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The environmental studies major at Trinity has a glaring flaw. That flaw, as communicated to me by a number of environmental studies majors, including three of my roommates, is that they receive a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) as opposed to a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degrees. As a history major, I was initially confused as to why anyone would want a B.S. over a B.A. (sorry STEM kids). But the difference can have a major impact on one’s education and career, and Trinity should move to adjust its academic structure to better accommodate and support these scientifically and environmentally-minded students.
Ultimately, the issue at the core of all of this is the distinction between environmental science and environmental studies. Environmental science is, as the name implies, mostly focused on the science of the environment. Environmental studies, while still ultimately science-based, is often slightly more oriented towards the humanities. Trinity only offers environmental studies, pigeonholing ecologically-minded students down a path that might not be appropriately tailored to their educational or professional aspirations.
A key complaint is that most environmental studies majors have to take many of the same science classes as their other STEM peers, including a number of upper-division chemistry and biology courses. If I were to try and take organic chemistry, I am confident I would crumple over and die by the end of syllabus day. Environmental studies majors brave this and sometimes more, yet they are and yet are ultimately awarded degrees as if they were “lesser” STEM students. While the elitism of hard-science majors is another topic and point of contention entirely, it is important to recognize that environmental studies majors are ultimately still students of science as well.
Many of the top environmental science graduate programs in the country either require applicants to have B.S. degrees or heavily prefer that applicants have them who have a B.S. degree. For example, one of my roommates wants to apply to Texas A&M’s Soil Science graduate program. However, despite my roommate having taken the program’s required coursework and being extremely knowledgeable in botany, the program wants applicants to have a B.S. Exceptions can be made, but this is an unnecessary burden Trinity has placed on environmental studies students interested in a science-based graduate program.
This difficulty with graduate programs compounds further because a graduate degree in environmental science can potentially increase prospective salaries and job opportunities. Equally frustrating is that environmental studies students often don’t find out about the potential future downsides of their degree until it is too late to switch into chemistry or biology. Simply put, Trinity’s academic institutions are failing to adequately support and inform environmental studies students. This failing is even more disappointing as the country transitions towards a renewable economy and demand for jobs with environmental expertise grows.
The solution, then, should be obvious. Trinity should offer both environmental studies and environmental science as majors. Much of the educational infrastructure is already in place, and it would all certainly take less effort to implement than some of Trinity’s recent changes and expansions of its academic offerings, such as the transition to a four-school academic system. This change would give students more freedom to choose if they want to explore the environment and ecology from a more humanistic or scientific perspective, thus opening up greater career opportunities and creating a more successful and academically diverse student body.
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Melanie Murcott received funding from the National Research Foundation in 2022 in support of her research on climate law and governance. Melanie is a non-executive director of Centre for Environmental Rights, a non-profit organisation that routinely engages in climate and environmental litigation for communities. Melanie is also the chairperson of the Environmental Law Association of South Africa, a non-profit organisation that promotes the fulfilment of the environmental right in South Africa.
Clive Vinti does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.


