A cut in safety too

IT WILL be interesting to see the reaction to Transport for London's plans to cut the opening hours at Chesham Tube station's ticket office. An increasing number of people areRead

A is for achievement

HUGE congratulations are due to students across the county for their fantastic results in this year's A-levels and GCSEs.Read

Too cut-throat

WITH spending cuts totalling £9.2million in the current financial year, people in Bucks are bound to be concerned that they will be adversely affected.Read

Bring the trees back

TRANSPORT for London says it has to remove mature trees from beside the stretch of the Metropolitan line between Amersham and LittleChalfont to carry out work to stabilise the embankment. Little wonder residents fear their area will be transformed into a concrete jungle.Read

Mutual help needed

AMERSHAM Town Football Club was this week allowed a temporary increase in the amount of non-football related social events it is allowed to hold - to its delight - but to the annoyance of neighbours.Read

Riding for a fall

THE debate about whether to close a bus service used by frail and vulnerable children and adults is an excellent example of the difficult decisions councils will be facing for years. Read

Academies debate

THIS week the government announced that 900 schools nationwide, including several in south Buckinghamshire, are considering whether to become independent from local authority control.Read

Support is so great

IT IS great to see that Friday's meeting into HS2 was so well attended. The HS2 Action Alliance group deserves credit for having the foresight to bring all the many different campaigners together to fight the proposal.Read

Growth in capacity

THE news of an improvement in the regularity of Tube services - and the length of the trains - from Chesham into central London is likely to be well received.Read

Fight these cuts

THE start of a really radical rolling back of public services is already happening, months before the government announces the deep cuts David Cameron has warned about. Things can only get worse.Read

A costly lesson

BAD luck seems to dog Chesham Park Community College. In the past it has been a school blighted by a poor reputation and disappointing exam results, but headteacher Kevin Patrick has worked hard to turn that around.Read

Inspirational Jodie

IT TOOK just one idea from a nine-year-old girl and one person to listen to begin action to improve a community. Jodie Wilson, of ChilternRead

Sense triumphs

THE news that on-street parking is not to be introduced in Chalfont St Peter will be welcomed by residents and business owners.Read

Justice for animals

PILES of bones and horses' skulls met RSPCA and police officers at the scene of 'hell farm' in Hyde Heath two years ago. More than 100 barely alive horses, ponies and donkeys had been left to starve among 32 of their dead comrades, who had fallen where they stood.Read

Justice for animals

PILES of bones and horses' skulls met RSPCA and police officers at the scene of 'hell farm' in Hyde Heath two years ago. More than 100 barely alive horses, ponies and donkeys had been left to starve among 32 of their dead comrades, who had fallen where they stood.Read

Use your vote

ALL the frantic build-up is over and all the campaigning has been done. Today (Thursday) is the day the polls open for business, and we hope that all residents do their democratic duty and head to the ballots.Read

Is jail enough?

HOW many of us have driven along the A413 between Chalfont St Peter and Amersham? Read

We need more stars to come out against hs2

THERE are surely not many Chilterns residents who have not tuned in to an episode of Midsomer Murders to see if they recognise any of the sights and sounds of the district.Read

Firm endeavour

WE REALLY should not be surprised at your fantastic reaction to the Save Our Chilterns campaign we launched last week.Read

Battle is joined

THE overwhelming response to the plans to carve the high-speed rail link through our beautiful countryside shows the real depth of feeling the proposal has created.Read