Furze Platt

Furze Platt update from Catherine and Joshua

Coronavirus After a month of lockdown, we have now emerged into Tier 2. From the Government’s coronavirus map, you can see high rates in nearby Slough, which is in Tier 3, and most of Maidenhead is coloured blue, with Furze Platt showing darker on the map. We should point out that the actual numbers in Furze […]

RBWM Liberal Democrat Response to the Climate Emergency Strategy Consultation

Cllr Karen Davies, shadow lead member for climate change and sustainability on behalf of the RBWM Lib Dem Group. We remain committed to an earlier target date for net zero carbon emissions in RBWM than the given 2050 date target aligned with current Government policy, which we believe must evolve rapidly anyway to avoid global warming in excess of 1.5%. We are grateful to the many […]

Lib Dem Top Ten Priorities

Mend our broken roads and pavements Protect our precious Green Belt Recycle more and keep weekly waste collection Keep council tax down, cut waste and spend better Cut the number of councillors and cut their salary More shops and homes for Maidenhead Centre Fighting the expansion of Heathrow Open up the Council – No more […]

End Council Secrecy

Many residents have complained about the secrecy surrounding the privatisation of the Borough’s leisure Centres which has led to massive price increases for residents who used the concessionary rates – particularly young people and pensioners. After the election we will be looking again at the 10 to 20 year contract to make sure all the […]

Fixing the Roads

The roads and pavements are continuing to deteriorate in Maidenhead. More and more money is being spent on the roads, but it is being spent on quick fixes rather than doing the job properly. The Conservatives recently admitted that they are having to fill three times as many pot holes than 8 years ago. Roads […]

A Vision for the Town Centre

With Crossrail coming to Maidenhead developers are keen to build in Maidenhead Town Centre. We have a once in a generation opportunity to achieve something really great for Maidenhead. At the moment the council is missing this fantastic opportunity – with plans for tower blocks more than 12 storeys high, with limited public car parking […]

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