We have rounded up some of the biggest stories from Bracknell this week, just in case you missed them.
1. A 40-year-old Bracknell man was banned from the roads for a year after driving a Range Rover while under the influence of cocaine.
A 40-year-old Bracknell man was banned from the roads for a year after driving a Range Rover while under the influence of cocaine.
Tom Southall, of Wheatley, committed the offence in Wheatley road on March 13, 2021.
At East Berkshire Magistrates Court Slough on February 23, 2022, Southall was disqualified, fined £150 and ordered to pay a surcharge to fund victim services of £34.
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2. Ukraine refugees: Bracknell woman faces 'inhumane' visa rules
The Ukrainian parents of a Bracknell woman who are fleeing Russian bombs have been forced to travel another 300 miles by the UK Government’s “anti-human” refugee policy.
Tanya Noble’s father and disabled mother escaped in a minibus with no breaks and a flat tire amid Russian artillery shelling from her hometown near Kyiv to Slovakia.
Nataliia Ternova and Volodymyr Ternovyi have no money nor spare clothes and do not speak Slovak nor Polish, but the UK Government requires them to get a fingerprint scan in Poland to complete their visa application.
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3. Ukraine appeal: Doctor's plea to help facilitate medical supplies for home country
A Ukrainian born doctor has launched an appeal to send medical supplies and aid for injured citizens in the east of the country.
This follows the news that thousands of Ukrainians have been injured and are running out of supplies needed for injuries caused in the Russian invasion.
Vitaliy Herhel, who is a GP at Binfield surgery in Bracknell has been living in the UK for 23 years with his wife and 3 children.
After sending off 10,000 different medical supplies with money gathered from family and friends, Vitaliy felt that there was more that he could do for his people back in Ukraine.
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4. Concern over lack of Year 7 places at Wokingham schools
Concerns have been raised about an apparent lack of places for Year 7 pupils in schools across Wokingham.
Council figures appear to show a lack in Year 7 places across schools in Wokingham Borough, which was discussed at a meeting of the council’s executive committee yesterday (Monday, March 7).
A report paper shows Wokingham Borough as 2,716 school places for Year 7 pupils from the 2021/22 to 2028/29 academic years.
However, the need for Year 7 places is higher, with 90 additional places required in 2021/22 and 75 fresh places required in 2022/23.
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5. Broadmoor Hospital: Aaron Clamp died after eating t-shirt
‘SERIOUS failings’ contributed to the death of a Broadmoor patient who died after swallowing his own t-shirt, a jury has found.
Aaron Clamp died at the high-security Crowthorne hospital on January 4, 2021, after he stopped breathing due to a ‘fatal obstruction to his airway’.
During a two-week inquest trial at Reading Coroner’s Court, a jury heard how Clamp, who was 30 at the time of his death, choked in his room.
After being presented with evidence, the jury found that in the 35 minutes before Clamp died, the Broadmoor patient ‘posed a risk to his own life’.
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