November 2011 Archives
PUBLIC sector strikes over a pension dispute are causing widespread disruption across the county today (November 30).
A PENSIONER has described his fear and anger after suffering from vandalism at his home.
Bryan Ward, 68, who lives in Lovel Road, Chalfont St Peter, has had the fence outside his house smashed down and also had his home egged by youths on Hallowe'en.
WINKERS nightclub in Chalfont St Peter could face closure if planning permission is granted to build new homes on the site.
The club in Denham Lane, which attracts clubbers from all over the region, faces demolition if plans submitted to Chiltern District Council (CDC) by Provenance Developments Ltd are granted.
BUCKS County Council (BCC) has begun work to make sure that the county is prepared in the event of another harsh winter.
For the past three years, heavy snowfall in December, January and February has caused traffic chaos on roads around the county.
BUCKS County Council (BCC) has begun work to make sure that the county is prepared in the event of another harsh winter.
For the past three years, heavy snowfall in December, January and February has caused traffic chaos on roads around the county.
BUSINESSES in Chalfont St Giles are set to receive a boost after shopkeepers won a campaign for an hour's free parking in the village.
Earlier this year, Business and Traders 4 Chalfont St Giles (BAT4CSG) was set up to try and entice people to use the shops in the village.
TWO homes in Chalfont St Giles were burgled last week, with a selection of expensive garden equipment being stolen.
The first incident took place on Monday, November 7 between 6.30pm and 10am the following day in Doggetts Wood Lane.
A CHALFONT St Peter student who suffers from autism, dyslexia and dyspraxia has defied the odds to graduate from university.
Dominic Darby-Allinson, 28, of Chalfont Heights was among Uxbridge College students collecting a Higher National Certificate in mechanical engineering at Brunel University on November 2.
SAFETY improvements are to be made at an accident blackspot on the A413.
Bucks County Council will begin work on the road on Tuesday, November 15, between Gerrards Cross and Chalfont St Giles following a series of accidents in recent years which have left a number of people dead.
The teenager who was punched in the head while in a taxi on his way home from Winkers nightclub is in a stable condition.
The youngster, 19, had been involved in a fight at the nightclub in Chalfont St Peter in the early hours of Sunday, October 23.
A RIDER has told of her shock after being knocked from her horse by a passing car which failed to stop after the collision.
On Tuesday morning, shortly after 9am, Hannah Cowdry, 28, of Beaconsfield, was riding her horse Jessica along Nicol Road near to the Chalfonts Community College in Chalfont St Peter.
MUMS who are looking to kick start their career are being invited along to a workshop in Chalfont St Peter.
Fiona Clark, who lives in the village and is a qualified career coach, is holding the Relaunch Your Career session, a two hour workshop exclusively for mothers who want to work on their career direction and getting back into employment after breaking to have children.