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A young community support officer stands on the path of a park with a metal detector pointing at a bush.

Knife search take place in town parks

Thames Valley Police officers conducted the sweep as part of Operation Sceptre.

A woman holds a blue vape in her hand while exhaling visible smoke from her mouth.

Teenagers offered free help to quit vaping

Young people in Slough offered free nicotine replacement therapy and "judgement-free" support.

Aerial establishing shot of Oxford, England, flying over the city centre buildings and the colleges and libraries of the famous university.

Why are English councils turning off street lights?

Plans to turn off street lights in Oxfordshire, West Berkshire and Slough were outlined this week.

Tatiana Qureshi (left) has an arm around Julie Siddiqui (right) in a radio studio

'I was lost' says mum helping knife crime victims

A grief-stricken mother from Berkshire is doing what she can to prevent knife crime.

A hand holding a smooth chocolate bar in a black and red Mars wrapper.

Man finds smooth Mars bar without signature ripple

Some people have accused finder Harry Seager of placing another bar in a Mars wrapper, he says.

An exterior view of Slough Borough Council offices - a large five storey building, the front is covered with windows and a mixture of white and grey panelling.

Council faces 'radical action' to save £28m in budget

Cash-strapped Slough Borough Council says it is facing an "unprecedented magnitude" of cuts.

A woman in a brown trench coat with blue and brown bags waits in front of a Great Western Railway ticket machine and arrivals boards on the concourse at Paddington Station. Other travellers with luggage move around in the background

Track defect causes train delays and cancellations

Elizabeth line, Great Western Railway and Heathrow Express services are all being affected.

A number of red knitted poppies, with a few that are purple, cascade downwards from a village sign. There are trees and a road in the background of the shot. The sign says 'Hurst'.

Berkshire's Big Picture: Sunday's image of the county

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Berkshire.

Thames Valley Police Headquarters sign - written in green and blue writing on a white background, photo has greenery in the background.

Top officers questioned over violent crime figures

Thames Valley Police figures reveal Slough is "one of, if not the most dangerous town in Berkshire".