THE Conservatives cleaned up at the first unitary elections in the area, which also saw the Independents making ground and Labour suffering.

This is where Transport for Bucks will be carrying out their work in the weeks coming up.

May is a lovely month, with the start of good weather, blossom, bluebells, and white hawthorn flowering. For centuries the arrival of May has been celebrated with the tradition of dancing round the Maypole.

Live updates as the first ever Buckinghamshire Council election results are announced

Just two candidates who weren't Conservatives were elected in the South Bucks area for Buckinghamshire Council - and both of them were independent.

The first Bucks unitary council elections are over and the results are in.

It was a blue wave in the inaugural Bucks Council unitary elections as the Conservatives swept numerous wards in the central and northern areas of Buckinghamshire.

The Conservatives swept the board at the first Bucks Council unitary elections in the Chiltern area – except for a Lib Dem candidate who took one of the spots.

A "mob" has been thrown out of Wycombe Leisure Centre as results for the first unitary elections continue to come in.

Two men have been convicted and sentenced after assaulting a police officer in Milton Keynes.

A drug dealer has been sentenced to two and a half years imprisonment after being found in possession of heroin.

A fourth-floor flat's kitchen caught fire in Milton Keynes this afternoon.

A lorry and two cars have crashed on the M1.

Wycombe manager, Gareth Ainsworth believes his side are capable of bouncing straight back to the Championship after being relegated this afternoon.

Last week’s column featured the spectacular rise from being a pupil at Sir William Borlase’s School to international fame as bandleader and dancer – Ken “Snakehips” Johnson.

Wycombe Wanderers have been relegated from the Championship despite beating Middlesbrough 3-0 at the Riverside.

Welcome to the Riverside as Wycombe take on Middlesbrough needing a miraculous result to avoid relegation from the Championship.

A Russian husband and wife who live in Bucks have come up with a new and unique way to make ends meet following the start of the pandemic last March.

Cinemas are set to reopen their doors to film-lovers on May 17 as lockdown restrictions ease further.

This Queen Anne style house in Denham has only had four sets of owners since it was built for the daughter of a viscount in 1913.

Sixty-five new homes in a quiet village, repairs to a Marlow shop unit and a new community cooking and wellbeing kitchen in High Wycombe are just some of the new plans that could be going ahead if Buckinghamshire Council gives them the green light.

Here are the death announcements carried in the Bucks Free Press last week.

The rolling Chiltern Hills never fail to amaze us with their beauty, especially bathed in the warm summer sunshine.

This week Wycombe MP Steve Baker writes exclusively to Bucks Free Press readers:

CELEBRITY Bucks resident Russell Grant’s weekly Bucks Free Press horoscope from Saturday, May 8:

A sex offender who groped a 16-year-old girl, possessed a sexual image of a young child and sexual images involving a horse has avoided jail.

CLAIMS that a disgusting bin room at flats is being neglected by the council has been rebutted by the same local authority who said the facility is being improperly used, sometimes by non-residents.

to convert some offices to a ‘community kitchen’ have been submitted to the council.

An interactive map shows how many car crimes have been reported across High Wycombe.

A Burnham pub landlord has been convicted of assault after he threw a pint of water over his partner, the landlady.

VOTERS were out in force on polling day this week, casting their ballots for their favoured parties in the local .

A NEW outdoor seating area, an electric bike shop and a big increase in jobs are just some of the new features planned as part of a garden centre overhaul which is partly underway.

Wycombe Wanderers have confirmed that David Stockdale has signed a new deal with the club.

A man in his 50s has had hospital treatment for blurred vision after a ‘green laser’ was shown towards him in Wendover.

With the weather getting warmer and restrictions being lifted, people all across the UK are now preparing themselves for the summer months.

A cancer support worker from High Wycombe has raised £3,000 for charity after shaving her hair off.

More concerns have been raised about HS2 digging under the Chilterns AONB amid fears it could damage fragile chalk aquifers under Bucks rivers.

A rabbit has had one of its legs amputated after it was found injured in a High Wycombe garden.

Campaigners have hit out at a judge’s decision to allow HS2 to continue work in an area of ancient woodland which they believe inspired legendary children’s author Roald Dahl.

The UK Government has confirmed that Step 3 of the lockdown roadmap in England will take place no earlier than 17 May.

A Crowdfunding page has been set up to save the future of a popular cricket club.

No arrests have been made as of yet after two people were allegedly caught having sex in an Aylesbury field.

A villager has slammed “substantial amounts” of fly-tipping which is now being investigated by the council.

From this week, McDonald’s has unveiled five new items that will be available to customers until mid-June.

A man has been arrested for ‘immigration offences’, after a Neighbourhood Policing Team in South Bucks targeted several businesses 'suspected of modern slavery.'

Concerns are growing as a 16-year-old with links to Buckinghamshire has been reported missing for the third time this year.

Weekly round-up of hearings at Wycombe Magistrates’ Court:

The Green Party has announced its candidate for the Chesham and Amersham by-election to replace the late Dame Cheryl Gillan as MP.

A golf buggy has been seized by police after it was reportedly seen being driven “dangerously” around a Bucks village.

Buckinghamshire residents go to the polls today for the first unitary elections --- Residents are also voting for the new police and crime commissioner --- Polls close at 10pm