Building a greener, cleaner, safer community
Local Lib Dems are proposing that the council works towards making the council contactable 24 hours a day, rather than just available during working hours. Simon Werner said, “With 24-hour shopping, 24-hour banking and 24-hour telephone enquiry lines, it seems unreasonable that we cannot contact the council on the phone 24 hours a day, every […]
Since the Community Warden Scheme was started in 2004 by the Lib Dems, it has played a significant role in reducing crime and anti-social behaviour. Simon Werner says, “When I started the Community Warden Scheme ten years ago, I saw it as having a key role in fighting crime and anti-social behaviour and most importantly […]
The Royal Borough Observer recently exposed plans by the council to sell off the Borough’s leisure centres including the Magnet in Maidenhead. The bidders for the leisure centres include private companies and leisure centre trusts. Clive Baskerville, a sportsman himself and a local sports reporter, said, “These leisure centres are a jewel in the crown […]
From this week all infant school pupils including 4742 children in Windsor and Maidenhead will benefit from a free hot and healthy meal at lunchtime- thanks to the Lib Dems in Government. Local councillor Simon Werner has welcomed this good news for local families, “School food has changed beyond recognition since I was at school […]
Borough Councillor Simon Werner is calling on the council to change the council’s failing Business Rate Relief Scheme to make it easier for new startup shops to access the relief. Since December last year when the council started a Business Rate Scheme, no business at all has made use of the scheme. Simon Werner says, […]
With a heatwave forecast for this weekend residents should take precautions – and to watch out for older and more vulnerable residents during the extremely hot conditions. The Met Office has issued a level 2 heatwave alert for the south east on Saturday and Sunday and rocketing temperatures could bring potential health issues, especially for […]
