Local News from Thursday, January 16th, 2025
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Emergency Thames Water work on Aylesbury's Gyratory
Motorists are being advised to avoid the area if possible, while bus services will be disrupted.
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Burnham residents oppose council's potential closures of Adult Day Care Centres
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.
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Thames Valley Police Chief Constable suspended
The chief constable of Thames Valley Police, Jason Hogg, has been suspended with immediate effect.
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Council pays ‘distressed and upset’ mums hundreds of pounds for special needs delays
Three mums have been paid hundreds of pounds as compensation for delays to their children’s special needs support.
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Homes plan for former youth centre in Aylesbury
Plans to turn a former youth centre in Aylesbury into housing have been submitted.
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Garden birds in Buckinghamshire are counting on you!
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.
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Caught on camera
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.
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Emma Reynolds pledges to ‘keep working for Wycombe’ as MP gets new Whitehall job
Emma Reynolds has promised not to turn her back on Wycombe after being handed a new job in Whitehall.
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Six people sentenced for drugs offences in Aylesbury
Six people have been sentenced for drugs offences in Aylesbury.
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Former Bucks firefighter elected national leader of FBU
A firefighter who served in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire has been elected as the national leader of the Fire Brigades Union.
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Councillor quits Labour to stand as independent
Another defection in Bucks as ex-Wycombe mayor quits Labour to stand as independent