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South Africa has plenty of environmental laws but none that specifically oblige government officials to consider the risks and impacts of climate change when they approve new developments. In their research, environmental law experts Clive Vinti and Melanie Jean Murcott set out how judges are dealing with this gap in the law.
The main gap is that no law specifically obliges companies establishing mines or building new developments like power stations to do a climate change assessment before they start construction. A climate change assessment would look at how a proposed development would contribute to – or worsen – climate change. It would assess how sustainable the development was in a time of climate change and how to mitigate the climate change effects of the project. It would also have to take into account the ability of communities and the environment to cope with and adapt to climate impacts.
South Africa’s constitution says that everyone has the right to an environment that’s not harmful to health or wellbeing, and to have the environment protected for the benefit of present and future generations. The environment includes the climate system.
A number of environmental laws have been enacted (mostly since the end of apartheid and the adoption of the country’s constitution in 1996). There are gaps, however. There are some laws that specifically protect the climate system. These laws all have different functions. For example, the National Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulations say that certain companies and organs of state must report on their greenhouse gas emissions. None explicitly oblige government officials to consider the risks and impacts of climate change when they approve new developments.
Other regulations require polluters in certain industries, such as coal mining and electricity production, to submit pollution prevention plans that show how they will curb these emissions.
Four years ago the country introduced a Carbon Tax Act which imposes a tax on certain polluters in respect of their greenhouse gas emissions.
A draft Climate Change Bill was introduced in 2018 but has not yet become law. The speculation is that this is due to the government’s commitment to fossil fuel development. If it becomes law, the government will be obliged to take climate action through various measures, including developing adaptation strategies and plans. Until the bill is made law, the government does not have an explicit statutory mandate to tackle climate change comprehensively.
South Africa’s overarching environmental law is the National Environmental Management Act, 1998. This law requires that before activities that significantly affect the environment are conducted, environmental impact assessments must take place. These determine the long and short term effects on the environment and inform whether government officials should grant authorisations allowing new developments. The act says that all “relevant considerations” must be taken into account, but it is not clear that climate change impacts and risks must be assessed. This is where the courts have begun to play a gap-filling role.
The courts have a mandate from the constitution to interpret and apply the law in a way that protects the environment, pursues social justice, and promotes dignity and equality for all people in South Africa. Some recent judgments promote climate action. These judgments set precedent that it is unlawful for officials to authorise certain developments without assessing climate risks and impacts.
The 2017 Gauteng High Court case known as Earthlife Africa started this trend. In that case, the judge found that government officials had failed to consider the effects of climate change when they gave the go-ahead for a new coal-fired power station. The officials were ordered to take climate risks and impacts into account, and to reconsider their decision.
Following this judgment, land use planning and water use decisions have been found to be unlawful because of a failure to consider climate change impacts and risks. In 2022, a controversial decision to permit exploration of oil and gas along South Africa’s Wild Coast was found to be unlawful. The development was halted. The court reasoned that not only did the decision exclude affected communities and ignore their cultural practices, a climate change assessment had not been done.
These judgments are developing a duty to consider climate change.
The judgments relied on human rights and constitutional values to interpret the National Environmental Management Act and other statutes. In these cases the courts fulfilled their constitutional mandate to interpret environmental laws in ways that protect the climate system and pursue social justice. In doing so, they require government officials and developers to take climate action.
Our research describes this approach as aligned with transformative environmental constitutionalism, where judges adopt a social justice framing in environmental disputes. The judgments reflect that protecting the environment is also about protecting people, particularly those most vulnerable in society who are least able to cope with adverse environmental impacts like climate change.
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Transformative environmental constitutionalism encourages judges to acknowledge how climate change undermines ecological systems flourishing, which is bound together with human flourishing.
What the approach offers ordinary people is a rejection of the idea that protecting the environment is about advancing the needs of an elite minority who benefit from pristine environments. It helps reposition the environment as the places where ordinary people live, work, rest, play and learn. This supports what grassroots activists have been saying for years: that struggles for justice for the environment, justice for people, and justice for the climate system are intertwined.
The judgments set precedent that empowers people to insist on climate change impact and risk assessment. Without having done such assessments, developers and government face having authorisations declared unlawful and invalid by courts because they are inconsistent with the constitution, the supreme law of South Africa.
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Over half of Green and Resilient Retrofit Program funding has now been awarded to combat the climate crisis, advance environmental justice, and improve lives for residents in HUD-supported housing.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced $173.8 million in new grant and loan awards under its Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP), bringing the total funding awarded under this program to a total of $544 million, or more than 50 percent of funding being awarded through this program. The announcement was made today by HUD Acting Secretary Adrianne Todman and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson at Archer Courts in Chicago, IL, which was awarded an $11.76 million grant under the program. The funds will be used by owner Jonathan Rose Companies for substantial energy efficiency renovations at this 146-unit property, which is home to low-income individuals and families.
The grants and loans announced today as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda will support energy efficiency and climate resilience renovations at 25 properties participating in HUD’s Multifamily project-based rental assistance programs for low-income individuals, families, and seniors. All of the investments announced today will advance environmental justice in line with President Biden’s Justice40 Initiative which sets a goal that 40 percent of the overall benefits of certain federal investments flow to disadvantaged communities that are marginalized by underinvestment and overburdened by pollution. Retrofitting these homes will reduce their carbon emissions, make them more resilient to extreme weather events, and advance the President’s housing and clean energy agenda, ensuring affordable housing stays affordable for residents and building owners across the nation. Today’s awards include the first GRRP retrofit awards for properties located in the states of Colorado, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, and Washington.
