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  • Marlow come top in town regatta

    MARLOW Rowing Club won 14 events as they finished top club at the Marlow Town Regatta last weekend, while Sir William Borlase's School and The Royal Grammar School also claimed a win apiece in the event which attracted more than 300 crews from all over

  • Booth smashes 22-year-old county 1,500 metre record

    WYCOMBE Phoenix Harrier Mark Booth smashed the 22-year-old Bucks Schools Championship record when he romped to victory in the 1,500m race in Milton Keynes. He dominated the race from start to finish to win it in a lightning-quick time of four minutes

  • Cash for nappies scheme

    MUMS can collect a cheque for £30 by agreeing to put their babies into washable nappies instead of using disposables. The idea came from the Buckinghamshire Waste Partnership, which is horrified that 87,000 disposable nappies are thrown away in the county

  • Bogus caller alert

    RESIDENTS in the Thames Valley have been warned to be on the lookout for bogus workmen. The men, who claim to be from the Highways Agency, are offering to resurface front drives. The agency, which operates motorways and trunk roads in England, wishes

  • Frustration over rubbish collection

    A LOUDWATER resident has said that missed rubbish collections have forced her to ring the council every fortnight to have her waste removed. Alison Plant, 27, from Boundary Road, said she should have her refuse collected every week by the council, but

  • Flackwell course record broken twice in one day

    GOLF: Flackwell Heath had its 16-year-old course record broken twice on the same day at their centenary Pro Am. Paul Simpson, from West Berks, went round in 64 to beat the slice a shot off the record. But the new record barely lasted a couple of hours