Author: Roger Worthington

Bucks CC are conducting a survey of residents views on management of lorry traffic in the county. Larger lorries and more white vans doing retail delivery are changing traffic patterns. Full details and the survey address are at: Lorry survey........

The summer fete for St Nicolas Church is announced. 1st July 12pm - 3pm. The Rectory Gardens, Taplow Do come! Details at: Church Fete 2017

The first electric train are now running through Taplow. Not the Crossrail trains yet but they are  noticeably quieter than the diesels

Boulters to Bray Swim Saturday 1 July 2017, from Boulters Inn at 6:15 a.m. The Boulters to Bray Swim can trace its origins back to the Long Swim, which was held annually in Maidenhead from the 1890s. The original event stopped running in 1969, but was reinstated in 2012 by the Boulters to Bray Swim Trust. The Trust is a not-for-profit organisation that is keen to maintain the original community spirit of the event, so all proceeds are used to support and promote other local amateur sports projects.  Over 150 swimmers took part in 2016.  Come and watch or take part! Full details on http://boulterstobrayswim.org/

HTS has commented on the proposed expansion of Heathrow airport and the associated changes to UK airspace policy You can find our comments at: Heathrow Expansion Submission

We have raised an objection to an application for the use of Hitcham Lane for construction traffic (Application 17/00727/COND). If you wish to object go to Planning Applications to find how.

Bucks County Council have today put forward the case for their proposed Unitary Authority for Buckinghamshire.  A press release has been issued which gives more details here. Residents are encouraged to give their view as changes will have an effect on how the local area is governed. A consultation on this issue can be found on the link below: Bucks CC Consultation on Unitary Authority. South Bucks district council have subsequently put forward their case for two Unitary Authorities across Bucks. More details on their proposal can be found via the link below: SBDC: Two Unitary Councils for Bucks

A Localism Commission has been launched "to uncover what is needed to reinvigorate local democracy and empower communities". An organisation called 'Locality', in association with 'Power to Change', have established a new Commission to gather evidence on the ‘Future of Localism’. The first round of  work by Locality led to the empowerment of Neighbourhood Plans. Click through to the locality.org.uk website to find out more and to respond to their questionnaire.

Parking enforcement in South Bucks District Council car parks is changing from Tuesday 4 April, bringing it in line with other districts in Bucks. Penalties issued to drivers who infringe car park regulations from that date will be issued under the Traffic Management Act 2004, and will be a civil debt. Previously, in South Bucks enforcement has come under the Road Traffic Act 1984, which comes under criminal law.

A Freedom of Information request has revealed that Buckinghamshire County Council spent over £300,000 in developing the proposals for the A4 cycleway along the A4 in Taplow. The proposals were strongly rejected by the public consultation. The proposals are presently withdrawn for re-appraisal but not cancelled.