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School can get new sports and exam hall – and public will be allowed to use it

14 hours ago · The town’s social housing waitlist is 2,756, with the average waiting time to be housed standing at 1.73 years. Heath Alexander-Bew, director at Alan Boswell Group, said: "While unoccupied properties in the UK have fallen, we still have over 46,000 empty council homes and more than 1.2 million people on waiting lists.

1 day ago · Two Slough men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following an ‘unexplained death’ in a Slough property. Thames Valley Police were called to a house in Furnival Avenue at around 10:31 am on Thursday, January 30. A …

School can get new sports and exam hall – and public will be allowed to use it

Aug 22, 2024 · “We all just grabbed what we could and got out of there. Thankfully the police let us stay in the lobby of the Moxy Hotel for the night. A spokesman for Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service said they managed to get the blaze under control by 4am but were still managing small fires in the roof at the time the Observer went to press yesterday afternoon (Thursday).

1 day ago · Finance Minister John O’Dowd said the full cost of the storm “has yet to be quantified”. “Storm Eowyn caused widespread disruption to individuals, businesses, communities and to public services with damage to schools, the hospital estate and critical infrastructure, including the road network and water supply,” he said.

Dec 24, 2024 · Cippenham Library (Image: Slough Libraries) Library closures. Two of Slough’s libraries – Langley and Cippenham – have been earmarked for closure. It says it can better use its limited funds to buy books and provide full time staff for the two libraries that will remain, in The Curve and the Britwell Centre.

23 hours ago · Labour councillors have said their government’s backing for a third runway at Heathrow Airport is ‘fantastic news for Slough’. Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced last week that the Labour government would support revived plans for the new runway at the airport just outside Slough. Councillor ...

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