Walkers will be dusting off their boots as they prepare for the annual Thames Valley Adventure Playground sponsored walk. The fundraiser, which will this year form part of the Bath Road playground's 30th anniversary celebrations, takes place today. Participants can walk five or 10 miles in aid of the Taplow centre for adults and children with special needs.
A Spanish benefactor has come to the aid of a 93-year-old grandmother who feared she might have to remortgage her house to pay her care bills. Phyllis Wallbank was devastated in February to receive a £4,780 bill from Bucks County Council to pay for the care she received at her home in Boveney Road, Dorney. Mrs Wallbank is a world famous educationalist who lectured in America in her 90s and
The body of a man found in the Jubilee River yesterday has been formally identified as missing 19-year-old Jordan Bartlett. Jordan, from Biddles Close, Cippenham, was reported missing to police on May
Engineering pupils at a Slough school are hoping for some help to get on track in a car racing competition. A team of six 17-18 year olds from Slough and Eton CE Business and Enterprise College are trying to compete in Greenpower's national engineering contest, but are lacking financial backing. The challenge is to design, build and race an electric-powered car around Goodwood race circuit
The new headteacher of Desborough School in Maidenhead has pledged to make the school a 'beacon of excellence.' Paul Frazer, its interim headteacher, plans to replicate the success he achieved as head of the Airedale Academy, which is in the first percentile nationally and the highest performing school in Yorkshire and Humberside. He says consistency of teaching will transform the school, rated 'satisfactory' by Ofsted, into a leading centre of education.
A controversial new supermarket is set to open its doors in Maidenhead this summer following a two-year wait. Supermarket giant Tesco has already started work to turn the former Mercedes Benz garage
