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Councillor calls for cabinet member to resign over day centre closure

A ward councillor for Burnham has called for the resignation of a Buckinghamshire council cabinet member over her team’s handling of the closure of a day centre for disabled adults. Burnham Short Breaks Day Service has been earmarked for closure due ...

28 Nov 2025 at 10:59

Bucks faces 'bankruptcy' risk if special needs funding rule is scrapped

Buckinghamshire Council could be headed towards the dreaded section 114 notice if the Government scraps a convention which allows it to just about manage its high needs education budget. Money used to pay for support for special needs (SEND) ...

21 Nov 2025 at 17:01

Bucks pledges £3million to tackle very long waiting times for special needs children’s assessments

Special needs children in Buckinghamshire are waiting more than twice as long for legally required education plans, a report has shown. Education, Health and Care plans (EHCPs) are legal documents for children with special educational needs ...

19 Nov 2025 at 15:06

Slough mayor attends Burnham care home resident's 100th birthday celebrations

Celebrations were in order for a resident at a Burnham care home last week as he turned 100-years-old. Residents, staff, family members, friends and the mayor of Slough Siobhan Dauti gathered at Applegarth Care Home to mark George Baxter’s ...

15 Nov 2025 at 22:37

Pair charged over attack at petrol station which left woman seriously injured

Thames Valley Police has charged two men in connection with an attack at a petrol station which left a woman in a life-threatening condition. Officers were called to the Shell garage, in Burnham Lane, in the early hours of Tuesday morning ...

13 Nov 2025 at 16:22

Firefighters still 'checking for hotspots' after fire spreads to roof of Burnham home

Firefighters are still 'checking for hotspots' this morning (Thursday) after fire units from three counties responded to a fire that had spread to the roof of a Burnham home on Wednesday night. The Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service ...

13 Nov 2025 at 11:26

Woman suffers life-threatening injuries in attack at Burnham Lane petrol station

A woman is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after being attacked at a petrol station in Burnham Lane. Police officers were called to Shell Garage, near Burnham Railway Station, just before 1.45am on Tuesday. A police cordon ...

12 Nov 2025 at 11:34

Burnham restaurant owner is 'thrilled' after first curry award win in 20 years

A Burnham eatery has been crowned Best Indian Restaurant in South Bucks at a major awards ceremony honouring the finest curry houses in the UK. Peppers Finest Indian Cuisine, in High Street, took home the impressive title at the ...

04 Nov 2025 at 17:05

Burnham Beeches: 'Horrific' knife attacker pleads guilty to attempted murder of partner

A man who stabbed his victim in the back and throat during a ‘horrific’ attack in Burnham Beeches has pleaded guilty to attempted murder. Robert Reardon, 31, pleaded guilty to the crime and a separate charge of possession of a ...

28 Oct 2025 at 12:01

Curry award nomination 'means a great deal' to Burnham restaurant owner

The owner of Burnham restaurant says it ‘feels great’ to be nominated for a national curry award. Pepper Indian Cuisine, based in the High Street since 1998, has been nominated as the ‘Best Indian Restaurant in Berkshire’ at ...

23 Oct 2025 at 17:00

Families threaten legal action over closure of day centre for disabled adults

The angered family members of people attending a day centre for disabled adults, set to close, are planning to press ahead with legal action against Buckinghamshire Council. Buckinghamshire Council's adult social care model ...

15 Oct 2025 at 16:30

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

06 Oct 2025 at 14:36

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