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BERKHAMSTED band 8Ball are a five piece ska/punk band. They have a unique stage show of high energy, comedy, and irresistible songs. They perform on Saturday, May 21 at the White Horse, West Wycombe Road, supported by Fandangle, More Than Normal

KELLIE While is one of the most exciting and original singer songwriters of her generation. Her voice, recently described in the press as having "the dulcet tones of KD Lang, the soaring upper range of Eva Cassidy and everything in between", along

Faced with an assailant, how would you react? Jenna Towler follows in the footsteps of the Samurai and finds there's a right way to handle an attacker. IF you had told me yesterday I would be able to put a 6ft, former Olympic rower on the floor in

HISTORY enthusiasts at Bledlow Ridge School, High Wycombe have been awarded Class of the Week title for their thorough research into leisure activities 50 years ago. Barbara Rankin's Class One have been trawling through internet sites and libraries

CHELSEA Football Club and McDonald's have teamed up with Heritage House School, Chesham, to provide pupils with a £13,000 outdoor playground. The school, in Cameron Road, had been fundraising to build a completely new playground to meet the changing

I AGREE totally with Bill Purdie's comments (Midweek Letters, May 3) and would like to add that, with the withdrawal of the one town council member from the district council's planning committee, Marlow now has no voice on that committee and must rely

THANKS and congratulations to Kris Hall for a long-awaited bit of common sense about speeding on Marlow Hill (Straight Talking, May 10). Everybody should read the Highway Code so that we all know the terms on which we use the roads. Breaking the rules

MIDWEEK made much jest of the number of Labour county councillors but 13,0280 residents of High Wycombe still put their faith in Labour. This is still a big voice and cannot be forgotten about or steamrollered. Many more naturally Labour voters felt

I SYMPATHISE with the views of your correspondent, Bob Street, concerning speeding offences on Marlow Hill, High Wycombe (Letters, April 5). I, too, transgressed even though the police van was clearly visible, cunningly parked just before the 40mph sign

Re: The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy AFTER reading one bad review, one not quite as bad review and one bad letter regarding this new film, I felt I had to jump to its defence. I read the book many years ago and so have my children. We all love the

NOT happy with branding all cap-bearing youngsters "chavs" one national newspaper The Express - has gone a step further by coining the phrase "hoodies". For those of you that don't already know, chav is a word created to describe the under-achieving

A MAN with a history of mental health problems has been found in a "gruesome" state in his Downley home after police forced their way through his front door. The man, believed to be in his 30s, was discovered dead in his council flat in Cotswold Way

CBF and Wycombe Town both got off to flying starts in the first week of action in the Cressex Synthetic Pitch Summer League. They both made it four wins out four on the first night to open up an early lead at the top of the table with CBF leading the

Holmer Green ladies, who play in the second division of the Thames Valley Counties Women's Football League are looking for a new coach to run their Saturday morning sessions. For further information, contact manager Martin Fountain on 07793 726317.

MOST grandmothers enjoy a game of bingo or a crossword, but Dot Healey's favourite pastime is a game of cards of the Pokemon variety. Mrs Healey, 51, of London Road, High Wycombe, is the grandmother of nine-year-old Pokemon card game champion Ashley

MP Dominic Grieve will take the unprecedented step today of presenting a petition to Buckinghamshire county councillors. It is from parents in Gerrards Cross and Denham, and others, calling on the county council to make more places available at grammar

TWO royal visitors will be touring Buckinghamshire this month. Next Tuesday, May 24, Princess Anne will make four calls. She will open Viney House, the rebuilt Territorial Army Centre, in Aylesbury, the new headquarters of the Buckinghamshire and Milton

WASPS stars Lawrence Dallaglio and Josh Lewsey said they were inspired to victory after all the pre-match hype concentrated on Leicester and skipper Martin Johnson's last competitive game. Much of the build-up had focussed on the retiring Leicester trio

Windsor's Andy Gardner won this year's Prestwood Ten in a time off 33 minutes dead. He beat Chiltern Harriers' Owain Jones into second place. Last year's winner Gregg Dell was third. The ladies race was won by Claire Pusey of Burnham Joggers with Karmen