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Josh selected for GB team
Posted by Julie Voyce on September 1, 2007 9:29 AM
Josh Radvan of Chalfont Otters Swimming Club has been selected for the GB team in the Biathlon World Championships in Monaco on September 30 following an impressive showing in the National Championships at Salford Quays.
The 15-year-old from Knotty Green just missed out on a medal, finishing fourth in the U17 boys’ event, the largest group and including the National Schools champion.
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Working Mum's Diary: Chene Koscielny
Posted by Julie Voyce on September 3, 2007 11:38 AM
WE are in the last gasp of a terminally-ill summer with the end of the school holidays mercifully in sight. What better way to while away a few hours with activity-starved children than to head down to the leisure centre pool? Or so you would think.
I phone a fellow mum whom I suspect would be keen to step out from behind her ironing board and escape the constant nagging for attention, snacks and Cbeebies.
Let’s face it, when you’re a non-celebrity mum racing towards your forties, you don’t readily volunteer to parade around in your bathing suit in full public view.
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View From the House: Dominic Grieve
Posted by Julie Voyce on September 3, 2007 11:41 AM
Although most school pupils are enjoying a well-earned rest, the summer can be an anxious time for those waiting for exam results. I am not sure that I would have wanted to receive my results by text message, but some pupils in Scotland have chosen this method.
Let’s wish "Good luck" to all who are waiting for those results and let us recognise how hard most of them have worked towards their goals.
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Hundreds flock to country show
Posted by Julie Voyce on September 3, 2007 1:16 PM
by Sean O'Hare
"Best of British" was this year's theme for the Chalfont St Giles Country Show and the three glimmering Aston Martins lined up outside the entrance captured it beautifully.
Despite the foot and mouth scare derailing plans to showcase a variety of rare-breed farm animals, the show lost none of its appeal as hundreds flocked to the village on Saturday, September 1.
A 10k Fun Run signalled the start of the day's proceedings and involved an estimated 200 runners.
The show's president, Frederick Nolan, said: "The psychology was right. We knew that if the sun was shining at noon, people would say let's get down there and they would be there for the day."
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All in his Head: Sean O'Hare
Posted by Julie Voyce on September 3, 2007 2:43 PM
I was initially going to write about Climate Camp at Heathrow and how I sat on a hay bale in the organic beer tent listening to reggae surrounded by girls stroking Alsatians with their bare feet, but that was before lunchtime on Thursday.
Popping out to Mr Crusty's sandwich bar in Chalfont St Peter I found myself behind Donny Tourette, the ex-Celebrity Big Brother contestant-cum-punk rock star who escaped over the House wall with the help of a bunk-up from Leo Sayer. What larks.
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Teams through to FA Cup qualifying round
Posted by Julie Voyce on September 3, 2007 5:37 PM
BOTH Chesham United and Chalfont St Peter progressed to the first round qualifying of the FA Cup after beating Farnborough 2-0 and Hamble 1-0 respectively on Saturday.
Beaconsfield SYCOB will visit Hungerford Town for a replay on Tuesday, September 4 after their game finished goalless at Holloways Park.
Chesham will now host Henley Town at The Meadow on Saturday, September 15, while Chalfont St Peter will be away to Fareham Town or Sandhurst Town who are involved in a replay.
Should SYCOB beat Hungerford, they will host Chippenham Town.
Chesham put a poor league start behind them, recording their first win of the season with goals from Dave Fotheringham (14 mins) and Danny Burnell (34 mins) at Boro's Cherrywood Road ground.
Bradley Bubb was the scorer for Chalfont (37 mins) at Mill Meadow.
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Money raised for cat fund
Posted by Julie Voyce on September 4, 2007 9:57 AM
The High Wycombe & South Bucks Branch of Cats Protection held a table top sale in Beaconsfield on Friday, August 24 and raised £232.63. Grateful thanks to our helpers and supporters.
