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26 min ago | Get Wokingham

Pub of the Year competition: The Crooked Billet

Fine food supplied by local producers and cooked to order is the cornerstone of the success of The Crooked Billet.

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4 hrs ago | Get Wokingham

Slimmers' too-big clothes sold to raise money for cancer charity

Bags of big clothes have been chucked out by the newly-svelte members of Slimming World clubs to raise money for cancer research.

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8 hrs ago | Get Wokingham

Czech Republic council staff visit Wokingham to learn about "smarter working"

Council bosses in the Czech Republic have visited Wokingham Borough Council to find out more about its successful smarter working strategy.

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12 hrs ago | Get Wokingham

Operation Lion Cub sees drop in anti-social behaviour over three years

A police operation aimed at tackling anti-social behaviour has seen offences drop since its launch around three and a half years ago.

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16 hrs ago | Get Wokingham

Attainment gap between those on free school meals and those not biggest in country

Wokingham has the worst gap in attainment between pupils eligible for free school meals and those who are not, according to latest figures.

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Thu May 23, 2013

Bracknell News

Sainsbury's set for Wokingham town centre

An agenda for a meeting of Wokingham Borough Council's executive committee, which is due to meet next Thursday , reveals it will join Premier Inn as one of the cornerstones of the town's regeneration.

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Hare Hatch Sheeplands staff face uncertain future after planning enquiry delay

Staff and supporters of a garden centre are reeling at the prospect of months of more uncertainty after the council forced the adjournment of a planning inquiry into its future.

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Police operation halts town centre distraction thefts

Thieves struck 12 times in 12 weeks in Wokingham, diverting their victim's attention before taking bank cards or valuables.

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Bracknell Times

Shed destroyed in garden blaze

A crew from Wokingham fire station was sent to a home in Farnham Close, Bracknell, at 1.45am this morning where a shed was on fire.

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Bracknell Times

Four fire crews tackle warehouse blaze

Crews from Bracknell, Maidenhead, Wokingham and Windsor fire stations were sent to a warehouse behind Moss End Garden Centre in Warfield at 8.30pm. Bracknell watch manager Michael Fulwell said: "We were called by the occupier who had turned up in response to a burglar alarm and found the fire.

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Traveller site would hit property prices, say neighbours

People living close to the proposed site off Blagrove Lane have delivered hundreds of flyers and launched a petition against a plans for two static caravans, two touring caravans and parking for four vehicles.

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This is Lincolnshire

Open-plan apartments are luxurious and spacious

Faced with a two-hour commute home from the capital at the end of an eight-hour working day, the vacancies signs lighting the front of hotels and bed and breakfasts are undoubtedly inviting to any weary traveller.

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Tue May 21, 2013

Bracknell Times

Police investigate 14 potential child sexual exploitation cases after Oxford convictions

Thames Valley Police is investigating 14 other potential child sexual exploitation cases across the force area after the high-profile conviction of seven men in Oxford.

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Mon May 20, 2013

Bracknell Times

Suspended sentence for man who broke baby's leg

A man who broke a newborn baby boy's leg "in a moment of impatience and frustration" has been given a suspended sentence.

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Fri May 17, 2013

Bracknell News

Strictly Come Dancing Star Dani Harmer backs foster care campaign

The Strictly Come Dancing 2012 finalist has thrown her support behind Foster Care Fortnight, which launched on Monday and lasts until May 26.

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Open evening for prospective parents of planned Evendons Free School next week

The Department for Education is due to announce if plans to launch Evendons Free School have been given the go-ahead. While they await the result, a number of mums and dads behind the project will host an open evening for prospective parents at Wokingham Town Hall, in Market Place, on Wednesday, May 22, from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. The meeting is to ... (more)

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Hurst community champion recieves New Year's Honour

Annette Drake, a former borough mayor, councillor, and founder and president of Hurst Village Society, was presented with the medal by Mary Bayliss, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire, at Windsor Guildhall on April 30.

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Bracknell News

No rail services at Bracknell, Wokingham and Winnersh stations on Sunday

RAIL users are advised that they will not be able to catch a train from Bracknell, Wokingham and the Winnersh stations on Sunday .

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Wokingham police chief visits Finchampstead NAG

Chief Inspector Rob France spoke about rural crime and detection rates at Finchampstead NAG's monthly meeting on Wednesday, May 8. Ch Insp France said: "The impact of rural crime is two-fold. One is economic and we recently had a farmer who had a quad bike taken and the loss to his business was much more significant than the value of the quad ... (more)

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"When is enough enough?" ask angry village housing campaigners

'When is enough enough?' asked villagers angry about the increasing number of homes due to be built in Shinfield, Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross.

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