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11 hrs ago | Get Wokingham

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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15 hrs ago | Get Wokingham

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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19 hrs ago | 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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19 hrs ago | 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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20 hrs ago | Get Wokingham

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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20 hrs ago | 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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Reading FC aim to buy Bearwood golf course

The Royals are hoping to move their training ground to a golf course in Sindlesham - close to where owner Anton Zingarevich went to college.

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Stiltz Lifts moves to expanded manufacturing facility in China

Stiltz Lifts has more than doubled its manufacturing and warehouse space with a move to a new state-of-the-art facility in China.

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Wed May 15, 2013

Bracknell News

Fundraiser to support recovering Tony Calvert

A four-team football tournament at Aldershot Town will raise money for Tony Calvert, the former Bracknell Town, Wokingham and Sandhurst manager who suffered a heart attack while on holiday last month.

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Bracknell Times

Get involved with the Pinewood Festival

Groups will be able to promote themselves on a new stage and can offer taster sessions to members of the public on Sunday, July 7, from midday to 4pm.

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Tue May 14, 2013

Get Wokingham

FOCUS: The effects of having a stroke

Around one in 60 people in the borough has suffered an stroke and need support to help them in the aftermath.

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Volunteers help spruce up town with litterpick

Members of Wokingham Town Centre & Evendons Neighbourhood Action Group joined forces with three workers at Tesco, in Finchampstead Road, for a litter pick.

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