October 2011 Archives

THE woman who died at Gerrards Cross station after being hit by a train has been named.

Coroners have identified her as Andrea Jobling, 51, of Foxdell Way, Chalfont St Peter, a mother of two.

TRIBUTES have been paid to a helper at a Chalfont St Peter church who has died unexpectedly.

Fiona Mathers, 45, was found dead at her home in Austenwood Close, Chalfont St Peter, on Thursday, October 13.

EQUIPMENT has been stolen from a garden shed in Chalfont St Peter, prompting police to warn residents about the importance of home security.

Some time between Tuesday and Thursday last week, thieves entered the garden of a home in Layters Close, broke a window in the shed and stole items including chainsaws and tree cutting equipment.

A CHURCH in Chalfont St Peter is being lit up at night for the first time in its history thanks to the fund raising efforts of villagers.

The Parish Church of Chalfont St Peter in the High Street had its lights turned on for the first time ever on Sunday after a fund raising campaign which lasted more than five years.

WITH the evenings getting darker and Hallowe'en just around the corner, people could be forgiven for thinking that the only monsters they are likely to see will be in horror films on the television.

However, this year, homes across Bucks have been invaded by huge, eight-legged freaks, which live under sofas and beds and in nooks and crannies in living rooms.

A CHALFONT St Peter pensioner has been jailed for two years for threatening another man with a BB gun in Chalfont St Peter.

Brian Vickers, 69, of High Street, Chalfont St Peter, was sentenced at Aylesbury Crown Court on Tuesday after admitting a charge of possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.

SIX people have been arrested for working illegally at an Indian restaurant in Chalfont St Peter after a raid by immigration officials.

Officers from the UK Border Agency went to Tripti Restaurant in Market Place acting on intelligence at around 12pm on Friday, and questioned staff to check they had the right to work in the UK.

AN UNPOPULAR bid to put a large mobile phone mast in Chalfont St Peter has been rejected by Chiltern District Council.

Mobile phone firms 02 and Vodafone wanted to put a large mast in place in the Chalfont Common area of the village, but residents there joined forces to oppose it, feeling that it was too near to their homes.

PLANS for a large new retirment community in Chalfont St Peter have been met with a mixed response from residents.

Last week, the Advertiser reported that around 80 new properties could soon be built on land at the Epilepsy Society by Audley Retirement.

HOUSE spiders are said to have reached record size this year and are thought to be particularly prevalent in rural areas.
A combination of a hot spring, wet summer and warm autumn has caused the creepy crawlies to grow larger than normal, and homes across Bucks are likely to be attractive locations for them, due to their rural location.
Has your house been invaded by the creatures in the last few weeks? If so, we want your pictures and stories.
Email any pictures you may have taken to jackabell@trinitysouth.co.uk, or to tell spider related stories, call 07795 953387.

AROUND 80 new properties could soon be built as part of a large scale new care home in Chalfont St Peter.

The retirement community would be built on part of the Epilepsy Society's site off Rickmansworth Lane, but would be run by Audley Retirement.

A SPORTS masseur from Chalfont St Giles has rounded up a team of up and coming actors to join him in a 400 mile bike ride for charity.

Scott Heath, 35 who runs a sports massage centre in the village and has worked with a number of sports and television stars, has decided to cycle from St Ives in Cornwall back to Chalfont St Giles to raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital.

A YOUNGSTER from Chalfont St Giles has a date with royalty following his high achievements on the Duke of Edinburgh award scheme.

Jamie Westgarth, 18, of Vache Lane, will join other youths from across the UK on October 26 when he travels to St James's Palace to meet Prince Edward the Earl of Wessex.