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Today (Monday 19 November) is “World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse” and Buckinghamshire Safeguarding Children Board is taking this opportunity to remind people about how to spot signs of child abuse and what to do if they are worried.

Our fostering team works hard all year round to find safe and loving foster homes for the children in our care. We have an amazing group of people who already help us look after some of these children but we need more people like them to come forward and become foster carers.

On Sunday thousands of people across Buckinghamshire came out to honour and remember those who lost their lives in World War One. Amongst other events a special, free, Thank You event took place at The Gateway in Aylesbury featuring live music, stalls and displays.

With just a few days to go before it closes, residents and businesses are being urged to have their say on the annual budget consultation survey, which closes on 14 November. The survey asks residents to tell the Council which services they value most and where they think Council spending should be focused. The information gathered from the survey is used to produce the Council’s final budget for the financial year 2019/20.

This weekend marks 100 years since the end of World War One and Buckinghamshire residents are being invited to come out and show their respects for the brave generation of men and women whose lives were affected by the devastating four year conflict.

Four candidates will be seeking votes from more than 9,000 electors in the Aylesbury North West Division in the forthcoming Buckinghamshire County Council by-election.

A brand new county-wide unitary council will be established in Buckinghamshire, the Government confirmed today. The announcement by Secretary of State James Brokenshire has been hailed as a ‘truly historic day’ by County Council leader Martin Tett. The new council, which will replace the county council and four districts, will be simpler, better value and more local to Buckinghamshire communities than the current two-tier system, ultimately moving to a more sustainable future for the county.

Use our interactive Bonfire Night map which shows all local firework displays and bonfire events across the county that we’ve been told about.

Planned revisions to Buckinghamshire County Council's home to school transport arrangements go out to public consultation today (Wednesday, 31 October).