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  • Ways to look after your back

    REMEDIAL masseuse and movement therapist Adrienne Golembo, has set up The Building Better Backs and Bodies (B4) Programme as a comprehensive method of dealing with back pain, based on the philosophy of learning how to use the body correctly in all situations

  • Celebrate Elgar's 150th birthday anniversary

    PROMS favourite Land of Hope and Glory is as much as many of us know about the works of Sir Edward Elgar, but a group of Rickmansworth enthusiasts have been busy reviving the lesser known works of the British composer in a series of concerts to mark the

  • Funny First Mondays gets in on the act

    COMPERE Mike Manera says: "Comedy is such a weird thing. It's so British. It stems from the music hall tradition when acts would stand up in front of an audience and try and make them laugh. It's not like playing a musical instrument." Mike, who runs

  • Celebrating 75 years of the St Albans Symphony Orchestra

    INSPIRED by a concert they had just heard, five young amateur musicians, who were travelling back from London in the early 1930s, decided the time was right to form their own orchestra in St Albans. They had recently played for St Albans Operatic Society

  • Swords and sandals at Henderson Hall

    ROMANS, friends and local residents, lend us your ears, Abbots Langley Gilbert and Sullivan Society is reviving its summer show tradition with Stephen Sondheim's musical A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Inspired by the satirical farces

  • Love is in the air as Shakespeare heads outdoors

    LOVE is in the air and it's not just play acting as the two lead actors in Breakaway Theatre Company's production of As You Like It are to marry soon after the play's run at the St Albans School Amphitheatre. Director Mark Summers didn't cast himself

  • Travelling in style on minibus

    PENSIONERS in Flackwell Heath will now travel in style after their new minibus rolled up. Age Concern bought the minibus after raising £29,000 for the vehicle, £12,000 of which came from a grant given by the Bucks Free Press. The grant from the Free

  • New look for the Swan

    THE new Swan Inn in the historical market town of Old Amersham opened its doors with a reception on May 10. Joining general manager Anthony Mitchell, deputy manager Chris Ramsley, and chefs Nicolas Balligang and Jonny James were a wide range of people

  • A walk for a Prime Minister

    With summer just around the corner, there are plenty of walks around the scenic Chilterns countryside to enjoy in the warmer months. National Trust property Hughenden Manor in High Wycombe is launching two new estate walks at the weekend, taking visitors

  • Degrees of talent in art show

    AFTER up to five years of study, students on the Fine Art degree at Buckinghamshire Chiltern University College are graduating, and putting on a show of their work. The 18 students, some of whom have studied full time over three years, or part time over

  • Chequers changes

    I WAS out birdwatching near Chequers yesterday. This historic country retreat for sitting prime ministers nestles in one of the most beautiful parts of the Chilterns. Despite wet weather and muddy trails, the area was still breathtaking. I understand

  • Chequers changes

    I WAS out birdwatching near Chequers yesterday. This historic country retreat for sitting prime ministers nestles in one of the most beautiful parts of the Chilterns. Despite wet weather and muddy trails, the area was still breathtaking. I understand

  • Celebrating the countryside

    BUCKS and the surrounding area has some of the most beautiful countryside in Britain, and an art exhibtion is celebrating the best of the British countryside. The Obsidian Art gallery in Stoke Mandeville is hosting British Countryside: Flora and Fauna

  • Enjoy summertime with Shakespeare

    PERFORMED in the beautiful open air surroundings of Hall Barn in Beaconsfield since 1989, the Chiltern Shakespeare Company is getting ready for its summer production. This year, the group is putting on All's Well That Ends Well, directed by Jeff Walker

  • Keeping mum

    THE opening scene of smash hit play Mum's The Word features actress and singer Bernie Nolan giving birth. But, says Bernie, people shouldn't be put off. "It is a bit daunting, especially as the audience isn't warmed up yet, but it always gets a lot of

  • Speeding police not fined

    MORE than 4,000 officers from Thames Valley Police were caught speeding or jumping red lights last year - but none of them were penalised. Officers from Thames Valley Police (TVP) committed 4,031 speeding offences in 2006 and while they was let off,

  • Battle to stop IT centre from closing

    MORE than 400 people could be left without an IT qualification as the technology centre in Marlow is set to close at the end of the year. IT Now Marlow, based on the ground floor of Park House, in Mere Park has been given the boot by Thames Valley University

  • No one asked

    I TOO was appalled at the total lack of canvassing by any of the parties in my area for my vote. All I received was one small pamphlet. No chance to discuss local matters with any potential candidate despite one of them just living around the corner

  • Demise of shop is sad

    RE: The story in last week's Free Press about the closure of Phil Bowditch fishmongers. THE demise of Phil Bowditch's (Mike Robson's) fishmonger is sad indeed, even if scarcely a surprise. Over the years, Bowditch's has proved that people will gladly

  • Princess' passion for horses

    PRINCESS Anne stopped by at The Horse Trust in Speen to take a tour of the stables yesterday. The Princess Royal, who is patron of the trust, braved the wind and rain to look around the stables which house 120 veteran horses. These include Dombey, a

  • Pub row over which one is the oldest

    A dispute has broken out over which watering hole has been serving ale the longest in south Bucks after a historian raised doubts about how old The Royal Standard of England is. The pub in Brindle Lane claims to have served ale since the 11th century

  • 3 dead, 11 injured in M40 crash

    THE M40 was closed for nearly six hours yesterday after three people were killed in a seven-car smash. Traffic was backed up in all directions for more than five miles as emergency services worked at the scene on the London-bound Loudwater flyover.

  • Haskell after World Cup place

    JAMES Haskell helped England Saxons to the Churchill Cup final then said: I want to go to the World Cup. The Wasps back row put in an immense defensive performance to help Saxons to an 18-3 win over Scotland A on Monday to book their place in tomorrow's

  • Back pain forces change in career

    BACK pain has led David Horbury to abandon a lifetime career in hairdressing. It is a salutary lesson to others in the industry because the owner of Lewis Daniel at Beaconsfield had hoped that his children would follow in his footsteps and one day run

  • Fundraiser goes on Peru trail for charity

    A FUNDRAISER scaled new heights as she completed a trail in Peru. Maria Whyte, from Old Coach Drive, High Wycombe decided to get involved in the Cancer Research UK International Challenge after a close friend was diagnosed with skin cancer. Training