News

• Tree of Trees legacy lives on in Buckinghamshire

  Created as the centrepiece of Her Late Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee weekend celebrations, as part of the Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) Initiative, the ‘Tree of Trees’ is a huge living sculpture made up of 350 native British trees.

  05 October 2022
  

• Smokers encouraged to join Stoptober

  Stoptober is back, so Buckinghamshire’s Health and Wellbeing Board is calling on local smokers to join more than 2.5 million others who have attempted to quit during the campaign, since the launch a decade ago in 2012.

  29 September 2022
  

• Household recycling centres switch to winter hours

  Buckinghamshire Council's nine household recycling centres switch to winter opening hours on Saturday 1 October. The new opening hours will be 9am to 4pm.

  29 September 2022
  

• Welcoming Spaces give a warm reception to all

  Buckinghamshire Council’s latest measure to offer 'a helping hand' to support local residents with the cost of living crisis this winter, is the introduction of Buckinghamshire's Welcoming Spaces.

  28 September 2022
  

• Last chance to claim your £150 energy rebate - you must act now!

  Buckinghamshire residents who still haven’t cashed their council tax energy rebate vouchers are being urged to do it now, before it is too late. The government deadline for cashing the £150 vouchers is Friday 30 September 2022.

  26 September 2022
  

• Get your veg on with Grow It, Cook It, Eat It

  Are you worried about higher grocery bills and the rise in cost of living? Do you find yourself struggling to know what to do with the fresh produce you buy?

  22 September 2022
  

• Multiply your maths skills and your opportunities

  Would you like to improve your number skills? Do you lack confidence in carrying out day to day numerical tasks?

  22 September 2022
  

• Update on move to new single system for revenues and benefits

  In August, Buckinghamshire Council began the process of moving to a new and improved single system for managing council tax, business rates and benefits – merging the former district council systems into one

  22 September 2022
  

• New planning guidance for the Vale of Aylesbury unveiled

  Buckinghamshire Council today launched a consultation on three important planning guidance documents that, once adopted, will inform planning and development decisions in the former Aylesbury Vale district area

  21 September 2022
  

• Buckinghamshire memorial service for HM Queen Elizabeth II

  Tomorrow afternoon (Saturday 17 September), we are holding a memorial service at St Mary’s Church, Aylesbury, to remember Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Representatives of communities from across the county have been invited to attend.

  16 September 2022