“The Green and Resilient Retrofit Program is designed to improve the health, safety, quality and comfort of residents’ homes and to ensure HUD-assisted multifamily housing becomes more sustainable,” said Acting Secretary Adrianne Todman. “The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to addressing the negative impacts of climate change and HUD’s programs are an important part of this work.”
“Far too many Americans struggle to stay warm in the winter and cool in the summer,” said John Podesta, Senior Advisor to the President for International Climate Policy. “Today’s awards from the Department of Housing and Urban Development will boost the quality of life for thousands of moderate- and low-income American families by making their homes safer and more comfortable.”
“President Biden’s Investing in America agenda has accelerated our efforts to deliver environmental justice for communities that have been left behind for too long. As part of the President’s Justice40 Initiative, every single grant awarded under this program is delivering safe and climate resilient housing for residents most in need, including many that are at risk for damage from flooding and other climate fueled-extreme weather events,” said Brenda Mallory, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality.
The GRRP Comprehensive awards provide funding to properties with the highest need for climate resilience and utility efficiency upgrades. The 25 properties receiving Comprehensive awards today represent a mix of property sizes, affordable housing program participation, and energy efficiency and climate resilience needs. Eight are properties participating in the HUD Section 202 project-based rental assistance program for low-income seniors and 17 are properties participating in the HUD Section 8 project-based rental assistance program for low-income individuals and families. One property has more than 200 units, 17 properties have between 51-200 units, and seven properties have 50 or fewer units. Five properties have very high need for energy efficiency improvements and 14 properties have very high climate risks which include the risk of significant damage and disruption to residents from climate and extreme weather hazards, such as extreme heat, hurricanes, flooding, and other catastrophic storm events. View the full list of grantees here.
“The power of the Green and Resilient Retrofit Program to transform properties and the lives of low-income families is underscored by the variety of applications we continue to receive for energy efficiency and climate resilience projects,” said Assistant Secretary for Housing Julia Gordon. “Today’s announcement reinforces this Administration’s dual commitment to addressing climate challenges and providing safer and healthier homes for low-income families and seniors.”
President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act-the largest climate investment in history-established the GRRP in 2022 to fund energy efficiency and resiliency improvements for HUD’s assisted rental portfolio.
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Scientists from the National Snow and Ice Data Center and the Université Grenoble Alpes download ocean temperature data from beneath an ice shelf in Antarctica that provides clues about the rate of ice loss. The team’s work was supported in the field and remotely by the CTEMPs project. Photo by Chris Kratt.
Scientists from the National Snow and Ice Data Center and the Université Grenoble Alpes download ocean temperature data from beneath an ice shelf in Antarctica that provides clues about the rate of ice loss. The team’s work was supported in the field and remotely by the CTEMPs project. Photo by Chris Kratt.
Scientists from the National Snow and Ice Data Center and the Université Grenoble Alpes download ocean temperature data from beneath an ice shelf in Antarctica that provides clues about the rate of ice loss. The team’s work was supported in the field and remotely by the CTEMPs project. Photo by Chris Kratt.
Think of it as earth-science researchers’ high-tech version of a store that rents specialized equipment to homeowners for their weekend projects they could never afford themselves – and provides some helpful tips about the gear before and after it’s used.
Hundreds of scientists around the nation in the past 15 years have relied on state-of-the-art environmental sensing instruments leased by the Centers for Transformative Environmental Monitoring Programs – CTEMPs, for short – for research that stretches from the ice of Antarctica to a creek flowing through the heart of New York City.
Now the program has landed new funding that will bring more technology, more training and more sponsoring institutions.
Since its creation in 2008, CTEMPs has been overseen by the University of Nevada, Reno, and Oregon State University. The National Science Foundation, the primary funder of CTEMPs since its beginning, recently approved a $3 million round of renewal funding, and the two founding universities will be joined by the Desert Research Institute and Colorado School of Mines as sponsors.
Adrian Harpold, who is now coordinating the program, is an associate professor of mountain ecohydrology at the University of Nevada, Reno in the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources. Besides teaching in the College’s Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Science, he also conducts research as part of the College’s Experiment Station. Harpold said researchers lease three types of technology from CTEMPs for projects that can last anywhere from a few days to many months:
“Important work for the future of our planet is undertaken by scientists who partner with CTEMPs,” Harpold said. “Their research provides significant understanding of natural processes that range from the health of mountain streams to the large-scale effects of climate change.” 
The technology provided by CTEMPs has been used for projects on all seven continents, according to Scott Tyler, professor emeritus in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Nevada, Reno’s College of Science, who formerly co-coordinated the program with Oregon State University Distinguished Professor John Selker, in the University’s College of Agricultural Sciences. In fact, the germ of the idea that became CTEMPs emerged in Switzerland, where Tyler and Selker saw early tests of long-range sensing devices that used fiber optics.
When they returned to the U.S., they landed a National Science Foundation grant to launch CTEMPs. The most recent $3 million funding represents the fourth renewal of funding for the project. University of Nevada, Reno already had some experience with the distributed sensor technology, having purchased an $80,000 system for monitoring of Walker Lake with federal funds.
Harpold, who succeeds Tyler as coordinator of CTEMPs this year, said the program will continue to expand the training programs that have been at its heart since the purchase of the first technology 15 years ago.
CTEMPs provides workshops that teach researchers how to use the technology and fire their imaginations about possible uses of CTEMPs equipment. That’s particularly important, Harpold said, for early career researchers who often don’t have access to the expensive, sophisticated systems they can lease affordably from CTEMPs.
“We are training and empowering the next generation of scientists,” he said.

