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The best of the BBC in Berkshire from the team at BBC Radio Berkshire, BBC South Today and the BBC News website team in the South of England. Celebrating people and places from where we call home. If you spot something inappropriate on the page please DM us – and you can read more about how our Page is moderated here: bbc.in/moderation

The Cowshed charity, which gifts presents to thousands of children at Christmas, was "blown away" by offers of help when...
15/08/2025

The Cowshed charity, which gifts presents to thousands of children at Christmas, was "blown away" by offers of help when it needed to find new premises. 🥰

Read the full story here - https://bbc.in/45viD5D

To mark 80 years since VJ Day, the families of Thomas Jones and Cyril Mace - who survived the sinking of a Japanese pris...
15/08/2025

To mark 80 years since VJ Day, the families of Thomas Jones and Cyril Mace - who survived the sinking of a Japanese prisoner of war ship during World War II - have shared their remarkable stories.

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Events are being held across Berkshire to mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day.VJ Day, or Victory over Japan Day, is comm...
15/08/2025

Events are being held across Berkshire to mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day.

VJ Day, or Victory over Japan Day, is commemorated on 15 August each year, and marks the date in 1945 when Japan surrendered to the Allied forces, ending World War Two.

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Every neighbourhood in the Thames Valley now has a named, contactable officer according to Thames Valley Police.Read the...
15/08/2025

Every neighbourhood in the Thames Valley now has a named, contactable officer according to Thames Valley Police.

Read the full story here - https://bbc.in/46XRCdC

Union Street in Reading town centre, perhaps better known as Smelly Alley, was given the moniker because of the fishmong...
14/08/2025

Union Street in Reading town centre, perhaps better known as Smelly Alley, was given the moniker because of the fishmongers that used to be based there, it was also the site of an open sewer hundreds of years ago.

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Do you pay attention to calorie labels on takeaway menus?Tap the link to read more: https://bbc.in/45oZX7u
14/08/2025

Do you pay attention to calorie labels on takeaway menus?

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Thames Water said the increased estimates for the site, that will cover an area the size of Gatwick Airport, were down t...
14/08/2025

Thames Water said the increased estimates for the site, that will cover an area the size of Gatwick Airport, were down to changes to the design, "rapid inflation" and a rise in contracting costs.

Tap the link to read more: https://bbc.in/46XjEpI

More than 90,000 people attended last year's Reading and Leeds Festival, and this year's is set to host major acts inclu...
14/08/2025

More than 90,000 people attended last year's Reading and Leeds Festival, and this year's is set to host major acts including Chappell Roan, Hozier and Travis Scott.

➡️ Tap the link to find out everything you need to know as a festivalgoer or a local resident. https://bbc.in/4mLKLsu

"Not only sewage fumes, we get diesel fumes pumped directly into my home". For 70 days and counting, trucks have been vi...
13/08/2025

"Not only sewage fumes, we get diesel fumes pumped directly into my home". For 70 days and counting, trucks have been visiting Melissa's garden in Pamber Heath to remove the neighbourhoods sewage... multiple times a day. ➡️ https://bbc.in/41HPjHY

Work in Wargrave to build The Piggott School's new multi-use building is under way - as part of Wokingham Borough Counci...
13/08/2025

Work in Wargrave to build The Piggott School's new multi-use building is under way - as part of Wokingham Borough Council's drive to provide additional secondary school places.

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A top official could earn an annual salary of about ÂŁ130,000 for three or four days' work a week to focus on Berkshire's...
13/08/2025

A top official could earn an annual salary of about ÂŁ130,000 for three or four days' work a week to focus on Berkshire's prosperity and regional devolution drive.

Tap the link to read more: https://bbc.in/4fUhjhL

More live facial recognition (LFR) vans are hitting the streets across seven police forces in England. They're being use...
13/08/2025

More live facial recognition (LFR) vans are hitting the streets across seven police forces in England. They're being used to help track down suspects involved in serious crimes like sexual offences, violent assaults, and homicides.

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