Building a greener, cleaner, safer community
In early April the Advertiser revealed that the NHS is considering plans to close more services at St Marks and move them to the distant and already overcrowded hospital at Wexham. Councillor Kathy Newbound said “It’s very worrying. They haven’t specified which services could go. Lib Dems have supported Maidenhead residents for years and years […]
The Council meeting in April discussed a petition to save the Gardner House day care centre from closure. The petitioners pointed out how highly valued the centre was and challenged the Council’s assertion that the same level of service could be provided at Lady Elizabeth House. They also complained that the declining attendance had been […]
Summerleaze has asked the Council to modify the Green Belt to allow the building of 320 new homes on land north of the Aldebury Road estate and 380 homes on the current site of Furze Platt Senior School. Many local residents are opposed to this development. At the last election we promised to protect the […]
The Lib Dems in Government have made sure the Borough has an extra £54,000 to help vulnerable residents facing the dilemma of ‘heating or eating’. The money will be put towards a range of projects and events, including: ■a training and networking event for organisations whose work brings them into contact with vulnerable residents/families ■advice […]
Pay n Display at Broadway car park is being ditched, four years after the Conservatives introduced it. When the pay and display was first introduced residents were outraged and a long campaign was started involving the Lib Dems, the Chamber of Commerce and the Maidenhead Advertiser to get the decision reversed. The £120,000 system – […]
The Council has started a consultation on the closure of Gardner House Day Centre for the Elderly in Gardner Road in Maidenhead. These Day Centres provide a lifeline for elderly people both physically, in ensuring they get the occasional freshly-cooked and well-balanced meal, and mentally, in providing a place for social interaction. Their family also […]