The training doesn’t end with workshops. Chris Kratt, CTEMPs laboratory coordinator and researcher in the Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering, routinely provides technical support to researchers who can encounter challenges when they’re deploying the technology in the field. At any given moment, five teams of scientists typically are using CTEMPs equipment at locations around the globe.

Along with valuable assistance it provides to researchers, CTEMPs delivers good value to taxpayers, Harpold noted. Rather than search for funds to buy technology that can cost tens of thousands of dollars – even hundreds of thousands of dollars in some instances – scientists working for universities and public agencies can lease systems from CTEMPs for far less.
“This program not only advances science, but allows important research funds to be stretched further,” he said. “With the renewal of funding from the National Science Foundation, the four leading institutions that sponsor CTEMPs expect to support a growing number of exciting research projects.”
For more information on CTEMPs, see the website or contact Harpold.
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Founder Liza Lubell shares how we must change our relationship to that which brings us joy, lest we extinguish the sources of our wonder forever.
Garbage Goddess is a solution to the trash left behind by traditional event breakdowns. Thoughtfully and intentionally created by Liza Lubell to create more awareness and consciousness in people, at Garbage Goddess Liza makes sure to donate used decor and compost organic waste, diverting trash from landfills. Curious to know more about this interesting initiative and company? Stay here and keep reading.
To make it rather simple, Garbage Goddess is an eco-cleanup service for events of all sizes. The business, led and run by CEO Liza Lubell, offers a full breakdown service for florists, planners, venues, and hosts. At the end of each event, GG makes sure to compost all organic matter, reuse and recycle all relevant materials, and return supplies to their partner vendors. Additionally, what makes them extra special is the fact they add a thoughtful layer to the chaos that is the post-event hustle.
 
 
In the spirit of reusing, the team behind the successful business also offers a free flower pick-up for artists who use floral material in their work. Currently serving in New York City, The Hamptons, the Hudson Valley, and Los Angeles, there is a huge mission and vision behind Garbage Goddess and it’s important to know why they do what they do, how they do it, and the entire process behind composting the flowers they use during any type of event. Liza understands that seeking and providing pleasure through flowers comes with serious responsibility.
Liza’s message:
“We must change our relationship to that which brings us joy, lest we extinguish the sources of our wonder forever.”
 
