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Take pride and keep our village in trim

Gerrards Cross Parish Council is committed to ensuring that the hedges and verges of the village are kept neat and tidy. Read

Thorny problem for horse chestnuts

People in the south of England, have been shocked to see much loved Horse Chestnut trees (Aesculus hippocastanum) with the shrivelled brown leaves this summer. Read

I'd love to dump on those who dump

Regarding the front page "Stop turning our village into a tip" in the Advertiser on November 6. Read

The noise is almost as bad as the mess

I, too, overlook the car park in Church Lane and am sick of having to look at the rubbish. Weekends are the worse, especially Sundays, when more often than not it is a truly disgusting sight. Read

Keen to run in the 2009 Marathon?

Chiltern Counselling provides counselling for anyone who may be feeling depressed, anxious, has suffered loss or is finding it difficult to make or maintain relationships.  Read

Lack of parity in tutoring for 11+

It will not be long before this year's 11+ results are issued to parents.  Read

Animal tests proved pointless by slim pill

Just four years ago, Acomplia was hailed in the national press as a wonder slimming pill. Now it has been withdrawn by the authorities because of a high risk of serious psychiatric disorders leading, in some cases, to suicide. Read

Honouring locals in list of the fallen

At each remembrance service in November at Gerrards Cross Memorial Centre, the names of the fallen from the two world wars are read aloud. Read

Many ways to help deaf children

We are looking for enthusiastic grandparents, fathers and siblings of deaf children from the South-East to take part in an innovative two-year project set up by the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS), and funded by the national lottery through Big Lottery Fund. Read

Now ponder some adequate signage

With reference to your article 'Parish ponders a car park plan' for Church Lane car park, I suggest that any promotion of the free one-hour parking there should include a notice that a parking ticket should be obtained from the machine and displayed for the free one-hour parking. Read

Thank you for wedding memento

A little note to say thank you for the lovely write-up and presentation of our daughter Melissa's wedding on October 11, near Cambridge. Read

Thorny problem for horse chestnuts

People in the south of England have been shocked to see much-loved horse chestnut trees (Aesculus hippocastanum) with the shrivelled brown leaves this summer. Read

What are two minutes to you?

Two Minutes' Silence We must remember them ... Read

Make a difference for a whole winter

Tuesday was national Make a Difference Day, but I would like to invite your readers to make a difference for a whole week this winter. Read

Royal Mail profits should incense

News that the Royal Mail has doubled its profits over the last six months while over 1,500 post offices are to be shut down will incense your readers. Read

Stigma of dementia must be broken

This week, the Alzheimer's Society published a new report entitled Dementia: Out of the Shadows, which examines the impact a diagnosis has on the lives of people with dementia and highlights the importance of tackling head-on the stigmas which many still attach to the condition. Read

Stop complaining and help our future

May I ask - or rather plead - with your readers to stop whining and whingeing for a while about Tesco coming to Gerrards Cross, and to support the redevelopment of our local community hospital? Read

Thank you for support after arson attacks

We would like to express our sincere thanks to all our family, friends, neighbours, acquaintances, and people that we have never even met before, for the kind wishes, cards, flowers,telephone calls, e-mails and support that we have received since the dreadful arson attack on our property last Saturday morning. Read

A bright outcome at GX annual sale

We have always wondered why, despite appalling summers, the sun usually manages to shine so brightly during our annual jumble sale, and 2008 has proved to be no exception! Read

Appeal to keep the money coming in

Our honorary Poppy Appeal organisers are Anne Wainwight and Alan Armstrong. Read

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