This report is from March 2004. Here we are 20 years later – now too poor to be helped – and entirely due to RBWM failure to contribute to ‘partnership funding’.
An alternative view of the Autumn 2024 Budget
Budget – 30th October 2024 – by Ian Thompson
Question for RBWM Council Meeting 20-11-2024
Member Question for 20-11-2024 RBWM Council Meeting Question to Cllr. Coe please – At our RBWM Council Meeting on 11-3-2024 it was RESOLVED unanimously that this council takes immediate action to ensure…
Corporate Report on Defra spending – 2024/25
Extracts from Defra Corporate report Defra’s Main Estimate 2024 to 2025 memorandum Published 17 July 2024 Overview – The purpose of this memorandum is to provide an overview and analysis of the…
West Berkshire Council urges residents to prepare for flooding
Extract from BBC News 28-10-2024 People need to do what they can to prepare for predicted flooding this winter, a council has said. Councillors on West Berkshire District Council have warned the…
Questions for RBWM Cabinet Meeting 30/10/2024
Background and questions for RBWM Cabinet Meeting 30-10-2024 Item 6 – CIPFA Report I am here to identify and highlight past and future flood related matters with geopolitical financial implications that may…
Council criticises Environment Agency over Temple Bridge
TEMPLE FOOTBRIDGE CLOSED. (Extract from Bucks Free Press) Here we go again – Temple footbridge on the Thames Path this time. Yet another sub-standard Environment Agency wooden footbridge out of action…
River Thames Scheme project at risk?
Surrey County, Woking and Spelthorne Borough Councils all have significant debt. RBWM likewise. The total cost of the River Thames Scheme project to date is about £90m. The RTS was started around…
DHEFIM already unaffordable?
I did attend the Hythe Centre for a short time on 24th October 2024 but only to let the EA know what I am going to do in the future. RBWM is…
The RBWM Financial Horror Story continues
The RBWM Financial Horror Story (actually the original CIPFA Report) continues and has now been updated ready for consideration at the RBWM Cabinet Meeting on 30th October. Extracts from Page 4 of…