Please be aware of the Slough Planning Application for the new Data Centre at Poyle. Drawing Number P/10076/013(2) locates the drawings. It should be noted that the proposed development is just outside…
Author: ecwlarcombe
RBWM Budget and DHEFIM Partnership funding?
To: xxxxxxxxxxx Thank you for your email. My concern today is that we appear to be in the process of history repeating itself. The RTS Channel One was removed from the RTS…
Another online petition to Unblock the Wraysbury Drain
Groundwater level – The Green, Wraysbury – January 2025 Since I first reported (in 2019) that the Wraysbury Drain was blocked at Hythe End – RBWM (as the designated lead local flood…
More rain – and another petition required!
The Wraysbury Drain is an important, ancient and mostly hidden but abandoned land drainage channel in East Berkshire. Having been blocked for years this waterway is now an elongated lake of stagnant…
EA testing new flood warning service
The Environment Agency is testing a new flood warning service and looking for volunteers to test the new system. Please note that it is important to know that this is a TEST…
How to respond to a UK Government White Paper
This is an answer from Claude (AI) to a question about the English Devolution White Paper I can offer these suggestions for how to respond to any government white paper: Read the…
English Devolution White Paper
Executive summary England is one of the most centralised countries in the developed world. Devolution across England is fundamental to achieving the change the public expect and deserve: growth, more joined-up delivery…
Surrey (Spelthorne) local government changes
Local government organisation This is an extract from Spelthorne.gov.uk 13 January 2025: The Leaders of the 11 Surrey District & Borough Councils and Leader of Surrey County Council met last week to…
River Thames Scheme project funding at risk due to Surrey County Council conversion into Unitary Authorities?
Could it be that the River Thames Scheme project funding is at risk due to a proposal to convert Surrey County Council into Unitary Authorities? The RTS project (to reduce the probability…
Flood risk management, funding and resilience
There is a detailed Parliamentary Research Briefing Paper dated 5 November 2024 that can be found here This paper incudes detailed information on flood defence expenditure since 2000. There is also a…