Bracknell Forest, England News

Bracknell Forest Friends of the Earth will help Bracknell Town Council transform a 200 square metre space from scrubland to a wildflower retreat.

Just over two years ago, firefighters from across the country were battling the biggest forest fire ever seen in Bracknell.

The Strictly Come Dancing 2012 finalist has thrown her support behind Foster Care Fortnight, which launched on Monday and lasts until May 26.

The magic of Christmas could be coming to Swinley Park after plans to build a temporary winter wonderland were revealed.

Applause filled Bracknell's council chamber last night as a new Borough Mayor and deputy were chosen to serve the borough for the next year.

Just over a quarter of the 61 youngsters entitled to free school meals achieved the national benchmark for GCSEs in 2012.

Two men were seen driving off in a Land Rover without lights on after a leaf blower was stolen from a parked car.

The theme for the town's bid for gardening glory is growing your own and edible hanging baskets full of fruit, vegetables and herbs are going up around the town.

Bracknell Forest Council will be launching projects in the coming months to promote sustainable travel and help ease rush-hour congestion in the borough.

After more than three years of building work, pupils showed off their new classrooms, library and ICT suite to family and friends.

Homeowners and businesses in Crowthorne are being invited to view plans for the old TRL site during a three-day exhibition.

The redevelopment of Charles Square as part of the regeneration will 'take the heart out of Bracknell', according to the Bracknell Forest Society.

Members of Bracknell Forest Council's planning committee said they were listening to the people as they ignored officers' advice to allow controversial developments in Binfield, Harmans Water and Warfield.

Members of the Bracknell Forest Council licensing and safety committee decided last Wednesday to temporarily put the change on hold, asking officers to come back to the committee with possible alternatives before anything is approved.

Bracknell Forest Council wants people to help snare fly-tippers after it received reports of unlicensed operators charging people to clear waste then dumping it.

A WOMAN has been reunited with her dog - but has branded the 125 charge she has to pay as "ridiculous". Nikki Stevens, who lives in Great Hollands, said her four-year-old border terrier, Ruby, escaped through her front door at about 7.20pm. She said she received a call from a company called Dogbusters - which works on behalf of Bracknell Forest ... (more)

A new fountain was opened at South Hill Park by the mayor of Bracknell Forest as part of a A 2.3 million revamp of the arts centre's grounds.

The next walk-in session will be held on Saturday. HOUSING, children and the regeneration of Bracknell are the main issues brought up at councillors' surgeries in Old Bracknell and Wildridings.

In agony: Andy Norman, 33, is on high doses of morphine in an Icelandic hospital as he tries to cope with the excruciating pain of frostbite A polar explorer whose charity trek across the Greenland ice sheet turned to tragedy has been left in agony due to the severe frostbite he suffered, his best friend said today.

EVERYTHING possible is being done to help people being affected by the so-called 'bedroom tax', Bracknell Forest Council says.