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The silent menace on our streets
Posted on 4:26am Sunday 26th May 2013
It seems there is new menace on our streets which approaches in silence.
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When did you last check your tyre pressures?
Posted on 8:53pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
So when was the last time you checked the tyre pressures on your car?
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The saga of the half-closed flyover continues
Posted on 8:50pm Tuesday 21st May 2013
Sadly one carriageway of Wycombe's beloved Abbey Way flyover is still closed in each direction.
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Mark Brown »
Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth
Posted on 12:07pm Sunday 19th May 2013
Us British are such a reserved lot. Maybe even more so in the Chilterns. Every now and again, for a laugh, some TV program will try to give away free money in the street. Of course it doesn’t work. People are simply too suspicious. This is a considerable barrier because sometimes there really is such a thing as a free lunch; but is it free buffet or snake oil?
ivor »
When can we have our flyover back?
Posted on 2:23am Saturday 18th May 2013
How much longer will the Abbey Way flyover be reduced to just one lane in each direction?
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Wycombe has become a concrete wasteland
Posted on 8:29pm Thursday 16th May 2013
If only there were more trees and flowers in Wycombe town centre.
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Darren Hayday »
Murky world of local elections..
Posted on 10:38am Wednesday 15th May 2013
Murky world of local elections..
ivor »
Is it time to get out of Europe?
Posted on 9:14pm Tuesday 14th May 2013
Has the time come for us to withdraw from Europe?
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ivor »
Is the High Street becoming a Low Street?
Posted on 11:18pm Saturday 11th May 2013
Do you think the older part of town is taking on a new identity?
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Darren Hayday »
Bringing back our lost A&E to Wycombe
Posted on 9:24pm Friday 10th May 2013
Too many managers and not enough common sense.
ivor »
Buying on the never-never
Posted on 9:08pm Thursday 9th May 2013
It seems a lot of people are buying things on credit these days.
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How many are in food poverty?
Posted on 8:17pm Tuesday 7th May 2013
It seems there are now lots of people who are unable to pay for food.
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ivor »
Will Marlow be given an 'Archimedes screw'?
Posted on 6:37pm Saturday 4th May 2013
Marlow may soon receive a gift some do not want.
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Darren Hayday »
Thank you
Posted on 3:34pm Friday 3rd May 2013
I am honoured that I was selected to represent the good people of West Wycombe and the surrounding area's.
ivor »
At last the election is over
Posted on 10:07pm Thursday 2nd May 2013
Today was election day, I ask myself what was the point of it all?
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Darren Hayday »
Go out and vote!
Posted on 10:59am Wednesday 1st May 2013
I was advised some time ago not to blog in the purdah period but I’ve since found out that as I’m not a sitting Councillor (just a member of the public) that purdah isn’t relevant to me. One shocking thing that I’ve come across when out knocking on doors in the newly created boundary area of West Wycombe is that there are a number of people that state that they don’t both voting in the local elections (or any elections) and this does worry me. Our parents/grandparents/great grand-parents fought in 2 world wars (and countless life’s have been lost over the many hundreds of years from men and women before them) for our freedom and democracy that many take for granted. Yes the 3 main political parties have let us all down but this doesn’t mean that we should abstain from voting. Even to spoil your ballot papers is better than not to bother going out to vote. You even have the choice to register for a postal vote (as I have done) and can vote from the comfort of your armchair without needing to pop out to your local polling station. The normal expected turnout in a local election as the one being held tomorrow (i.e. Thursday 2nd May) is around 30 to 33% of eligible registered voters. One thing that I’ve noticed is that the political parties know who last voted and in some cases who you voted for – they even get so clever as to target those people rather than bothering to canvass the rest of the population. I’ve even heard that one of my rivals walk up to a property pop in a ‘sorry you were out card’ without even ringing the door bell or knocking – then move on to the next house.. Please vote. Research carefully who is standing and think to yourself – would they work hard for me and the local area – would they stand up for the area. It worries me that the main parties (UKIP now included) work on national issues and use their main political brand to try and get you to vote for their candidate. This is the election for Bucks County Council – looking after your schools, roads, overseeing hospital services and social services – BCC looks after hundreds of millions of our tax pounds. I feel glad that I am an Independent, I feel free that I don’t have to vote in certain ways (or be absent in key votes) or that I’m no longer seen as a firebrand or trouble maker. I want to stand in my own ward as I think that much more can be done. Of course I want to win – I have worked very hard on this campaign to win – but one thing that is more important than that is this = I have been able to get people that have never voted before to go out and vote for the first time. If you are also one of those people, please start voting. You have real power in your hands, although the main political parties hold the trump cards – you do have a real say over them on who you want to represent you in many different forms of Government. I have voted for many people over the years from all walks of life and political parties (and outside of parties) Who knows – maybe I might be working for you very soon? www.voteHAYDAY.com
ivor »
Should pensioners keep their perks?
Posted on 8:25pm Tuesday 30th April 2013
Now it seems the pensioners are facing cutbacks.
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Maintaining the standard
Posted on 9:51pm Saturday 27th April 2013
Over the years standards of dress have slipped.
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Is it time to put railings around Wycombe's war memorial?
