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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...
Leisure

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’...
Finance

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...
Economy

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,...
Slough

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...
Slough

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...
Slough

Rise in number of complaints made about children’s services in Slough

The number of complaints that have been made about children’s services in Slough has increased. Each year, the company that runs children’s services in the town, Slough...
Crime

Police answer tough questions over violent crime in Slough

Chief police officers have answered tough questions about violent crime in Slough and diversity within the force. Thames Valley Police (TVP) is responsible for tackling...
Slough

Council spent £29,000 on computer software it ‘never used’ and ‘can’t access’

Slough Borough Council spent a reported £29,000 on computer software it never used, forgot it had and can’t access, it has been revealed. Councillor Frank...
Economy

Property ‘fire sale’ could be costing council money, new report warns

A ‘fire sale’ of property could be costing the council money auditors have warned – amid realisations that the sell-off isn’t raising as much...
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