Slough News
The latest Slough news: planning decisions, council and crime updates, business and community stories, each linked back to its official source.
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Slough Planning: Councillor's Flats Go Before Committee
Wednesday's agenda is three applications, every one from a councillor or council staff. Slough delegated 99.19% of its decisions to officers last year.
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Housing
Long Readings Lane's 54 Homes Return to Slough Council
The 54 homes at Long Readings Lane in Britwell revert to the council on 27 January and every tenant becomes a secure tenant. The company is being wound up.
Council
Slough Youth Justice: First-Time Entrants Up 57% in a Year
Slough children entering the youth justice system for the first time rose 57% in a year. The service is still under intensive Youth Justice Board support.
House prices
Slough House Prices July 2026: Lowest Since Nov 2023
The average Slough home fell 2% in July to £335,759, the lowest since November 2023. June's record £17,499 jump has been cut to £6,728 on revision.
Planning
Langley Data Centre: Microsoft to Apply This Autumn
Microsoft says it will apply this autumn to build a data centre by Langley station, with building work from 2027. What the plans show, and how to comment.
Council
Slough council forecasts £19.9m overspend, £16m on children
Slough Borough Council expects to overspend by £19.9m this year, £16m of it on children's care. Cabinet sees the figures on 21 September. What is driving it.
Roads
Uxbridge Road canal bridge rated red: Slough bids £21.9m
Slough has bid for £21.9m to replace the red-rated Uxbridge Road canal bridge. Plus the roads due for resurfacing each year to 2030 under a £25.2m plan.
Roads
Slough A4: police objected to bus lane, back £10.4m route
Thames Valley Police objected to Slough's A4 bus lane, warning of more injury collisions. The force raised no objection to the £10.4m cycleway now being built.
Slough Town
Slough Town Part Ways With Alan Julian After Seven Defeats
Slough Town have no points from seven league games. Alan Julian has gone, and a three-man team takes the side to AFC Totton on Saturday 12 September.
Schools
Wexham School Teacher Wins £25,000 SHINE Grant
Wexham School's computing lead has won £25,000 from the charity SHINE to build Logic MasterMind, an escape-room revision app for GCSE computer science.
Recycling
Langley Recycling Centre Shuts Tonight Until Spring 2027
Langley recycling centre shuts at 6pm today until spring 2027. Of Slough's other two tips, Burnham is free for Slough residents and open until 6pm, not 4pm.
Council
Slough temporary accommodation: highest rate outside London
1,479 Slough households were in temporary accommodation on 31 December 2025, with 2,087 children. The council's five-year plan is open until 31 October.
Council
Slough parking petition ends 1,394 short of a debate
The RingGo parking fines petition closed on 2 September with 106 names, well below the 1,500 Slough needs for a full council debate. What happens to it now.
Council
Slough children's services inadequate in all four areas
Ofsted rated Slough children's services inadequate on all four measures: children left in unsafe situations, some seriously harmed. What the report found.
Council
Britwell Centre council desk to stay after 940 visits
Slough's council desk at the Britwell Centre stays on after seeing 940 residents in six months, nine in ten about housing. The full weekly timetable.
Schools
Slough GCSE results 2026: 72.7% pass English and maths
Slough's council reports 72.7% of pupils reached grade 4 in both English and maths, up from 68.2%. The DfE's own record for last year says 72.2%, on a different basis.
Transport
Slough EV charging trial: 20 pavement gullies at £399
Slough has £130,000 from the DfT for 20 cross-pavement charging channels. Residents pay £399 and buy their own charger. The £4,000 saving claim needs a closer look.
Planning
Slough Data Centre Petition: 285 Sign to Pause New Builds
285 residents have signed to pause new Slough data centres. But the council zoned the trading estate for them to 2034, and lost Manor Farm on appeal.
House prices
Slough House Prices June 2026: Up £17,499 in One Month
The average Slough home hit £352,024 in June, up 5.2% in a month, the second biggest rise in England. The figure is provisional and May was already revised.
Council
Slough £1.5m Pride in Place: 26 play areas, 15 grants
£466,000 to fix 26 Slough play areas, £373,621 to 15 community groups and £25,000 a ward: how the town's £1.5m Pride in Place grant is set to be spent.
Planning
Slough joins Thames Valley plan that sets where homes go
Cabinet approved joining a Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Swindon body that will set how many new homes the area plans for, at £50,000 a year to Slough.
Schools
Slough A-level results 2026: average grade rises to B-
Slough's average A-level point score rose to 36.22 in 2026, taking the borough's average grade from C+ to B-. Plus the deadline to challenge a grade.
Britwell
Slough Pride in Place: board seats close 28 August
Britwell and Langley Foxborough get up to £20m each over ten years, and the boards that decide how it is spent must confirm membership by 28 August. How to join.
Council
Slough housing register: everyone must re-apply by November
Every household on Slough's housing register must re-register before the new allocations scheme starts on 30 November. Band C is being contacted this month.
Council
Slough councillor censured over bullying of car repair firm
Slough's standards committee upheld every breach in two complaints against Upton ward councillor Subash Mohindra, citing bullying and misuse of position.