Posted on 8:27pm Thursday 25th April 2013
Has the time arrived to cordon off Wycombe's war memorial?
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Celebrate in honour of St George
Posted on 1:32am Tuesday 23rd April 2013
Today, the 23rd April is St. Georges Day.
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Spring is here so get out and enjoy it!
Posted on 8:50pm Saturday 20th April 2013
After the long winter months the weather is now warm enough to go outdoors.
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Tackling drunks in Wycombe
Posted on 8:10pm Thursday 18th April 2013
It's time something was done to tackle the problem of drunks in the town centre.
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Keeping an eye on the Wye
Posted on 8:30pm Tuesday 16th April 2013
Only in Wycombe could a lovely river be banished underground so nobody can see it.
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Bucks Bites »
Trial biker picks up lady biker
Posted on 5:43pm Monday 15th April 2013
The sun was out and one of my first thoughts in the morning was of going for a ride on my bike. Wouldn’t need baggy thermals and three pairs of socks. Wouldn’t need two pairs of gloves or silly face warmer.
ivor »
What a ding-dong!
Posted on 8:30pm Saturday 13th April 2013
It seems the world is turning in on itself and thuggish attitudes are rising to the fore in our society.
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Are older drivers a menace on the road?
Posted on 8:29pm Thursday 11th April 2013
Is it time to banish unfit drivers from the road?
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ivor »
It started as an ordinary day
Posted on 9:06pm Tuesday 9th April 2013
Monday started as another ordinary day.
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ivor »
The great energy price rip-off
Posted on 9:09pm Saturday 6th April 2013
How much are you paying for your energy supplies?
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ivor »
The class of 2013
Posted on 7:01pm Thursday 4th April 2013
Where do you fit into society?
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ivor »
Wandering across the airwaves
Posted on 8:25pm Tuesday 2nd April 2013
Yesterday I decided to listen to a football match on my trusty radio.
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Bucks Bites »
PC World
Posted on 6:08pm Monday 1st April 2013
When I say PC world, I’m talking about a politically correct world. It’s a fallacy, so should we still try to force it into existence?
ivor »
A visit to the football ground
Posted on 4:45am Saturday 30th March 2013
On Friday I visited the football ground....
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ivor »
Three good things happening in Wycombe
Posted on 10:34pm Thursday 28th March 2013
Things are on the up in Wycombe at the moment.
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Cold weather to last into next week
Posted on 8:44pm Tuesday 26th March 2013
With sub-zero temperatures winter still has its grip on Wycombe.
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ivor »
Learning to love Brutalist architecture
Posted on 5:15pm Saturday 23rd March 2013
What is more pleasing to the eye than a fine 1960's building in the Brutalist architectural style?
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ivor »
Changes to the MOT test
Posted on 9:19pm Thursday 21st March 2013
Did you know that additional checks are being added to the MOT test?
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Darren Hayday »
Bucks County Council Elections 2nd May 2013
Posted on 11:05am Wednesday 20th March 2013
Sorry that I’ve been quiet for the last few weeks/months.
ivor »
Making money by accident
Posted on 8:13pm Tuesday 19th March 2013
These days there are those who make money any way they can....
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Has the welfare state and NHS had it?
Posted on 11:28pm Saturday 16th March 2013
This year it will be sixty five years since the NHS was created.
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Five years ago yesterday Wycombe died
Posted on 8:38pm Thursday 14th March 2013
Do you remember when Wycombe was a thriving town?
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Blown away with the wind
Posted on 8:24pm Tuesday 12th March 2013
The weather was very windy today.
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Tackling Wycombe's housing problem
Posted on 1:18am Sunday 10th March 2013
What can be done to solve the housing problem in Wycombe?
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ivor »
Good manners cost nothing
Posted on 8:22pm Thursday 7th March 2013
There is nothing worse than someone who has bad manners.
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They've got your number!
Posted on 8:17pm Tuesday 5th March 2013
Here comes yet another newfangled idea to confuse us!
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ivor »
A real man or a modern man?
Posted on 7:09pm Saturday 2nd March 2013
These days we hear the term 'modern man' so much but what does it mean?
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Wycombe's roads are driving me around the bend!
Posted on 8:11pm Thursday 28th February 2013
Do you remember when motoring was a pleasure?
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A day in the life
Posted on 8:32pm Tuesday 26th February 2013
People may lead busy lives but what happens when things go quiet?
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Bucks Bites »
About to eat my words
Posted on 2:58pm Tuesday 26th February 2013
I’m going to hate myself. I’m considering doing things I loathe in other people. Land Rovers and Facebook… (But still not coffee in a paper cup.)
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A funny smell hangs over Wycombe
Posted on 2:49am Saturday 23rd February 2013
There's a funny smell hanging in the air and it's not the sweet smell of success....
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Wycombe town centre: A victim of its own failure
Posted on 9:33pm Thursday 21st February 2013
There was more bad news yesterday with the announcement of yet another shop closure.
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The perfect wife and mother, Rebecca runs a home, a bad temper and is working on her novel. She enjoys photography, playing the piano and likes almost anything that's out of fashion and uncool. She lives in Amersham with her husband and youngest child (aged ten). Her eldest, now 27, lives and works in Buckinghamshire.
