Exciting ideas for the future improvement and expansion of local services from Marlow Library are going on display over the coming weeks. 

And residents, local organisations, businesses and groups are being invited to drop by and take a look. Library staff will be on hand to talk about the proposals and to collect ideas and suggestions to help the Council work up a final business case.

January is the perfect time to think about starting something new – could that something be fostering? With more than 500 children currently in care in Bucks, we need more foster carers to help us look after them – could that person be you or someone you know?

The blueprint for the future of mineral prospecting and waste management in Buckinghamshire gets its third airing among residents, stakeholders and operators from today (Monday, 10 December) for eight weeks.

At Cabinet yesterday (10 December), County Council leader Martin Tett spoke of the importance of ‘putting residents and communities at the heart of the development of the new council’ and taking forward the plans in the single council business case.

Budget proposals which include more investment in children's and adult social care, roads and creating new school places passed their first milestone today (Monday, December 10) as Cabinet approved the Council's draft financial plan for the next four years. 

It's not too late to have your say. The Early Help consultation runs until 11.00pm, 13 December 2018. Read to find out about the proposed options and how to complete our online survey.

Health and care services in Buckinghamshire take a new approach for winter 2018/19. A GP Winter Champion and a Winter System Director join forces to reduce the winter pressures that Buckinghamshire's health and social care services face every year.

Last week, Buckinghamshire County Council met with town and parish councils to talk about how a single unitary council will improve local democracy and give town and parish councils a real opportunity to shape a more local council for the future.

Commenting on the early discussions that have taken place, Cabinet Member for Resources, John Chilver said his aim was to develop restoration options for the Park that were commercially beneficial, but that also provided improvements and long-term benefits to Iver residents of all ages.