With less than 90 days to go, preparations are underway to create the new Buckinghamshire Council that will launch in April this year.

The new council will deliver the whole range of local services currently delivered by the five current councils as a single organisation.

For most people there will be no change to the day-to-day services they use, like bin collections, social care, libraries and parking.

Getting in touch with their local council will be ‘more straightforward’ from April 1 as residents will only need to contact one council for all of these services.

residents will be able to access information, advice and support on a range of topics near where they live or work through a network of 17 local Council Access Points (CAPs).

These will offer a face-to-face contact point at the heart of the local community – usually in a library or a council office in one of the county’s main towns.

The current council main offices located in Aylesbury, High Wycombe, Amersham and Denham will become ‘access plus’ points, which can be used to handle more complex enquiries.

All of the current elected members from the five existing councils will continue serving their communities until the councillors elected to the new Buckinghamshire Council in May take up their posts.

Councillor Martin Tett said: “We are just three months away from the new council and our countdown clock is ticking.

“We’ve come a long way in the last few months and the five councils are working really hard to create a brand-new council – a council which our residents, councillors and staff can all be really proud of.

“The next few months is all about making sure we are ready for April and residents know how to find out about the new council and where to go if they need us.

“As one council from April, our focus will then be on how we can improve services for our residents.”

For more information visit https://shadow.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/communityboards.