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Almost a fifth of water supplies are being lost to leaks - according to the Environment Agency.

More than 1000 people have been made redundant at TGI Fridays.

A secret agreement to abstract of millions of litres of water from the River Chess in Chesham has been agreed between the Environment Agency (EA) and Affinity Water.

Day centres used by vulnerable adults will be closed and sold off if plans drawn up by Buckinghamshire Council are followed through.

Buckingham’s historic Charter Fair returns to the heart of the town centre this October, promising fun for all ages with a variety of thrilling rides, games, and sideshows.

The Ask for Angela scheme which aims to keep people safe on nights out has ‘lost its way’ a Buckinghamshire councillor has said.

Emergency services responded to a collision in Amersham on Friday.

Plans have been submitted to the council to turn a large office block in High Wycombe town centre into 78 new apartments.

Police are appealing for witnesses and dash-cam footage following a road traffic collision on the A404 in High Wycombe.

Police in Aylesbury are appealing for information following a number of incidents.

The Buckingham and Bletchley MP has urged Buckinghamshire Council to collaborate with national government.

Police are appealing for witnesses following a burglary in Chalfont St Peter.

High Wycombe Cricket Club has applied for permission to extend its alcohol sales to help it hold occasional events to raise money.

Firefighters assisted with the rescue of a man in High Wycombe yesterday.

The Mayor of Buckingham is encouraging children to take part in the annual Christmas Cards competition for charity.

Aylesbury’s Mirage nightclub has applied to Buckinghamshire Council for permission to extend its opening hours.

Police are seeking the public’s help to locate a convict who has absconded from HMP Sudbury.

Businesses in Buckinghamshire have been left ‘helpless’ as the county faces a surge in shoplifting, councillors have warned.

They are the people who make Buckinghamshire Council's amazing foster care family what it is, and last Friday night was their chance to shine and be celebrated, as the annual Fostering Awards were held.

The former boss of a care home in Chesham has been fined for failing to protect people from sexual assault.

Aylesbury MP Laura Kyrke-Smith has vowed to "hold HS2 to account every step of the way" following a site visit to the Thame Valley Viaduct.

Further funding has been approved by Buckinghamshire Council for delivery of flood resilience projects in the county.

Police are appealing for witnesses following a robbery in Denham.

Marsh Lane level crossing near Aylesbury has reopened this week after a major project to improve safety for Buckinghamshire road and rail users.

A disgusting discovery of human faeces in a car park in High Wycombe has prompted a new loitering ban to be introduced at two multi-storey structues in the town.

Plans to create new apartments in office blocks in Wooburn Green have been submitted to Buckinghamshire Council.

Buckinghamshire should be merged into a combined authority with Oxfordshire and Berkshire as part of plans to broaden devolution across England, a think tank has said.

The A413 was out of action earlier (01/10/24) after a road traffic collision.

Plans to build a solar farm the size of around 40 football pitches in Buckinghamshire have been approved.

Local NHS teams across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West are urging the public to take greater care when managing their repeat prescriptions, encouraging people to order only the medications they truly need.

The number of families waiting for housing in Buckinghamshire has risen by more than 500 people over a three-month period.

Residents in Aylesbury will have a chance to raise local crime issues with police later this week.

A plan to demolish a property so that eight new homes can be built has been put forward in Amersham.

A man has been sentenced after he was convicted of assault and intentional strangulation in Stokenchurch.

A Buckinghamshire library worker who may lose their job under planned council cuts has said they and their colleagues have been told to keep quiet about the plans in front of customers.

Police are appealing for victims and witnesses to come forward following a sexual assault in Aylesbury.

A key road linking Aylesbury and Bicester has reopened after a temporary closure to reroute it across a new bridge.

Two men have been jailed for multiple offences in High Wycombe.

The road is closed again this weekend (28/29 September) for HS2 work. Here's an update provided by Waddesdon and Stone Councilors*.

A plan to use the Tesco superstore building in High Wycombe to house the Buckinghamshire archives has been approved.

The Labour MP for Aylesbury has been criticised for holding benefit advice surgeries for pensioners after voting to cut their winter fuel payments.

A new road has been planned for south Buckinghamshire, as well as a connected new footpath and cycleway.

A dog has been rescued from floodwater in Great Brickhill.

