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Chalfont accident reawakens concerns about lighting

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A YOUNG woman has died following a car accident on the A413 in Chalfont St Peter.

Go-ahead for flats and shops despite protests

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

PLANS for a five-storey development of shops and flats were approved last week despite strong objections from Denham Parish Council and reservations by some members of South Bucks District Council (SBDC) planning committee.

Homes on the line if rail route approved

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

HOMES in the Chilterns would have to be bulldozed to make way for a new high speed rail link between London and Birmingham.

Tories will 'look again' at HS2 layout if they win election says Gillan

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THE final route taken by HS2 would be re-examined by a Conservative government, says Chesham and Amersham MP Cheryl Gillan.

Survivors' message for men

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

SURVIVORS of prostate cancer are encouraging men in south Buckinghamshire to become aware of tests which can detect the disease and save their lives.

High speed rail tunnel will be visible above ground

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:27:00 GMT

THE government's preferred high speed rail route - High Speed Two - is scheduled to run in a tunnel underneath the Chalfonts and Amersham and then follow a series of cuttings and viaducts to Wendover.

Second route option for high speed train will be even closer to towns

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:23:00 GMT

THERE will be shock in Beaconsfield, Seer Green and Gerrards Cross as residents discover that the second route option for High Speed Two, announced by the Government last week, runs close to or under the towns.

Preparations take on a competitive edge

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Today more than 2,000 pupils and staff from Beaconsfield's two secondary schools take part in the Tesco 5km Fun Run.

Trust appoints new chief nurse

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

BUCKS Hospital NHS Trust has appointed a new chief nurse and director of patient care standards.

You know, by George, I think they've got it...

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

BEACONSFIELD Operatic Society is busy putting the finishing touches to its latest production, My Fair Lady, which runs at the Cursor Centre in Beaconsfield from March 24-27.Husband and wife team Haley and Kevin Vaughan-Smith star as Eliza Doolittle and her father, Arthur.

Blacks more likely to be stopped and searched in Thames Valley

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:01:00 GMT

BLACK people are four times more likely to be stopped and searched by police in Thames Valley, according to figures released this week.

Man struck by train at Beaconsfield Station

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:38:00 GMT

A 33 year old man from Wooburn Green is dead after he was struck by a train at Beaconsfield Station.

'Royal jelly and cod liver oil' - a recipe for longevity

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:42:00 GMT

A WOMAN who was born during the reign of King Edward VII is set to celebrate her 100th birthday.

Pinewood studios to preserve classics

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:22:00 GMT

A NUMBER of classic films are set to be preserved at Pinewood Studios thanks to a new deal.

High-speed rail to 'cut through heart of Chilterns'

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:18:00 GMT

THE Chilterns Conservation Board has slammed Government plans to run a high-speed rail line through Amersham, Chalfont St Giles and the Misbourne Valley.

Engineering himself a new career as a writer

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

AN AUTHOR is set to sign copies of his book in Gerrards Cross.

It's go, go, go as county pulls out all stops to fix potholes

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE County Council says it is 'pulling out all the stops' to ease the area's pothole problem.

Linford Christie gives runners' morale a bit of a boost

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

With just a fortnight to go before the first Tesco Fun Run in Beaconsfield, training among the keenest of the 2,000-plus participants is well under way.

Lorries coming and going 710 times each day

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

RESIDENTS living alongside the A40 at Holtspur are bracing themselves for more noise, dust and vibration now that the Springfield Farm landfill site has been granted permission to increase lorry journeys by 90 per day.

Keran Henderson appeal in baby death case starts

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A CHILDMINDER from Iver Heath convicted of killing a baby left in her care is appealing against her conviction.