'Bulbs, Corms and Rhizomes' by Brian Fisher Red Cross Hall Chiltern Avenue Amersham-on-the-Hill Fri Feb 22, 8pm Faith the Eye of Love A Talk for Lent Prestwood Methodist Church Fri Feb 22, 10.30am 'Flowers, Butterflies and Wild Life' by Nigel Phillips
Bric-a-Brac Sale Temperance Hall Church Street Chesham Sat Feb 16, 10.30am Jumble Sale Lacey Green Village Hall Sat Feb 16, 12 noon Jumble Sale Liston Hall Marlow Sat Feb 16, 10am Jumble Sale The Guide Hut Malthouse Square Beaconsfield Sat Feb 16, 10am
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 15, 2002 21:00
I WRITE about the gastranomic requirements of the High Commissioner of Pakistan. Last Wednesday was Kashmir Solidarity Day. During the evening, I went to a dinner which aimed to publicise the Kashmiri cause. It was attended by both Labour and Conservative
ON February 5 Beaconsfield was almost at a standstill due to an accident at the Maxwell Road and Amersham Road junction, which closed the A355. It was one of many accidents there, albeit none as serious. I think it's one of the most dangerous in the town
MY constituents who are 45 years-of-age or over are likely to have ended their working lives before we see any real improvements on the Metropolitan Line service. This fact emerged during the debate on the statement about the future of the London Underground
LAST week an inquest into the death of James Paton, who died in agony after being infected with the killer MRSA 'super bug' at Wycombe Hospital, found he died from natural causes. His family have now criticised the inquest process, after telling the hearing
DISTRICT councillors have agreed to splash out £75,000 to improve the riverside in Higginson Park. But a shadow fell on the district council meeting last Monday when Marlow councillor James Campbell (Lib Dem, Marlow North) objected to the inclusion of
JOHNNY Ball is singing a song about saving energy down the phone to me. It's such a surreal experience, I almost expect him to ask what shaped window I wanted to go through next. Johnny is a television legend. To anyone in their 20s and 30s he is a man
DENISE Nolan was in a bit of a frenzy when I spoke to her last week. Her sister Linda, who is currently Mrs Johnstone in the West End production of Blood Brothers, has been struck down with laryngitis. "I'm having to step in," says Denise, who will play
MECHANIC Chris Lee has completed the most important task of his career making sure Princess Margaret's Rolls Royce is in good condition for its last official journey for her. As the 25-year-old Silver Wraith II takes Her Royal Highness's family from Kensington
LONDON Underground bosses brought in a controversial new Metropolitan Line timetable despite warnings from Tube drivers that they were making a huge mistake, a public meeting heard. Met driver Paul Johnson told 70 residents in Chesham Town Hall last Thursday
ANCIENT woodland looks set to be reclaimed by residents after they have helped raise nearly £66,000 in just four months. But if the few thousands pounds left to raise is not found by the end of the month the whole project could collapse. National charity
LONDON Underground bosses brought in a controversial new Metropolitan Line timetable despite warnings from Tube drivers that they were making a huge mistake, a public meeting heard. Met driver Paul Johnson told 70 residents in Chesham Town Hall last Thursday
THE fantasy world of Nick Duncombe continues with his retention in the England squad for Saturday's Six Nations game against Ireland. England coach Clive Woodward has kept Duncombe, the former RGS pupil, as one of the replacements for the England team
The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh Progress Theatre Reading Until Sat Feb 23, 7.45pm (0118) 960 6060 The Best of Broadway The Elgiva Chesham Fri Feb 22, 7.30pm Blood Brothers Wycombe Swan Tue Feb 19 - Sat Feb 23 Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Bingo Lane End Sports Club The Row Sat Feb 16, 8.15pm Coffee Shop Village Hall Lane End Sat Feb 16, 10am Ladies Indulgence Evening Waterside School Chesham Fri Feb 22, 7.30pm Lenten Lunch Hambleden Parish Room Sat Feb 16, 12 noon Mind, Body and Spirit
Art Crazy Nation Show Milton Keynes Gallery 900 Midsummer Boulevard Central Milton Keynes Until Sun Mar 3 BCUC 3rd Year Work in Ceramics and Glass Finlandia Gallery A40, Gerrards Cross Until Mon Feb 18, 10am - 6pm Watercolours and Drawings by David Tilbury
IT'S said that quality journalism should convey the message clearly, but without revealing any personal bias, unless stated, of the reporter. I'm afraid I didn't see this much in evidence in your Mr Taggart's account of Chiltern District Council's meeting
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
A PENSIONER from Amersham says she has been unwittingly feeding families of rats which have taken up residence at her home. The 87-year-old, of The Avenue, Amersham, says large rodents are forcing their way between gaps in her wire mesh bin and tearing
POLICE arrested 27 people in just six days as part of a tough new crackdown on burglars and thieves in Downley and Totteridge. Operation Gaunt was launched last week in response to an alarming rise in burglaries on the two High Wycombe estates in recent
A STRING OF plumbers, electricians and gas fitters from South Bucks are set to be 'exposed' on the nation's TV screens. Towards the end of last year the BBC series Rogue Traders set up a house in High Wycombe with hidden cameras. They then called various
THE popular men's 5-A-Side Football Leagues are due to kick off at Wycombe Leisure Centre, Marlow Hill, on Wednesday nights. Organisers, the Elms, who have run the 5-a-side football leagues in London and the South East for the past ten years are looking
BRISTOL City boss Danny Wilson is backing Wycombe to join his side in the Division Two play-offs. He believes Wycombe's cracking home form can drive them into the end of the season promotion shake-up. The Blues have lost just once at Adams Park all season
THE chance of a great televised head-to head clash was missed in the Reebok Challenge World Trials and National Inter-Counties at Nottingham on Saturday. Hayley Yelling, the Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow (WSEH) athlete, had to pull out after spraining
ANOTHER family has been left to mourn the tragic loss of a young life following the fourth fatality in 14 months at a notorious accident blackspot on the A404 road between Amersham and High Wycombe. Vicky Bishop, 16, was the latest victim to die on the
