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The latest Windsor news: planning decisions, council and crime updates, business and community stories, each linked back to its official source.
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Royal Borough Needs £48.8m Emergency Support This Year, £111.9m by 2031
The Royal Borough needs £48.8m of Exceptional Financial Support this year and forecasts £111.9m in 2030/31. Its SEND deficit is heading for £17.5m.
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Buses
Name a Borough Bus: Vote for Four of 10 Names by 18 October
Elizabus, Dexter Express or The Wick? Residents can vote on 10 shortlisted names for four Carousel buses in Windsor and Maidenhead until midnight on 18 October.
Trains
Windsor Christmas Trains: Paddington Line Shut to 3 January
No trains between Slough and Paddington from 27 December to 3 January, and Paddington shuts on 28 and 29 November. Windsor's Slough shuttle keeps running.
Maidenhead
Three Maidenhead and Windsor Play Parks Get £600,000 Rebuild
Grenfell Park and Boyn Grove in Maidenhead and Vansittart in Windsor get new play areas for £600,000. Work starts in November, ending by 26 February.
Windsor
The Swan in Clewer Named Best Community Pub Again
The Swan on Mill Lane, Clewer, has won Best Community Pub at the Great British Pub Awards 2026, its second win in that category and third award since 2019.
Maidenhead
Maidenhead Factory Warehouses Approved, 62 Flats Refused
Three warehouses on the old Haleon toothpaste factory site won 5-0. Then 62 flats at Costain House were refused over parking, against officer advice.
Council
Bray By-Election Result: Conservatives Hold by 26 Votes
Clare Stuart-Adams held Bray for the Conservatives with 745 votes to the Lib Dems' 719. Reform UK came third on 368. Turnout was 35.93% of 5,750 voters.
Planning
Windsor and Maidenhead Planning Call-In Ends 1 November
Councillors lose the power to send a planning application to committee on 1 November. The borough voted unanimously against the change and adopts it anyway.
House prices
Windsor House Prices Fall £23,577 in a Year to £575,036
Windsor and Maidenhead homes fell 3.9% in the year to July 2026, the 18th steepest drop of 295 English districts. Only West Berkshire rose in the county.
Maidenhead
Maidenhead Golf Club Approved After Councillor Walks Out
Councillors approved CALA's junction change four to nil on 9 September, after one member left the room saying the committee's make-up invited a legal challenge.
Maidenhead
Maidenhead Autism Sixth Form Needs £700,000 to Finish
Forest Bridge School's 24-place sixth form stalled when its builder went under. Councillors decide on Tuesday whether to add £700,000 and finish the building.
Maidenhead
Maidenhead Toothpaste Factory: Warehouse Vote on 17 Sep
Councillors decide on Thursday whether the former GSK and Haleon factory on Norreys Drive can be demolished for three warehouses. Officers say approve.
Parking
Windsor and Maidenhead Blue Badge Checks: 18 Badges Seized
Council fraud officers checked 413 vehicles over three days and seized 18 blue badges. A publicity campaign and more checks are planned this year.
Maidenhead
Fatal M4 Crash West of Maidenhead: No Arrests Yet
A woman in her thirties died on the M4 westbound between junctions 8/9 and 10 on 9 September. No arrests, and Thames Valley Police wants dashcam footage.
Council
Windsor and Maidenhead: No Clean Audit Until 2029/30
Grant Thornton puts the council in its worst audit category and expects no clean opinion before 2029/30. Officers have formally disagreed on the record.
Maidenhead
Nicholsons, Maidenhead: Demolition Licence Signed
Eight council decisions taken on 4 September clear the way to demolish Nicholsons, its car park and Central House, with the developer paying the costs.
Maidenhead
Maidenhead Golf Clubhouse: £70,000 Demolition Approved
The council has approved knocking down the Shoppenhangers Road clubhouse at about £70,000. Community groups asked to use the buildings and were turned down.
Maidenhead
Maidenhead Golf Club Vote: Refusal Risk 'Relatively High'
Counsel says refusing the 1,500-home scheme against the highways evidence is a high risk. Maidenhead councillors decide the deferred plan on Wednesday.
Planning
Windsor Yards Plan Swaps Offices for 181 Hotel Rooms
The aparthotel and the office block would change places: 181 bedrooms instead of 104, and offices cut from six storeys to two. Comments close on 15 September.
Planning
Horton Brook Quarry Gets Two More Years, to June 2028
Councillors unanimously let Horton Brook Quarry run to June 2028, over the parish council's objection. What was approved, and the ecology condition added.
Sport
Maidenhead and Windsor Park Tennis Courts Get 15-Year Deal
The council has awarded a contract to upgrade its park tennis courts. The LTA grant behind it commits the borough to keeping them for 15 years.
House prices
Windsor House Prices Fall £12,818 in a Year to £576,992
Windsor and Maidenhead homes fell 2.2% in the year to June 2026, the 26th steepest drop of 295 English districts. Every property type lost value.
Health
Thames Hospice Rated Outstanding: Two Top Marks, One Flaw
The CQC rated Thames Hospice Outstanding overall on 3 August. Caring and Responsive were Outstanding, three areas Good, and inspectors found out-of-date stock.
Education
Holyport Pre-school Off Ofsted Register After 33 Years
Ofsted records Holyport Pre-school as resigned from the Early Years Register. A High Court petition to wind up the village playgroup was heard on 12 August.
Council
Town councils for Windsor and Maidenhead: 30 Sep deadline
Should Windsor and Maidenhead each get a town council from May 2028, paid for by a new precept? Have your say by 30 Sep; parishes now charge £39 to £159 at Band D.
Council
Windsor park barbecue ban and alcohol PSPO: reply by 10 Sep
RBWM wants to renew its barbecue ban and street-drinking powers for three years, with £100 fixed penalties; the draft covers every public place. Reply by 10 Sep.
Business
Bray Cured enters liquidation: wound up on 6 August
Bray Cured, the award-winning Maidenhead charcuterie firm, was wound up on 6 August. Liquidators are appointed; its website was still taking orders this week.
Business
The Borough Maidenhead: bar's company enters liquidation
The Queen Street bar's company passed a winding-up resolution on 27 July. A liquidator is appointed and the site now trades again as the Hand & Flowers.