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View from the House: Baby P tragedy must not be repeated

Each case of cruelty to children is one too many. Read

View from the House: Police raids in parliament

The State Opening of Parliament marks the beginning of the Parliamentary year, but this year it has been over-shadowed by something which happened when Parliament was not sitting: the search of an MPÕs office and his arrest by the police. Read

Mr Grumpy

Peter Stokes

Mr Grumpy: A month long gripe

Peter Stokes shares his gripes over the media, binge drinking, and a lack of discipline in society. Read

Mr Grumpy: Vowing to write the wrongs in society

Semi-retired venture capitalist Peter Stokes has become so disillusioned with society that he has started his own political party: The Grumpy Old Men Political Party. Read

Volunteer Focus

Volunteer Focus Santa Dash

Volunteer Focus: Special thanks to Santa Dashers

Marion Scourfield writes: " One sunny day in September (yes, there really was one) I persuaded Joy Johns, Volunteer Centre Manager, that it would be a good idea for the two of us to take part in the first ever Santa Dash in aid of the Iain Rennie Hospice at Home (IRHH). 'Oh, come on,' I said, 'it will be fun.' Read

Volunteer Focus: Voluntary steps to happiness

I expect you're all familiar with the expression 'If you want something done, ask a busy person.' Well, that certainly applies to Denise Hudson, 29, who lives in Hazlemere. Read

Memory Lane

Memory Lane

Memory Lane: 14/12/2008

Customers and staff lay petrified as masked robbers fired a bullet into a bandit screen during a raid on a Gerrards Cross bank. A passer-by called the police but the thieves managed to steal £10,000 from Lloyds Bank, in Packhorse Road. Read

Memory Lane: 7/12/1988

Equipped with umbrella and weatherboard former BBC weatherman Ian McCaskill opened Beaconsfield High School’s Christmas Fair. Read

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