| Town's buses get £900k to improve services - Slough, July 2025 Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 21:23, 24th July 2025 |     |
From the BBC:
More than £900,000 has been approved by a council to improve a town's bus services.
It is part of a £2.2m investment in Slough where the borough council was previously awarded £1.3m by the Department for Transport (DfT).
The authority said the full investment would fund better access to the town centre and a bus interchange service to Wexham Park Hospital and Heathrow Airport.
A report to the council's cabinet recommended councillors approve the capital spending, saying it would lead to "a borough for children and young people to thrive" and "a town where residents can live happier, safer and more independent lives".
The funding would also be used to upgrade traffic signals, improve services at two bus stops where bus arrivals are poor and shorten journey times, the council - which investing a further £63,000 in the scheme - said.
There would also be reduced ticket prices for passengers who take multiple bus services for their journey, with more evening and Sunday services introduced.
Councillor Paul Kelly, cabinet member for highways and transport, told Monday's meeting: "These combined measures represent a forward-thinking and exciting programme of investment and public transport in Slough. Working with our colleagues as well as our vital key stakeholders such as Heathrow Airport, Great Western Railway (GWR) and neighbouring local authorities we hope to make a significant improvement for those who need sustainable transport in our borough."
Zero-emission buses might be purchased using the capital funding, as set out in the report, but the council has not yet committed to the plans.
| Re: Town's buses get £900k to improve services - Slough, July 2025 Posted by Electric train at 06:12, 25th July 2025 | |
Bit to late improving connectivity to Slough town centre .....................
Slough High Street and Queensmere Observatory shopping centre are dire possibly the worst town centre in the UK, its dire
| Re: Town's buses get £900k to improve services - Slough, July 2025 Posted by TaplowGreen at 08:23, 25th July 2025 | |
Bit to late improving connectivity to Slough town centre .....................
Slough High Street and Queensmere Observatory shopping centre are dire possibly the worst town centre in the UK, its dire
Slough High Street and Queensmere Observatory shopping centre are dire possibly the worst town centre in the UK, its dire
.........and yet just a few years ago both of those shopping centres were outstanding, along with many other shops, local facilities and a number of decent pubs in the area, almost all now gone.
Hard to understand how such a once thriving High Street in the wealthy Thames Valley has been allowed to become so run down - Slough Borough Council is incompetent, bankrupt and riddled with whiffs of corruption and must take much of the responsibility, although I think much of the High Street is awaiting redevelopment which it desperately needs.
To be fair, many English towns and (particularly) their High Streets have headed the same way.
| Re: Town's buses get £900k to improve services - Slough, July 2025 Posted by Surrey 455 at 20:10, 25th July 2025 | |
Bit to late improving connectivity to Slough town centre .....................
Slough High Street and Queensmere Observatory shopping centre are dire possibly the worst town centre in the UK, its dire
Slough High Street and Queensmere Observatory shopping centre are dire possibly the worst town centre in the UK, its dire
.........and yet just a few years ago both of those shopping centres were outstanding, along with many other shops, local facilities and a number of decent pubs in the area, almost all now gone.
Hard to understand how such a once thriving High Street in the wealthy Thames Valley has been allowed to become so run down.
I agree. I can remember many Saturday afternoons shopping in Slough when I fancied a change from Uxbridge and many evenings I would visit one or several of the towns pubs. Most of the big names have left the High Street and shopping centres, and all of the pubs that I used to frequent are gone too apart from Wetherspoons which I didn't use that often.
The last time I visited, a few months ago, after being depressed by the state that the town centre has become, I wanted a cappuccino before I headed to the station. But where have all the coffee shops gone? I had to do without.
