FIRST: Mayor and Deputy Mayor re-elected
Our new Mayor and Deputy Mayor were re-elected during a short virtual ceremony, at our annual council meeting earlier this week.
Councillor John Story has been re-elected Mayor and will continue in the role until May 2022 with Councillor Gary Muir also continuing as deputy.
Councillor Story was initially elected as Mayor in December, after last year’s meeting was postponed due to COVID-19 and he will now complete a full term of office.
He will be supported throughout by his wife, Mrs Barbara Story.
Councillor Story said: “I’m very proud and honoured to have been re-elected and given the opportunity to represent the borough again as Mayor.
“I hope that during my year, as we emerge from lockdown, I will have more chance to spend a greater amount of time around the borough I am proud to call my home promoting the wide range of work done by our charities, businesses and other organisations, as well as meeting my fellow residents.
“I have had a long and close association with the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead. I’m proud to call myself a resident and I’m very much looking forward to acting as a champion for the borough.
“Supporting our residents, businesses, schools and charities, as well as all frontline staff including those in the council, the NHS and local care homes to help recover from the pandemic remains a priority.”
Councillor Muir will be supported by his partner, Deputy Mayoress, Ms Caron North.
The former Mayor, Councillor Sayonara Luxton, extended her term of office for six months to December last year because of the pandemic.
NEXT: New fines for dog foul and anti-social cycling
From Wednesday 9 June, you could be given a £100 fine for failing to:
Clean up after your dog
Putting an out of control animal on a lead if asked to do so by a police constable or authorised community officer
You could also be fined for cycling in pedestrianised areas of Maidenhead High Street, or Peascod Street in Windsor.
These two new Public Spaces Protection Orders are aimed at tackling dog foul, dog control, and anti-social cycling in the Royal Borough.
Two new Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) aimed at tackling anti-social behaviour in the borough are to be introduced.
The orders will help to tackle dog fouling and dog control as well as cycling on the highway.
Full Council agreed on Tuesday 27 April to the PSPOs (Public Space Protection Order) which will be in place for three years.
These are:
• A borough-wide order to help tackle dog fouling and ineffective dog control
• An order to tackle cycling on the highway in pedestrianised zones in High Street, Maidenhead and Peascod Street, Windsor
Councillor David Cannon, lead member for public protection and parking, said: “I’m pleased the council has shown its support for the orders.
“Community wardens have received many reports in relation to dog fouling and out of control dogs. They have also witnessed many incidents of people cycling through pedestrianised zones and causing alarm and distress to residents.
“The borough has also received many requests for the pedestrian zones to be upheld as pedestrian only use, and that cyclists be required to dismount and not cycle through these areas.
“We hope that these two new Public Spaces Protection Orders will provide our officers with the tools they need to tackle the unacceptable behaviours of a small minority and improve the lives of everyone in the borough.”
The orders mean that anyone responsible for a dog must clear up after it, or place the animal on a lead if asked to do so by a police constable or an authorised council officer should the dog/s be considered to be out of control.
The orders are expected to come into effect from around Wednesday 9 June.
Anyone who fails to comply could face a fine of £100, reduced to £75 if paid within 10 days.
The same applies to anyone cycling in the pedestrianised areas outlined above.
NEXT: Get involved in local town forum meetings
If you’d like to have your say on issues affecting Maidenhead and Windsor Town Centres, we want to hear from you.
You can suggest discussion topics for the Maidenhead Town Forum
https://rbwm.moderngov.co.uk/mgCommitteeDetails.aspx?ID=157 or Windsor Town Forum
https://rbwm.moderngov.co.uk/mgCommitteeDetails.aspx?ID=158as well as attend and contribute to the virtual meetings.
Agendas are published a week in advance, so you can see what councillors will be discussing, and get involved, if there’s a topic you’re interested in.
Your discussion suggestions will be added to a future agenda if appropriate.
The next Maidenhead Town Forum meeting is on Wednesday 18 May, and Windsor Town Forum is on Wednesday 26 May.
To learn about how to get involved, email
mark.beeley@rbwm.gov.uk (for Maidenhead Town Forum) or
fatima.rehman@rbwm.gov.uk (for Windsor Town Forum). You can watch the meetings live on our YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZNp1KmF3YnabN6enzlyelQCRIME
I have attached reference numbers to each crime report. If you live in the vicinity of any of the crimes mentioned and have CCTV or a video doorbell, can you please check the footage. If you have any that might be of interest to the police, can you please make contact with us, quoting reference number given.
I have added a new email address below. The first email address is directly to your local Neighbourhood Team. The second is to our investigation team. Please use it to send any intelligence / video doorbell / CCTV footage you may have, which is relevant to any of the crimes lists below - quoting the reference number.
Alternatively you can call 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or email -
www.crimestoppers-uk.orgMAIDENHEAD CENTRAL:
maidenheadcentralgeographical@thamesvalley.pnn.police.ukSR.windsor&
maidenhead@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk9/5 Sunday 10.15 a.m. Simpson Close. Attempted shed break over last 2 days. Shed door damaged – no entry gained and nothing stolen. Ref. No: 43210198092
7/5 Friday 1.20 p.m. Kidwells Close. Car tyres slashed. Ref. No. 43210195472
8/5 Saturday 12.35 p.m. St. Luke’s Road. The owner has doorbell video footage of a man walking along the road trying car door handles, using a torch. The footage shows him searching both their and a neighbour’s car. Ref. No: 43210196987
RIVERSIDE & BELMONT:
NO CRIME TO REPORT.
MAIDENHEAD WEST
maidenheadwestgeographical@thamesvalley.pnn.police.ukSR.windsor&
maidenhead@thamesvalley.pnn.police.ukBISHAM, COOKHAM, HURLEY, THE WALTHAMS, LITTLEWICK GREEN & KNOWL HILL:
8/5 – 9/5 Saturday 10.30 p.m. / Sunday 11 a.m. Pearce Drive. External hose attachment snapped off over night. Ref. No: 43210198174
PINKNEYS GREEN & FURZE PLATT:
NO CRIME TO REPORT.
MAIDENHEAD SOUTH
maidenheadsouthgeographical@thamesvalley.pnn.police.ukSR.windsor&
maidenhead@thamesvalley.pnn.police.ukBOYN HILL, COX GREEN & WOODLANDS PARK:
7/5 Friday 2.45 p.m. Croxley Rise. Attempted Burglary. Damage to front door lock. No entry gained and nothing stolen. Ref. No: 43210195691
9/5 Sunday 2.55 p.m. Fairacre. Attempted burglary. Front door damaged – No entry gained and nothing stolen. Ref. No: 43210198370
9/5 Sunday 0.35 a.m. Brunel Road. Someone has thrown a brick at a door causing damage. A man was seen running away. Ref. No: 43210197793
OLDFIELD, BRAY & HOLYPORT:
7/5 Friday 9 p.m. Farm, Stroud farm Road, Holyport. The aggrieved reported suspicious activity last week. They have now found 3.5 gallon red plastic diesel drums have been stolen. These were used to steal red diesel from a neighbouring farm. Ref. No: 43210196303
