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Berkshire councils create director role with £130k salary to plan ‘merge’ with Ox, Bucks and Swindon

The six councils in Berkshire have created a new job with a £130,000 salary to help with plans to ‘merge’ with Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and...
Berkshire

Campaigners keep up pressure for council pensions schemes to divest from Israel

Activists are keeping up the pressure for their campaign pushing for the pension scheme for council workers in Berkshire to divest from Israel. A large...
Berkshire

‘Cost of living struggles’ leave Slough Borough Council behind tax target

Cost of living struggles mean council tax collection in Slough is still behind target, a new report has said. Slough Borough Council is hundreds of...
Berkshire

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...
Berkshire

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...
Berkshire

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...
Berkshire

Devolution in West Berkshire could lead to ‘greater financial autonomy.’

Devolution in England is gaining momentum, with new deals shifting powers from Westminster to local and regional authorities. After a decade of devolution, a dozen...
Berkshire

Berkshire council leaders say they don’t want a Mayor in devolution plans

Council leaders across Berkshire have said that they don’t want a regional mayor as part of potential devolution plans. Devolution is the process of transferring...
Berkshire

Community groups in Berkshire offered an opportunity to win £200k to increase safety in the area

A share of £200k is up for grabs for community groups in Berkshire working to make their area safer. The Police and Crime Commissioner for...
Berkshire

Keir Starmer refuses to rule out council tax rises on visit to Berkshire

Local services in Berkshire are struggling due to underfunding, Labour Party leader Keir Starmer has acknowledged. But he told the LDRS that a Labour...

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