SPEEN School has been helping children in war-ravaged Sierra Leone alongside the RAF. Squadron Leader Nick Newman, whose son six-year-old son Alexander attends the school in Flowers Bottom Lane, is serving with British forces in Sierra Leone. Sq Ldr Newman
THE reserves' Berks and Bucks Cup quarter-final replay, which was postoned on Tuesday night due to a water-logged pitch, will now take place on Monday, February 18. The away game against Burnham will kick-off at 7.30pm. The replay was forced when Burnham
Ramblers' Association Wycombe Group 6-Mile Walk From the Lions Public House, Bledlow Sun Feb 10, 10am Ramblers' Association Wycombe Group 11-Mile Walk From Maidensgrove (west of Stonor) Sun Feb 10, 10am February 13, 2002 21:00
Africa's Neglected Refugees Telephone conference Tue Feb 12, 8pm (01494) 539132 Cape - Spring Time Prestwood Village Hall Thur Feb 14, 8pm Flowers of Cyprus Thomas Harding School Germain Street, Chesham Mon Feb 11, 7.30pm The Last Twenty Years Tylers
Charity Sale St Dunstan's Church Hall Bourne End Mon Feb 11, 8.30am Indoor Car Boot Sale Royal British Legion Beech Tree Road Holmer Green Set up from 9am Sun Feb 10, 10am Jumble and Nearly New Sale St Mary & St George's Church Rutland Avenue
Amersham English Folk Dancing, Wed,01494 762983. Gentle Swimming Group, Tues & Thur 01494 714333. Ladies Harmony Singers, Tues, 01494 727328. Beaconsfield Silver Study Group, twice a month 01494 674170 Bourne End Amico's Club Night, Wed, 01494
London Underground bosses faced angry commuters at a public meeting in Chesham last Thursday night to answer their questions on the service. Commuters told them they were angry at the unreliability of the Met which they say has only been made worse by
AS South Bucks starts to shed its winter chill in time for spring, we have a host of ideas for those desperate to get outdoors. Two new sections have been added to the Star's sister paper the Bucks Free Press website to tempt residents away from their
CAT owners in Buckinghamshire are being urged to beware of stray pot shots from airguns. Research shows that more than 10,000 cats are killed or maimed by gun injuries every year amounting to 30 feline casualties every day. Horses, dogs, swans and wildlife
LANDLORD Alfie Molinaro is offering top tips for lovers on Valentine's Day so that the food of love does not end up all down your front. Mr Molinaro, landlord of the White Hart, in Aylesbury End, Beaconsfield, serves up some Dos and Don'ts to help the
AN abandoned church could be set to become a community facility after developers applied to build flats and a day-care nursery on the site. St Mark's Church in Totteridge Road, High Wycombe, could be pulled down to make way for 25 two-bedroomed flats
A PROGRAMME to help small businesses ride the ups and downs of the demands of a global economy, organised by Business Link, will take place in High Wycombe next month. The 20/20 Vision programme is aimed at providing companies with a set of practical
COMPANIES are being advised to be on their guard following approaches from businesses charging up to £95 plus VAT to register them under the Data Protection Act 1998. Now the Information Commissioner, Elizabeth France, responsible for the Data Protection
SUPPORTERS of a school for the severely disabled are to hold a charity ball to raise money for a hydrotherapy pool. Maplewood School, in Cressex Road, High Wycombe, cares for children with sensory, physical and learning disabilities. The £500,000 pool
THE latest blockbuster by top-selling author Terry Pratchett features a host of characters that will be familiar to John Hampden old boys. Former Free Press journalist Mr Pratchett started writing during his time at Wycombe Technical School now John Hampden
ARSONISTS who started a blaze in a school bin caused more than £150,000 damage. Three fire crews were called to Princes Risborough Upper School in Merton Road on Sunday at 10pm after the fire started in a paper recycling bin and spread to a nearby room
WYCOMBE secured only their third away victory of the season with a battling performance and a good finish from rejuvenated Devine on Tuesday night. On a cold evening in a blistering wind, the two sides scrapped and battled in what was a fairly uneventful
Blood Brothers Wycombe Swan Tue Feb 19 - Sat Feb 23 Cats Theatre Royal Windsor For 5-7 year olds Wed Feb 13, 10.30am The Gruffalo Norden Farm Centre for the Arts Maidenhead Sat Feb 16, 11am & 2pm Captain Corelli's Mandolin Watersmeet Theatre Rickmansworth
Acting & Art Theatre Royal Windsor For 8-10 year olds Fri Feb 15, 10.30am Be An Inventor! River & Rowing Museum Henley-on-Thames Wed Feb 13, 10.30am Be a Popstar for the Day Theatre Royal Windsor for 8-10 year olds Mon Feb 11 &
Art Crazy Nation Show Milton Keynes Gallery 900 Midsummer Boulevard Until Sun Mar 3 BCUC 3rd Year Work in Ceramics and Glass Finlandia Gallery A40, Gerrards Cross Sat Feb 9 - Mon Feb 18, 10am - 6pm Exhibition of Art Henley Exhibition Centre Sun Feb 10
Jethro's Beyond the Edge Tour Apollo Oxford Mon Feb 18, 7.30 Jo Brand Plus support Andy Robinson Wycombe Swan Fri Feb 15, 8pm An Evening with Lee Evans Civic Centre Aylesbury Wed Feb 20 & Wed Feb 27, 8pm February 13, 2002 21:00
Who can end car misery? I KNOW Star readers enjoy puzzles, so I have a nice conundrum today. Name the identity of the following person: "I love school half term, yet I'm not a teacher or a pupil. "I do not have school-age children, nor do I work in the
QUENTIN Peel, international affairs editor of the Financial Times discussed the fall-out from the events on September 11 and the implications for Britain and the European Union when he spoke at the annual dinner of the European Network of Buckinghamshire
