http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/ Top stories for Bracknell News http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108211_staff_to_recieve_less_despite_councils_1m_redundancy_payout Nearly £1 million in council redundancy costs are to be rubber-stamped next week, however staff are set to receive far less in their severance package following a cost-cutting decision made three months ago. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108211_staff_to_recieve_less_despite_councils_1m_redundancy_payout Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108226_lead_stolen_from_house_in_maidens_green Thieves stole lead from a garage at a house in Maidens Green after failing to get in to the house. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108226_lead_stolen_from_house_in_maidens_green Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/education/s/2108220_brakenhale_teacher_banned_after_hiding_conviction A former teacher who was convicted of drink-driving while working at a Bracknell school and accused of inappropriate behaviour with pupils elsewhere has been banned from teaching. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/education/s/2108220_brakenhale_teacher_banned_after_hiding_conviction Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108221_play_rangers_scheme_suspended_over_lack_of_fund A play scheme offering free activities for children in the borough’s parks and open spaces will be suspended next month due to a lack of cash. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108221_play_rangers_scheme_suspended_over_lack_of_fund Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108222_guide_to_help_organise_diamond_jubilee_street_parties_ People hoping to mark the Olympics and Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in Bracknell Forest with community parties are to get a helping hand from a new guide. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108222_guide_to_help_organise_diamond_jubilee_street_parties_ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108223_health_bosses_pledge_support_to_bracknell_forest Chief executives of two hospital trusts have pledged their support to continue to provide health services in Bracknell Forest. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108223_health_bosses_pledge_support_to_bracknell_forest Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108205_burst_water_pipe_causes_flooding_in_binfield A crew from Bracknell fire station were called to a flood at a home in Binfield this afternoon. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108205_burst_water_pipe_causes_flooding_in_binfield Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108179_stab_victim_discharged_from_hospital A man has been discharged from hospital suffering from suspected stab wounds after an incident in Easthampstead last night. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108179_stab_victim_discharged_from_hospital Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108124_consultation_extended_for_bracknell_housing_plans A consultation into detailed housing plans has been extended following calls from campaigners trying to get to grips with the complex planning system. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108124_consultation_extended_for_bracknell_housing_plans Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/community/s/2108138_qa_martin_elkes_of_stepping_stones Martin Elkes, 38, from Bracknell, a workshop foreman and trustee of Stepping Stones support group charity for children with Down’s Syndrome http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/community/s/2108138_qa_martin_elkes_of_stepping_stones Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/education/s/2108182_ranelagh_boys_reach_regional_karting_final Three pupils from Ranelagh School have made it through to the Southern Counties regional final of the British Schools Karting Championship (BSKC). http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/education/s/2108182_ranelagh_boys_reach_regional_karting_final Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108209_man_arrested_after_a_series_of_robberies A man has been arrested following a robbery in Ascot police believe is linked to robberies in Datchet and Windsor. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108209_man_arrested_after_a_series_of_robberies Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108194_golf_course_at_downshire_golf_complex_remains_closed_today The golf course at Downshire Golf Complex remains closed today because of snowfall last night. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108194_golf_course_at_downshire_golf_complex_remains_closed_today Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/business/s/2108208_as_temperatures_fall_sales_at_waitrose_rise As freezing temperatures hit Waitrose's sales across the country rose by 12.3 per cent as shoppers kept warm with comfort foods. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/business/s/2108208_as_temperatures_fall_sales_at_waitrose_rise Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108177_online_blue_mountain_plans_deleted_after_accidental_upload Future plans to discuss an “education village” on the Blue Mountain Golf Course were hastily deleted from Bracknell Forest Council’s website earlier this month. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108177_online_blue_mountain_plans_deleted_after_accidental_upload Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108184_go_ape_for_halfterm Keep your children entertained this half term as the new season gets under way at Go Ape at Swinley Forest. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108184_go_ape_for_halfterm Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/food_and_drink/s/2108082_wellington_college_chef_wins_top_award A chef at Wellington College has been crowned king of the kitchen with his recipe for banana-steamed Asian scented pollock. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/food_and_drink/s/2108082_wellington_college_chef_wins_top_award Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/days_out/s/2108117_bracknell_leisure_centre_kids_swim_for_1 Keep the children entertained this half term by taking them swimming for £1. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/days_out/s/2108117_bracknell_leisure_centre_kids_swim_for_1 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108105_two_collisions_in_the_same_warfield_road Two separate collisions happened in the same stretch of road in Warfield this morning. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108105_two_collisions_in_the_same_warfield_road Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108169_help_is_still_available_for_the_digital_tv_switchover Older and disabled people struggling with the Switchover can still get help with switching to digital TV. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108169_help_is_still_available_for_the_digital_tv_switchover Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108150_man_still_in_custody_after_easthampstead_stabbing_ A man remains in police custody following a suspected stabbing in Easthampstead last night. