Cippenham Meadows News Today

A DEVELOPER had their plans to build 33 flats approved again after a disagreement with Slough Borough Council.

AN ANGRY spat over the council’s alleged £50k spend on ‘dying’ plants and who waters them ensued at a fiery meeting.

THE Slough Liberal Democrats have called for more engagement with residents on major projects to fix the council’s “unprecedented failure”.

A HUGE 14-storey extension to a former office block in Slough town centre has been approved despite being labelled as “out of character”.

COUNCILLOR Sabia Akram has been removed as deputy leader in the latest shake-up to the senior leadership team.

NO PLANS are being considered to crackdown on smoking for outdoor hospitality in Slough but could be reviewed in the future.

Opposition parties have criticised the council for allowing a vital meeting into the handling of its finances to go-ahead despite viewers being unable to watch ...

Berkshire Public Health (BPH) publishes a weekly Covid-19 briefing and breaks down the data by electoral ward. The data was published on May 12 and shows the number of reported cases and their infection rate between April 9 and May 6. BPH has rounded the data for each ward to the nearest five in order to protect the identity of individuals. In BPH’s report, Langley St Mary’s had the highest infection rate in Slough, standing at 316 per 100,000 population, followed by Cippenham Mead...

Slough Borough Council A NEW Slough Mayor, deputy, and cabinet members have been announced in the leader’s reshuffle. Councillor Mohammed Nazir (Lab: Baylis and Stoke), who was the lead member for housing and community safety, will become Mayor for the 2021/22 municipal year. Cllr Mohammed Nazir Cllr Dilbagh Parmar (Lab: Cippenham Meadows) will become his deputy. As Cllr Nazir has been recommended to become Mayor, the leader of the council, councillor James Swindlehurst, has recommended...

Conservative candidate Chandra Muvvala takes Langley Kedermister from Labour THE Conservatives made a surprise victory this Slough election by narrowly winning Langley Kedermister. Fourteen seats were up for grabs at Slough Borough Council where Labour managed to lose two seats, but still maintained a majority at the council. The closest battle fought was between Tory candidate Chandra Muvvala and Labour’s Mike Holledge for Langley Kedermister, which has been under Labour-control for year...