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Tring and Leighton Buzzard trains stations are among fourteen stations operated by London Northwestern Railway that will receive upgraded Pay As You Go (PAYG) contactless technology from Sunday 2 February.

Police are appealing for information following a theft in Marsh Gibbon.

The public inquiry into the rejected planning application for the Hollywood-backed Marlow Film Studios will begin today in High Wycombe.

Firefighters from High Wycombe, Beaconsfield, Amersham, Marlow and Maidenhead are currently at the scene of a fire at a commercial unit (20/01).

A shop accused of selling vodka, vapes and tobacco to children has had its licence revoked by Buckinghamshire Council.

A man who targeted and groomed a girl over a number of months for sexual purposes and subjected her sustained illegal sexual activity has been jailed.

The Poplar Grove Practice is planning a new way for patients to book consultations or make general enquires.

Motorists are being advised to avoid the area if possible, while bus services will be disrupted.

Bucks Council wants to stop delivering the services at four of its seven day centres and deliver them elsewhere, while keeping three of the sites open under a plan to save £14.4 million in adult social care over the next 18 months.

The chief constable of Thames Valley Police, Jason Hogg, has been suspended with immediate effect.

Three mums have been paid hundreds of pounds as compensation for delays to their children’s special needs support.

Plans to turn a former youth centre in Aylesbury into housing have been submitted.

The RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch, which returns later this month, is the world’s largest garden wildlife survey and provides a snapshot of how garden birds are faring in the UK.

A man who brazenly dumped a large amount of waste on a private driveway in High Wycombe has paid the penalty for his crime in court as he is forced to pay more than £2,000 in fines and costs.

Emma Reynolds has promised not to turn her back on Wycombe after being handed a new job in Whitehall.

Six people have been sentenced for drugs offences in Aylesbury.

A firefighter who served in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire has been elected as the national leader of the Fire Brigades Union.

Another defection in Bucks as ex-Wycombe mayor quits Labour to stand as independent

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has issued a critical report on the state of support for children and young people with special educational needs (SEN), highlighting a system that is failing families and putting local authorities at financial risk.

Matt Bloomfield has left promotion chasing Wycombe Wanderers to take the job at Kenilworth Road.

High Wycombe MP Emma Reynolds begins her first day as Treasury minister - taking over from Tulip Siddiq who resigned following a corruption investigation.

Laura Kyrke-Smith is hosting an in-person NHS Consultation event in Aylesbury on Friday 24 January from 5pm to 7pm. 

A Buckinghamshire shop accused of selling vodka, vapes and tobacco to children could lose its licence.

A former Thames Valley Police officer has been accused of failing to declare their relationship with a man involved in crime, and of accessing police records improperly.

The prison service has had to pay out over £400k to prison staff who have lodged claims against Aylesbury Prison since 2021.

A councillor has said he is surprised by a huge rise in the number of taxi licences refused by Buckinghamshire Council.

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Concern is growing for a missing man from Buckinghamshire.

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Robert Wilfort, who plays Jason in the hit comedy, has donated his script to raise money for The Theatre Shed - and so far it's raised over £30,000!

A cut to community boards funding is among the savings proposed in Buckinghamshire Council’s draft budget for 2025 to 2026.

Thames Valley Police Roads Policing Team made 432 arrests last month.

Detectives are investigating two burglaries that happened on 17 December.

A teenager has been jailed in connection with the death of Cameron Bailey in High Wycombe.

A Bucks woman is walking 10 miles today (08/01) to deliver doughnuts to staff on the children's ward at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in memory of her son, Dylan.

The creation of a new country park in Little Marlow will harm bird populations, nature groups have warned.

A man has been charged in connection with a murder in Aylesbury.

Fees for burials, new bins and wedding ceremonies are all set to rise as part of Buckinghamshire Council’s proposed budget for 2025/26.

The company which planned to build Wycombe Film Studios is to abandon the project amid market uncertainty, Buckinghamshire Council has said.

Thames Valley Police’s Major Crime Unit has launched a murder investigation following an incident in Aylesbury yesterday (3/1).

Several local non-leagues have been postponed due to frozen pitches.

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) are urging people to take extra care this weekend due to the yellow snow warning issued by Met Office.

Councillors in Bucks have approved controversial plans in the way eight libraries across Buckinghamshire will operate.

Plans to convert a High Wycombe pub have been approved.

Conservative-controlled Buckinghamshire Council has said it will increase council tax by 4.99 per cent as it tries to make £115.6 million in savings and income over the next three years.

Emergency works are being carried out by Thames Water on Tring Road in Aylesbury.

There are concerns there could be stranded vehicles on the roads, delayed or cancelled rail and air travel, and power cuts - as the UK plunges into a cold snap this weekend.

Police officers attended a report of a person walking around a car park with what was believed to be a firearm (03/01/25)

After Buckinghamshire Council was granted powers to ensure motorists comply with Moving Traffic restrictions and installed enforcement cameras in 2023, cameras in 14 further traffic trouble hotspots nominated by locals are set to go live in this month.

With temperatures set to drop in Bucks, and snow and ice forecast, the RSPCA has issued advice and top tips to keep pets, livestock and wildlife safe and happy amid the big freeze.

Buckinghamshire Council has released its third annual Climate Change and Air Quality Progress Report, highlighting substantial achievements in its ongoing environmental initiatives.

TRAVEL UPDATE: Problems on the Oxford Road in Aylesbury, with long delays in both directions following an accident. Also issues near Pitchcott, with reports of an overturned car blocking the road.

A man has been charged with attempted murder in Aylesbury.

Bus passengers in England will face an increase in single fares from £2 to £3.

Double yellow lines in Beaconsfield are to be removed and right turn bans introduced, Buckinghamshire Council has said.

A yellow weather warning for snow has been issued for Buckinghamshire.

We sat down with Laura Kyrke-Smith, the new Labour MP for Aylesbury, to ask questions submitted by Bucks Radio listeners.

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.

Our Plans are to launch Bucks Radio in the New Year online.....