Monthly Archives: August 2021
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Swamp area issued with a stop and search order following reports of “encounters”
Police have put in place a Section 60 stop and search order in Slough following a series of brawls in the area. The order started at ... -
Lidl Lower Earley’s plan questioned as council calls for denial
Controversial plans for a new Lidl supermarket and homes in Lower Earley could be in doubt after local council recommended the project be denied. The Earley ... -
Members of Newbury Extinction Rebellion in London to protest
Extinction Rebellion activists from across the UK converged in London’s Covent Garden on Monday and members of Newbury were among those demonstrating against climate change. Protesters ... -
Plan of 200 massive houses among requests filed this week
A massive plan of 200 housing units is part of the planning requests that have been submitted this week. Elsewhere, the developer of an 81-unit plan ... -
Latest Planning Roundup for Slough, Windsor & Maidenhead – August 28
NEW plans to add almost 100 apartments in the city center – this is just one of many plans submitted or determined by the Slough Borough ... -
Reading and Berkshire public holiday bin collection dates in your area
As many of us know, garbage collection times on public holidays can be a tricky business, with many boards choosing to change schedules to accommodate staff ... -
Wokingham dumpsters make huge mistake after dumping rubbish
Dumpsters that left their addresses in garbage piles they illegally dumped in parts of Wokingham have all been fined. The three men all appeared in court ... -
WWII veteran reunites with Italians he saved as children
An American soldier found three Italians whom he saved during World War II when they were young children. For more than seven decades, Martin Adler treasured ... -
Roger Varian has many aces in Newbury, but is Troll one of them?
Some quality turf action today to kick off the week after a slow Monday and it comes from Newbury, Yarmouth, Salisbury and Musselburgh on the flat, ... -
Ferguson PLC Announces Director’s Statement
WOKINGHAM, UK / ACCESSWIRE / August 24, 2021 / Ferguson plc (“Companyâ€) confirms the appointment of Nadia Shouraboura, non-executive director of the Company, as independent non-executive ... -
Coronavirus: Berkshire postcodes where Covid cases are on the decline
These are the Berkshire postcodes experiencing a drop in the number of new Covid infections in the community. The latest figures revealed the picture as more ... -
Luther Barrett Obituary (1927 – 2021) – West Newbury, VT
Luther “Skip” Barrett West Newbury, VT – Luther “Skip” Barrett, 94, of West Newbury, died in his heavenly home on August 17, 2021 at the Frances ... -
Berkshire records 400 more coronavirus cases as another person dies from virus
Another person has died after catching Covid-19 in Berkshire, official figures show. The death took place in Bracknell Forest, where there are now 167 deaths from ... -
Ten dead, dozens missing after flash floods in Tennessee
Rescue teams in the United States continue to search for dozens of people missing in Tennessee after flooding from heavy rains washed away homes and killed ... -
concerns grow in hindsight
RESIDENTS are increasingly concerned about “backward looking” planning requests, at a time when cuts in council mean enforcement can be uneven. There have been two major ... -
American radio host who regretted vaccine skepticism dies of Covid
By Press Association 2021 Philippe Valentin A conservative Tennessee talk radio host who had been skeptical of vaccines until he was admitted to hospital with Covid-19 ... -
Best Reading Stories of the Early 80s
This week, we unearthed some stunning archival footage of the Borough’s best stories from the early 1980s. The month of May 1982 saw a group of ... -
FC Halifax Town 1-2 Maidenhead United
Kane Ferdinand scored a last-minute game-winning goal for Maidenhead as they beat Halifax in the National League. Maidenhead looked most likely to score in the early ... -
Fewer couples opting for marriage in Windsor and Maidenhead
Fewer opposite-sex couples are choosing to marry in Windsor and Maidenhead, figures show. Data from the Office for National Statistics shows that 831 opposite-sex couples married ... -
WEATHER: Thunderstorm warning in these parts of Berkshire
RAIN is expected to hit parts of the county this afternoon as forecasters have issued a yellow weather warning. The warning covers much of southern England ... -
Abigail’s gravestone returns to West Newbury | New
WEST NEWBURY – The remains of Abigail Chase, who died of diphtheria at the age of 17 months, have been lying between the graves of her ... -
“We were handcuffed” by the DeSantis mask order
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FL –St. Johns County School Board President Patrick Canan expressed frustration at the end of a sometimes grueling board meeting on Tuesday that ... -
A4 closures at Maidenhead planned and construction begins
Work is expected to start soon on a new signposted pedestrian and cycle crossing on Bad Godesberg Way in Virginity. Work is underway to create a ... -
Popular veteran sprinter Danzeno returns to his best for coach Mick Appleby | Horse racing news