 
The mission is clear: facilitate deeper reverence for our planet one event at a time. Liza has it very explicit and lucid in her mind. She wants Garbage Goddess to become the port of support for the earth through clean and conscious practices that will indeed help save the earth one flower at a time.
 
 
Liza notes:
“We created Garbage Goddess as a way to revolutionize the notoriously wasteful event industry. By creating sustainable options and leading by example, we hope that other party-makers and party-goers will be inspired to do the same.”
 
 
The Garbage Goddess team is made up of freelance professionals such as artists, musicians, and teachers who care about their work and each other. Each team member works tirelessly to dismantle events, load trucks, return hard goods to clients, and divert event waste from landfills to our donation partners and composting facilities, often in the middle of the night. The community at GG extends beyond the composting center.
 
 
What they don’t compost, they donate, and over the years, they’ve formed relationships with donation organizations such as Material for the Arts and schools, where event decor becomes fodder for artists, students, and teachers. Some of the flowers used at events are donated to local dye artists, such as GG’s friends Erin and Kesiena, who extract the dyes for textile handicrafts and art, giving flowers a new life.
 

 
Why do Liza and her team do this series of spectacular work and why do they offer these services to the industry? Events create waste. Much of that waste can be reused, composted, or recycled, but at the end of the night, with little time and less energy to dispose of things thoughtfully or properly, most event teams just throw everything away. The result is garbage bags piled high with unnecessary trash headed to already overflowing landfills.
 

 
When it comes to flowers, this careless waste is especially counterintuitive. Flowers thrown away in landfills emit harmful greenhouse gases that change our global climate, making new flowers (among other things) challenging to grow. By composting flowers and greenery, GG helps create organic topsoil and mulch from which new things will grow. At Garbage Goddess, the team is a big fan of circles! As the company continues to grow, its goal is to facilitate 100% zero-waste events so everyone can party responsibly.
 
 
Garbage Goddess was founded by florist Liza Lubell (New York’s Peatree Flowers) back in 2019. Liza has spent over fifteen years producing and dismantling events. Disillusioned by the amount of waste that her industry created, she realized she could no longer work with florals unless she meaningfully shifted the industry towards earth-supportive practices. During one particularly large-scale event, Liza and her team diverted a heroic amount of organic material (over three tons) from the landfill to the composting center. The seed for Garbage Goddess was planted, and Peartree Flowers hasn’t worked any other way since. By creating a separate breakdown service for the larger event community, Liza has demonstrated that Garbage Goddess is not a niche concept, but a thriving and scalable business that is essential and urgent.
 

 
It’s a curious and insightful concept at the same time and many are new to the world of composting and helping the earth one stem, flower, or event at a time. To know more details about the process behind it, take a peek at Garbage Goddess’ website.
 
