready for a possible storm

    It's nearly the end of October and there are many trees with leaves still on them. Come Monday morning it may be a different story as it seems a humongous storm on a par with the Great Storm of 1987 is on the way. The late 1980's saw two major