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‘It’s astonishing’: Royal Berkshire NHS Trust ‘replacing doctors with trainees'
A former NHS GP has uncovered data showing that two doctor shifts at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust were allocated to trainees between last December and April. Dr Sandeep Bansal trained to become a GP in Oxford before going on to found
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Six stunning snaps of the beautiful birds in Reading
For this week’s Camera Club spread in the Reading Chronicle, we have chosen six snaps of beautiful birds that have been spotted across the county this summer. Each image is stunning in its own right, and it is just a shame that we can only choose
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Caterer blames 'wet weather and old building' for dead mouse found in school kitchen
A catering company has broken its silence after the kitchen of a primary school it has served for over 10 years was shut following a mouse infestation. The dead mouse was discovered among pots and pans in a cupboard at Sonning Common Primary School
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Windsor Castle ranked among best tourist attractions in the world - for this reason
Windsor Castle is often celebrated as a world-class tourism draw thanks to its history, heritage and glimpse into royal life past and present. But there’s another reason why it ranks in the top five tourist attractions around the world, and it’
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Fire service prepares to build ‘modern and high quality’ training centre
The Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service is readying to build a new two-storey centre to train the next generation of firefighters. Members of the fire authority gathered alongside Reading Borough councillors and Yuan Yang, MP for Woodley and
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‘No smoke without fire’: Water tests after ‘human faeces’ spotted in River Thames
The owner of a local boating company says ‘human faeces’ spotted in the Thames near Henley are ‘more likely to be algae’ – but said Thames Water couldn’t blame locals for jumping to conclusions. Jim Sneddon, 56, owner of the Henley Boating Company
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Streets throughout Berkshire village could have speed limit go down to 20mph
Streets throughout a Reading commuter village could have speed limits slashed to 20mph. West Berkshire Council has been considering a project to reduce speed limits in the village of Theale, with a trial of the reductions set to be approved.