Police and Crime Commissioner, Matthew Barber, has welcomed stats which show that vehicle crime (theft of a vehicle, theft from a vehicle and vehicle interference) has fallen over 13% across the Thames Valley.

Simon Lacey will run over 26 miles around the streets of Berlin this Sunday.

Palestine activists have urged Buckinghamshire Council to divest its pensions fund from the arms companies supplying Israel.

CCTV appeal after bank card stolen from spa near Tring.

Flooding in Buckinghamshire could ‘become more common’ due to heavier rainfall, county leaders have warned.

A woman in Buckinghamshire who refused to pay £4,700 worth of council tax in a climate change protest has been hit with another liability order.

Buckinghamshire Council has successfully defended in court, a decision to refuse a hackney carriage and private hire driver licence application due to the applicant's poor driving standard. 

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is delighted to announce that three of its nominees have made it through to the shortlist for The Nursing Times Workforce Awards, which shines a light on those excelling in nurse recruitment and retention, wellbeing, and inclusion.

Aylesbury Vale Crematorium has been recognised by the Federation of Burial & Cremation Authorities (FBCA) for providing an exceptional level of service 

Clare Carter, from Buckingham, has just a few days left to hit her target as she battles stage 4 non hodgkins lymphoma.

A yellow warning has been issued for rain across Bucks.

A woman who allowed her sex offender partner into a school’s grounds in Buckinghamshire has not been banned from teaching.

Visitors to Buckinghamshire's Household Recycling Centres (HRCs) are being reminded that from Tuesday 1 October, opening hours at all 10 centres across the county will be switching to the winter hours of 9am to 4pm.

The annual Countryside Alliance Awards are now open to public nomination, and Aylesbury MP Laura Kyrke-Smith is urging the local community to get nominating. 

Thames Valley Police is releasing images of five people who officers would like to speak to in connection with a series of robberies in High Wycombe and Chalfont St Peter.

Tring Athletic FC are looking for members of the community to volunteer on game days to help support the team.

An out-of-bounds site at Buckingham Primary School has been transformed into a state-of-the-art play area for today's pupils and generations to come.

Buckinghamshire Council has appointed a new contractor to complete the remainder of the biggest section of the scheme.

People can book flu and COVID-19 vaccinations as the NHS rolls out additional protection for those most at risk ahead of winter.

Residents of Ashendon have successfully raised funds to buy their village pub and have begun their hunt for a tenant.

Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Sevice said their control room received a large number of calls from across the county regarding flooding related incidents as a result of the heavy rain in the last 48 hours.

Heavy rain in the county made for a miserable Monday morning on the roads, while some schools have been closed due to flooding. The advice is still to only travel if absolutely necessary.

A new Greggs store is set to open in Chalfont St Peter after plans for the site have been approved by Buckinghamshire Council.

The lowest Buckinghamshire Council salaries have risen by 10 per cent in a year while the chief executive stays on £240,000.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a delivery driver was robbed at knife point on Saturday.

Four payphones in High Wycombe will be relocated to other locations in the town centre after Buckinghamshire Council approved the plans.

Aylesbury’s new MP was impressed by the “enthusiasm, skills and knowledge" of students on a visit to the town's UTC this week.

The jobs of around 30 NHS staff across Wycombe Hospital and Stoke Mandeville Hospital are set to be privatised under a plan that health chiefs claim will cut costs and improve services for patients.

Thames Valley Police held a Pop-Up Community Engagement Chat in Aylesbury Town Centre this week as part of a national force priority Operation Lester.

Residents, taxi and private hire drivers and operators are amongst those being invited by Buckinghamshire Council to help shape the future of taxi and private hire services as it begins a public consultation on updating its county-wide taxi and private hire licensing policy.

Police are appealing for witnesses following an incident of a possession of an offensive weapon in High Wycombe.

Some 95,000 pensioners in Buckinghamshire will lose their winter fuel payments under Labour, Bucks Council has said.

A man has been sentenced for a drug offences in Aylesbury.

The decision not to give High Wycombe its own town council despite a majority of people backing the move is ‘hypocrisy’, campaigners have said.

Thames Valley Police is releasing an image of two men who officers would like to speak to in connection with a robbery in High Wycombe.

Aylesbury MP Laura Kyrke-Smith has this week launched a "School Trips to Parliament" scheme for Aylesbury constituency students. 

