A tapestry design measuring more than 5m tall has been created for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with the help of students from a range of Maidenhead schools.

Firefighters from across East Berkshire were called to a blaze on the first floor of a property in Belmont Crescent on Sunday evening.

It was twice the reason for celebration at Manor Green School which opened its new playground earlier this month after years of planning and fundraising.

Thames Valley Police has joined a one-week nationwide knife amnesty designed to challenge and reduce the threat of knife crime across the region.

A 92-year-old woman has had her belongings returned after being the victim of a theft in Maidenhead town centre on Thursday.