Author : James

Victory for Cox Green – but no green belt protection yet

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 […]

“Glitches” on Pay-on-Exit at Nicholson’s

Residents who pay for parking on line at Nicholson’s Broadway Car Park have been told that they will need to register on a new system only a year after the old system was introduced. Parkeon, the company which installed the pay-on-exit system at the Nicholson (Broadway) car park earlier this year, has informed the Royal […]

New yellow lines reducing parking problems on Maidenhead Road

Delighted Maidenhead Road residents are pleased that the yellow lines have finally been painted near the mini-roundabout junction with Station Hill and the Pound.  The lines will give the authorities greater powers to challenge bad parking that has been blocking pavements and causing problems.  The single line on one side will enable visitors to the […]

Focus now on Paralympics

With the closing ceremony of the hugely successful 2012 Olympic Games, focus in the Borough now shifts to the Paralympic Games and especially the three days of events at Eton Dorney – Friday 31 August to Sunday 2 September. With access arrangements at the northern entrance there will be a much reduced impact on the […]

Getting the Borough Moving

Motorists can keep their eyes on the road – via the web Traffic congestion around the Borough is getting worse, so a handy new online feature is being added to the council’s website offering motorists the chance to see how busy traffic is at 20 key locations in the Royal Borough before they even leave […]

Schemes for free cavity wall and loft insulation

It makes sense to keep the heat that you have paid for inside your home, and insulation is one of the most cost effective measures you can do to reduce your bills. Your walls lose up to 35% of the heat in your home and the loft loses up to 25%. If your home was […]

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