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Two sets of disruption on one road after Thames Water leak

Thames Water has apologised after a significant water leak in Windsor caused ‘carnage’ on local roads. Residents raised urgent concerns to the Express over a ‘serious’ flooding incident that occurred on Tuesday night (September 23). This is at the ...

25 Sept 2025 at 13:07

Maidenhead swap shop to mark one year with birthday bash

A Maidenhead swap shop is marking one year of ‘swapping, saving and styling’ as it hosts a birthday extravaganza in the town centre this Saturday. Visitors are invited to bring along their clothes, shoes or accessories to Saf's Swap Shop and ...

22 Sept 2025 at 16:19

Frustrated driver criticises overgrown foliage making RBWM road signs ‘illegible’

A frustrated driver has criticised the ‘ridiculous’ state of overgrown foliage around the Royal Borough that is rendering important road signs completely ‘illegible’. Shah Rouf, a private hire driver in the Windsor, Maidenhead, and Ascot ...

18 Sept 2025 at 20:48

'Nothing gets done': residents hit back at call for flooding reports

A call has been made for residents to continue to report flooding issues in the Royal Borough – despite a councillor admitting the system can feel like a ‘black hole’. The council’s new flood risk management strategy is expected to be ...

17 Sept 2025 at 15:39

Authorities urged to do more amid steep rise in catapult attacks on wildlife

A swan rescue and treatment charity has seen its vet bills soar in the past several months – having seen a rise in groups of young people attacking wildlife with catapults. Catapult injuries have cost Swan Lifeline the same amount in ...

15 Sept 2025 at 17:00

National Trust completes major restoration of Cliveden's Long Garden

Work on a major restoration of the Long Garden at Cliveden has been completed by the National Trust. The 200-metre garden was originally designed in the 1930s for the Astor Family by celebrated garden designer Norah Lindsay. The ...

12 Sept 2025 at 19:02

‘Alarm bells should be ringing’: Group slams RBWM's climate performance

A climate action group has criticised the ‘extremely disappointing’ RBWM results in a scorecard which compares local authorities’ steps to address climate change. Every two years, Climate Emergency UK (CEUK) compares local ...

12 Sept 2025 at 16:33

Free boat rides and canoe taster sessions at Maidenhead Waterways Fun Day

Free boat rides and canoe taster sessions will feature at Maidenhead Waterways Fun Day on Saturday. The event, from 10am to 3pm. will return to Maidenhead town centre with live acts, attractions on and off the water, ...

11 Sept 2025 at 17:30

Don't pull down the Nicholsons centre, urge climate groups

Applicants planning the redevelopment of the Nicholsons has responded to strong criticisms by environmental groups as a decision date draws closer. Currently, a hybrid planning application is under assessment by ...

11 Sept 2025 at 17:00

Summer months were the 'warmest locally since before 1953'

The summer months have been the ‘warmest locally since before 1953’, a retired Maidenhead-based meteorologist has revealed. Dr Roger Brugge, a former meteorologist at the University of Reading, said that ...

05 Sept 2025 at 17:00

Outcry as park greenery mistakenly 'mown into oblivion' by council contractor

An environmental group was left ‘infuriated and depressed’ this week after council contractors mistakenly destroyed biodiversity-boosting greenery at Kidwells Park. This is not the first time this has ...

05 Sept 2025 at 11:12

‘It's next-level fly-tipping’ – Frustrated neighbour battles to get abandoned lorries cleared off the roads

‘It's next-level fly-tipping’ – Battle to get abandoned lorries cleared off the roads

A Maidenhead driver has expressed frustration about being sent ‘round in circles’ trying to get two abandoned lorries cleared off the public highway. Candice Ringsell lives down the street from the ...

03 Sept 2025 at 17:01

Royal Borough farmers 'hanging on by the fingernails' as tough harvest adds to worries

Farmers around Maidenhead 'hanging on by the fingernails' as tough harvest adds to worries

Farming in the Royal Borough is ‘hanging on by its fingernails’ as a difficult harvest mounts up alongside international trade wars and a changing climate. A scorching hot summer and drenching ...

28 Aug 2025 at 17:00

Heavy rain warning issued for Maidenhead, Windsor and Slough

Weather services have issued a rain warning for today (August 28) for Windsor and Maidenhead and Slough, stretching into tomorrow. A 'moderate rain warning' is in place from 10pm tonight ...

28 Aug 2025 at 12:49

'Reckless and selfish' dumping of asbestos fetches £4,200 penalty

A man who dumped materials containing asbestos in a South Bucks lay-by has been forced to cough up more than £4,200 for his ‘reckless and selfish act’. Gurpreet Singh Chatha, 46, from ...

28 Aug 2025 at 11:49

New cameras installed in flytipping hotspots around Slough to catch culprits

Two new cameras have been fitted in fly-tipping hotspots around Slough in a bid to catch offenders red-handed. CCTV and ANPR cameras installed last week have been tracking ...

28 Aug 2025 at 11:43

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