http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:10:13 +0000 Copyright (C) 2010 Clyde and Forth Press Ltd http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/feeds/ 51 http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/furniture/sl_logo_500x75.png http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/ THREE men arrested in Slough last week for alleged terrorist fundraising have been released without charge. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/45291-terror-suspects-released-without-charge-/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/45291-terror-suspects-released-without-charge-/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:40:05 +0000 News THE boyfriend of Slough teenager Jane Treasure has been found guilty of her murder. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/45282-breaking-news-verdict-in-jane-treasure-murder-trial-/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/45282-breaking-news-verdict-in-jane-treasure-murder-trial-/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:22:23 +0000 News POLICE are appealing for help in tracing a man who has breached his conditions of release from prison. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/45280-police-search-for-wanted-criminal-/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/45280-police-search-for-wanted-criminal-/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:18:48 +0000 News A MAN was viciously beaten up by a group of men after refusing to give them a cigarette. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/45275-man-attacked-in-salt-hill-park-/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/45275-man-attacked-in-salt-hill-park-/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:52:11 +0000 News Four different bank managers have told me the same thing in recent weeks. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/45274-you-can-bank-on-the-irony/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/45274-you-can-bank-on-the-irony/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0000 News OUR Lady of Peace Infants and Our Lady of Peace Junior School in Slough will be closed tomorrow (Wednesday) due to a broken water pipe outside the school. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/09/45271-two-slough-schools-closed-tomorrow-/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/09/45271-two-slough-schools-closed-tomorrow-/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:25:15 +0000 News CCTV images in connection with an on-board New Years Day train robbery have been released by the British Transport Police. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/09/45264-police-release-cctv-images-after-new-years-day-robbery-/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/09/45264-police-release-cctv-images-after-new-years-day-robbery-/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:21:29 +0000 News DRUGS with a street value of £40,000 - £60,000 were recovered by police during a search. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/09/45259-big-drugs-haul-for-police-/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/09/45259-big-drugs-haul-for-police-/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0000 News A WOMAN is her seventies fell victim to a distraction burglar who came to her home. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/09/45261-efit-released-in-distraction-burglary-/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/09/45261-efit-released-in-distraction-burglary-/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:32:16 +0000 News Police have reported no serious incidents following fears that violence was escalating in Slough. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/08/45256-police-patrols-combat-crime-after-escalating-violence/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/08/45256-police-patrols-combat-crime-after-escalating-violence/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:00:00 +0000 News Over six million people in the UK are likely to have dyslexia and this specialist local charity was set up to help adults overcome barriers at work and socially http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/08/45251-confidence-building/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/08/45251-confidence-building/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:27:36 +0000 News WOMEN have celebrated the 84th anniversary of their group and the Suffragette movement. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/08/45249-milestone-for-wi-group/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/08/45249-milestone-for-wi-group/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:21:28 +0000 News SPORTY students indulged in a spot of healthy competition at a tag rugby festival. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/07/45202-tag-teams-keep-trying-/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/07/45202-tag-teams-keep-trying-/ Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:00:00 +0000 News ANOTHER world will be opened up to a competition winner, with the chance to have a private screening of the new Alice in Wonderland film. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/07/45204-chance-to-win-tickets-to-alice-in-wonderland/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/07/45204-chance-to-win-tickets-to-alice-in-wonderland/ Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000 News TOP politician Jack Straw will visit Slough next week to help MP Fiona Mactaggart launch her re-election campaign. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/07/45199-jack-straw-will-visit-slough/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/07/45199-jack-straw-will-visit-slough/ Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 News A COURT was told how a young woman was stabbed to death by her boyfriend moments after discovering he was having an affair. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/06/45197-jane-treasure-killed-after-discovering-affair-court-hears/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/06/45197-jane-treasure-killed-after-discovering-affair-court-hears/ Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:00:00 +0000 News ESCALATING violence between rival teenage gangs has forced authorities to scrap a disco for youths and step up police patrols. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/06/45201-police-numbers-stepped-up-due-to-teen-gang-conflict/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/06/45201-police-numbers-stepped-up-due-to-teen-gang-conflict/ Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000 News A PLAY area in Langley has been officially reopened after receiving a much-needed makeover. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/06/45198-transformed-play-area-reopened-/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/06/45198-transformed-play-area-reopened-/ Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0000 News A political adviser to the Royal Borough Andre Walker (pictured) has resigned after a recorded phone conversation was posted on the internet claiming he was conspiring to oust the council's deputy leader Alison Knight. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/05/45241-breaking-news-political-adviser-quits-over-taped-call/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/05/45241-breaking-news-political-adviser-quits-over-taped-call/ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:17:56 +0000 News CHARITY organisers have been left frustrated after an evening concert in aid of the Hope for Haiti appeal was cancelled following police advice. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/05/45232-fundraiser-cancelled-following-gang-violence/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/05/45232-fundraiser-cancelled-following-gang-violence/ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:00:11 +0000 News IT HAS been a big news week in Slough. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/05/45196-todays-observer-packed-with-top-news-stories-/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/05/45196-todays-observer-packed-with-top-news-stories-/ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:29:02 +0000 News A PROGRAMME designed to give young people advice about the workplace has been launched. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/05/45228-programme-for-young-people-launched/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/05/45228-programme-for-young-people-launched/ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:30:00 +0000 News THREE men have been arrested in Slough on suspicion of terrorist funding. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/05/45200-trio-arrested--on-suspicion-of-terrorist-funding/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/05/45200-trio-arrested--on-suspicion-of-terrorist-funding/ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 News A MOTHER has paid a heartfelt tribute to her 23-year-old son who was stabbed to death last summer. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/45207-mother-pays-tribute-to-son-killed-in-knife-attack-/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/45207-mother-pays-tribute-to-son-killed-in-knife-attack-/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:54:57 +0000 News LESS than half of all Slough parents who applied for a secondary school place for their children have received their first preference. http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/45195-more-than-half-of-sloughs-children-miss-out-on-first-choice-school/ http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/45195-more-than-half-of-sloughs-children-miss-out-on-first-choice-school/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:09:33 +0000 News