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Next week is national sandwich week, and here at the Advertiser, we would like to hear from you.
Have you invented a unique or interesting sandwich recipe which you would like to share with other readers?
Where in South Bucks can you get the best sandwich?
What, in your opinion, is the sandwich to rule them all?
Send your thoughts and comments to us at bucksnews@trinitysouth.co.uk, and we will try and include them in a special report in Thursday's edition of the paper.

CAMPAIGNERS who are trying to have a patch of woodland reclassified as a village green to protect it from developers say it would be 'a tragedy' if it was ever built on.

Jackie Edington and Robert Leschhorn of South Park Drive, Gerrards Cross are fighting to get a 19-acre patch of woodland between their homes and the A413 reclassified as woodland by Bucks County Council to stop potential developers building homes on it.

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."

THE bypass between Chalfont St Peter and Denham is closed in both directions.

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.

A TODDLER has been seriously injured and is in a critical condition after being hit by a car in Gerrards Cross last night (Thursday).
The incident happened at about 7.30pm at the rear of Barclay's Bank in Station Approach.

EVER since the plans for HS2 to run through the Chilterns were first mooted, there has been almost universal condemnation from our readers.

This is why, with less than a month until the five-month public consultation into the £33billion London to Birmingham rail link ends, we are launching this campaign urging you to take part.

A MAN had to be released from his car following an accident on the A413 in Chalfont St Peter on Sunday morning.
The incident happened at 10.38am, and fire crews from Beaconsfield, Amersham and Gerrards Cross attended the scene.
There was only one car involved in the accident.
It is rumoured that the man involved died in the incident, but this has not yet been confirmed.
More details to follow.

TWO people have now been confirmed dead after the road accident on the A413 this morning.
Police have confirmed the fatalities, but no names have yet been released.
The road remains closed, with a diversion in place through Gerrards Cross.
More information to follow.
Do you have any information on the accident, or do you know anyone who was invloved?
If so, contact Jack Abell on 07795 953387, or email jackabell@trinitysouth.co.uk.

A COMMUNITY orchard is set to be planted in Chalfont St Peter in order to encourage people to pick their own apples.
The idea has come from the Change 4 Chalfont group, who work to make the village a more environmentally friendly place.