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A TEENAGER is marking a tragic anniversary by taking on a series of gruelling events for charity.
James Newham (pictured), 19, of Bottrells Lane, Chalfont St Giles is aiming to raise as much money as possible for the Michael Sobell Hospice to mark the 10th anniversary of his father Steven's death.
WILLIAM Shakespeare, the Globe Theatre and the reign of Queen Elizabeth I are just some of the places and people that crop up in Dream, the debut novel by a schoolgirl.
Georgia Andrews, 12, who goes to Chesham Grammar School, tells the story of a young girl growing up in Tudor times who meets William Shakespeare on her journey to becoming an actress.
ROAD resurfacing in a village High Street will give a boost to the economy, traders hope.
Last month, Bucks County Council carried out resurfacing work in the High Street in Chalfont St Giles.
PEOPLE are calling on dog owners to clear up after their pets across South Bucks after complaints about the state of the pavements.
Dog walkers are being accused of failing to clear up after their pets if they leave waste behind on pavements near to popular dog walking areas, often in residential roads.
NEW planning laws announced by the Government this week could make large scale housing developments more likely in Chalfont St Peter and Chalfont St Giles, local people fear.
The guidelines, which were revealed on Tuesday, encourage development on previously built on land across the UK, to tackle the housing shortage.
People in Buckinghamshire are now concerned the rules mean it is more likely large-scale housing developments such as plans to build 264 homes at Newland Park, between Chalfont St Peter and Chalfont St Giles, will now be given the go-ahead.
Thomas Norton, 65, who lives in nearby Gorelands Lane, has written to Chiltern District Council opposing the scheme. "If the Government is making new rules to make it easier to build new houses, it makes it very likely that we are going to see increased development in Buckinghamshire," he said.
"Chalfont St Peter will be an ideal place for it because there is a lot of vacant land here. It has been likely for a long time that there will be development here, but I think this makes it almost a certainty."
Chalfont St Peter Parish Council has begun the process of its judicial review against plans approved by the district council in 2010 to allow housing on the Holy Cross site.
Richard Allen, of the parish council, said: "In terms of the review, the new guidelines don't have an effect, because we are fighting a decision made under the previous system. It does mean, though, that any future application is more likely to get the go ahead, both at Holy Cross and at Newland Park."
Newland Park, set between Chalfont St Peter and St Giles, was, until 2008, the Chalfonts campus of Bucks New University.
It acted as home to 700 students, and since it closed nearly four years ago, it has remained vacant.
PEOPLE in Chalfont St Peter and Chalfont St Giles can see the plans for a new 264-home housing development.
Today (Thursday) Comer Homes are holding a public consultation showing their plans to build 264 new homes at the Newland Park site in Gorelands Lane, which links the two villages.
VILLAGERS gathered for a frantic race across the green in Chalfont St Giles.
The annual pancake race, in which competitors run to and fro while flipping pancakes, took place on Tuesday.
A PENSIONER from Chalfont St Giles has decided to spend his retirement helping out the poor thousands of miles away.
Robert Hewitt, 68, of Narcot Lane, will be heading out to Uganda next week to help work on community projects in the impoverished country.
AN ANIMAL rescue centre with two three-legged dogs is appealing for readers to come forward and offer a loving home to the disabled pooches.
Over the past month, the Chilterns Dog Rescue Society has taken on two dogs who have lost legs, and hope that someone will come forward to offer the animals somewhere to live.