An urgent safety review is to be carried out on two council owned tower blocks in Langley following the disastrous fire at Grenfell Tower in London.

Slough Borough Council owns four tower blocks. Two of them - Tower and Ashbourne in Chalvey - are due for demolition as part of a regeneration scheme and are nearly empty.

While two in Langley - Broom and Poplar Houses - are fully occupied.

A public statement released by Slough Borough Council - which also appears on council leader Sohail Munawar's Twitter feed - said: “We have a rolling programme of independent fire risk assessments for council properties including our tall blocks. But in light of the Grenfell Tower tragedy we are urgently reviewing the tall block assessments and discussing with the fire service any other measures we might need to put in place.

“This is likely to include further independent inspections of the tall blocks.

“We are liaising directly with the residents of our tall blocks and will be updating our advice and information to them as appropriate.”

The statement continues: “Our thoughts are with all those affected by the terrible fire at Grenfell Tower in London; the residents, their friends and families and all the emergency services and first responders."

Radian - the housing association that looks after Windsor's public housing stock - has also issued a statement, saying: "We undertake a robust range of measures to ensure that our homes are safe and to reduce the risk of harm from fire. Radian also work in partnership with Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue."

The association also looks after Longwood Park in Common Road, Langley and met residents over the weekend to discuss concerns.

The statement said: "We will continue to communicate regularly with our residents over the coming months on any actions identified as a result of the investigations into the Grenfell Tower fire. Our neighbourhood team are always available to respond to any additional questions residents may have."