A fire in Bolton Road, Windsor on the afternoon of Saturday 7th March dramatically demonstrated the need for Windsor Fire Station to retain 24 hour manning. At its peak 7 fire appliances, a hydraulic platform and mobile control room were deployed to this quiet residential street to bring the inferno under control.
The Fuel Poverty Bill has been thrown out of parliament because not enough MPs could be bothered to vote.
RESIDENTS in Maidenhead had a chance to have their say on a re-routed bus service launched in the town.
STRANDED pensioners who had their local bus stops axed from a popular route into Maidenhead town centre confronted the Royal Borough this week.
Just as the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Authority is planning to move Windsor's Fire Station on to a retained only basis at nights, evidence is appearing in the local press across Berkshire that the Fire Brigade is having difficulty in recruiting retained fire-fighters.
Research by the Liberal Democrats shows just how a high price residents have to pay to travel on our local railways. At 70p per mile First Great Western is the most expensive train operating company to travel on in the United Kingdom.
For too long, tech giants have treated children as data to be mined, using addictive algorithms and harmful content to keep them scrolling. While some are calling for blanket bans, we know these are impractical and risk isolating vulnerable groups.
If the answer to “Is our nuclear deterrent working?” depends on what Donald Trump had for breakfast, then the answer is no, it’s not. And our deterrent is not truly independent.
The UK is facing a mental health emergency. Liberal Democrats have a proud record of pushing Britain’s mental health services forward. Now we are offering the bold solutions we need to fight the crisis unfolding in our communities.