April 2010 Archives

A GERRARDS Cross mum has completed the gruelling London marathon and raised thousands of pounds for charity in the process.
Penny Stopps, 42, completed the 26 mile run in just under five-and-a-half hours on behalf of Help a London Child and raised more than £6,000 for the charity.
Mrs Stopps took up running to prove to her three children Harry, 14, Kari, 11 and Ellie, seven, that she is a cool mum.

A WOMAN severely injured in a road accident three years ago has launched a multi-million-pound compensation claim, but faces accusations that she has "dishonestly exaggerated" her symptoms to boost her payout.
Theresa Vimmerslev, 36, sustained devastating fractures to her left leg and right forearm in the in the accident which took place in September 2006 in Seven Hills, Fulmer requiring extensive surgery and rehabilitation.

A DISABLED man from Gerrards Cross is set to join in the London marathon for one mile alongside an injured former soldier.
Warwick Kent, son of estate agent, Trevor, will join Major Phil Packer for one mile of the gruelling 26 mile race on Sunday.

PINEWOOD Studios has launched an appeal after its application for its controversial Project Pinewood scheme was refused by South Bucks District Council (SBDC).
The application, which would see a number of permanent film sets resembling places like New York, Venice and Paris being built on Green Belt land, has faced stiff opposition form residents and the parish council in Iver Heath.

PARENTS in Gerrards Cross have spoken out at their anger after having not been provided with a footpath on a dangerous stretch of road.
Children at Moreland Drive School who walk along Mill Lane to get to school are having to run a gauntlet while crossing the railway bridge because they cannot see fast moving traffic approaching from around the bend.

FIRE FIGHTERS were again called to a huge blaze in Iver this week.
On Monday, April 19, at around 11.30am, fire crews from Gerrards Cross, High Wycombe, Stokenchurch, Princes Risborough, Langley, Hillingdon, London and Hayes descended on the Thorney Mill Business Park in Throney Lane North to put out the huge blaze.

NEW faster commuter trains will reach London from Beaconsfield in just 25 minutes shaving eight minutes off the current fastest time after the £250million upgrade to the Chiltern Line is finished next year.

A CHILDREN'S music group has raised hundred of pounds in memory of one of its entertainers.
Kiddleydivey, which operates throughout South Bucks in villages including Gerrards Cross, Beaconsfield, Denham and Stoke Poges, held two parties last month to raise the money.

by Greg Burns

WE are officially launching our campaign against the proposed high-speed rail line that could ravage our beautiful county.