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THE Chilterns Conservation Board has slammed Government plans to run a high-speed rail line through Amersham, Chalfont St Giles and the Misbourne Valley.
A proposed route for the London to Birmingham line was released today (11/3) and will travel through the very heart of the Chilterns.
And the environmental group has said it will cause "irreversible damage" to the area and the many areas deemed Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

THE next comedy night at Chesham United Football Club will be held on March 26.
The line-up will include Toju, Craig Murray, Hannah Warman and James Redmond with warm-up act The Antipoet playing at set.
Tickets cost £10 in advance and £12 on the door with the entertainment starting at 8pm.
For more information call 0845 5194015.

AFTER three months without a town centre Post Office following its shock closure, the Chesham branch reopened its doors to the relief and joy of residents.
The facility in The Broadway relaunched under new management following a battle by its users. It unexpectedly shut without notice on November 13.
Customers faced long queues at the Great Hivings branch in Greenway Parade branch during the Christmas period, and others from the town who were forced to travel to the Amersham branch during the worst snowy and icy conditions the country has faced for 30 years.

HISTORIC Chesham Building Society has become the latest victim of the recession after it agreed a merger with Skipton and end 165 years of independence this week.
The society, which has its head office in Chesham and is the oldest surviving building society in the UK after being founded in 1845, announced the merger on Wednesday (24/2).
Low interest rates heaped financial pressures on its lending and said it was the 'only option' left available.

A CAMPAIGN aiming to raise funds and awareness to eradicate polio will get underway next week when empty shop windows will be filled with emotive displays about the disease.
The Rotary Clubs of Amersham, Chesham and Great Missenden have teamed up for the association's first national drive of its kind the 'Thanks For Life - Rotary Day' to celebrate its 105th birthday on Tuesday (23/2) while trying to stamp out polio from the world. The campaign aims to raise reach £1 million target with the help of its members across Great Britain and Ireland.

YOUNG people are being targeted by health professionals in Bucks in a campaign to get screened for sexual health infection chlamydia.
A new postal self-test kit is set to become available soon, which people can order confidentially online. Including a prepaid envelope to return the test, the results are available by text or phone within 10 working days.
The initiative, which is part of a national clampdown, is being incorporated into NHS Buckinghamshire's 'More than a Hug' project which highlights the potential infertility that can be caused if the condition is left untreated.

CHAMBER of Trade and Commerce are hosting a Keep Trade Local event at Chartridge Golf Club this month.
Business groups and residents are being invited to the evening on Tuesday, February 23 from 6pm.

A BLOOD donation session will be held at the Hazlemere Community Centre on Friday, February 19.
The session will be held between 1.30pm and 3.30pm and between 4.15pm and 7pm.
Booking appointments is recommended. Call 0300 123 23 23 or email www.blood.co.uk.

EYEBROWS across Chilterns are set for a charitable makeover in an effort to raise money for Breast Cancer Research.
The Lemon Rooms beauty salon, in The Broadway, Chesham, are opening their doors on February 18, to put on a mass eyebrow threading session to residents.
Treatments will be free of charge but with each visitor encouraged to make a discretionary donation to the cancer charity.

PARENTS, governors and school staff have pleaded 'don't kill our kids' as speed limit on a road close to three schools could be increased.
Buckinghamshire County Council set to decide whether to put the speed limit back up to 40mph in Amersham Road (the A416), Chesham Bois, to the fury of those worried about the safety of children using the route.
It was reduced to 30mph in 2006 as part of the county council's ongoing speed limit review.