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108150_man_still_in_custody_after_easthampstead_stabbing_ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/s/2108135_bracknells_countryside_captured_at_south_hill_park_exhibition Photographs capturing the beauty of Bracknell Forest’s countryside will go on show at South Hill Park from this weekend. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/s/2108135_bracknells_countryside_captured_at_south_hill_park_exhibition Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108078_man_hospitalised_after_incident_involving_a_knife One man is in hospital and another has been arrested after an incident in Easthampstead this evening. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108078_man_hospitalised_after_incident_involving_a_knife Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108091_what_bracknell_thinks_rbs_bonuses_and_knighthood Fred Goodwin, the former chief executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), was stripped of his knighthood for presiding over the collapse of the bank and current chief executive Stephen Hester has refused his £1 million bonus. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108091_what_bracknell_thinks_rbs_bonuses_and_knighthood Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2108136_tv_choice_my_big_fat_gypsy_wedding__alien_v_predator Every week our square-eyed reporters take a look at what’s on TV – the highlights and the lowlights – and pick what they think you should watch or avoid. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2108136_tv_choice_my_big_fat_gypsy_wedding__alien_v_predator Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108096_snow_fails_to_disrupt_bracknell The Met Office is warning drivers to be careful this morning after as much as 10cm of snow fell over Bracknell and the south east last night. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108096_snow_fails_to_disrupt_bracknell Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2108086_volunteers_spruce_up_jealotts_hill_landshare_ Volunteers donned woolly hats and gloves to brave the chilly weather and spruce up a community landshare. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/home_and_garden/s/2108086_volunteers_spruce_up_jealotts_hill_landshare_ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108087_give_blood_this_weekend Two blood donor sessions will take place in Bracknell in the next few days. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108087_give_blood_this_weekend Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108021_birch_hill_man_jon_clinton_denies_wifes_murder A Birch Hill man has denied murdering his wife and will face trial in September. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108021_birch_hill_man_jon_clinton_denies_wifes_murder Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108088_gangster_murder_suspect_in_court_innocence_outburst One of two men accused of murdering an alleged drug dealer from Great Hollands made an emotional outburst and demanded to be removed from the stand while giving evidence. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108088_gangster_murder_suspect_in_court_innocence_outburst Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/education/s/2108042_bugsy_malone_is_a_big_hit_for_garth_hill Pupils at Garth Hill College drew inspiration from the big screen to put on a performance of Bugsy Malone for primary schools in the local area. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/education/s/2108042_bugsy_malone_is_a_big_hit_for_garth_hill Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108036_police_search_for_missing_former_bracknell_man Police are trying to trace a former Bracknell man who has gone missing and may have returned to the area. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108036_police_search_for_missing_former_bracknell_man Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107997_countess_of_wessex_meets_patients_at_bracknell_clinic The only way was Wessex when a royal visitor came to town to officially open Bracknell’s state-of-the-art cancer centre. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107997_countess_of_wessex_meets_patients_at_bracknell_clinic Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/food_and_drink/s/2108039_the_running_horse_pub_celebrates_its_18th_anniversary A new superhero was spotted in Bracknell as a popular pub celebrated it’s 18th birthday. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/lifestyle/food_and_drink/s/2108039_the_running_horse_pub_celebrates_its_18th_anniversary Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107996_town_regeneration_closer_as_princess_square_plans_approved The long-awaited town centre regeneration has taken another step forward as multi-million pound plans to transform the entrance of Princess Square shopping centre have been given the go-ahead. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107996_town_regeneration_closer_as_princess_square_plans_approved Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108043_halfterm_fun_at_the_look_out Parents searching for inspiration on how to entertain their children can take their little monsters to see some real monsters this half term. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108043_halfterm_fun_at_the_look_out Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/music/s/2108046_see_elvis_tribute_at_jagz_in_ascot The music of Elvis Presley will be brought back to life later this month, thanks to a special Elvis tribute act. Jack Smink, who has toured the world for 25 years, will be at Jagz in Ascot for two shows on Sundays February 12 and 19. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/music/s/2108046_see_elvis_tribute_at_jagz_in_ascot Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108041_nominate_paralympic_torch_bearer_now Customers of Sainsbury’s in Birch Hill can nominate teams or individuals to be part of the London 2012 Paralympic Torch Relay. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108041_nominate_paralympic_torch_bearer_now Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108038_man_arrested_following_car_fire_in_easthampstead A 50-year-old Bracknell man has been arrested on suspicion of arson following a car fire in a garage in Easthampstead last night. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2108038_man_arrested_following_car_fire_in_easthampstead Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107994_tree_planted_to_mark_queens_diamond_jubliee Celebrations to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee have already begun with a tree planting in Warfield. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107994_tree_planted_to_mark_queens_diamond_jubliee Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107995_uturn_for_plan_to_charge_for_child_cremation A controversial plan to stop free cremations for children at peak periods and charge grieving parents more than £600 could be scrapped after protests from charities and community campaigners. