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Nick Clark | Local Democracy Reporter

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Slough Borough Council talks over merging parks

Troubled council-owned trusts running three of Slough’s parks could be merged, according to new council plans. The charitable trusts run Salt Hill Playing Fields, Langley...

Slough Borough Council wrote-off ‘eyewatering’ unpaid business rates

An ‘eyewatering’ £382,000 in unpaid business rates has been written off by Slough Borough Council with the agreement of council leaders, with one branding...

Slough Borough Council set for two-year ‘improvement and recovery plan’

‘Nothing short of a root and branch transformation’ of Slough Borough Council will help it to get better over the next two years, its...

Possible council merge for residents of Windsor and Maidenhead

A merger with Slough could mean a huge council tax increase for residents of Windsor and Maidenhead, the Royal Borough’s council leader has warned. A...

Rail link from Langley to Heathrow Airport could eliminate “need to travel into London”

Four Berkshire MPs have called on the government to support a new rail link from Langley to Heathrow Airport. The call, backed by 18 MPs...

Slough Borough Council cause ‘speculation’ over council tax rise

Reports that Slough Borough Council wanted to raise council tax by almost 8 per cent this year were ‘speculation’ its leader has said –...

Berkshire Councils ‘behind’ or ‘not keeping pace’ with council tax collection

Almost every council in Berkshire has fallen behind on council tax collection – potentially costing each hundreds of thousands of pounds. Five of Berkshire’s six...

Councillors reject ‘sub-standard living conditions’ as they turn down flat redevelopment proposal

Slough Borough Council has been criticised by an architect firm for the way it handled a planning application for new homes on Wexham Road. Slough-based...

‘Cash-strapped Slough Borough Council’ denied 8 per cent tax rise

The government has refused to allow Slough Borough Council to raise council tax by 8 per cent this year. If approved, it would have...

Westgate School sees ‘green light’ on new exam and sports hall, creating ‘opportunites’

A school in Slough can build a new exam and sports hall that could also be used for the community after councillors gave it...

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