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Winners and nominations were celebrated at the Buckinghamshire Adult Learning Awards 2019 held at the Waterside Theatre as part of the national Festival of Learning in June. 

Joint statement between Buckinghamshire County Council and Taylor Wimpey North Thames: 

A new traffic management system is being put in place at the New Road junction with the A41 in Aylesbury thanks to continuing, collaborative discussions between developer Taylor Wimpey and Buckinghamshire County Council.

Female Genital Mutilation is illegal in the UK and we can all play a part in spotting the signs of this brutal form of abuse of girls and young women.

County Council Chairman Brian Roberts joined volunteers and organisers of Simply Walk last Friday (5 July) to help celebrate the 17th anniversary of the popular health walk scheme.

Work on a water main at Beaconsfield will require temporary traffic lights on the main A355 Amersham Road from 7am on Tuesday 23 July until Tuesday 30 July. 

Lights are needed 24-hours-a-day but will be controlled manually during peak hours to try to keep traffic flowing, and minimise congestion.

Work to lay a 'very low noise surface' along Wendover bypass is scheduled to start during August bank holiday week and is expected to take 10 days, weather permitting.

A new bus route linking Handy Cross with Cressex Business Park, High Wycombe rail station and town centre starts on Monday 29 July. And return tickets will be free.

The new Family Support Service, designed to improve the lives of children and families, will be launched in September by the County Council following a High Court ruling backing its plans to change how it helps families in need in the county.

With just over eight months until the new Buckinghamshire Council opens its doors for business, politicians from across the five current councils will be holding a special debate to begin the task of shaping the key priorities for the new authority's 'to do' list.