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107995_uturn_for_plan_to_charge_for_child_cremation Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107990_dickens_reading_at_whitegrove_library Whitegrove Library is staging a number of readings from some of Charles Dickens’s best-known work to mark his bicentenary. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107990_dickens_reading_at_whitegrove_library Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107977_roads_to_be_gritted_as_severe_weather_warning_issued The council's gritters will be out again tonight as the Met Office has issued a severe weather warning. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107977_roads_to_be_gritted_as_severe_weather_warning_issued Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107912_countess_of_wessex_to_officially_open_cancer_centre_today The Countess of Wessex will visit Bracknell this afternoon to officially open the Royal Berkshire Bracknell Clinic. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107912_countess_of_wessex_to_officially_open_cancer_centre_today Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/business/s/2107908_traders_welcome_market_street_shops_plan Traders in a town centre shopping precinct say “the more the merrier” and have welcomed plans for seven new shops in the road. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/business/s/2107908_traders_welcome_market_street_shops_plan Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107907_water_bills_to_rise The average bill for South East Water customers will be £204 from April, an increase of £9 a year. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107907_water_bills_to_rise Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107945_citizens_advice_bureau_is_facing_a_debt_crisis Bracknell's Citizens Advice Bureau is bucking the national trend as it sees more people needing help with their benefits rather than with debt. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107945_citizens_advice_bureau_is_facing_a_debt_crisis Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/blogs/andanotherthing/s/2107942_phillip_lee_mplessen_eu_control_over_british_justice_system This week in the Telegraph, I signed a letter in favour of repatriating powers on crime and policing back from Europe. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/blogs/andanotherthing/s/2107942_phillip_lee_mplessen_eu_control_over_british_justice_system Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107973_build_your_own_potato_people Green-fingered children are invited to show off their imaginative skills by creating creatures and people using potatoes. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107973_build_your_own_potato_people Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107975_take_care_of_elderly_neighbours_in_freezing_weather As a wintry chill descends on Bracknell, health bosses are urging people to take care of themselves and any elderly or vulnerable neighbours. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107975_take_care_of_elderly_neighbours_in_freezing_weather Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107974_cash_for_community_causes Community and voluntary organisations can apply for a share of £100 million to revitalise communities and bring empty homes back into use. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107974_cash_for_community_causes Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107946_marathon_runner_wants_more_to_run_for_thames_hospicecare An Ascot fundraiser is getting ready to go the distance in support of Thames Hospicecare. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107946_marathon_runner_wants_more_to_run_for_thames_hospicecare Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107929_motorcyclist_taken_to_hospital_after_collision_in_sandhurst A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital with suspected fractures following a collision in Sandhurst this morning. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107929_motorcyclist_taken_to_hospital_after_collision_in_sandhurst Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107927_keep_your_chimney_swept_firefighters_urge_after_blaze Firefighters are warning fans of a roaring fire to make sure they get their chimneys swept after a blaze in Winkfield last night. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107927_keep_your_chimney_swept_firefighters_urge_after_blaze Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107883_need_to_read_tuesdays_mostread_getbracknell_stories The top five most-read stories on getbracknell on Tuesday, February 7. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107883_need_to_read_tuesdays_mostread_getbracknell_stories Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/education/s/2107903_school_cuts_may_increase_mental_and_sexual_health_problems Concerns have been raised over future mental and sexual health problems among teenagers after cuts to services last year and further proposed cuts in 2012. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/education/s/2107903_school_cuts_may_increase_mental_and_sexual_health_problems Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107882_temperatures_could_plummet_to_4_degrees_centigrade Temperatures in Bracknell could hit as low as -4 degrees Centigrade this evening as drivers are warned of icy conditions tonight and tomorrow. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107882_temperatures_could_plummet_to_4_degrees_centigrade Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107847_teens_plea_to_save_youth_centres Teenagers determined to save three Bracknell youth centres from closure spoke passionately about the provisions during a heated debate held in the town last week. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107847_teens_plea_to_save_youth_centres Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107868_swinley_forest_replanting_days_this_weekend_cancelled_due_to_weather Volunteer tree planting days to restore the fire ravaged Swinley Forest this weekend have been cancelled because of the weather. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107868_swinley_forest_replanting_days_this_weekend_cancelled_due_to_weather Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107869_foodbank_helps_record_number_of_people It was another record-breaking month for a food charity as the kind-hearted people of Bracknell got into the Christmas spirit to help others. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107869_foodbank_helps_record_number_of_people Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107867_euro_karate_stars_fly_the_flag_for_england A karate party was held in Crowthorne when two members of a local karate group won bronze medals while competing for England. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107867_euro_karate_stars_fly_the_flag_for_england Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107844_fight_for_heatherwood_birth_centres_future Campaigners have asked health bosses at Ascot Birth Centre to visit other midwife-led centres to ensure the long-term future of the unit. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2107844_fight_for_heatherwood_birth_centres_future Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000