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.
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.
Fashion retailer Topshop has announced plans to open a new store in the Nicholson's shopping centre in Maidenhead. It has confirmed its existing store in the High Street will close and relocate to the
A union organiser is calling for a widespread campaign against the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead's plans to cut staff in Sure Start children's centres.The borough has nine Sure Start children's centres. The borough has nine Sure Start children's centres which provide services for children under five and their parents. Although the authority decided to keep all nine
A 20-year-old woman was due in court today charged with stealing about £400 from Next in Maidenhead while working for the company. Laura Eames, of Hag Hill Rise in Taplow, is accused of taking the the cash from the store in the Nicholsons Centre on April 18 this year. She was remanded on unconditional
An artist in Maidenhead is hoping to raise awareness of mental health issues by photographing sufferers of depression and bipolar disorder. Jo Dagless is appealing for people to be part of her new project, Manifold, which will chart the effects of depression through a series of portraits. "Depression is a condition that affects a huge amount of people at some point in their lives yet there is still a lot of stigma attached to it," she said.
Children's graves have been trashed at a Maidenhead cemetery. Toy tractors and other children's playthings were stolen and plants and headstones were vandalised at Braywick Cemetery sometime between Sunday and Wednesday.
There were two reports of graves being targeted but a police spokesman said others may also have been wrecked.
A couple in Maidenhead were treated for smoke inhalation after waking up to find their electric blanket on fire. The man and woman managed to put out the blaze in their bedroom in Woodstock Close at 2.27am today before calling the fire service. Fire crews from Maidenhead attended and treated the couple with oxygen before calling an ambulance. Nicole Targett, Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue spokeswoman, said the fire could have been 'much worse' because there were no smoke alarms in the house.
