Amersham
4,431 potholes repaired in January
In January 2014 Transport for Buckinghamshire repaired 4,431 potholes on the roads of Bucks (of which 2,318 were in urgent end of repair) before focusing solely on flooding related issues in February. Currently Transport for Buckinghamshire has ten crews out on the roads attending potholes that have been reported by residents as well as those […]
Bucks County Council shortlisted for two national efficiency awards
Buckinghamshire County Council is in the running for two national efficiency awards, including the prestigious ‘Council of the Year’ category alongside Oxford City Council and Norwich City Council for outstanding performance in the public sector. Hosted by The Improvement and Efficiency Social Enterprise (iESE), the awards honour the dedication and innovation of public service teams […]
Bucks Healthcare appoints new Chief Nurse
On the 25th February 2014 Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust announced the appointment of Carolyn Morrice as Chief Nurse and Director of Patient Care Standards. She will take up her new post on 1st April 2014 and will replacing Lynne Swiatczak who leaves the Trust at the end of March. Carolyn joined Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust […]
High Heavens Household Waste Recycling Centre closed next weekend
The High Heavens Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) at Clay Lane, Booker, High Wycombe will close temporarily next weekend on Saturday 1st March 2014 and Sunday 2nd March 2014 to allow the felling of trees along the access road. It will reopen as normal on Monday 3rd March 2014. The nearest alternative waste and recycling […]
Car, computer and jewellery stolen in burglary
Thieves broke into a property in Ballinger Road, South Heath, Great Missenden sometime between 6.00am on Friday 14th February 2014 and 9.00am on Tuesday 18th February 2014. Several items were taken including jewellery, computers and a silver Mercedes C200 coupé which was parked on the driveway. If you saw any persons acting in a suspicious […]
Theft from vehicle in Amersham
Between 2.50pm and 3.20pm on Sunday 16th February 2014 offenders broke into a Silver Mercedes parked in the Tesco car park, London Road, Amersham. It is not know how the offenders gained access to the vehicle but items were stolen from the centre console and they broke the glove box. If you can help police […]
Registration plates stolen
Over the last few days the following registration plates have been stolen from vehicles in the Thames Valley Police area. SV54RUH – stolen from a silver Nissan Micra YB07FAU – stolen from a Grey Fiat Panda. YG03SHX – stolen from a Red Citroen C5. EK54VME – stolen from a Green Toyota Rav4 OLZ9611 – stolen from […]
School transport proposals – Parents’ views sought
On Friday 14th February 2014 Buckinghamshire County Council launched two consultations on proposals to reduce the amount spent on home-to-school transport for pupils under 16 years old, post-16 and out-of-county pupils. The County Council is currently subsidising the cost of school transport for many children – going above and beyond what many other councils do […]
Vehicle theft in Amersham
A vehicle parked in the Park Place residential car park in Amersham was broken into at approximately 20.25 on Friday 14th February 2014. Items were taken from the vehicle after the passenger side window was broken. If you saw or heard anything please contact Thames Valley Police on 101 quoting reference GA4406390/14. Further information can be […]
Signal problems caused rail disruption
Rail travellers on services to and from London Marylebone experienced disruption last Wednesday evening because of a power cut in the Banbury area at 18.00. The power cut affected thousands of homes together with the railway signalling which meant that trains could not pass in either direction. However the train service was restored after 23.30 […]
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