Charlie Smith

1 month ago | bucksherald.co.uk | Charlie Smith

High Wycombe will see up to £450,000 extra investment after a decision by Buckinghamshire Council. The unitary authority approved the release of the cash from the special expenses reserve of its High Wycombe Town Committee. The extra funding for Wycombe could include £250,000 on the maintenance and improvements of public areas and £40,000 on ‘support for community assets’.

1 month ago | bucksherald.co.uk | Charlie Smith

Plans to build a new energy site the size of 10 football pitches in the countryside near Buckingham have already received pushback. Statkraft UK LTD has proposed an 8.6-hectare electricity storage plant with up to 144 battery block units on agricultural land north of East Claydon Substation.

1 month ago | bucksherald.co.uk | Charlie Smith

The new leader of Buckinghamshire Council will be chosen this week, following the Conservatives’ loss of control of the authority in the May 1 local elections. Buckinghamshire’s 97 newly elected councillors will vote for who they want to lead the unitary authority during the council’s annual meeting at its Aylesbury headquarters at 4pm on Wednesday. The leader is typically the leader of the largest political group on the council, who then appoints a cabinet of up to nine councillors.

1 month ago | bucksherald.co.uk | Charlie Smith

Another mum in Buckinghamshire has received a payout for EHCP delays as the council struggles to deal with its backlog of cases. Education, health and care plans (EHCPs) are legal documents created by councils setting out the needs of a child or young person with special educational needs (SEN) in their educational setting. Where a plan is appropriate for a child, a local authority must create it within a strict 20-week timescale.

1 month ago | bucksfreepress.co.uk | Charlie Smith

Buckinghamshire’s 97 newly elected councillors will vote for who they want to lead the unitary authority during the council’s annual meeting at its Aylesbury headquarters at 4pm on Wednesday. The leader is typically the leader of the largest political group on the council, who then appoints a cabinet of up to nine councillors. The cabinet is also set to be announced on Wednesday.