Teachers and students gather with community for Teachers' Appreciation Day event
Students, parents and members of the community gathered to mark Teachers’ Appreciation Day at Langley Academy earlier this month.
Students, parents and members of the community gathered to mark Teachers’ Appreciation Day at Langley Academy earlier this month.
A Berkshire charity supporting children with Down syndrome and their families has raised fears that Government’s proposed overhaul of the SEND system could ‘strip away the legal protections’ they currently rely on.
In this week’s public notices, the Royal Borough and Slough Borough Council (SBC) have published their council tax charges for the financial year 2026/27.
Police have released an image of a man they want to speak to after an attempted burglary at a business in Bath Road, Slough.
Police arrested a man in Slough on Monday evening (March 9) after he failed to stop for officers and was later found hiding near several suspected stolen bikes.
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Harold, Richard passed away last week, aged 71, after a long illness, very bravely fought.Born in Maidenhead in 1954, he moved to South Africa in the early 1980’s where he lived for nearly 15 years. Upon his return to the UK, he became a Publican, managing pubs in Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and locally, in Holyport. Richard was known for his welcoming manner, and for always being open and [more..]
Potter Joyce Beryl - It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Joyce Beryl Potter on 1st February 2026 at Henley Manor Care Home, having just celebrated her 93rd birthday with all her family. Loved wife to the late Bernard John Potter and loving mother to Marcus, Simon and Rupert, mother-in-law to Katie, Lisa and Claire, grandmother to Harriette, Oliver, Imogen, Benjamin, Josephie, [more..]
WARNER JAMES JOHN (JIM) Sadly passed away on Sunday, 8th February, 2026, aged 95, with his Daughters by his side. Much loved Dad, Grandad and Great Grandad who will be greatly missed by family and friends.The Funeral is being held at St. Bartholomew's Church, Nettlebed on Monday 9th March 2026 at 3.30pm. Family flowers only please, donations if desired to Cancer Research UK or sent care of [more..]
Bradford, Christopher WilliamPassed away peacefully aged 87 years on 21st February 2026Chris will be greatly missed by loving wife Pauline, daughter Sonia, sons Mark and Neville, and all the family.A service will be held at Reading Crematorium West Chapel on Thursday 19th March at 12 noon.Family flowers only, please. Donations in Chris’s memory can be given to British Heart Foundation.These can [more..]
JOYCE PAMELA POPEJOY Passed away peacefully on Friday 20th February 2026 Aged 93 She will be missed by all her family and her many friends. Funeral service to be held on Friday 20th March at 10.00am at Slough Crematorium Family flowers only. The family welcomes donations to the Alzheimers Society.
The Hunt for Moriarty is at the Theatre Royal Windsor until Saturday, November 1.
Plans to scrap laws requiring alcohol licensing notices and changes to local authority governance arrangements to be published in printed local newspapers amount to a direct attack on the public right to know, the local news media sector has said today.