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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...

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 –...

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...

South Asian trailblazers shine in King Charles’ New Year Honours List 2025

King Charles' New Year Honours List for 2025 highlights the remarkable contributions of more than 60 prominent figures of South Asian heritage. The list,...

Community hire halls in Slough could be sold or closed in council cuts plan

Community halls across Slough could be sold by the council in a bid to cut hundreds of thousands of pounds in spending next year. Slough...

Parking controls blasted as ‘moneymaking scheme’ for Slough Borough Council

Planned parking restrictions set to be rolled out across Slough have been branded a ‘moneymaking scheme for the council’. But council leaders insist both...

Council bosses ‘don’t know or understand Slough’, say staff in new equality and diversity report

Council bosses ‘don’t know or understand Slough’ and are ‘not listening to the community’ some staff have said. The claim comes in a newly-published report...

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