A pub football team's dreams come true when they got to a play at a Premier League football ground. Eat My Goal, made up of a group of friends representing Wernham Hoggs in Slough High Street, took to the pitch at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium on Saturday. They took part in the Green Card tournament of the Carlsberg Pub Cup, in front of friends, family and former Arsenal legend Martin Keown.
A week of action to tackle noise nuisance is taking place in Slough. Slough Borough Council organised activities for Noise Action Week, which started today, to raise awareness about the impact of of noise on people's lives. Tomorrow, pubs, clubs and bars are being visited to discuss noise issues around live music and customers leaving.
A thug from Britwell who assaulted a woman and smashed up two phones has been given a 10 week jail sentence. Nicholas Swan, of Marescroft Road, appeared at Slough Magistrates Court on Thursday. The 34-year-old assaulted a woman in Slough on April 19 and destroyed her mobile phone. On the following day he damaged a custody cordless phone belonging
Builders gave up their time to give an increasingly popular youth centre a much-needed lick of paint. Five workers from building services provider Crown House Technologies offered their time to
Police officers had their work cut out for them as they challenged a group of teenagers to a game of footy. But despite their best efforts, the team from Burnham Youth Club took the winners trophy at Burnham FC in Wymers Wood Road on Saturday, beating the officers 7-2.
Thousands attended a special royal event in Windsor on Saturday to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. The event featured 2,500 servicemen, bands and an impressive tri-service fly-past of 78 current and historic aircraft.
Two drug dealers have been given suspended prison sentences after admitting selling cannabis in Maidenhead. Jordan Plumridge, and Connor Plumridge, both of Greenfields, had both pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to supply a class B drug. They were sentenced at Reading Crown Court on Friday.
Walkers taking part in the 10th annual Thames Valley Adventure Playground (TVAP) ramble were treated to a royal fly-past. More than 130 adults and children put their feet into action for the event which is one of the Bath Road facility's biggest fundraisers.
Hints and tips on preventing burglary were offered by community wardens at a roadshow in Cookham on Friday afternoon. Run by the Royal Borough in the Community Room in High Road, it offered advice on how houses, garages and sheds can be secured to reduce the chances of a successful break-in. Burglary across the Royal
A 50-year-old care home in Woodley will be closed because it is considered no longer fit for purpose. The Fosters Residential Care Home, which has 35 beds, and cares for frail and elderly people, will be closed after the borough's executive took the 'difficult' decision to close it on Tuesday. The building falls below standards required by the Care Standards Act.
