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Cost of living support is still available for residents in need, as Royal Borough relaunches Here to Help campaign As days grow colder and heating bills rise, the Royal Borough is again boosting promotion of cost of living support and encouraging those struggling financially to seek help before problems escalate. Today the council is relaunching ‘Here to Help… |
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Celebrate the start of the festive season with magical lights switch-on events Magical lights switch-on events in Eton, Windsor and Maidenhead this month will kick-off the start of the festive season in the Royal Borough. You can see the spectacle of Eton’s lights switch-on in the High Street on Thursday 16 November, with… |
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| Statement in response to scrapping of plans to close rail ticket offices in England Councillor Simon Werner, the Council Leader, said: “This announcement, asking rail companies to withdraw their poorly-considered plans to close rail ticket offices, is the best possible outcome, because clearly this move would’ve disadvantaged many… |
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Observing Remembrance in the Royal Borough People are invited to attend the Remembrance Sunday services taking place in the Royal Borough to honour those who have served and sacrificed in wars and conflicts. On Remembrance Sunday (12 November) the council will hold two services from 10.50am… |
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Children invited to join 21-gun salute outside Windsor Castle for King’s birthday Children are invited to help wish His Majesty The King a happy birthday, by taking part in the traditional 21-gun salute outside Windsor Castle, on Tuesday 14 November, starting at noon. The Royal Borough will be celebrating His Majesty’s 75th… |
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City break anyone? New parking offer launches at Maidenhead’s Vicus Way car park A new affordable parking offer has launched in Maidenhead for people taking the train into London for a weekend city break – or spending the whole of Saturday and Sunday having fun in the Royal Borough. The council has introduced the exclusive new… |
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Robot line marker is put through paces by Royal Borough at recreation ground The Royal Borough has tested out a robot designed to mark out perfect playing pitches – offering the potential to save staff time to spend on other grounds maintenance work. The machine can be used for both initial marking out of pitches and over-… |
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New Sixth Form Centre opens at Windsor Girls’ School to meet demand for places Students and teachers are now using a new Sixth Form Centre, recently opened at Windsor Girls’ School, as part of the Royal Borough’s ongoing investment to meet demand for school places. The £3.6m investment includes six new high-quality classrooms… |
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| Proposal to give sports pavilion at Braywick Park new lease of life to be considered by Cabinet Cabinet will consider proposals next week to give a sports pavilion at Braywick Park, Maidenhead a new lease of life by creating a centre of excellence for padel tennis. Terms have been agreed with Berkshire Padel to take a new 20-year lease on the… |
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Have your say on key planning document helping to tackle climate change The community is invited to help finalise a critical planning document, designed to ensure sustainability and tackling climate change are fully considered in the Royal Borough’s future growth and development. The council is holding a six-week… |
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Royal Borough Trading Standards prosecution sees business and director fined for breaching tobacco packaging regulations A Sunninghill business and its director have been prosecuted following an investigation by the Royal Borough’s Trading Standards team where 3,800 cigarettes were discovered that did not comply with UK packaging legislation. J&B Stores Ltd,… |
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| Israel - Statement from mayor of Royal Borough Issued on 10 October 2023 Councillor Neil Knowles, Mayor of the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead, said: “Our deepest thoughts and sympathies are with all those affected by these abhorrent terror attacks in Israel. As a borough and a… |
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| Celebrating communities across the Royal Borough Over 200 members of the community came together at Maidenhead Library, on Friday 29 September, to honour and celebrate the borough’s residents, community groups and the voluntary service organisations. The evening was full of energy and buzz with a… |
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Royal Borough starts conversations with community to help refresh the council’s priorities The Royal Borough is holding early conversations to help shape a new strategy that’ll set out refreshed priorities for the council and the place it serves – and the council wants to hear from the community to inform this vision. The new Corporate… |
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Essential maintenance work to historic Cookham Bridge to get underway People who usually use Cookham Bridge are being reminded to plan their journeys with the bridge due to be closed for essential maintenance work from Monday 16 October for approximately 20 weeks. This important refurbishment project will help… |
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Royal Borough to take further urgent action on spending to avert Section 114 risk Tonight (Wednesday 27 September), Cabinet received an urgent update on the council’s financial position and committed to take further immediate and significant action to address the budget gap. The budget is currently showing an overspend of £7.3m… |
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Council Leader joins Royal Borough’s Community Wardens for a taste of their vital work The Leader of the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead joined its Community Wardens for an afternoon to see first-hand some of their vital work protecting communities and supporting neighbourhoods. Councillor Simon Werner, who is also Cabinet… |
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| Cabinet to consider proposals for subsidised bus services in the Royal Borough for 2024 and beyond Cabinet will consider proposals next week on how to provide subsidised bus services in a more affordable and sustainable way from 2024. In the Royal Borough, around half of the bus routes are currently subsidised and the council invests £1.1… |
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Walking and cycling improvements in Windsor supporting sustainable and healthy travel options Improvements to make walking and cycling safer and more attractive for short journeys to and from Windsor town centre and Windsor Leisure Centre have been completed. Work was undertaken to parts of Barry Avenue and Stovell Road, between the Royal… |
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Windsor Coach Park footbridge works will now avoid Christmas to help businesses Essential refurbishment of a footbridge, which will enhance the sense of welcome into Windsor town centre, will now completely avoid the Christmas trading period to help the local business community. After listening to concerns, the Royal Borough… |
