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Mindset United says it's proof that football can be so much more than a game.

Residents living in flats with communal bin collections across the south of Buckinghamshire are being asked to look out for new kitchen caddies arriving during February and March, as Buckinghamshire Council continues the roll‑out of separate food waste recycling collections.

Buckinghamshire is well represented at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, with Aylesbury’s Ellia Smeding making history as Team GB’s first-ever Olympic speed skater, and Amersham’s James Hernandez set to compete in ice dance alongside partner Phebe Bekker. Hernandez, who teamed up with Bekker in 2021, brings strong pedigree to the Games, including three senior British Figure Skating Championship silver medals and two junior national golds.

Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity has announced the expansion of its Hospice at Home service to include a dedicated overnight team, following the success of its Christmas Big Give fundraising campaign.

Plans to introduce temporary double yellow lines along parts of a village road in south Bucks have been approved in a bid to tackle obstructive parking and improve safety.

Thames Valley Police is running a four-week firearms amnesty for certain Bruni blank-firing pistols, now illegal to own.

Boaters can once again use the Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal after it reopened.

Community and voluntary groups in Bucks are being invited to apply for new crime-prevention funding.

The local volunteer-run branch of the national charity – Cats Protection, which is the UK's leading feline welfare charity.

Prevent loneliness and isolation in your community become a befriender.

Based charity in Stoke Mandeville which focuses on transforming young Kenyan lives. The Charity was founded in 1995.

Youth Concern say those needing support and food are the highest they've seen in over 40 years.

The 'Monday Contact Club' are a day club for older people that meets every Monday. Throughout the day there are activities, crafts, exercises, full cooked lunch and entertainment.

The water from the well was soon believed to possess healing properties, in fact King Henry VIII himself visited the Holy Well in 1511 and again in 1521, seeking relief from his gout, apparently.

In 1944, at the request of the British Government, Dr. Ludwig Guttmann opened a spinal injuries centre at the Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Great Britain, and in time, rehabilitation sport evolved to recreational sport and then to competitive sport.

Cheddington historian John Smith talks us through the events of Thursday 8th August 1963 (this was first recorded 11 years ago).

How many times have you driven past 'The Firs' at the top of Whitchurch High Street and wondered what really did go on behind those walls during the 2nd World War.

'Wish You The Best' video was filmed in Little Missenden.