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Policing

Slough police officer sacked for punching and pepper spraying two people

A Slough police officer has been sacked after showing ‘a pattern’ of violent and abusive behaviour towards people he placed under arrest. Former PC Sulaiman...
Slough

‘Monstrous’ new homes would allow residents to ‘eavesdrop’ on neighbours, residents warn

New occupants of a ‘monstrous’ pair of proposed new homes will be able to ‘eavesdrop’ on neighbours and watch them in their swimming pools,...
Slough

“They were forcing our hands.” Councillor expresses frustration over software firm demands

Slough Borough Council was ‘held over a barrel’ by a software firm forcing the hard-up local authority to spend tens of thousands of pounds...
Education

Teachers on strike at schools in Reading and Slough

Teachers at two schools in Reading and Slough are striking after being denied paid time off for medical appointments. Members of the NEU union were...
Slough

Residents frustrated as unauthorised telecoms mast remains despite protests

An emergency telecoms mast put up behind people’s homes without warning or planning permission is still in place – months after neighbours began a...
Slough

Managing budget ‘like having a box of cats’ says councillor in charge of finance

Keeping on top of mounting costs at Slough Borough Council is ‘like having a box full of cats’ the councillor in charge of finances...
Slough

‘Difficult decisions’ could be made about council services if property sales don’t raise enough cash

‘Difficult decisions’ about what services Slough Borough Council provides to residents could be on the way top officials have warned – as property sell-offs...
Slough

Council to spend ‘hundreds of tens of pounds’ more on software with ‘chequered history’

Computer software that council staff in Slough find difficult to use looks set to cost the hard-up authority tens of thousands of pounds more...
Slough

High Street fire ‘horrific reminder’ of flammable cladding risks says housing minister

A fire on Slough High Street is a ‘horrific reminder’ of the risks posed by flammable cladding still fitted to blocks of flats, a...
Slough

James Elliman Homes tenants ‘will not be cast adrift’ as council considers future of landlord firm

Tenants of Slough Borough Council’s troubled private housing firm will not be ‘cast adrift’ the council leader has promised. James Elliman Homes is a private...
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