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Burnham care home founded by Sir Nicholas Winton organisation to close

A Burnham care home run as part of an organisation founded by long-time Maidonian Sir Nicholas Winton will close its doors within three months, its operator has said. The ‘difficult decision’ to close Nicholas House will mean some job losses, the ...

10 Oct 2025 at 17:05

Elizabeth line: reduced services to/from Maidenhead in autumn and winter

Planned track closures are impacting trains to and from Maidenhead, Burnham and Taplow on the Elizabeth Line. Transport for London (TfL), which runs the line, has listed its planned track closures and expected impact from the beginning of ...

08 Oct 2025 at 11:43

Nighttime closures on GWR line between Slough and Reading

Engineering work is taking place between Slough and Reading this week, closing some Great Western Railway (GWR) lines. The following trains will not call at Burnham or Taplow from today (October 7) until Friday (October 10): The 00:02 ...

07 Oct 2025 at 15:32

Golf club wins battle over 'unauthorised' greenbelt car park near Burnham Beeches

A Government planning inspector has ruled that a golf club car park built without permission on greenbelt land in Burnham can remain in place. Burnham Beeches Golf Club had been served an enforcement notice by Buckinghamshire Council,...

06 Oct 2025 at 17:22

Handling of closure of vulnerable adult day centre branded ‘a disgrace’

Bucks councillors looking over the decision to close Burnham Short Breaks day centre have said they are ‘very dissatisfied’ with how things have been done. Last month, the council’s cabinet voted through proposals to close this ...

06 Oct 2025 at 14:36

Update: Care provider fights back against 'inadequate' rating

Update, October 16: A Slough home care service which was rated inadequate by the care watchdog has requested a review. Care Staff Services Ltd provides care to people in their own homes - including older people and people with ...

02 Oct 2025 at 17:01

Appeal dismissed for new home on greenbelt despite housing shortage

An appeal to put a large self-built house on the edge of Burnham has been dismissed after a planning inspector concluded it would harm the openness of the greenbelt. The case concerned land east of Wymers Wood Road, where ...

29 Sept 2025 at 10:53

Bucks pledges to boost autism support after care services rated Good

Buckinghamshire Council’s adult social care services have been rated ‘Good’ for how well it organises, oversees, and supports adult social care across the county. The local authority area covers South Bucks (including ...

23 Sept 2025 at 15:44

Engineering works affecting GWR trains this week

Engineering work is taking place between Maidenhead and Reading, closing GWR lines early on Tuesday to Friday mornings. From Tuesday, September 23 to Friday, September 26, the following trains will not call at ...

23 Sept 2025 at 11:54

New home care service will try to fill 'massive gap' between social care and NHS

New home care service to fill 'massive gap' between social care and NHS

A new home care service for Maidenhead and Windsor hopes to ‘bridge the gap’ between social care and NHS services by having a high proportion of medical professionals on its team. GoodOaks Homecare Maidenhead ...

11 Sept 2025 at 16:59

Shouts of outrage as Bucks cabinet votes to shut Burnham day centre

Buckinghamshire’s cabinet has voted to close a day centre in Burnham for people with complex needs – causing shouts of outrage to erupt from the public gallery on Tuesday. As part of a suite of changes, ...

11 Sept 2025 at 11:20

Engineering works on Reading to Paddington line set for this week

Engineering work is set to affect train lines between London Paddington and Reading for several days this week. From today (September 9) until Friday, September 12, engineering works between Slough and ...

09 Sept 2025 at 09:39

Slough man jailed for attempted burglaries at Morrisons stores

A Slough man has been jailed for a year following attempted burglaries at two Morrisons Daily stores in Beaconsfield and Burnham. Adrian Levitt, 52, of Wellington Street in Slough was sentenced to 12 ...

05 Sept 2025 at 18:24

Families 'distraught' as day centre recommended for closure

The families of people with profound special needs are ‘distraught and dumbfounded’ after Buckinghamshire council recommended a much-valued day service be marked for closure. Burnham Short Breaks ...

04 Sept 2025 at 06:00

Burnham Park: police investigating after woman is raped

An investigation is underway after a woman was raped in Burnham Park late last night. Thames Valley Police said it had received a report that a woman was sexually assaulted in the park between ...

25 Aug 2025 at 17:38

Rail disruption expected this week between Paddington and Reading

There will be some rail disruptions affecting late-night trains between Paddington and Reading this week. Great Western Railway (GWR) between London Paddington and Reading is seeing ...

12 Aug 2025 at 17:28

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