Dennis Marshman
Fund Raising Organiser
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Obituary Eileen Biestro
Posted by Julie Voyce on September 4, 2007 4:40 PM
BEACONSFIELD is in mourning after losing one of the town’s longest serving and most dedicated residents this week.
Eileen Biestro MBE, 81, of Orchard Road, who lived and worked in the town all her life, has passed away at Hillingdon Hospital on Saturday, August 25, after a short illness.
Her sister Gill Coxhead, of Cherry Orchard, West Drayton, said Mrs Biestro loved Beaconsfield and was the kind of person who always wanted to help others.
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Alec clinches GB 50-plus top ranking
Posted by Julie Voyce on September 4, 2007 5:54 PM
Alec Allen of Chesham Bois Tennis Club has clinched the Great Britain 50-plus top ranking.
Allen, the reigning GB National Indoor Champion, beat British Open winner Paul French of Middlesex 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 for the title at the LTA South of England Veterans Championships at Eastbourne's Devonshire Park.
In his first 50-plus season, Allen also won the National Grass Court title at Wimbledon, progressed through two rounds of the US Championships and represented Great Britain at the World Indoor Championships in Turkey.
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Arsonists target cars
Posted by Julie Voyce on September 7, 2007 2:23 PM
by Jack Abell
IVER Heath has again been hit by arson attacks on cars with four incidents reported in the past month.
In the latest incident, a dumped car was set alight and abandoned at about 3.45am on Monday in Sevenhills Road, Iver Heath. Buckinghamshire Fire Service was called out to extinguish the fire.
And in another incident in the early hours of Friday August 31, a Vauxhall Astra belonging to one of the residents of Heaterden Green flats, in Heaterden Green Road, Iver Heath, was set on fire and fire fighters extinguished the blaze which happened at around 3am.
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heritage weekend
Posted by Julie Voyce on September 7, 2007 2:38 PM
by Jack Abell
IF YOU would like to find out more about the history of the area you live in, you will be able to take a step back in time at this weekend's Heritage celebrations.
The Chiltern District's history and culture will be celebrated this weekend with a selection of free events and some of the area's most famous landmarks will be opening their doors on September 8 and 9 in a bid to inform residents of the history that surrounds them.
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Chainsnore massacre
Posted by Julie Voyce on September 8, 2007 9:25 AM
Sean O'Hare
SLEEP-DEPRIVED residents in Gerrards Cross have been trying to solve the mystery of a loud, whining noise which kept them awake this week.
As it turned out, the noise which robbed residents of their sleep, emanated from Network Rail machinery at 2am on Tuesday, the second consecutive morning of a three day anti-social works schedule.
No advanced warning of the drain clearance, track grinding and tree cutting had been given to residents, who likened the noise emanating from the Gerrards Cross railway line to that of a 'high-powered chainsaw going full pelt.'
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View from the House: Cheryl Gillan
Posted by Julie Voyce on September 8, 2007 2:53 PM
View from the House: Cheryl Gillan
The end of summer is here and I had been planning a light-hearted article about the Parliamentary break. Then I heard of the murder of poor Rhys Jones, aged 11, in Liverpool.
Rhys’ parents described the brand new school uniform, which their son was to have worn at his new school, which he will now never wear. All that life and promise was extinguished in a cruel instant.
More parents will now wonder if they should let their children enjoy the freedom which they themselves took for granted at the same age.
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Urban sprawl
Posted by Julie Voyce on September 9, 2007 9:26 AM
by Sean O'Hare
PLANS to 'ratchet up' the number of new homes already proposed for South Bucks and Chiltern District over the next 20 years have led to fears of urban sprawl, traffic congestion and loss of Green Belt.
The draft South East Plan, prepared by the South East England Regional Assembly and submitted to the Government in March 2006, suggested the building of 1,880 homes in South Bucks District and 2,900 in Chiltern District between 2006 and 2026.
