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  • Fun for Teddy and his new friend

    THIS picture of Teddy sitting next to a cuddly toy was sent in by Star reader Kaye Townsend, of Blind Lane, Bourne End. She says: "I bought this toy dog for my two grandsons at the weekend but Teddy hasn't left its side." Have you a cute cat or

  • Keeping pets safe in the sun

    As our thoughts turn to hot sunny days, summer picnics and holidays in faraway places, Bayer Animal Health is asking us to spare a thought for our beloved pets and the impact of summer on their health, happiness and overall well being. Bayer, makers

  • Sanders and Yelling grab AAA Championship glory

    NICOLA Sanders and Hayley Yelling were both triumphant in the AAA Championships last Sunday. Sanders won her place at next year's Commonwealth Games with a stunning victory in the Manchester event. The Amersham resident, who runs for Windsor Slough

  • Griffin shows Premiership strikers how it is done

    CHARLIE Griffin took just two minutes to do what it took 1,024 minutes to do last season and score against Chelsea keeper Petr Cech. The striker, who signed from Conference minnows Forest Green in the summer, came off the bench to head in a dream debut

  • Eley heads up Society of Chartered Accountants

    RICHARD Eley, Heatherwood and Wexham NHS Trust's director of finance, has been elected president of the Thames Valley Society of Chartered Accouinfants. He moved to the area in the late 1990s to become finance director of Thames Valley University. Prior

  • Slump in manufacturers’ orders books

    MANUFACTURING order books have slumped to their weakest since October 2003, according to the CBI's latest Industrial Trends Survey. Cost pressures remain intense. Oil prices have risen by more than two dollars a barrel since the previous survey, which

  • Small firms warned not to miss slice of Olympics

    HOTELS, shops, restaurants and sports centres can now gear up for an Olympic moneyspinner with competing teams seeking training facilities as well as accommodation in the run-up to the London 2012 games. Mike Power, chief operating officer for the UK's

  • Support our children...

    I tend to come over all impressed when confronted with a school gathered together to celebrate its achievements and the past week was no exception. Two very different High Wycombe schools, Highcrest Community School and the Royal Grammar School, held

  • Agony continues for tragic Nathan’s family

    FAMILY and friends united last week to celebrate the life of Nathan Matthews, who drowned during a supervised school visit to a sports centre. A memorial service was held at Thame Leisure Centre on Tuesday, July 12, to mark the anniversary of 11-year-old

  • Residents rap removal of trees at crash site

    PLANS to remove more than 30 trees as part of safety measures for Valley Road, Hughenden, have been criticised by villagers. The proposals from Buckinghamshire County Council were showcased to the public at an exhibition organised by the Hughenden Residents

  • Breath of fresh air after sewage works

    THAMES Water has put the finishing touches to machinery at the Little Marlow Sewage Works which they hope will give some welcome relief to residents fed up with strong smells. Bosses at Thames Water, which owns the £25million plant, previously said

  • It’s a Grease lightning exit for pupils

    CHILDREN from a Marlow school found out what it was like to be in the shoes of John Travolta this week, as they rehearsed and acted in a school adaptation of Grease. Pupils, of Holy Trinity School, Wethered Road, staged the show, called Gel, giving a

  • School Cookes up a surprise for Jim

    BISHAM School head teacher Jim Cooke has celebrated 20 years at the helm of the school with former pupils and teachers. The New Zealander is credited with saving the school from closure when he took up residence as the headmaster in 1985. And he has

  • Wittington are winners

    BRIGHT young sports boys and girls took to the field for Danesfield School's sports day. The event, on Friday, July 8, which was staged for key stage two children, saw around 240 pupils taking part in sprints, relays, obstacle courses, sack races and

  • Pink golf works to a tee

    PUTTERS were pretty in pink for a charity golf day which raised money for breast cancer. Ladies at Harleyford Golf Course, in the Marlow Road, organised a pink day where they raised £480 for the charity Breast Cancer Care. The 39-strong group competed

  • Lack of wardens leads to chaos

    THE ABSENCE of traffic wardens in Marlow is encouraging people to park illegally and treat the High Street as a free-for-all causing congestion and chaos, residents have claimed. David Regan, of Rookery Court, has gone as far to say there is no need

  • Bus could be axed after costs spiral

    THE MARLOW town bus service could be under threat after council contributions in two parishes went up by around £1,000 each. The 160 service, which travels in and around Marlow, was previously paid for by Marlow Town Council who invoiced Great Marlow

  • Revamp plans for town

    VISITORS to Marlow could be greeted with smooth roads, extra parking spaces and attractive planting, according to the Marlow Town Council. Buckinghamshire County Council is planning to spruce up the entrance to the town from the Little Marlow and Henley

  • Arsonists could be to blame for blaze

    FIREfighters are not ruling out arson after a blaze threatened to engulf a printing firm in Chesham last weekend. The fire badly damaged the warehouse of Derek Croxson Ltd in Moor Road, on Saturday, July 9, and it could have consumed a nearby factory

  • Mourinho wants Wycombe re-match

    CHELSEA boss Jose Mourinho has promised to bring his Premiership champions back to Wycombe after being impressed by the performance Wanderers put up against his side in a friendly. "I want to come again because everything was great," Mourinho said, "

  • Controversial flats plan given go-ahead

    CONTROVERSIAL plans to demolish a derelict church and build a block of flats have been given the thumbs up by Wycombe District Council. A shroud of uncertainty had been hanging over St Mark's Methodist Church, Totteridge Road, High Wycombe, since councillors