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Cllr Steven Broadbent: Investing £3 million to support children and families

One of the biggest challenges facing all upper-tier councils across the country is the sustainable funding of SEND provision given the exponential...

01.12.2025 10

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Councillor Steven Broadbent

Budget a 'slap in the face' to disabled people told they can't have luxury

Victoria-Jayne is an LLM LPC law graduate and qualified journalist via the Academy for Disabled Journalists. You can get in touch via email at: ...

29.11.2025 10

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Victoria-Jayne Scholes

What is Disability Burnout? How you can cope with it

Victoria-Jayne is an LLM LPC law graduate and qualified journalist via the Academy for Disabled Journalists. You can get in touch via email at: ...

26.11.2025 10

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Victoria-Jayne Scholes

Laura-Kyrke-Smith MP: Welcomes opening of new link road

It’s been a busy few weeks, both in Westminster and across Aylesbury and the villages, with real progress on several issues residents regularly...

24.11.2025 10

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Laura-Kyrke-Smith

Sarah Green MP Urges Fairness and Trust Ahead of Autumn Budget

Autumn is most certainly upon us; the leaves are falling, Halloween and Bonfire Night are passed and we are only weeks away from the next Government...

17.11.2025 10

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Sarah Green Mp

Emma Reynolds MP: Remembrance and housing for heroes

As we enter Remembrance weekend, I welcome the Government’s new Defence Housing Strategy, launched earlier this week, Emma Reynolds, Labour MP for...

09.11.2025 10

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Emma Reynolds Mp

MP's message after busy recess in Beaconsfield and surrounding villages

 Parliament is now back after what was an incredibly busy recess across the constituency, writes the Conservative MP for Beaconsfield Joy Morrissey....

27.10.2025 10

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Joy Morrissey Mp

'I Went to High Wycombe — Here’s What I Thought'

When I visited High Wycombe recently, I expected the usual lunchtime bustle of a market town — a bit of noise, a few busy shops, maybe a queue for a...

25.10.2025 20

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Free Press Reporter

Laura-Kyrke-Smith MP: Celebrating Community Spirit

Parliament returned briefly last month after the summer recess and before party conferences, and I’ve continued to be busy across Aylesbury and the...

13.10.2025 30

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Laura-Kyrke-Smith Mp

Chesham and Amersham MP warns CMS enables coercive control

I have, for some time, been concerned about the operation of the Child Maintenance Service (CMS), writes the MP for Chesham and Amersham, Sarah Green....

06.10.2025 100

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Sarah Green Mp

Conservative MP Greg Smith vows to fight for countryside

As summer draws to a close, I’ve been reflecting on what has been an incredibly busy few months across Mid Buckinghamshire, writes the Conservative...

23.09.2025 10

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Greg Smith Mp

I asked 49 people why they found the deaths of two migrant children funny

Disclaimer: This article contains material and reactions that some readers may find upsetting. This week (Tuesday, 9th September), it was reported...

15.09.2025 30

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Matthew Evans

Joy Morrissey MP: protecting green belt, backing businesses, improving transport

After a brilliant summer across Beaconsfield, Marlow and our South Bucks villages, Parliament is now back in action, writes the Conservative MP for...

14.09.2025 30

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Joy Morrissey Mp

Cllr Steven Broadbent: 'Shaping Buckinghamshire’s Future Together'

We work hard every day delivering local services for our residents, with our focus also on the future and what this looks like for Buckinghamshire,...

08.09.2025 10

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Cllr Steven Broadbent

Laura Kyrke-Smith: Celebrating Aylesbury’s unsung heroes

One of the best parts of being the MP for Aylesbury and the villages is meeting the people who bring our communities to life, writes...

01.09.2025 10

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Laura-Kyrke-Smith

Exam grades do not define you as a person says Sarah Green MP

Each August, alongside the summer fun, students and families wait on tenterhooks for exam results to be released. This year, A-levels, T-levels and...

26.08.2025 20

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Sarah Green Mp

Emma Reynolds MP: Good news for Wycombe this summer

As the summer sun blazes on, I hope Bucks Free Press readers are keeping cool and safe, Emma Reynolds, Labour MP for Wycombe, writes. If you’re...

18.08.2025 10

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Staff Reporter

Joy Morrissey MP pledges to protect green spaces and support vulnerable residents

As Parliament enters the summer recess, I want to take a moment to reflect on what has been an incredibly busy and productive few weeks both in...

04.08.2025 20

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Staff Reporter

Council leader 'thrilled' as work takes place to transform High Wycombe

We know and love High Wycombe for its historic market town character and its great transport links to and from London, writes Steven Broadbent leader...

28.07.2025 10

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Steve Broadbent

Sarah Green MP urges more volunteers to support community groups

Summer is the season for local carnivals, village days, fetes and festivals, says Sarah Green, the Liberal Democrat MP for Chesham and Amersham. ...

14.07.2025 20

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Staff Reporter

Greg Smith MP: from village fetes to Westminster debates

Sitting in the sweltering heat June has brought us, I am reflecting on the enormous community spirit shown across so many villages and communities in...

29.06.2025 20

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Staff Reporter

Joy Morrissey: community wins, business talks, and a vital U-turn on fuel payments

It’s been an incredibly busy and rewarding month, both in Parliament and across the constituency, writes the Conservative MP for Beaconsfield Joy...

23.06.2025 30

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Staff Reporter

Steven Broadbent: My priorities as Buckinghamshire’s new council leader

I’m delighted to introduce myself to Bucks Free Press readers in my first column as the new Leader of Buckinghamshire Council, writes Steven...

16.06.2025 20

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Staff Reporter

MP Sarah Green backs cross-party push for assisted dying reform

Currently, Parliament is considering one of the biggest changes to the law in a generation. The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is seeking to...

02.06.2025 30

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Staff Reporter

'I want to be involved in a disability sport, but I just don’t know how?'

Last year, I had the honour of writing on the Paralympics. However, it also opened my eyes to the number of opportunities for individuals with...

01.06.2025 10

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Victoria-Jayne Scholes

Emma Reynolds: 'Government has made significant strides in improving public services'

Earlier this month, I was honoured to attend VE80 Day celebrations across Wycombe and to pay tribute to the brave men and women who fought for the...

27.05.2025 20

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Staff Writer

Tories got some things wrong but have weathered the storm in Bucks – MP Greg Smith

Local elections can be bruising affairs, writes the Conservative MP for Mid Buckinghamshire Greg Smith. With the question of who runs local services...

20.05.2025 20

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Staff Reporter

Martin Tett explains why he stood down as leader of Bucks Conservatives

As readers of the Bucks Free Press may already be aware, this will be my final column as Leader of Buckinghamshire Council, writes Cllr Martin Tett. ...

11.05.2025 20

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Joy Morrissey MP celebrates local spirit and 'fights for Green Belt'

As the blossoms returned and the sun finally made a welcome appearance, I hope everyone across Beaconsfield, Marlow and our beautiful South Bucks...

05.05.2025 20

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Staff Reporter

Tories 'have taken our area for granted' says Bucks Labour MP

On Thursday 1 May, residents across Aylesbury and the villages go to the polls for the Buckinghamshire Council elections, writes the Labour MP for...

28.04.2025 20

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Staff Reporter