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Project 57 is saw Burnham Parish Council transform the area between Opendale Road and St Peter's Close in Burnham. The area features a wall art mural, a new wild play area, a stream and many other new and improved features. Community News Reporter Jade Kidd spoke to Burnham Parish Council clerk Annie Arscott, deputy parish clerk Tabish Wazir and communications officer Charlotte Cottenham about how the tranformation came about and what they did.

This podcast was recorded before the Government-imposed lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak. 

This week editor James Preston makes a special appearance to discuss the long-running saga with the third runway at Heathrow, what could come next for Royal Borough residents and what he makes of the response. The team also discuss the budget getting voted through and consider whether five-hour council meetings are effective when it comes to local democracy and decision making

This week George Roberts is joined by Kieran Bell and Adrian Williams to discuss the biggest stories around Maidenhead. The group discuss the council's controversial proposals to reduce council tax support for its most disadvantaged and vulnerable residents, and look at a group of angry taxi drivers who feel they do not have enough spaces to park up while waiting for customers. The team then talk about Maidenhead's new street art mural and talk about what new art they would like to see in the town.

George Roberts is joined by Grace Witherden and Amy Horsfield to discuss the upcoming closure of the Brett Foundation's drop-in centre in King Street, and speculate where it could move on to. The team also look back at the damage caused to the town by Storm Ciara and a church working with Tesco to stop food going to landfill.

This week reporter Georgina Bishop talks about her experience of breaking down on the M4 as controversy swirls around the future of smart motorways.

The reporting team give their thoughts on the proposals for next year's budget, discuss the problems with the town's buses, and look at the Bray DJ who is auctioning what could be the first ever Beatles record played on air.