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AMBITIOUS transformation plans of the services have been defended by the council leader as not a “Trojan horse” for cuts.

CUTS to the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead’s budget might be needed if “assumed” government grants are not forthcoming.

The Conservative-led Royal Borough council faced questions from opposition colleagues as its draft budget for 2022/23 went under the spotlight once more. Counci...

Police A WOMAN has been left "shaken" after a man demanded she hand over her handbag. Thames Valley Police (TVP) explained at about 9.20pm on Sunday, January 31, the victim, a woman in her 40s, was walking down Gordon Place towards Sherwood Street when a man approached her from behind. The force said: "He demanded she hand over her bag, which she did, before he fled the scene on foot." The bag contained a bank card and a small purse. Police said the suspect is described as being of sl...

Erleigh Road POLICE are appealing for witnesses following an attempted theft in East Reading where a woman felt a man "tug on her shoulder strap of her handbag". Thames Valley Police said at about 8.50pm on Thursday, January 28, the victim, a woman aged 56 years old, was walking along Erleigh Road. The force said as she passed Reading Boys School on the right hand side of the road, she became aware of someone behind her, she turned around and saw a man. Police explained: "She continued ...

+Undoctored Media release from Sensitive Choice Tuesday 26 January 2021, 08:54 AM Health experts are concerned thousands of Kiwis living with asthma or allergies such as hay fever may face stigma with new research showing common symptoms of the disease may be inadvertently confused with those of COVID-19. Asthma is a non-contagious, respiratory disease that affects the airways in the lungs, and from time to time may restrict breathing. Symptoms can include coughing, wheezing and shortne...

Both victims were also punched and attacked by members of the group. However, the victims managed to get away and reported the attack to police. Then, the victims saw their attacker Muge in the passenger seat of a separate car, which they then followed whilst on the phone to police. Officers later stopped the car and arrested Muge, along with recovering the machete that had been discarded in Shinfield Road. The male victim sustained cut injuries to his hands, and facial injuries in...

Man jailed after violent and terrifying attack that left two people injured A 22-year-old man from Reading has been jailed after pleading guilty to grievous bodily harm with intent and possession of an offensive weapon. On July 18 this year, a man and a woman were turning their car around in Cardinal Close, Reading, when they were approached by a group including 22-year-old Lasargo Muge.  The group shouted at the pair before Muge threatened the man with a machete through the car door. ...