May: FGW the ball is in your court

Theresa May MP held a debate on the state of the train service for Maidenhead and Twyford in the House of Commons on 18 January. During the debate the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, Tom Harris MP, admitted that FGW must l...

May calls on FGW to lose franchise

Local MP Theresa May has called for FGW to lose its franchise to provide train services to Maidenhead, Twyford and the branch lines. Theresa has also secured a debate in Parliament on Thursday 18 January on the problems with local train service...

May slams FGW’s failure to listen to local passengers

Theresa May MP has attacked FGW for its failure to listen to local passengers’ complaints following revelations that FGW have improved services from Oxford and ignored the needs of passengers from Maidenhead and Twyford. Theresa explained, ‘I...

May: new paint won’t make them go faster

Local MP Theresa May has attacked FGW for offering new livery on the trains rather than a better service. Theresa explained, ‘I’m astounded. Just when commuters are being forced to endure fewer trains, cancellations, late running and awful ov...

May witnesses new train timetable chaos at first hand

On Monday morning Theresa May joined commuters in Maidenhead and Twyford to experience first hand FGW’s new December 2006 timetable. Theresa explained: ‘The first days of the new timetable were an unmitigated disaster. Peak hour trains were l...

May raises trains and third Thames Bridge in meeting with transport minister

Today Theresa May joined a delegation of Thames Valley MPs and local businesses to press the Transport Minister for better transport infrastructure in the Thames Valley area. Theresa explained: ‘Today at a meeting with Transport Minster Gilli...

May won’t give up the fight for better trains

As the First Great Western (FGW) December 2006 timetable comes into force on December 10, Theresa May continues to press for a decent service to Maidenhead and Twyford. Theresa explained: ‘The December 2006 timetable is simply not good enough...

Theresa insists Shanly should listen to local people

Developer Michael Shanly has rejected local MP Theresa May’s request for another exhibition for local residents on his plans for developing Badnell’s Pit. Theresa explained, ‘I wrote to Michael Shanly on November 7th after a number of local r...

Theresa calls on Shanly to listen to local people on Badnell’s pit development

Maidenhead MP Theresa May is calling on Michael Shanley to give local residents more time to comment on his plans to develop housing on Badnell’s Pit. Theresa explained, ‘A lot of people told me they couldn’t get to the exhibition about Micha...

May congratulates Maidenhead nominee for prestigious national award

Theresa May MP is delighted the Maidenhead based firm Nortel UK Ltd has been nominated for this year’s BlackBerry Women & Technology Awards. Nortel UK Ltd has been nominated in the category Best Company Advancing Women in Technology. The ...