Maidenhead & Windsor

Speedy access to hot topics from the Royal Windsor and Maidenhead Borough is now available on Twitter, the short message service that keeps people up to date via their mobile phones or PCs.

Windsor and Maidenhead Residents can sign up at twitter.com/rbwm to receive useful updates (tweets) about:

* what's happening - events, offers and discounts, public consultations and meetings
* travel information - emergency road works, road closures, parking availability, severe weather reports
* reminders - elections and electoral registration, school admission deadlines, council tax dates, waste collection days
* news - headlines from the latest council press releases about new developments and services.

Cllr Richard Kellaway, lead member for Windsor and Maidenhead finance (including the council's customer service centre), said: "Using Twitter is part of the council's ongoing commitment to improving services.

"We are embracing modern communications methods to get information to residents - fast.

"Millions of people across the UK are now using Twitter to send and receive information about themselves and the services they use. This is a great opportunity for Royal Borough residents to get in on the act.

"People who sign up for council updates will get the latest news sent to their mobile phones or PCs, giving them access to a world of information about services that affect them every day of their lives - roads, schools, waste collections, libraries - the list is endless."

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead