Over 9,000 families in local area to have the right to buy their housing association home

Theresa May has welcomed a new manifesto commitment by the Conservatives to extend the Right to Buy to the tenants of housing association properties. Over 9,000 families will potentially be able to buy their housing association home in the Roya...

Theresa expresses concern about Council’s action against Hare Hatch Sheeplands

Theresa May has expressed concern about Wokingham Borough Council’s decision to refuse a ‘certificate application for lawful use’ for the Hare Hatch Sheeplands garden centre in Twyford. Hare Hatch Sheeplands is a popular garden centre and emplo...

Earlier flood protection for the local area

Charvil is among the areas benefiting from the Government’s announcement that it is bringing forward more than £140 million of the £2.3 billion six-year flood defence programme announced in December. 47 brand new schemes have been given the gre...

More local families able to buy their own home thanks to Help to Buy

Theresa May has hailed the success of the Help to Buy scheme after new figures showed that over 350 local families had received assistance in buying a new home since it was created. Help to Buy is the Government’s flagship housing scheme to hel...

Theresa welcomes support for defibrillators following local campaign

Theresa May has welcomed the Government’s announcement that it will provide £1 million to help buy defibrillators for use in public places including schools. The policy was announced by the Chancellor in his Budget and follows a local campaign ...

Theresa welcomes another new school for Maidenhead

Theresa May has welcomed the news that Forest Bridge School, a new school for children with autism, will be opening in Maidenhead in September after a funding agreement was reached with the Department for Education. The agreement comes at the s...

More homes on redundant government land in Wokingham Borough

Theresa May has welcomed new figures showing that efforts to get redundant and surplus public sector land brought back into use will help to deliver 2,000 new homes in Wokingham Borough. Across the country enough surplus public sector land has ...

Theresa welcomes more young people in Maidenhead studying core academic subjects

Theresa May has welcomed the news that more students in the Maidenhead area are studying the core academic subjects which will help them to get the best start in life. New figures show that the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) is encouraging more ...

More funding to support businesses and broadband in the Maidenhead area

Theresa May has welcomed the announcement of additional funding to support businesses and infrastructure in the Maidenhead area. The additional funding will support a range of projects, including the accelerated provision of broadband services ...

Theresa welcomes another fall in crime

Theresa May has welcomed the news that crime has fallen again across the country and in the Maidenhead area. The latest figures from the independent Office for National Statistics show that since 2010 recorded crime in the Thames Valley police ...