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Farnham family fun day
Posted by Julie Voyce on September 10, 2007 10:40 AM
The Farnham neighbourhood team has organised a family fun day at Farnham Park to raise awareness of the Neighbourhood Watch scheme.
The event takes place on Saturday, September 22 between 11am-2pm and will offer a disco, small fairground rides, tombola stalls, story telling and a book seller, face painting, and a penalty shoot out and football coaching from Beaconsfield SYCOB.
Families will also have a chance to take a closer look at a police patrol car, a fire engine and an advice stall from Trading Standards.
A wide selection of refreshments will be available throughout the event including ice creams, a barbecue and drinks bar, and the L and Q Housing refreshment trailer.
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Pensioner victim of thief
Posted by Julie Voyce on September 10, 2007 10:41 AM
AN elderly woman’s purse was stolen from her home in Malthouse Square in Beaconsfield.
At 10.30am on Friday, August 31, a woman walked out of her kitchen and found a man stood in her hallway. The man claimed he had seen a boy in the back garden and escorted the woman to the back of the house to take a look. As he did so, he turned back to the living room and stole the woman’s purse. He then fled the house on foot towards Hedgerley Lane.
The tjhief is described as mixed race, in his forties, 5ft 3ins and stocky. He has hazel coloured eyes and wore a dark anorak and trousers.
Contact PC Marcus Audoin at Gerrards Cross police station on 0845 8 505 505.
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Man dies after collision
Posted by Julie Voyce on September 10, 2007 4:28 PM
A man has died in a collision in Iver on Saturday
At 3.20pm, a 38-year-old man was driving a red Rover Metro in Ritchings Way towards Langley when the car was involved in a collision with a white DAF lorry.
The man driving the Rover died at the scene. He has not yet been formally identified.
If you witnessed the crash or have any information, contact PC Reed at Amersham Roads Policing Unit via the Police Enquiry Centre on 0845 8 505 505.
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All in his Head: Sean O'Hare
Posted by Julie Voyce on September 11, 2007 12:16 PM
Sean O'Hare
I'VE got a nickname, his name is Billy. He's the little prat I turn into when I've had upwards of five pints and my eyes glaze over. Some nights he overpowers me and charges out of his box like a tramp pestered by a wasp. Other nights I find myself coaxing him out. As a result, he doesn't know where he stands. The truth is, I can't make my mind up whether I like him or not.
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Accident M40
Posted by Julie Voyce on September 11, 2007 12:38 PM
THERE was a collision on the M40 east southbound between junctions 2, Beaconsfield, and 1a, M25 interchange, today, Tuesday, September 11 at 7.59am.
One appliance and crew from Beaconsfield attended and firefighters made the scene safe.
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Clamp down on illegal parkers
Posted by Julie Voyce on September 13, 2007 1:41 PM
by Greg Burns
BEACONSFIELD car drivers are being targeted through a new initiative launched to clamp down on illegal parking in the town.
The Beaconsfield Neighbourhood Action Group (NAG) and Thames Valley Police (TVP) have responded to resident concerns surrounding illegal parking in the town and begun a two week parking focus campaign on Monday.
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Live a longer life...in Gerrards Cross
Posted by Julie Voyce on September 13, 2007 3:43 PM
Sean O'Hare
THE average life expectancy for residents in Gerrards Cross is 82.9, making it the fourth healthiest spot in the country according to government figures.
Carried out by the Office for National Statistics, "healthy life expectancy" was defined as the age before ill health strikes and was based on death records, population data and censuses.
Didcot, Oxfordshire, came top of the list, with residents, on average, enjoying 86 years of healthy living.
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Buy a brick
Posted by Julie Voyce on September 14, 2007 10:45 AM
SEER Green Parish Hall is to hold their latest fundraising event to continue to try and raise the money to complete their refurbishment project.
The Buy-a-Brick event will be held at the hall, in Woodpond Close, on Saturday, September 22, between 10am and noon when people can buy bricks for £10 or half bricks for £5..
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