Politics

The number of children in care receiving vital health assessments “is still not good enough” despite ongoing improvements, according to a council report.

New figures have revealed exactly how much top-bosses at Bucks County Council (BCC) have earned in one year – with one official raking in just over £250,000.

The cash-strapped county council has forked out nearly £40 million on temporary social work staff over the past five years as it struggles to hire permanent workers.

A former cabinet maker and a retired psychiatric nurse have formed an unlikely partnership to restore a Second World War sea rescue boat.

In among a national housing crisis which sees 1.1 million people on social housing lists, Aylesbury Vale has topped the list of the highest increase in empty homes from 2017-18 in the entirety of the UK.

Well-known journalist, lawyer and political campaigner, Peter Stefanovic, who comes from Buckingham, will be speaking at the Ratcliffe Centre on Thursday evening, 28 March.

The Leave Means Leave march in support of the campaign for the UK to exit the European Union passed through Buckingham today.