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Last weekend, County Council Chairman Brian Roberts paid special tribute to the crew of a WWII American warplane who sacrificed their lives in a deliberate move to avoid crashing into a residential area of High Wycombe and potentially killing hundreds of civilians on the ground.

Regular updates on the River Great Ouse are available from the Environment Agency.

Health and social care organisations in Buckinghamshire are working together this winter to help residents and their loved ones stay safe and well whatever the weather brings.  

Work started on Monday (11 November) on improvements to the A418 Oxford Road, Aylesbury.

Buckinghamshire’s Virtual School, which is part of the county council and supports the educational achievement of the county’s children in care and care leavers, is supporting more care leavers to go on to higher education and university. 

If you like a glass of wine, a pint or maybe a cocktail or two, you could be putting your health at risk in more ways than one.

It’s Alcohol Awareness Week (11-17 November) and Buckinghamshire’s residents are being asked to think about the wide ranging impact drinking alcohol can have on their health, under this year’s theme ‘Alcohol and me’.

Two acclaimed co-chairs have been appointed to spearhead “Buckinghamshire Culture”, the partnership set up to drive forward a cultural strategy for Buckinghamshire.

Bill Morris LVO and Professor Julius Weinberg will work together to lead the partnership, which has been set up to make the most of the rich cultural opportunities that exist in the county.

An unconventional flood alleviation scheme, designed to work with nature and emulate naturally occurring woody debris, could help relieve north Buckinghamshire communities of flooding threats from a swollen river.

Following last week's announcement on the roll-out of over 1400 commercially-run school bus places we have set up some Q&A webpages to help parents and carers understand the changes and address any questions or concerns they may have about how the new commercial routes will work.