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  • Former Beatles caterer celebrates 100th birthday

    A LADY, who used to cater for The Beatles in America, celebrated her 100th birthday with cake and champagne last week. Joyce Pilgrim who was born on August 1, 1914, even planted a tree with a plaque attached to honour her special day. Mrs Pilgrim

  • House fire believed to be caused by cigarette, officials say

    A HOUSE fire which left a man hospitalised yesterday was believed to have been started by a cigarette, officials have said. Firefighters had to rescue a man from his home in Seymour Park Road, Marlow, at 8.05am, after the blaze started in his front

  • Eight brothers from Wycombe all fought in WWI and survived

    EIGHT brave brothers from High Wycombe who all signed up to fight during the First World War, miraculously returned home from the battle virtually unscathed - despite a number of close encounters. With the youngest brother at just 14-years-old,

  • A look at town council by-election candidates

    FOLLOWING the resignations of two Beaconsfield Town Councillors, voters will go to the polls next week to decide who should fill vacant seats in the South and West ward. Below we take a look at the nominated candidates for both areas.      

  • 'Teething problems' as new parking system off to shaky start

    A LONG-AWAITED solution to some of Marlow’s parking woes got off to a shaky start, with a new automated system causing confusion and breaking down in its first fortnight. Long queues began appearing in Wycombe District Council-run car parks after