Comments on the proposed development close at 23:59 tonight (19/9/24), with a local opposition group urging residents to take action.

Mid Bucks MP Greg Smith will meet with executives from Chiltern Railway today.

Over 20 drivers have been caught driving at excess speed following checks in Buckingham.

Emergency services have been tackling a fire in Lowndes Way, Winslow (18/9/24).

Later this month, visitors to Aylesbury and High Wycombe will be able to enjoy new Sunday Markets which are starting up in the town centres.  

Wycombe Museum has planned a new walking trail to show off the town’s chairmaking history.

A consultation on Buckinghamshire Council’s plans to cut the staffed library opening hours while increasing non-staffed hours ends today.

Rosefield Solar Farm are asking for views on updated proposals for the solar farm which could power over 57,000 homes*

Poplar Grove in Aylesbury reports over 200 patients failed to turn up last month.

The proposed Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Aylesbury Vale has taken another turn as new documents were recently added to the planning portal by the developers, Statera. Despite some revisions to the original plan, many local residents remain deeply concerned about the project's impact on their communities.

The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has announced a General Election will take place on July 4th this year, when there will be 8 boundaries for Buckinghamshire voters.

The amnesty knife bin, based at Southcourt Baptist Church on Penn Road, has only been active for two years and in that time over 900 knives have been dropped off.

In recent years, the recreational use of nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas or "whippets," has surged, especially among young adults seeking a quick and cheap high.

Roger Bolton, who runs The Works restaurant, will step into the shoes of his late friend, Justin Posner, and raise money for the National Deaf Children's Society.

Youth Concern say those needing support and food are the highest they've seen in over 40 years.

One-hour free parking schemes also set to be scrapped.

The Grange has received a Parental Partnership accreditation for their commitment to effective partnership work with parents and carers.

The community has untied to save the village greengrocers, with the group behind the deal saying the shop is set for an exciting future that will benefit local shoppers and the environment.

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Residents in the village of Quainton are going to sell shares to help buy a local pub.

The North Bucks Bike Ride will return this summer.

Buckinghamshire Council is calling for the planned extension of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) in London to be scrapped.

Police are investigation a rape incident in Buckingham.

Locals to Burcott Lane have been campaigning for the addition for years.

14 year old Nancie Devlin currently sits Third in the UK Championships for Racing Hovercraft.

Lisa Squire, the mother of 21-year-old Libby, a student from High Wycombe who was raped and murdered in Hull in 2019, has spoken to Bucks Radio about how she hopes lessons can be learnt from her daughter’s death.

The MP for Aylesbury has come under heavy criticism from drug experts for a proposed new law that would make drug-testing of recently-released prisoners staying in Approved Premises compulsory.

A group of antivax activists campaigning against Covid-19 vaccines falsely claimed they have 'probably' killed over 200,000 people, during a protest in Marlow on Wednesday morning.

Tomorrow a fundraising walk will take place from Aston Clinton to Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Thames Water have told us it could be another 2 weeks before the over ground leak near Brunswick Close Playground is sorted.

As the country continues to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II, a former Long Marston schoolgirl has been sharing her memories of meeting Her Majesty.

It's lights, camera, action at the Court house in Aylesbury as new film 'Wicked Little Letters' is being filming there. 

Experts have told Bucks Radio that the language politicians use about migrants is ‘worrying’ and may even provide ‘permission’ for acts of violence, following last weekend’s attack on an immigration centre.

The Council has teamed up with local organisations, schools and charity groups to provide thousands of places for eligible children and young people to enjoy a variety of exciting and interesting activities and experiences in their local area throughout the summer holidays.

The UEFA Women’s EURO started on Wednesday and one of  the Aylesbury Vale Dynamos FC players – Olivia Walker, aged 8 – has been chosen  to be the Official Match Ball Deliverer for the Spain vs Finland game on tonight (Friday 8th July) at Stadium MK.

The Heart of Bucks charity is launching an urgent appeal for donations as the cost-of-living crisis hits hard across Buckinghamshire.

The 14.3 hectare site at Tralee Farm would feature housing in a sustainable and energy efficient way and create new open space features. The brief includes cycle and pedestrian links and improvements to the existing green infrastructure and biodiversity.

Thames Valley Police are re-appealing for help in tracing a man who has absconded from HMP Springhill in Grendon Underwood.

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