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  • Here comes Romeo

    ROMEO will certainly be making a few girls hearts flutter this weekend when he makes an appearance at Time nightclub, High Wycombe. This UK urban vocalist made his name as a member of the notorious garage outfit So Solid Crew. The south London-based

  • A happy healthy family is all I want

    IF I could have just one thing it would be to have my youngest daughter back; alive and well and cured of the lifelong condition that killed her ten years ago. If she was cured I would want to go and get completely smashed. I would like to feel her

  • Cancer charities push for funds

    Battling breast cancer is the aim of two prominent organisations who are making special efforts this month to raise cash and improve our knowledge ofthe disease. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and throughout Bucks its supporters will be out

  • Millbrook Combined School

    ASPIRING story tellers have been nominated as Midweek's Class of the Week for their creative writing skills. English Set One pupils from Millbrook Combined School in Mill End Road, Sands, took a trip to Wycombe Museum last week and let their imaginations

  • Underdeveloped and ugly

    THIS week marks the real start of building works on High Wycombe's new shopping centre. And how it is needed. You don't have to be a town planner to realise Wycombe needs a kick. It is underdeveloped and ugly but this is not uncommon for many of

  • Shopkeeper robbed at knifepoint left badly shaken

    AN ELDERLY shopkeeper in Micklefield was threatened at knifepoint during a robbery on Thursday morning. Sixty-four-year-old Anwar Mohammad was stocking the Star Supermarket, in Gayhurst Road, at around 6.30am when two black youths entered the shop and

  • Enjoy your harvest into the new year

    Hannah Stephenson gives some pointers on how to keep the fruit and veg fresh long after the harvest is over. KEEN fruit and vegetable gardeners will now be reaping the rewards of their hard work as they harvest everything from potatoes and green

  • Royal Standard of England

    Matthew O'Keeffe is determined to uphold tradition at the Royal Standard - England's oldest pub. GRANDMOTHERS feature big in the kitchen at the Royal Standard of England. New owner Matthew O'Keeffe says: "Our grandmothers knew how to cook good simple

  • The Frog at Skirmett

    Jim Crowe and his wife Noelle have been landlords of The Frog at Skirmett for the past 11 years. Jim is the head chef. What kind of pub would you call The Frog? It is a blend of what is called Modern English, and classic French. We source a lot

  • Wycombe auditions: chance to dance for royalty

    WYCOMBE Youth Dance showed how many talented young people there are in Bucks, and now they have a chance to shine again. On Sunday October 9 there are open auditions at the Wycombe Swan Town Hall, for an urban dance show which will form part of this

  • Wycombe 3 Chester City 3

    WANDERERS boss John Gorman praised his side's team spirit as they twice came from behind to maintain their unbeaten league record in a six-goal thriller. The Blues were knocked out of their stride by an ultra-physical Chester side that began the day

  • King’s sublime finish KOs irish in Madejski thriller

    ALEX King showed his class in the dying minutes of the match as Wasps snatched victory from London Irish in the Powergen Cup. England's forgotten man landed a superb 79th minute drop goal from 30 metres to put his side in the box seat as injury time

  • Blues can go up without Tyson

    JOHN Gorman insists Wanderers have got enough firepower to win promotion even if Nathan Tyson is sold in January's transfer window. Birmingham manager Steve Bruce joined the growing queue of admirers watching Tyson when he showed up at Adams Park

  • Fern joins Wycombe cyclists

    THIS Morning presenter Fern Britton joined the High Wycombe Cycling Club for a 65-mile race bright and early on Sunday morning. The TV star, who is married to celebrity chef Phil Vickery, joined the club to get fit for her upcoming charity challenge.

  • Roxana Mobbs and Ricky Sapsford

    ROXANA Mobbs had her wish granted when she married her childhood sweetheart Ricky Sapsford in a fairytale his and hers' themed wedding. Ricky, 27, a chef from High Wycombe, met Roxana in February 1994 when they were out toboganing with friends. The

  • Leigh Knowles and David Booth

    BRIDE of the Year winner Leigh Knowles organised her special day around a clubbing theme as she tied the knot with David Booth. The music-mad couple even arranged an hour's hard house disco set during the evening reception and tables were named after

  • Legion’s parade can march on

    ASSURANCES have been made by police that the Royal British Legion Remembrance Day parade will be able to go ahead as usual in Princes Risborough. The annual parade in November from the Princes Risborough branch headquarters, in Bell Street, to St Mary's

  • Top train in town

    A CHARTERED train will be pulling into Saunderton Station in November for the first time in more than 40 years. Pathfinder Tours has agreed to stop at the station en route to York on Saturday, November 26, after an invitation from the Friends of Saunderton

  • Worry that housing is not meeting needs

    HOUSEBUILDING in Wycombe district over the next 20 years will not meet people's needs, according to the leader of the Labour group on Buckinghamshire County Council, Julia Wassell. She said 1,200 homes a year were needed to clear waiting lists and though

  • Unite to beat M40 noise

    PEOPLE fed up with the level of motorway traffic noise in Flackwell Heath are setting up an action group to try and restore peace to the village. Residents complained to Buckinghamshire County Council and MP Dominic Grieve in 2003 when the M40 extension

  • Council ‘bludgeoned’ into homes plan refusal

    LEADER of South Bucks District Council Peter Hardy is furious that his council has been forced to give planning permission for 48 homes to be built on the edge of Gerrards Cross. Almost two years ago the council's planning committee wanted to allow just

  • Spot any celebrity watchers?

    IT'S good to see that we were just as celebrity crazy in 1956 as we are today. This crowd is apparently in Frogmore, High Wycombe, for the arrival of a celebrity. If you know who this mystery celebrity is we would like to hear from you. Contact

  • Rye full? Park on street, says council

    A WEEKEND parking crisis is feared by residents of Keep Hill Road after footballers using The Rye were advised to park in the street. Danny Hazell, who plays for a football team in Thame, travelled to Wycombe on Saturday, September 24, for a game on

  • Cafe's set to be a cuppa winner

    MICKLEFIELD is set to have a new meeting place as the launch of a new community cafe draws near. The community project, set to launch on Monday, October 10, is partially funded by Wycombe District Council and will give people in the area the opportunity

  • Top marks for Muslim centre’s ‘investment in youth’

    THE outstanding work of Muslim students was celebrated at an awards ceremony in Wycombe. Wycombe MP Paul Goodman, town mayor Cllr Mohammed Liaquat Ali and the reverends of St Andrew's and St Francis of Assisi, in High Wycombe, joined pupils, parents

  • Could you help support victims of crime?

    THIRTY-SIX crimes are committed in High Wycombe each day, according to figures released by Victim Support. Many of these crimes leave victims feeling frightened, confused and in need of expert help and support to get over their ordeal. Victim Support

  • Environment area opens

    PARENTS and pupils at a school in Wooburn Green celebrated the opening of an environmental area with a fun day and barbecue. St Paul's C of E School in Stratford Drive, transformed a piece of wasteland at the school into a pond, woodland walk and bog