PICTURED: One of the new tunnelling machines and some of the wall sections being produced at a factory in Bucks (pictures by HS2 Ltd). Right: The River Misbourne (image by Brenda Spargo/BFP Camera Club) More concerns have been raised about HS2 digging under the Chilterns AONB amid fears it could damage Bucks rivers. Last week the Chiltern Society warned that the chalk aquifer – which it says provides drinking water to thousands of people in the region – is “under threat” from HS2’s planned operations for the 10-mile-long Chiltern tunnels. It said in a statement on its website: “When plans to tunnel beneath the Chiltern Hills were first announced in 2010, the Chiltern Society and others raised concerns relating to the potential for significant damage to both the chalk aquifer, which supplies drinking water to many thousands of people regionally and in London, and to the Rivers Misbourne and Chess, which are internationally rare and threatened chalk streams that r
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PICTURED: One of the new tunnelling machines and some of the wall sections being produced at a factory in Bucks. Right: The River Misbourne (image by Brenda Spargo/BFP Camera Club) A charity has slammed HS2 for its “imminent intention” to start digging under the Chilterns AONB amid fears it could damage fragile chalk aquifer under the Misbourne Valley. The Chiltern Society has warned that the chalk aquifer – which it says provides drinking water to thousands of people in the region – is “under threat” from HS2’s planned operations for the 10-mile long Chiltern tunnels. It said in a statement on its website: “When plans to tunnel beneath the Chiltern Hills were first announced in 2010, the Chiltern Society and others raised concerns relating to the potential for significant damage to both the chalk aquifer, which supplies drinking water to many thousands of people regionally and in London, and to the Rivers Misbourne and Chess, which are internationally rare a
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IN PICTURES
17 photos that show spring is in the air - with the promise of warmer days and new beginnings Spring is in the air. Across Bucks, signs of the new season have started to crop up. So this week, we asked our camera club members to post their favourite pictures that remind them of spring and the promise of warmer days. From adorable animals to vibrant flowers and sweet birds, these colourful pictures remind us that new beginnings are on their way. And the picturesque Bucks countryside provides the perfect backdrop to get some beautiful shots. They have been taken all around the county, including Hazlemere, Little Marlow, Studley Green, Turville and Wendover.
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