http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/ Top stories for News http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067839_four_jailed_for_winkfield_cannabis_factory Four men have been jailed for attempting to produce cannabis at a house in Winkfield after police investigating another crime spotted suspicious activity at a house. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067839_four_jailed_for_winkfield_cannabis_factory Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/s/2067849_can_you_give_guinea_pigs_a_home This cute bunch are looking for new homes after they were found dumped in a skip in Bracknell – but be warned, they do not like each other’s company. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/s/2067849_can_you_give_guinea_pigs_a_home Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067832_a329m_crash_causes_major_delays An accident caused major delays on the A329M this morning. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067832_a329m_crash_causes_major_delays Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067836_controversial_youth_shelter_is_shelved A village council has agreed to postpone a controversial plan to install a ‘teen shelter’ in a park. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067836_controversial_youth_shelter_is_shelved Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/business/s/2067830_waitrose_hq_staff_cash_in_on_15_bonus Waitrose, the supermarket chain with its HQ in Bracknell, has celebrated recording bumper sales despite the recession by handing down a windfall equivalent to eight weeks’ pay to its workers. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/business/s/2067830_waitrose_hq_staff_cash_in_on_15_bonus Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/entertainment/music/s/2067858_concert_to_raise_cash_for_minibus Wellington College’s Jazz Orchestra and Concert Bands are holding a charity concert tomorrow.   http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/entertainment/music/s/2067858_concert_to_raise_cash_for_minibus Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067841_man_jailed_for_possessing_404_child_porn_images A man has been jailed after police found more than 400 indecent images of children on his computers. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067841_man_jailed_for_possessing_404_child_porn_images Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067861_last_gestures_a_smile_and_a_hug_inquest_hears A “beautiful, artistic” woman took her own life because doctors could not cure the complex range of physical and mental illnesses she was suffering from. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067861_last_gestures_a_smile_and_a_hug_inquest_hears Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067825_11_arrests_in_drugs_raids Drug raids across the borough resulted in the arrests of 11 people  in a single day. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067825_11_arrests_in_drugs_raids Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067774_renewed_appeal_for_missing_man_patrick_davies Police have renewed an appeal for help tracing a man who has been missing for two weeks. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067774_renewed_appeal_for_missing_man_patrick_davies Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067686_no_plans_for_houses_on_heatherwood_site Heatherwood Hospital will shrink its Ascot site but the hospital’s boss says service levels will not reduce and could even improve. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067686_no_plans_for_houses_on_heatherwood_site Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067773_queens_scout_award_for_ranelagh_pupil A teenager has been given Scouting’s highest honour and has been invited to attend the St George’s Day Parade at Windsor Castle by the Queen. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067773_queens_scout_award_for_ranelagh_pupil Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067771_nurse_supports_families_of_children_with_lifelimiting_illness The first charity-funded “Alexander’s Nurse” has been out and about in Bracknell supporting families with children who have life-limiting illness. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067771_nurse_supports_families_of_children_with_lifelimiting_illness Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067745_community_stars_feted_for_their_hard_work The Queen has honoured people for their work in the community in ceremonies at Windsor Castle. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067745_community_stars_feted_for_their_hard_work Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067694_molly_loses_eye_after_dog_attack A beloved family pet has had to have its eye removed weeks after it was savaged by another dog. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067694_molly_loses_eye_after_dog_attack Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067772_crowthorne_parish_council_agm_meeting Crowthorne Parish Council will hold its annual meeting on Friday. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067772_crowthorne_parish_council_agm_meeting Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067693_eviction_for_crooks_in_new_police_op Persistent criminals could be kicked out by their landlords when police tell them what their tenants are up to. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067693_eviction_for_crooks_in_new_police_op Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067691_ill_sue_says_woman_in_damp_bedsit An asthma sufferer living in a damp-ridden bedsit has vowed to sue a housing company unless it pays her inflated electricity bills and replaces her ruined furniture. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067691_ill_sue_says_woman_in_damp_bedsit Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067642_gambler_took_nandos_cash_ A Birch Hill man has admitted embezzling more than £10,000 from an Edinburgh restaurant where he worked for five years, to fund his gambling habit. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067642_gambler_took_nandos_cash_ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067655_cruise_bug_pair_demand_probe A couple who had their holiday ruined by a vomiting bug are among dozens taking legal action against a cruise company. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067655_cruise_bug_pair_demand_probe Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/business/s/2067670_hilton_staff_donate_cash_to_fantastic_pact Staff from a hotel were so impressed by the work of a Bracknell charity they handed over more than four times as much cash as it had asked for. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/business/s/2067670_hilton_staff_donate_cash_to_fantastic_pact Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067665_top_mum_jane_gets_invite_to_number_10 Mum of the Year Jane Gates was treated to a day of pampering and a trip to10 Downing Street following her inspirational charity work in memory of her son. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067665_top_mum_jane_gets_invite_to_number_10 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067651_helping_haiti_is_an_uphill_battle A volunteer working in the tent cities of earthquake-stricken Haiti is staying in the country longer to continue helping the rescue effort. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067651_helping_haiti_is_an_uphill_battle Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067644_look_in__pledge_to_consult_users Bracknell's over 50s will have their say on any plans for the new Look In Community Café says a group of volunteers who will run it. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067644_look_in__pledge_to_consult_users Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/jobs/news/s/2067638_heatherwood_boss_clinical_performance_is_at_heart_of_our_plan The chief executive of troubled Heatherwood Hospital has reaffirmed her commitment to the hospital which serves Bracknell and has said that “very, very few” jobs will be lost as a plan to ease financial troubles is brought in. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/jobs/news/s/2067638_heatherwood_boss_clinical_performance_is_at_heart_of_our_plan Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067664_tenants_invited_to_have_a_say Social housing tenants can meet with police to talk about crime or other concerns they may have about their neighbourhoods. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067664_tenants_invited_to_have_a_say Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067606_battle_over_trees_has_taken_its_toll A man has won a four-year battle to get the council to pay for the removal of two trees damaging his house – but he says the ordeal has taken its toll. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067606_battle_over_trees_has_taken_its_toll Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067568_con_artist_sold_fake_england_football_shirts A Birch Hill rip-off merchant has been busted for preying on football fans heading to this summer’s World Cup by selling fake England shirts on the internet. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067568_con_artist_sold_fake_england_football_shirts Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067569_weapon_cds_to_be_swapped_for_mp3s_at_broadmoor Broadmoor patients could be given MP3 players in an effort to stop them using broken CDs as weapons. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067569_weapon_cds_to_be_swapped_for_mp3s_at_broadmoor Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/health_and_beauty/s/2067591_teens_take_the_plunge_ Teenagers dipped into some free lifeguard training to help them make a splash in a new career. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/health_and_beauty/s/2067591_teens_take_the_plunge_ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067579_teenagers_win_praise_in_mayors_awards A 17-year-old has won tributes from the mayor after coming to the aid of a carer when the man had an epileptic seizure. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067579_teenagers_win_praise_in_mayors_awards Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/education/s/2067610_work_support_on_offer_for_young Young unemployed people can give their CVs a useful boost by taking part in a new work experience scheme. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/education/s/2067610_work_support_on_offer_for_young Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067575_rail_smash_man_david_brown_was_a_good_lad Tributes have been paid to ‘big character’ David Brown who died when his car was hit by a train on a level crossing. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067575_rail_smash_man_david_brown_was_a_good_lad Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/business/s/2067593_contract_success_for_cbs An Ascot company has been helping out global firms with office refurbishments. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/business/s/2067593_contract_success_for_cbs Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067458_runaway_horses_learn_their_lesson Pupils at a school in Binfield were a little surprised when they arrived for lessons to find some unusual neighbours keen to learn a bit of horse-tory. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067458_runaway_horses_learn_their_lesson Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067462_violent_addicts_jailed_for_eight_years A trio of drug addicts have been jailed for eight years each after they attacked their dealer so badly he lost several teeth. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067462_violent_addicts_jailed_for_eight_years Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067490_water_bills_to_rise Water bills are set to rise in the area this year according to a watchdog. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067490_water_bills_to_rise Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/education/s/2067535_lights_camera_action_for_binfield_primary_pupils Future Kathryn Bigelows and James Camerons got a taste for the silver screen during a week-long project at a village school. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/education/s/2067535_lights_camera_action_for_binfield_primary_pupils Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067460_poor_rating_for_thames_valley_in_crime_solving It is good news for crooks but bad news for everyone else – Thames Valley Police has been rated poor at solving crimes. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067460_poor_rating_for_thames_valley_in_crime_solving Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067393_broadmoor_daddy_didnt_have_a_clue A former Broadmoor patient who was jailed for terrorism charges was persuaded to take on a child by Reading’s social services department, it has been revealed. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067393_broadmoor_daddy_didnt_have_a_clue Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067497_safety_advice_for_older_people Older people in Bracknell can get free advice on how to be safe in their homes from the town’s Age Concern volunteers. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067497_safety_advice_for_older_people Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/food_and_drink/s/2067465_star_chef_at_food_market_on_saturday One of the country’s top chefs will be showing off his talents at a festival of country food this weekend. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/food_and_drink/s/2067465_star_chef_at_food_market_on_saturday Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067496_cats_protection_spring_fair You could get the purr-fect Easter gift at a traditional spring fair and help raise money for a cat charity. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067496_cats_protection_spring_fair Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067404_google_street_view_comes_to_bracknell Google Street View in Bracknell Forest has been launched today meaning people can take virtual tours with a few clicks of a mouse. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067404_google_street_view_comes_to_bracknell Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067376_police_appeal_for_driver_who_helped_at_fatal_crash Police want to speak to a motorist who stopped to help out at the scene of a car crash in which a 21-year-old man was killed. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067376_police_appeal_for_driver_who_helped_at_fatal_crash Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/blogs/andanotherthing/s/2067384_bees_blog_sixth_man_needed_to_help_us_reach_playoffs Well another week has passed and we only have six games to go till the end of the season. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/blogs/andanotherthing/s/2067384_bees_blog_sixth_man_needed_to_help_us_reach_playoffs Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/education/s/2067425_oaklands_junior_pupils_are_bunch_of_characters Children brought their favourite books to life by dressing up their literary heroes. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/education/s/2067425_oaklands_junior_pupils_are_bunch_of_characters Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/business/s/2067419_firms_do_the_business_at_expo Hundreds of email addresses and business cards were swapped as firms around Berkshire headed to Binfield for a business event. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/business/s/2067419_firms_do_the_business_at_expo Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067423_can_you_give_a_hand_to_needy_youngsters Anyone who could offer a temporary home to a teenager is invited to a recruitment meeting. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067423_can_you_give_a_hand_to_needy_youngsters Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/entertainment/days_out/s/2067421_take_mum_for_a_walk A Mother's Day Walk will be held at the Look Out in Nine Mile Ride on Sunday, between 10am and midday. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/entertainment/days_out/s/2067421_take_mum_for_a_walk Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067409_drugs_trio_jailed_in_ecstasy_sting Five men have been jailed after an undercover drugs sting intercepted almost 100,000 ecstasy pills. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067409_drugs_trio_jailed_in_ecstasy_sting Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067329_patrick_davies_has_been_missing_for_one_week The family of a man who went missing more than a week ago are still appealing for information on his whereabouts. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067329_patrick_davies_has_been_missing_for_one_week Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067397_four_charged_with_distraction_burglaries Four men appeared in court charged with committing or attempting to commit ‘distraction burglaries’ across the South East including Crowthorne. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067397_four_charged_with_distraction_burglaries Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067325_help_isabella_to_jump_in_puddles A girl with cerebral palsy who cannot walk without the aid of a frame could get a new lease of life by going to America for specialist spinal surgery. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067325_help_isabella_to_jump_in_puddles Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067247_budget_cuts_threat_to_dog_warden_job The dog warden who patrols the borough dealing with stray dogs and teaching people about the responsibilities of pet ownership faces the axe in council cuts. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067247_budget_cuts_threat_to_dog_warden_job Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067262_restorative_justice_scheme_halts_reoffending Only four criminals have reoffended out of 289 involved in an initiative which puts them face-to-face with their victims. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067262_restorative_justice_scheme_halts_reoffending Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067308_ray_earwicker_nows_the_time_to_invest_in_the_borough Ray Earwicker is a well-known face around Bracknell. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067308_ray_earwicker_nows_the_time_to_invest_in_the_borough Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/health_and_beauty/s/2067298_help_reduce_heartbreak Two Bracknell faces feature on a new postcard designed to warn people of the dangers of undetected heart conditions. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/health_and_beauty/s/2067298_help_reduce_heartbreak Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067319_pensioner_88_has_three_week_wait_for_a_bath An 88-year-old dementia sufferer was not given a bath for three weeks because care staff refused to use hoisting equipment even though it was new. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067319_pensioner_88_has_three_week_wait_for_a_bath Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067300_football_club_helps_charity_reach_goal A football club has donated £2,000 to the fund set up in memory of former young player Lewis Marsh who died more than 10 years ago. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067300_football_club_helps_charity_reach_goal Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067249_our_patients_deserve_better Doctors have banded together to charge the executives running Heatherwood with “decimating” the hospital and have raised alarms about  what they fear is “greed and mismanagement”. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067249_our_patients_deserve_better Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067248_bike_power_triumphs_in_councillor_allowances_debate Pedal power could soon be coming to Bracknell if councillors vote through proposals to scrap their mileage allowance for car travel around the borough. http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2067248_bike_power_triumphs_in_councillor_allowances_debate Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0000