A garage gym, a commercial swimming pool, and a chip shop ‘drive-thru’ are just some of the many applications submitted to Bucks Council in the last week.

“Quality and consistency” – that is the mantra of Potters Arms owner Richard Edwards as he and his team prepare for a busy summer season after an extremely challenging year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Ten Bucks fish and chip shops are set to go head-to-head in the Bucks Free Press’ Best Chip Shop 2021 competition.

A Buckinghamshire country house, owned in the not-so-distant past by big names in showbiz, is on the market with a ticket price of £3,950,000.

Monday, June 21 marked the summer solstice.

This week we go to Penn and Tylers Green for Then and Now.

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

Here is what your star sign has in store for your love life, relationships and career the week starting Saturday, June 26.

Buckingham MP Greg Smith writes exclusively to BFP readers:

CCTV images have been released after an elderly man had his bank card stolen.

A 31-year-old man from Aylesbury has been convicted of making indecent images of children.

Take a virtual tour of a major new motorway service station proposed on land known as Warren Farm, between Junction 16 and 17 of the M25, near Chalfont St Peter.

A major motorway service station boasting a new hotel, significant parking, and a complex new junction has been voted down by the – but the local authority is no longer the decision maker.

PLANS to convert a vacant fabric shop to a new restaurant and takeaway have been submitted to the council.

A man who died after an alleged fight in Burnham prompting police to launch a murder investigation has been named.

An electrical facility could be built at a new primary in Bucks.

A “devoted” father from High Wycombe died from alcohol toxicity, an inquest heard this week.

A man has been charged with murder following the death of a 35-year-old man in Burnham on Sunday (June 20).

Council bosses have been forced to defend themselves after more than 100 dead fish were found in a pond in a Chesham park.

Small businesses in Beaconsfield Old Town are worried that "poorly planned" could put them on the brink of bankruptcy.

Five people have been arrested after a man suffered a broken jaw in Bletchley.

Two men have been charged with GBH following an assault in Fenny Stratford.

A driver spent the evening in police custody after they reportedly failed a roadside drugs wipe.

A learner driver has been reported after they were caught on the road with no insurance whilst unsupervised.

A driver has been arrested for failing a roadside breath test, moments after performing a doughnut in front of police officers.

When you think of pies, you either think of a big crispy sphere of pastry that is filled with meat/poultry, or a circular treat loaded with sweet/fruity delicacies.

An adorable baby squirrel has been adopted by a family after it climbed up their son’s leg on his walk home from school – and wouldn’t let go.

People aged between 18 to 39 who have not yet had their first vaccine are being encouraged to have their jab this weekend.

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

Emergency services were called to a crash on the M40 this morning.

A Section 60 order that was put in place in Milton Keynes on Wednesday evening, has been extended by a further 24 hours.

A family of swimming instructors previously refused permission for private lessons at their Bucks home due to ‘traffic concerns’ have submitted a revised scheme.

One more person has been arrested in connection with a murder investigation in Burnham.

The Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty could be extended in a bid to protect wildlife and give more people access to the countryside.

There has been a surge of thefts from cars in Hazlemere.

This is the face of child sex abuser Ashley Wright.

A 21-year-old man was forced to empty his pockets by another man in Aylesbury.

Children from Marlow whose parents are currently serving in the British Armed Forces have taken part in a nationwide virtual roadshow.

A former High Wycombe schoolboy will represent Team GB this summer at Tokyo 2020.

A laptop that was wrongly disposed of caused a fire to break out on a recycling & waste vehicle.

MORE than £700,000 will go towards tackling serious violent crime on specific streets across the .

A man has been given a fixed penalty notice after being captured on video fly-tipping.

A Section 60 Order has been put up in Milton Keynes after several men were seen fight with numerous weapons.

A motorbike has been recovered in Little Chalfont after it was stolen.

An outdoor play will be taking place at Higginson Park next month.

Plans to install an ‘underground’ spiral wine cellar with an electronic trap door in a stately home have been submitted to the council.

Ricky Gervais will be added to after he was named on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Class of 2022 honours list.

A 24-year-old man has been charged after a large quantity of heroin and cocaine was reportedly found at his home.

A man has been charged with grievous bodily harm in connection with

A man and a woman, both aged in their twenties, chased a group of thieves for thirty minutes after a phone was stolen.