GROSSICK (racingpost.com/photos) “title =” Danzeno recorded his ninth career victory at the age of ten in Nottingham “class =” js-imageLoader “data-at-xn =” https://www.rp-assets.com/images/ news / 2021/08/10/96587-medium.jpeg ... -
Jack Connors knows the Boston he loves left too many people behind
Connors has served on top of Boston as the ultimate confidant of the city’s most powerful politicians and business leaders. He has chaired some of the ... -
Cuomo’s ex-assistant details groped allegations
An assistant who accused Andrew Cuomo of groping her said in her first TV interview that she was initially afraid to identify with herself because she ... -
Ascot United and Reading City make progress in FA Cup but Windsor exits
Ascot United and Reading City made their way safely through the 2021/22 FA Cup extra preliminary round over three days of knockout football this weekend. The ... -
Police hunt for man who exposed himself to pensioner in Windsor
POLICE are hunting a man in his thirties who exposed himself to a pensioner on Saturday morning. And officers say the incident, which occurred in Windsor, ... -
‘We want justice for our sister,’ family says after Berkeley traffic accident
Monique Alexander lights a candle during a vigil Thursday for her aunt, Latitia Austin Ahmad, who died after a driver struck her on Ashby Avenue and ... -
Thunderstorms will bring downpours and flood risk to UK
Thunderstorms could bring lightning, hail and showers to parts of the UK this weekend, after wet and disappointing conditions for the start of August. The Met ... -
Woman’s dream of starting a family broken because the NHS cannot treat her cancer
Katie Symmons, 37, was able to start private treatment after she was told she only had a few months to live after the heartbreaking discovery of ... -
Windsor and Maidenhead services with HIGHEST and LOWEST Covid-19 cases
MOST Royal Borough departments have seen a drop in Covid-19 cases, according to the latest data from Berkshire Public Health (BPH). BPH publishes a weekly briefing ... -
West Newbury Fire Department responds to small roof fire at Pentucket Regional High School construction site
For immediate release WEST NEWBURY – Chief Michael Dwyer and Superintendent Justin Bartholomew report that the West Newbury Fire Department responded to a roof fire today ... -
Slough man fined for dumping flies in Burnham in February 2020
A 36-year-old man has been given a suspended prison sentence and fined just under £ 3,000 after being caught twice throwing flies at secret surveillance cameras ... -
Conservatives win Woodley by election by just seven votes
The Conservative Party candidate won a by-election in Woodley by only seven votes. The by-election for the Warren district of the council saw Vinlande Lewis, the ... -
More than 1,300 people “flagged” by the Covid app in Windsor and Maidenhead
More than 1,000 people in Windsor and Maidenhead have been contacted by the NHS Covid-19 app and asked to self-isolate in the past week, figures show. ... -
Belarusian sprinter: my grandmother advised me not to go home
A Belarusian Olympic sprinter who feared reprisals at home after criticizing her coaches at the Tokyo Games said on Thursday that her grandmother had advised her ... -
Thames Valley Police “are not interested in Wokingham hit and run because no one is dead,” drivers say
Two drivers who escaped serious injuries in a hit and run crash on a twisty road that they called an “absolutely disgraceful act putting their lives ... -
New Hampshire lakes, ponds monitored after weeks of storms
New Hampshire lakes, ponds monitored after weeks of storms Updated: 6:57 PM EDT Aug 3, 2021 Hide transcription Show transcript LAKE SUNAPEE WITH DETAILS. I SS ... -
Voters in ‘Red Wall’ areas one-third more likely to be murdered as Boris Johnson falls short of vow to upgrade Britain
BORIS Johnson is sorely breaking his Red Wall promise to bring Britain up to speed, a damning report today reveals. Voters for the seats that carried ... -
Five-year-old boy dies of injury at department store
By Press Association 2021 Police Stock A five-year-old boy has died of a head injury in a department store. The youngster was taken to hospital in ... -
Windsor online gin company presents license dossier to advisers
An online alcohol company was asked by advisers how it would prevent the sale of alcohol to minors. Toby Morrison, director of Drinks Creators Ltd, wanted ... -
Reading buses ready for the future with £ 1.5million upgrade
Reading Buses has improved the audio and visual material for announcing the next bus stop. Image: Bus reading Submitted by Reading Bus The read buses are ... -
Berkshire’s most popular Olympic sports revealed
WITH all the excitement of Tom Dean winning two gold medals, you might think swimming was Berkshire’s most popular Olympic sport. But in reality, the trampoline ... -
Places to swim in Berkshire after Tom Dean won the Olympics
MANY locals feel proud of their city’s athletes competing in the Tokyo Olympics. And it’s no surprise when people like Tom Dean smash two gold medals, ... -
Maidenhead’s Ellie Rayer jubilant as Team GB advance to Olympic semi-finals
Maddie Hinch was once again the heroine of the British hockey team as her shooting exploits resulted in a rematch with the Dutch in the Olympic ...
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