Report to Datchet, Horton and Wraysbury Parish Councils (D,H & W Ward – Environmental Crime update – E Larcombe – 14 April 2023) The following accounts originated from recent newspaper reports Swans…
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The NAO’s answer on money wasted on flood defence projects that failed to progress due to lack of partnership funding.
On March 6th, 2023, the National Audit Office was asked about the amount of money the Environment Agency has wasted pursuing flood projects that either do not get started, or get abandoned…
Who do YOU believe?
Please just read and compare the Conservative leaflet dated 21-3-2023 and page 16 of the Environment Agency Public Consultation dated December 2022. Click on these links for the full size pages: Environment…
Windsor & Maidenhead “paying the price” over adopted local plan
(Extract from Windsor Observer – by James Bagley – Local Democracy Reporter – 8/3/2023) Cllr Andrew Johnson (Con: Hurley & Walthams) has requested an urgent meeting with the Department for Levelling Up,…
D,H and W – The ‘forgotten outpost’ and the RTS (RBWM Meeting 21/2/2023)
See Councillor Larcombe talk about the ‘forgotten outpost’ and the River Thames Scheme during the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead full council meeting on the 21st Feb, 2023.
The forgotten Windsor villages remember devastating flood event
The villagers of Datchet, Horton, Wraysbury, and Old Windsor not only woke up to their homes being six feet under water; they also found leading politicians of the time, a mass media frenzy, and some swans floating at their doorsteps.
The flood defence plan that would have protected four Windsor villages
The River Thames Scheme (RTS) and it was conceived to protect thousands of properties and businesses initially from Datchet all the way to Teddington from flooding.
Datchet parish council outraged over 5G mast blunder
From The Royal Borough Observer 22-12-2022 AN OUTRAGED council has called for the Royal Borough to allow councillors to decide on 5G masts following a previous planning blunder. Datchet Parish Council passed…
RBWM homes with highest risk of flooding in UK
From UK Daily News, 19-12-2022 More than one in ten properties in Windsor and Maidenhead are in areas with the highest risk of flooding, data has revealed. Read the full article here
Utility Bidder – UK Flood Report
Utility Bidder are a utility switching advice company. They created the UK Flood Report to inform and benefit their existing and potential customers. Although we don’t normally promote links from businesses, their…