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This is a list of the latest planning applications registered at Chiltern District Council.
Representations should be made either in writing to the Head of Planning Services, Chiltern District Council, King George V Road, Amersham, Bucks, HP6 5AW or by e-mail to planning@chiltern.gov.uk. If you use e-mail would you also include your postal address. Your comments should be received by 5 December 2008.
A blanket of snow continues to come down on south Bucks after settling overnight and we want you to send us pictures of your views of the snow.
There is arguably no better sight in England than south Bucks covered in snow and with many children across the district still enjoying a day off school hundreds are taking to their gardens and local parks to enjoy the rare occasion.
We want to see your pictures. Send us snaps of you and your children enjoying the snow or simply a picturesque shot of the area by clicking here and following the simple instructions.
We will print all of your pictures and your names along with the photos our photographers are out taking this morning.
Prestwood Gardening Society will be holding an illustrated talk by Alan Copeland Dentitled Sussex Curiosities.
It will be at the village hall in Wycombe Road on Thursday, January 8 at 8pm.
Arson is the suspected cause of a fire in Salmon Lane on December 29. A garage and lean-to were set on fire at about 12.58am. Firefghters from Great Missenden and High Wycombe attended the blaze.
Trustees of the Prestwood-based Thomas Ball Children's Cancer Fund organised another pre-Christmas trip to Eurodisney.
Nine families journeyed to Paris on Eurostar from St Pancras and the children, all of whom are sufering from life-threatening illnesses, had a wonderful time at the resort.
A chance meeting led to a lifetime of happiness for a South Heath couple who have celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary.
Michael and Primrose Depner first met at the home of Mrs Depner's late brother, Ted, and it was love at first sight.
The couple, aged 83 and 82 respectively, married at Amersham Registry Office in the Old Town during 1948 following a whirlwind courtship.
Two men and a women got into a house in Chipsted by pretending to be police officers.
At 7.30pm on Saturday, December 13 they got into the house and stole money and a check book.
The incident is being linked to others that happened across the county, including in Great Missenden, Amersham and Holmer Green.
Schoolchildren in Great Missenden are facing up to an educational challenge after The Gateway School adopted a pioneering educational initiative.
The Gateway, an independent school, has integrated a computer-based memory improvement programme into its curriculum.
Plans are afoot to create a new look state-of-the-art Memorial Hall in Great Missenden.
The project, which will kick off in earnest in the New Year, is being driven by the parish council which is setting money aside for the grand scheme.
The idea is being championed, in particular, by parish council chairman Mike Lee who has long coveted the opportunity to breathe fresh life into the Memorial Hall.
Scouts from the Chilterns excelled during atrocious conditions at Pitstone - all part of the annual exertion known as The Grimsdyke Hikes.
Packs from Seer Green and Prestwood finished top of the pile but there were 24 other teams from Amersham and Chalfont who completed their assignments.

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