August 2009 Archives

A BENEFITS cheat from Chesham has been jailed for 15 months after admitting more than a decade of fraud costing Chilterns taxpayer's just under £105,000.
Mother-of-five Sultiana Hussain, 37, of Landsowne Road, was led to the cells sobbing after being handed the sentence at Aylesbury Crown Court on Friday afternoon.
The fraudster had pleaded guilty to six counts of falsely claiming income support, single person allowance, and a council tax reduction between 1997 and 2008 when Chiltern District Council discovered the offence and prosecuted.

This is a list of planning applications registered at Chiltern District Council this week.
All applications on this list, except Chiltern District Council's own applications, may be determined by the Head of Planning Services acting under delegated authority, unless the application is referred to the Planning Committee by one of Chiltern District Council's Members.
Representations should be made either in writing to the Head of Planning Services, Chiltern District Council, King George V Road, Amersham, Bucks, HP6 5AW or by e-mail to planning@chiltern.gov.uk.

A MAN from Edgware has been charged with a burglary in Chesham by police.
Andrew Adrian Kent, of Deansbrook Road, has been charged in connection with the burglary of a house in Dells Lane, Ashley Green, on April 20, 2007.
He has been remanded in custody and will appear before Aylesbury Crown Court on Wednesday, September 9.

CHESHAM Park Community College celebrated their best every GCSE results in its 20 year history.
The school, in Chartridge Lane, saw 37 per cent of students achieving at least five A*-C grades including English and maths - a seven per cent improvement on 2008.
Also 43 per cent of students achieved five C grades or above.

TEARS of joy were shed at Chesham High School as hundreds of youngsters opened their GCSE results.
Following on from their A-level success last week, the school, in White Hill, was celebrating yet more academic success of their pupils.
Just over 53 per cent of all grades achieved in GCSE this year were at A* or A grade with twice the number of students achieving 10 or more A* or A grades.

POLICE have warned residents of Chesham and Amersham about a group of pickpockets stealing purses in the towns.
The group, which police believe may include children, have a committed a number of offences in the past month striking between 11am and 2pm at supermarkets and small shops, including charities.

A DEMOLITION company began taking down the charred Royal British Legion this week.
The historic building, which burnt down in a fire on May 18, saw contractors build scaffolding to secure the site while workmen begin the delicate process of bringing it down on Monday.
The work is expected to take several weeks and bosses of the Legion have vowed to rebuild their base at the same location once but have warned members it could not rise again until 2011.

CHESHAM Police Station will close for 10 weeks on Bank Holiday Monday to undergo essential maintenance work.
The station, in Broad Street, will be see its present security and front counter updated, in a project which is expected to cost thousands of pounds although Thames Valley Police have have refused to reveal the price of the work due to commercial confidence.

A CHESHAM businessman has praised Bucks County Council after he successfully applied for a recession busting grant.
Roger Runswick, 58, founder The 50 Plus Organisation, based in High Street, said the £5,000 cash grant will enable him to employ one or two local people.
The boss of the company, who provide specialist services using workers over the age of 50, applied to the county council after the local authority teamed up with the Bucks Economic and Learning Partnership (BELP).

TWO more churches in Chesham have become the targets of thieves this week - bringing the total this year to six.
Overnight of Saturday (22/8) and Sunday (23/8), St Leonard's Church Hall, in Glebe Way, Chesham Bois, was broken into by thieves who forced their way through a back window.
Once inside the offenders forced a number of cupboards open before stealing a CD player and cash from a pay phone.
The following evening there was an attempted break-in at the Methodist Church, in Bellingdon Road.