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Plot twist: Running a successful business doesn’t automatically mean selling out on the environment and doing good for the planet doesn’t necessitate going non-profit. On the contrary, it can actually benefit the bottom line.
In the narrative around climate change and other eco matters, “big business” is usually not cast in a particularly favourable light. In fact, it’s downright shady. A villainous entity, faceless and unnamed, but undoubtedly up to no good.
As for the downtrodden hero – your garden variety commune-dwelling, sandal-wearing placard brandisher. Slightly musty for eschewing the comforts of capitalism. And the two are doomed ever to be at odds. The end. Neat, tragic … fake news. Because big business and eco-consciousness can not only be friends; they can be business partners.
At VMLY&R, we believe in the power of purpose-driven business to change the world. So we asked Tom Fels, founder and CEO of Animarem, how businesses can align their purpose not only to change the world, but to save it – all without sacrificing the bottom line. Tom went a step further and explained why standing up for the planet is, in fact, good for business.
The “way things have always been done” hasn’t really worked out so well for the planet. So when business decides to be more sustainable, that decision necessitates innovation – which also happens to be the best mindset for streamlining processes, disrupting industries and all those other profitable buzz words we love. Jackpot.
Eco matters are a hot topic right now (excuse the pun) and there’s an opportunity for smaller businesses to tap into disproportionate brand value and attract investors whose values are aligned. 
Where previous generations have failed the planet (yes, even us, geriatric millennials) Gen Z is stepping up. When you create a culture where eco-consciousness is embedded into the company values and evident in every aspect of the business, you create an environment that Gen Zs buy into – and which inspires them to do their best work.
Since Covid rolled into town, there’s been a 35% increase in sustainable brands. What’s more, three out of four customers in developed markets say they would pay more for a sustainable option, rather than going for a cheaper alternative that is harming the planet.
Becoming an accredited sustainable business means audits, accountability and constant measuring. And the more of this you have in your business, the more on top of the minutiae you become – which puts you in a better position to ID and eliminate risk.
The fact is, sustainability has gone mainstream and businesses that don’t get on board will get left behind. But if we’re going to make any kind of positive change, it’s time to adjust our preconceptions of what it means to be eco-conscious and realise that we can do both. After all, on Zoom, it’s all business on top, sandals on the bottom anyway. 
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Two mothers running sustainable businesses in Maidenhead will be teaming up for pop-up shopping events.
Maidenhead-based sustainable children’s clothing business, My Little Green Wardrobe – set up in 2021 by Lucy Todd – is joining forces with eco-conscious play cafe, Chai Cocoa.
The latter was set up this year by Pavan Badesha. Its treehouse play space is made from sustainable timber and recycled materials.
“Whether it’s opting for an alternative milk, trying out our meat-free options, or shopping in our eco pantry, our aim is to provide lots of more sustainable options for our guests," said Pavan.
The first collaborative pop-up will take place on Thursday, November 10, 10am-2pm at Chai Cocoa, Queen Street.

Shoppers will be able to browse a range of ethical and sustainable baby and children’s clothes while enjoying a complimentary brownie.
There will also be a Christmas pop-up in December.
“This will be a fantastic opportunity for shoppers to purchase some eco-friendly Christmas gifts for little ones ahead of the festive season – and a great way to show support for local businesses,” said Lucy.
At the beginning of November there will be a giveaway which will see the winner receive a bundle of prizes from both businesses worth more than £50.
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Photos from The Maidenhead Advertiser 150th Anniversary book ‘Days Gone By’ are now available to buy.
Galleries of local charity events. To search for a specific photo, please use the reference number printed in the newspaper caption
View Her Majesty the Queen in our local galleries. To search for a specific photo, please use the reference number printed in the newspaper caption.
Pictures of Maidenhead MP, Theresa May. To search for a specific photo, please use the reference number printed in the newspaper caption.
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Galleries from Slough and its surrounding villages. To search for a specific photo, please use the reference number printed in the newspaper caption.
Galleries from Marlow and its surrounding villages. To search for a specific photo, please use the reference number printed in the newspaper caption.
Galleries from Windsor and its surrounding villages. To search for a specific photo, please use the reference number printed in the newspaper caption.
Galleries from Maidenhead and its surrounding villages. To search for a specific photo, please use the reference number printed in the newspaper caption.
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Maidenhead Hockey Club, Marlow Hockey Club, Slough Hockey Club, Windsor Hockey club and more…
Desborough Bowling Club, Maidenhead Town Bowls Club, Slough Bowls Club, Windsor & Eton Bowling Club and more…
Maidenhead Utd FC, Windsor FC, Slough Town FC, Burnham FC, Marlow FC, Flackwell Heath FC, Wycombe Wanderers and more…
Maidenhead RFC, Marlow RFC, Windsor RFC, Slough RFC, Phoenix RFC, Drifters RFC and more…
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The former Prime Minister said she has taken the ‘difficult decision’ to step down from her position after 27 years representing the constituency.
US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has agreed a deal to move into state-of-the-art offices at the Tempo building in Maidenhead.
Police were still at the scene in James Close today
Police evacuated six properties over concerns with chemicals found at a home in James Close.
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