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Wycombe District Council – 0% increase in council tax level for 2014/15
For the fourth year running Wycombe District Council has agreed a 0% increase in its share of the council tax after a balanced budget for 2014/15 was approved at a full council meeting on Thursday 27th February 2014. The tax freeze means the average Band D household will continue to pay Wycombe District Council £2.44 […]
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 […]
Council to check residents receiving Council Tax reductions
Wycombe District Council has announced that over the next few months checks will be carried out to ensure that residents who receive a council tax reduction are still entitled to it. Single occupancy residents paying council tax in the Wycombe district who receive a 25% reduction on their bill will be reviewed to make sure […]
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 […]
Roof in danger of blowing on to M40 removed
Firefighters from Stokenchurch and Great Missenden attended Ibstone Road, Stokenchurch on Friday evening at 7.02pm and removed a stable block roof which was in danger of blowing onto the M40. Two ladders and a toolkit were used in the removal of the roof. The Great Missenden crew were on standby at High Wycombe Fire Station […]
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