Building a greener, cleaner, safer community
The future of Heatherwood Hospital is hanging in the balance following proposed changes. NHS Berkshire has published its Shaping The Future programme, outlining proposed changes to how health services are provided in east Berkshire. It contains plans to sell parts of Heatherwood Hospital and relocate services to other hospitals, including Wexham Park, in Slough. A […]
The latest Community Clean-up, a scheme started by the Liberal Democrats, will be in Ascot on Monday 3 September. Ascot residents are invited to join Royal Borough community wardens, members of the community safety team and volunteer police cadets (VPC) for the start of the clean-up at 9.30am. Brian Martin, community safety manager, said: “The […]
The Liberal Democrat scheme that forces developers to give money to pay for local schemes is paying out nearly £million on leisure projects – from landscaping and Green Way improvements to gym and changing room upgrades The nine new projects are: • Expansion of the BodyZone gym and changing rooms at Charters Leisure Centre – £195,000. […]
There are plenty of ways that you can protect your home from being targeted for crime. Read some of our tips for a few ideas. Always lock the door and close the windows when you go out, even if you’ll only be out for a short time All external doors should have 3 locking points. […]
THE decision to leave Windsor fire station unmanned for four nights last week has been slammed for putting residents at risk – because firefighters were on Olympic Games duty. There was no one at the station in St Mark’s Road, from 8pm on Saturday, July 28, Sunday, July 29, Wednesday, August 1 and Thursday, August […]
A developer has lost a long-fought battle to build hundreds of homes on land next to Ockwells Manor in Maidenhead. Thames Valley Holdings Ltd (TVHL) had sought to put up to 300 houses on the 22.6 acre field north of Ockwells Road, which sits next to the Grade I-listed medieval house. It was fighting the […]
