The Lib Dems in Government have made sure the Borough has an extra £54,000 to help vulnerable residents facing the dilemma of ‘heating or eating’. The money will be put towards a range of projects and events, including: ■a training and networking event for organisations whose work brings them into contact with vulnerable residents/families ■advice [...]

Pay n Display at Broadway car park is being ditched, four years after the Conservatives introduced it. When the pay and display was first introduced residents were outraged and a long campaign was started involving the Lib Dems, the Chamber of Commerce and the Maidenhead Advertiser to get the decision reversed. The £120,000 system – [...]

The Council has started a consultation on the closure of Gardner House Day Centre for the Elderly in Gardner Road in Maidenhead. These Day Centres provide a lifeline for elderly people both physically, in ensuring they get the occasional freshly-cooked and well-balanced meal, and mentally, in providing a place for social interaction. Their family also [...]

Maidenhead Rail Commuters once again faced chaos on the railways this morning when a key commuter train was halved in size. The vital 8am service between Maidenhead and Paddington, ran with only three carriages today rather than the usual 7. More chaos in predicted with First Great Western telling passengers that there will only be [...]

Local Lib Dems have criticized the decision by the health authorities to close the mental health unit at St Marks Hospital and at Heatherwood and move the facilities to Prospect Park Hospital in Tilehurst, Reading. The move to Reading was proposed by Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in 2010 as one of three options to [...]