October 2009 Archives

FINES for graffiti, littering, and dog fouling are set to be introduced in the Chilterns next week.
Thames Valley Police and Chiltern District Council will begin the scheme on Sunday but will issued warning, instead of fines for the first month.
After that, however, fixed penalty notices ranging from fines of £50 to £75 - depending on how severe the offence is - will be issued by police community support officers or council staff.

PARENTS and youngsters are being warned to be extra careful this Halloween by Bucks Fire and Rescue Service as many find themselves injured each year.
The fire service is urging anyone dressing up and entering into the spirit of the festival to be careful as lighted candles and fireworks often ignite flammable costumes and hair such as plastic capes or bin liners.
Hollowed pumpkins and candles can also be dangerous, they warned.

A MOTHER has praised the efforts of a disabled swimmer after she saved the lives of both her and her son while in a pool.
Mum-of-two Sandra Parsons, 40, of Grays Walk, Chesham, got into problems during a swimming session with her 12-year-old son Harry at Chesham Leisure Centre.
The pair were swimming at the centre in White Hill when Harry, who is autistic and has severe learning difficulties, lost hold of his float and took hold of his mother, pulling her under.

A SPECIALIST children's nurse has pledged to dress up as Father Christmas and run around Lowndes Park for charity.
Sonya O'Leary is manager of Pepper Children's Nurses and helps support youngsters battling cancer and their families.
The charity is teaming up with Iain Rennie Hospice at Home to host the second-ever Santa's on the Run event in Chesham on November 29.
Both hope to raise £20,000 with Mrs O'Leary, partner Gary Fitzgerald, and sons Jake, two, and Freddie, three, all vowing to take part.

PARKING regulations have been proposed in Chesham which will see pay and display meters set up in parts of the town.
Bucks County Council have put forward a consultation for the plans which would see no waiting in Cameron Road and Turners Walk at any time of the day and no waiting in parts of East Street on Monday to Saturday between 8am and 6pm.

MEMBERS of the Muslim community in the Chilterns came out in numbers for an Eid Celebration Day held at Chesham Park Community College.
The event was organised by the Chesham Welfare Society at the college, in Chartridge Lane, on Sunday, October 18.
Guests were treated to a number of speakers, including leader of Muslim Parliament Dr Ghayasuddin Siddiqui, and chief inspector Ian Hunter of Thames Valley Police.
But the highlight of the event were talks given by a group of Pakistani students from the district with Badr Ahmed, of the college, Irfan Arif, postgraduate of The Misbourne School, Umar Aslan, of Chesham High School, Sana Iman, of The Amersham School, and Rohail Tabrez and Saira Zanab, both from Dr Challoner's, stealing the show.

A HALLOWE'EN party will be held at The Gamekeepers Lodge on Saturday (31/10) to raise money for Chiltern Air Ambulance.
A raffle will see prizes donated by local companies won including a free car valet and mountain bike.

A REPORT into the number of sex offenders living in Thames Valley show that on one day in March this year there were 158 registered offenders living in Bucks.
Thames Valley Police, Thames Valley Probation, and the Prison Service regularly assess and manage the risk posed by sex offenders living within communities.
For eight years they have published a MAAPA report which this year has seen them make a 'snapshot' calculation - this year on March 31.

RESIDENTS are being encouraged to think about they way they travel to work next month.
Bucks County Council is running Commute Start Week from November 2-6 with a host of events to make people think twice about taking the car.
Alternatives suggested will be walking or cycling to work, working from home, or car sharing.

A WAR of words has broken out between neighbours in a once leafy Chesham street after Bucks County Council cut back the trees that lined it.
In September, the county council hired South Bucks Tree Surgeons to pollard the trees which lined Broadlands Avenue because they were becoming a safety hazard.
Residents of the street threatened to physically block the company from entering their street and 'butchering' their landscape.
After an emergency meeting in the street, council bosses decided to stop the work halfway through to appease the angry residents.