The latest update (dated Dec 2025) on the Datchet to Hythe End Flood Improvement Measures (DHEFIM) project (currently under review) can be found here
Unbelievable message from HM Government to RBWM.
Its the Council Budget season again. I attended the RBWM Cabinet Meeting on 24/2/2026 and reminded the attendees about the Wraysbury Drain at Hythe End, the Black Potts Footbridge in Datchet and…
Datchet Parish election Thursday 26-2-2026
Election completed. Two candidates for one Datchet Parish Council vacancy. Election result here Voting opened at Datchet Village Hall until 10.00pm on 26-2-2026 Please remember your photo identification! Details here: RBWM…
Misconduct in Public Office – leads to loss of Office?
Misconduct in Public Office leads to loss of Office? Could it be that the Datchet Parish Council Chair, some Councillors and/or the Clerk find themselves in a MiPO predicament resulting in the…
Parish votes to become a Town.
Kidlington Parish Council voted unanimously to change its status at a meeting on Thursday 20 February 2026 following a consultation with residents. Councillor Melanie Moorhouse said the move would give the Oxfordshire…
Misconduct in Public Office?
Misconduct in Public Office (MiPO) appears to be a current theme – and I have a feeling that the list will get longer. By widening the scope – could it be –…
Take responsibility for your job search?
I may be 75 but do know that these are particularly hard times when it comes to finding a new job. No promises but perhaps this will help: Take Responsibility For Your…
River Thames Scheme – ten years on
If we give the Environment Agency the benefit of the doubt – the River Thames Scheme project has been around since 2014 – according to their own literature (below). The cost –…
Simon Dudley (former RBWM Council Leader) moves to Reform UK
Ex-council leader defects to Reform UK (Maidenhead Advertiser 13 Feb 2026) Former Conservative leader of the Royal Borough, Simon Dudley, has left the Tories for Reform UK – saying this is the…
Failure of the ‘partnership funding’ process?
It looks like we are heading towards yet another failure of the partnership funding process for flood defence projects. This process failed dramatically in mid-2020 when RBWM was unwilling or unable to…