Slough

Council accused of ‘clobbering’ poorest families with cuts to tax discounts

Slough’s poorest families will be ‘clobbered’ with higher council tax bills under plans to cut discounts, the Labour Party has said. Conservative council leaders are...

New details about bribery complaint at Slough Borough Council revealed

New details about allegations of bribery at Slough Borough Council have been revealed to the Local Democracy Reporter Scheme (LDRS). A letter alleging that money...

Heartbreaking message to homeless families posted on council front door

A heartbreaking message to homeless families has been posted on the front door of Slough Borough Council, as private landlords evict tenants to ‘cash...

‘Six years of pain’ after ‘ludicrous’ decision to buy flats for £1 could soon end, Slough council says

Residents have been through ‘six years of pain’ to make a block of flats safe after Slough Borough Council bought it for just £1,...

Slough libraries face potential cuts as council grapples with £28 million budget shortfall

Libraries could be targeted for spending cuts in plans to find as much as £28 million of ‘savings’ at Slough Borough Council next year. A...

Slough Borough Council to keep The Curve ‘for the foreseeable future’

Slough Borough Council’s leaders have voted to keep The Curve following fears that it might be sold – but it could still be ‘repurposed’...

Cuts to Slough council tax discount could harm children in poor families, warns councillor

Children in Slough’s poorest families could suffer if plans to cut council tax discounts are approved. Slough Borough Council is considering reducing council tax discounts...

Libraries, council tax and parking charges targeted as Slough council says it needs to save £28 million next year

More than £28 million in cuts and savings could be made in Slough Borough Council’s budget next year – with changes to council tax,...

Council tax discounts could be slashed for poorest families in Slough

Council tax discounts could be slashed and unemployed people made to pay under new changes being considered by Slough Borough Council. The council currently operates...

Vandalism at Slough Council’s vacant HQ building contributes to £500,000 a year bill

Vandalism at Slough council’s vacant former headquarters has contributed to an annual bill to the cash-strapped council of more than half a million. Slough Borough...

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