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Updated Ade Osibogun One of Buckinghams newlly elected councillors on the unitary Buckinghamshire Council is a PhD student at the University of Buckingham. Adekunke (Ade) Osibogun is a lawyer who is studying for a PhD in Constitutional Law at the university, where he obtained his law degree. The former Student Union president, who lives with his family in Buckingham, was elected for the Buckingham East ward, along with councillors Warren Whyte and Howard Mordue. Ade Osibogun, right, with unive...

The 10 to watch - who will lead Buckinghamshire Council? The first Bucks unitary elections are over and the results are in – the Conservatives have come out on top, taking 113 seats and the overall majority at Buckinghamshire Council. The next step is for the controlling party to name a man or woman to lead the council for the next four years. Former leader Martin Tett, who was elected in the Little Chalfont and Amersham Common ward, confirmed at the Chiltern count on Saturday he would ...

It was a blue wave in the first-ever Bucks Council unitary elections, as the Conservatives swept numerous wards in the central and northern areas of Buckinghamshire. The Tories dominated a large majority of the county, despite several Liberal Democrat candidates winning seats in their respected areas. During a long and drawn out day at the Gateway Office in Aylesbury on Saturday, May 8, numerous candidates were ‘too tense to talk’ as the votes were being counted. The calm before the ...

This was caused by the River Great Ouse in the town overflowing and spilling into the streets. Ian Thompson, Buckinghamshire Council’s Corporate Director for Planning, Growth, and Sustainability said: “We’ve seen in these last few months just how terrible the impact of flooding can be and we seize every opportunity we can to find ways of protecting our communities from flooding, whatever the cause. "Because the Chilterns are chalk, the area is more prone to groundwater flooding. "...

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Guyanese man who illegally re-entered the United States as an aggravated felon in St. Thomas was sentenced to time served and a second deportation proceeding, authorities said. Warren Michael Whyte, of Georgetown, was given that sentence after pleading guilty to illegal re-entry and being ordered deported and removed, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said today. According to Court documents, on March 14, 2020, an ICE Deportation Officer received information from a cre...

Two projects were awarded funding at the recent Buckingham & Villages Community Board meeting. The first was for £2,700 for Maids Moreton Parish Council and Maids Moreton Conservation Group, to carry out bramble clearance and tree planting around a local playing field. The newly cleared area will create more space for sports spectators and the new trees will provide wider and better biodiversity for the area. The second group to successfully gain funding was The Buckingham Society who ...

By Pat Bramley, property writer A converted watermill in Bledlow Parts of Bucks are paved in gold judging by house prices. According to the results of latest research by Savills published on Tuesday, property values in places like Beaconsfield, Taplow, Burnham, Stoke Poges, Fulmer, Gerrards Cross and Iver are not far below those in the poshest parts of London. A total of 6,682 houses, equivalent to 22.6 per cent of the homes – clos...

Buckinghamshire Council had to forcibly remove the builders merchants and their storage compound from Iver Flowerland. The council said they breached planning control and were causing “excessive noise and an increase in HGV movements” in the area. They were also carrying out inappropriate development in the Green Belt, and while retrospective plans were submitted to get planning permission they were refused by the council. The council said after “amicable negotiations” to remove...

Stony Stratford High Street (Picture from @MKCouncil on Twitter) A Just Giving page has set up to support those who have been badly impacted by flooding in North Buckinghamshire. On Wednesday, December 23, torrential rain hit parts of Buckingham, Milton Keynes, Marsh Gibbon, Lavendon, Tingewick and Leckhampstead. The downpour saw some residents get stuck in their vehicles, whilst some were trapped indoors with large amounts of water entering several properties, causing severe damage. So...

Parts of north Buckinghamshire have been affected by severe flooding following heavy rain in the county. Between the afternoon of December 23 to the morning of December 24, firefighters were called out to several parts of north Bucks, where sandbags were used to stop flooding, whilst people were rescued from trapped cars due to the ongoing rain. Would recommend you don’t drive through flood waters. pic.twitter.com/sc3BfjedMD— Warren Whyte (@CllrWarrenWhyte) December 24, 2020 Some ...