July 2008 Archives

The roof of a home cinema caught fire at a house in Amersham Road, Beaconsfield, yesterday.
Fire crews were called to the house at 9.30am and the fire was out by 10.20am.

Are you a snorer or do you share a bed with someone who is? Help is at hand in the form of the UKs first ever Snoring Boot Camp which marches into Beaconsfield this week.

Chesham and Amersham MP Cheryl Gillan paid a visit to the newly restored Jordans Quaker Meeting House today to see its recovery from the fire that almost destroyed it three years ago.

A classic car display, a brass band, beer tent and displays from garden centres are some of the attractions at this weekend's 115th annual Stoke Poges, Wexham and Fulmer Horticultural Society Show.

Community projects in Beaconsfield are set to benefit from £12,000 funding this year thanks to one of the town's supermarkets.

The results of this summer's drink-drive campaign shows drivers are still failing to get the message about the potential dangers of drink-driving.

Va Pensiero restaurant in Beaconsfield has been given permission to extend its licence to sell alcohol.
The restaurant, in Gregories Road, will be allowed to sell alcohol for consumption on and off the premises until 12.30am on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.
It will also be allowed to play live music between 8pm and 11pm between Mondays and Wednesdays after South Bucks District Council gave it the go ahead at meeting on Monday, July 14.

Nine-year-old Drew Fielding from Beaconsfield has his sights set on high achievements.
Drew has been training in The Climb, at The Chiltern Pools, Amersham, for the past four years and recently entered a round of the BMC (British Mountaineering Climbing) Youth Climbing Series, a competition for youngsters aged between seven and 15 years old. The competition consisted of three rounds held at three different venues, one of which was at The Climb in Amersham.

Young people across South Bucks have the opportunity to spend this summer doing something a little bit different. Youth Centres in Beaconsfield, The Curzon Centre; Iver, Evreham Centre; and Gerrards Cross and will be open for activities such as street art, football, and street dance. Trips are planned such as: Go Karting, London, Thorpe Park, Brighton and even Paris.

Beaconsfield lawyer Kate McGregor carried off the top spot in her grade at the RDA championships Federale Equestrian Internationale (FEI) junior international competition held recently at Millfield in Somerset.
Kate trains at South Bucks Riding for the Disabled in Fulmer.

With the Beijing Olympics just a few weeks away, the GB Para Equestrian team performed their freestyle to music at Hartpury, prior to their horses going into quarantine for the paralympic equestrian Games which will take place in Hong Kong.