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  • Confusing car parks costs us

    MY complaint last week over parking regulations in High Wycombe struck an unexpected chord with a colleague just a day after I wrote the piece. Marlow reporter Nic Brunetti found himself on the end of a £60 fine despite innocently buying what he thought

  • It’s fiesta time as pupils celebrate end of term

    DISRAELI Primary School pupils were in high spirits last month as they celebrated the end of the academic year with a carnival. Wearing vibrant hand-made costumes and brandishing flags from around the world, the schoolchildren danced and paraded to

  • Wanderers’ players give manager a real headache

    WANDERERS boss John Gorman admits he faces a selection headache with the new season only a week away. The Blues came from a goal down against Crawley at the Broadfield Stadium to keep up their winning ways ahead of Carlisle United's visit on Saturday

  • Mum’s the word for the easy life

    I'm a woman in my prime, well I like to think so, and I have decided not to have children. There, I've said it. I've given up the joys of motherhood and all the delights that come with rearing children. I will go through life without the pleasures of

  • Take a holiday home from home

    If you're looking for relaxing way to take the family away this summer, a caravan could be your passport to freedom and fun, discovers Jenna Towler. Caravan holidays are making a comeback more and more families are packing up their things and heading

  • Summer fun

    THE SUMMER sun was shining on the young people of south Buckinghamshire in the early 1960s. These youngsters were cooling off in a local river somewhere in the High Wycombe area. Boys and girls were soaking up the sun and making the most of the British

  • Back on air in the blink of an eye

    A RADIO station presented by youngsters is getting ready to hit the airwaves once again. Blink FM, organised by Wycombe Youth Action and Millennium volunteers, will be broadcasting from Wycombe across the county for 26 days after relaunching on Sunday

  • Increased police patrols

    THAMES Valley Police have been out in force around railway stations and the community at large in an attempt to help deter terrorist attacks a week after the botched bomb attacks in London. In a statement on Thursday, Thames Valley Police said they

  • Bravo, the youth offending team

    PERSONALLY, I'm not a fan of scare tactics. They seem like a cynical way of getting people to do or not do something, while leaving more appropriate methods behind. But last week my view changed. On Thursday I was cut out of a car by High Wycombe fire

  • Warriors close in on the title

    HIGH Wycombe went 43 points clear at the top of Division One after an emphatic ten wicket victory over North Mymms. After a good start by North Mymms' openers, Wycombe got in amongst them thanks to good bowling by Dan Senior (3-32) and Paul Sawyer (1

  • Hundreds to visit weekend show

    HUNDREDS of people are expected to visit The Rye this weekend for the 2005 Bucks Free Press Wycombe Town Show. The annual event promises to be the biggest and best ever seen. Clive Brevington, show organiser, is urging people in Wycombe to go along

  • Rail line could reopen soon

    THE train line at Gerrards Cross station could be reopened as soon as in two weeks time, if a report by contractors is accepted by Network Rail. Tesco and Jackson Civil Engineering presented a detailed analysis on Monday of the cause of the tunnel collapse

  • Murder defendant found not guilty

    THE man charged with the murder of High Wycombe woman Natasha Derby at a ragga night has been found not guilty. Jurors at Reading Crown Court gave not guilty verdicts on charges of murder and manslaughter on Tuesday after a seven-day trial. The defendant

  • Discovery sets centre abuzz

    BEEKEEPERS at the Envir-onment Centre in Wycombe are buzzing with excitement after a surprise discovery and a generous donation. Staff at the centre recently found their beehive is home to not one, not two, but three queen bees. A beehive normally has