EA flood warning areas localised
People living and working near rivers in the Thames region are set to benefit from a more localised flood warning system.
|
Work to renew 300-year-old bridge
Maintenance work, including the resurfacing of the carriageway, is to start on a 300-year-old Grade 1 listed bridge in Berkshire.
|
Vow to improve muscular services
Health bosses in the South vow to invest in new services for muscle disease patients after criticism from MPs.
|
Mosque row meeting to be webcast
A special planning meeting to debate divisive plans to build a mosque in Camberley is to be broadcast on the internet.
|
Council to act over empty homes
A Berkshire council agrees to renew a compulsory purchase policy to tackle owners of vacant properties.
|
Ab Fab costumes sold for £1,000
Outfits worn by Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley in the cult BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous fetch more than £1,000 at auction.
|
Level crossing death victim named
A man who died when his car was hit by a train on a level crossing in Wokingham was a 58-year-old local car dealer.
|
First class - what's the point?
MPs may no longer be allowed to claim first class rail journeys on expenses. And one But are the wider seats and free nibbles a luxury or necessity for those who like to travel in premium class?
|
Mobile giant Vodafone faces cuts
Cuts of 375 jobs are announced at mobile phone giant Vodafone which has its UK headquarters in Newbury, Berkshire.
|
Woman, 22, to climb Mount Everest
A Berkshire 22-year-old holds an auction to raise cash for her bid to become the youngest British female to reach the top of Mount Everest.
|
Plans for flood plain homes axed
Plans for 7,500 homes on the Kennet Meadows flood plain, south west of Reading, are scrapped by developers.
|
Man injured in caravan fire dies
A man in his 60s who was rescued with serious injuries from a caravan fire in Slough dies in hospital three weeks later.
|
Two held after injured man dies
Two men are held after a man, thought to be in his 20s, was discovered with head injuries in a road in a Berkshire town.
|
Crossing death 'not suspicious'
The death of a driver whose car was hit by a train on a level crossing was not suspicious, police say.
|
Riverside towpath to be revamped
A popular towpath that runs alongside the River Kennet is to be upgraded in Berkshire.
|
Worries over level crossing death
Residents are expected to raise safety concerns at a meeting with councillors after a driver died at a level crossing in Berkshire.
|
Driver killed on level crossing
A driver dies when a car is hit by a train on a level crossing in Berkshire, but all train passengers are unharmed.
|
Police pursuit car thief sought
Police pursue a stolen car in Berkshire before the thief abandons the vehicle and escapes.
|
Rise in rape cases over Christmas
Figures show a rise in the number of rapes reported to Thames Valley Police over Christmas 2009, compared with the previous year.
|
Work starts on £20m cancer centre
Work begins on £20m cancer centre in Bracknell, which will include a radiotherapy machine encased in a concrete bunker.
|
