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oxfordmail.co.uk | Charlie Smith
2 1/1 ‘Incorrect’ information in some polling stations confused some voters across the border from Oxfordshire. Notices telling people to vote for only one candidate for Buckinghamshire Council elections on Thursday were stuck up in some polling stations for wards being represented by two or three candidates. No such issues were apparent in Oxfordshire however.
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bucksfreepress.co.uk | Charlie Smith
Bucks Council leader Martin Tett following the Tories' loss of overall control the council (Image: Bucks Free Press) The Conservatives have lost control of Bucks Council after Reform UK and the Lib Dems made big gains at the local elections. The Tories won 48 seats, falling just one seat short of the majority of 49 required on the 97-member unitary authority.
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bucksfreepress.co.uk | Charlie Smith
Cole Caesar, the new Reform councillor for Burnham (Image: Bucks Free Press) Reform UK has won its first ever seat on Buckinghamshire Council. Cole Caesar was elected for Nigel Farage’s party in the Burnham ward, following Thursday’s vote to the unitary authority. He won 1,078 votes and was one of three councillors elected in the South Bucks ward. Conservative Paul Kelly was also elected, coming first with 1,289 votes, while Kirsten Ashman came second with 1,120.
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1 week ago | 
bucksfreepress.co.uk | Charlie Smith
2 1/1 ‘Incorrect’ information in some polling stations confused some voters during the Buckinghamshire Council elections on Thursday, residents have said. Notices telling people to vote for only one candidate were stuck up in some polling stations for wards being represented by two or three candidates. The mistake is believed to have affected polling stations including Bourne End Community Centre and Flackwell Heath Community Centre.
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1 week ago | 
bucksherald.co.uk | Charlie Smith
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowBuckinghamshire Council faces a potential legal challenge over its plans to close facilities used by adults with disabilities and complex needs. The unitary authority is trying to save money by ending adult social care services at four out of seven of its sites, including Burnham Short Breaks Centre.
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2 weeks ago | 
bucksherald.co.uk | Charlie Smith
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowA Bucks man has reported anti-social behaviour to Buckinghamshire Council due to ‘street lights not working’ near his home. However, the council was found to be at ‘fault’ for how it responded to his complaints and reports about faulty lighting. The resident, known only as Mr X, had his complaint about the council’s processes upheld by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman.
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2 weeks ago | 
bucksfreepress.co.uk | Charlie Smith
Buckinghamshire Council's headquarters in Aylesbury (Image: Bucks free Press) A Bucks man has reported anti-social behaviour to Buckinghamshire Council due to ‘streetlights not working’ near his home. However, the council was found to be at ‘fault’ for how it responded to his complaints and reports about faulty lighting. The resident, known only as Mr X, had his complaint about the council’s processes upheld by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman.
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2 weeks ago | 
bucksfreepress.co.uk | Charlie Smith
Footpath on west side of the coppice (Image: Philip Sanders) The arrival of deer on the edge of a Bucks town has resulted in new fencing being put up to protect hazel trees. A new 1.8m high perimeter will be erected at the Ramscoat Wood Estate off Mount Nugent on the outskirts of Chesham. It will replace the existing 1.5m fence, which has rotting posts and has deteriorated since it was put up 15 years ago to stop muntjac deer jumping over.
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2 weeks ago | 
bucksherald.co.uk | Charlie Smith
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowBucks voters will head to polling stations across the county on Thursday to elect 97 councillors to Buckinghamshire Council. Around 420,000 people are eligible to vote across Buckinghamshire’s 49 wards, which are served by 365 polling stations. Polling stations will be open from 7am to 10pm on May 1, and a full list of their locations is available on the council website here.
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2 weeks ago | 
bucksherald.co.uk | Charlie Smith
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowA parasite found in Bucks water supplies has resulted in new machinery being installed to help remove the bug. While Thames Water is the primary water and wastewater company serving London and the Thames Valley – including Aylesbury – Affinity Water supplies water and sewerage services to the town. Affinity is responsible for the water supply only, while Thames Water handles both.
