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Environment

Engineers are still working on a dig to repair a collapsed section of the sewer

500-metre long ‘fatberg’ discovered in sewer near Colnbrook

Thames Water said its engineers unearthed the blockage in a sewer beneath Poyle Road, close to Heathrow Terminal 5.

Crime, courts and inquests

Adam Bouaziz. Photo from the family via Thames Valley Police.

Emotions run high as coroner rules on death of Slough teen killed in hit-and-run

Appearing as a witness, the van driver who ran over 18-year-old Adam Bouaziz last year became distressed and left the court suddenly during his testimony.

Traffic and Travel

Consultation launches over proposals to lower speed limit on 35 Colnbrook roads

A consultation on a proposal to introduce a 20mph speed limit on 35 roads in Colnbrook to address local concerns over speeding opened today (Friday).

Colnbrook bypass adjacent to Lakeside Road. Photo via Google.

Police seek witnesses after motorcyclist killed in crash

Red Lion supermarket replaced the pub in Colnbrook. Photo via Google.

Public notices: Car wash plan for rear of historic Red Lion pub

Large blaze in Poyle Industrial Estate keeps firefighters working all night

David Road, the road within in Poyle Industrial Estate where the fire was located.

Update: Firefighters remain on the scene of large blaze in Poyle Industrial Estate

Crime, courts and inquests

Colnbrook stone company fined £60k after workshop found 'caked' in cancerous dust

Inova Stone has been fined for health and safety failures (images HSE and Google).

Company fined £60k after workshop found 'caked' in hazardous dust

A Colnbrook stone masonry company has been ordered to pay more than £60,000 for safety failures that included a workshop ‘caked’ in hazardous dust.

Business

‘Vital’ Heathrow support base gets permission to stay permanently in Colnbrook

Colnbrook Logistics Centre. Photo via Google.

500-metre long ‘fatberg’ discovered in sewer near Colnbrook

Emotions run high as coroner rules on death of Slough teen killed in hit-and-run

Consultation launches over proposals to lower speed limit on 35 Colnbrook roads

Update: 'Suspicious' package in Colnbrook doesn't 'present any danger', MoD team confirms

Doctor errors caused 'shocking and unacceptable' death of vulnerable man, inquest finds

Police seek witnesses after motorcyclist killed in crash

Public notices: Car wash plan for rear of historic Red Lion pub

Public notices: New parking zones and restrictions in Slough

Update: Firefighters remain on the scene of large blaze in Poyle Industrial Estate

Company fined £60k after workshop found 'caked' in hazardous dust

‘Vital’ Heathrow support base gets permission to stay permanently in Colnbrook

Death of teenager at Eton College being treated as 'unexplained but non-suspicious'

Body found in the water believed to be missing 31-year-old woman

TVP calls reports of murder investigation 'wholly incorrect' following death of man in Slough

Public notices: RBWM and Slough publish council tax charges for 2026/27

Man jailed for 14 shoplifting offences of goods worth £11,280

Woman, 42, found dead in car park outside Iceland and B&M stores in Slough

Image appeal after man seen masturbating on Elizabeth line train

Maidenhead MP warns shops ‘haemorrhaging money’ due to rise in shoplifting

Family pays tribute to 'much loved' Andrzej Mucha as suspects are extradited to Poland

Man who sexually abused a child at Eton College jailed for over three years

Watch: Police swoop down on motorcyclist 'terrorising' the town

Regulator rules Khalistan boards at Slough gurdwara did not breach charity law

Most patients unaware of NHS travel cost help despite 40-year-old scheme

Slough businesses use more than six times the UK’s average electricity