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Council to spend ‘hundreds of tens of pounds’ more on software with ‘chequered history’

Computer software that council staff in Slough find difficult to use looks set to cost the hard-up authority tens of thousands of pounds more...

High Street fire ‘horrific reminder’ of flammable cladding risks says housing minister

A fire on Slough High Street is a ‘horrific reminder’ of the risks posed by flammable cladding still fitted to blocks of flats, a...

McDonald’s refused permission to build drive through as it would cause traffic jams

Plans to build a new McDonald’s drive through in Slough have been blocked on the grounds that it would cause traffic jams. The fast food...

James Elliman Homes tenants ‘will not be cast adrift’ as council considers future of landlord firm

Tenants of Slough Borough Council’s troubled private housing firm will not be ‘cast adrift’ the council leader has promised. James Elliman Homes is a private...

Stop winter fuel allowance cut to save ‘11,000 Slough pensioners’, says councillor

More than 11,000 pensioners in Slough could lose out on the winter fuel allowance because of government cuts to the scheme, a councillor in...

Slough Borough Council on course to spend £11 million more than planned this year

Slough Borough Council is on course to spend almost £12 million more than it planned to this year, new documents have revealed. Council leaders have...

Residents ‘prisoners’ and in pain after lifts at Slough’s tallest block of flats out of order ‘for months’

Residents of Slough’s tallest block of flats have spoken of being ‘prisoners’ in their own homes or having to climb several flights of stairs...

Bankrupt council faces ‘challenge’ to raise £600 million from property sales

A sell-off of council-owned properties could raise less money than had been hoped, new documents have revealed. Slough Borough Council had hoped to raise £600...

Faith groups come together in Slough after riots

Religious groups in Slough have formed a coalition against division and intolerance following riots last month. Slough Faiths Standing Together announced its launch on Thursday...

An army of volunteers fight hunger and homelessness in Slough

For more than four decades an army of volunteers from Slough and south Buckinghamshire has been feeding people homeless and in need. But it’s only...

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