One of the notable highlights of spring has to be when the bluebells bloom, covering grassy verges and woodlands in splashes of colour.

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An elderly Aylesbury woman who was originally from County Kilkenny died at Stoke Mandeville Hospital weeks after injuring herself in a fall at home.

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New figures released this week provide an insight into the scale of the mass migration of Londoners swapping life in the city for a home half an hour’s journey on the Chiltern Railways line from the green, green pastures of Bucks.

This week we are back in High Wycombe for Then and Now, looking at how Castlefield has changed over the years.

CELEBRITY Bucks resident Russell Grant’s weekly Bucks Free Press horoscope from Saturday, May 1:

The owner of Gomm Valley has sensationally been accused of "washing its hands" of plans for a 1,000-home 'sustainable' village - because it wants to "make more money".

Three men have been jailed for 19 years following a car crash that left one man dead and another man with serious injuries in Boarstall near Brill.

A 39-year-old man from London has been jailed for eight years with a further three years on licence, after he was convicted of assault in Marlow.

A dog that has been at a rescue centre for almost 500 days is looking for a new home.

More than 85,000 people have signed a petition calling to refuse plans for an intensive rabbit meat farm in a Bucks village.

Two drivers will face ‘serious penalties’ after they were caught driving at speeds at over 100mph.

THE fate of an extension branded “overbearing and un-neighbourly” hangs in the balance.

PLANS to build an incredible looking children’s treehouse in the back garden of a Bucks property have been submitted to the council.

A Royal Mail postman from Wycombe who was struggling with an alcohol addiction hanged himself in his bedroom, a coroner has found.

A knife that was found ‘hidden’ in Milton Keynes will be destroyed by police.

Police investigating a shocking incident at a High Wycombe school have revealed more details about what happened.

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

A man was threatened with a knife in an attempted robbery in Milton Keynes.

A skip was seen on fire on a Beaconsfield driveway.

An injured woman was rescued from a two-car crash this week.

Emergency services were called out to an area of Milton Keynes after a car and a motorbike crashed into each other.

The award is valid for five years and means Lovehoney can use the Queen’s Award emblem, a sign of quality and success, in marketing and on packaging.

IAM Smart argues that until anomalies are removed confidence in the simple “12 points and you are out” system will continue to be undermined.

Three Bucks businesses have been given a Queen’s Award for Enterprise.

This is the machete-wielding thug from High Wycombe who is starting a more than seven-year jail term for attacking another man in the street.

Several items such as a diamond and a sapphire ring were stolen from a property in Radnage.

Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi stressed a need for those who are fully-vaccinated to remain vigilant despite being fully protected.

Almost 2,000 fines were issued by police in the Thames Valley for breaches of Covid-19 laws over Christmas and the start of this year, figures show – two-thirds of all fines issued since the start of the pandemic.

Two men from Aylesbury have been arrested and charged with alleged drug crimes.

The Bucks Free Press stands in solidarity with anyone who has been subject to abhorrent abuse on social media websites.

Angry residents are calling for a ban on water companies dumping raw sewage into water courses amid fears it could harm wildlife.

A doggy day care centre that opened just last year has announced it will be closing because there is not enough space to provide the best experience for pets.

A charity has slammed HS2 for its “imminent intention” to start digging under the Chilterns AONB amid fears it could damage fragile chalk aquifer under the Misbourne Valley.

Conservative campaign boards have been vandalised in Beaconsfield ahead of the local elections next week.

High Wycombe's new driving test centre will be opening its doors on May 5 - and tests can now be booked.

FOLLOWING a Thames Valley Police investigation, two men have been charged with conspiracy to commit a burglary dwelling with intent to steal.

Chiltern Railways is warning passengers that its services will be much busier than normal this weekend - because it will be the only direct route running between Birmingham and London.

Someone from outside the school grounds fired BB pellets in a 10-minute attack, breaking windows and damaging cars, it has been claimed.

The heartbroken family of a charity worker who died after reportedly suffering serious injuries has issued a tribute to the “much-loved husband, dad and grandad”.

Ricky Gervais has been spotted filming the latest series of After Life in Beaconsfield.

'Multiple reports' of postal vote fraud in Totteridge have been made to Thames Valley Police.

Animal rights campaign group PETA is planning a huge billboard close to the site where a lorry carrying 8,000 litres of milk caught fire this week.

A 21-year-old thug who had a knife fight in a residential High Wycombe street was starting over seven years in jail today.

In Buckinghamshire, the average house price was £399,950 and the average annual salary £36,090 in 2020.

AHEAD of the local on May 6, some residents may be wondering about the , its members and how it is comprised.

A dog that was stolen during a home burglary 18 months ago has been reunited with its owner, after a person in Bucks tried to change the animals’ ownership.

A fresh appeal for witnesses to come forward has been launched by Thames Valley Police following the launch of a murder investigation in Aylesbury.

The A41 in Aylesbury has been closed this afternoon due to an unsafe building.