January 2010 Archives

FEARS are growing that Pinewood Studios could be about to relocate to the Far East after South Bucks District Council (SBDC) refused its bid to expand its site.
The company has signed a deal with the Malaysian government to develop a massive studio complex in Iskander, near to Singapore.

ONE of the most respected and familiar figures on the Gerrards Cross business scene is set to retire this month.
Ian Johnson, who is a partner at the BP Collins law firm, is set to step down after 37 years with the company.

JIMMY CHOO told an audience of around a hundred students that the key to success is hard work, respect for other people and a determination not to give up.

JIMMY Choo, the iconic shoe designer revered by rich and glamorous women across the world, has revealed that when he's pottering at home he wears freebie airline slippers.

THERE are times when your life flashes before your eyes as a gritter, according to Gordon Johncock, who will have been at work at 3am again last night.

A FILM shot a Pinewood Studios has received a BAFTA nomination.
Me and Orson Welles, which tells the story of the great film director, has received a nomination for best supporting actor for Christian McKay, who plays Welles.

DRINK driving in Buckinghamshire over the Christmas period showed a big decrease from last year according to new figures.
Statistics released this week by Thames Valley Police show that there were 22 per cent less people found to be driving when over the alcohol limit than there were over the festive period in 2008.

A CLASSIC car event has been confirmed to take place this year in Gerrards Cross.
The Rotary Club of Gerrards Cross and Chalfont St Peter and the Gerrards Cross Abbeyfield Society, who organise the event, have decided to run the event again after last year's inaugural show.

COMMUTERS in Gerrards Cross, Beaconsfield and Denham will see their journey times to London dramatically cut after a huge multi-million pound investment to their rail service.
The improvements come as part of a £250m investment from Chiltern Railways, who run train services in the area.

WEXHAM Park Hospital has run out of beds and is asking to the public to come to A&E only in "a critical or life threatening situation."