Bin lorry fire prompts vape disposal warning

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        September 29, 2026

Bin lorry fire prompts vape disposal warning

Good Morning Reading — 2026-09-29

Crews spotted the fire in the back of their bin lorry after collecting rubbish in Wokingham.
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Bin lorry fire prompts vape disposal warning
• Crews spotted the fire in the back of their bin lorry after collecting rubbish in Wokingham.
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Reading Chronicle · Local news · yesterday
Man found guilty after trying to force open mum’s car door at McDonald’s drive-thru
• A man has been found guilty of two crimes after trying to force open the door of a stranger’s car while she and her toddler waited in line at a McDonalds drive-thru.
Reading Today Online (rdg.today) · Local news · yesterday
Man jailed for string of shoplifting offences in Reading
• Jamie Borecki, aged 43 and of no fixed abode, was sentenced at Reading Magistrates Court on Thursday, September 17, to 30 weeks' imprisonment
Reading Chronicle · Local news · yesterday
Much-loved youth club saved from the brink of closure
• Tilehurst Junior Youth Club in Reading has secured funding to avoid closure, but needs more members, volunteers and donations to keep activities running.
Reading Today Online (rdg.today) · Local news · yesterday
‘Twenty is Plenty’: Eight Reading roads could soon see lower speed limits
• New speed limits are likely to be coming to residential streets in Reading if changes are given the go-ahead.
Bracknell News — News · Local news · yesterday
Double success for popular pub which is named as one of the best in the UK
• A Wokingham pub has scooped two major honours at a national awards ceremony celebrating the best performers across Greene King's franchise estate.
Bracknell News — News · Local news · 3 days ago
Heathrow Airport sets new 2039 target for third runway
• Heathrow Airport, which lies across the Buckinghamshire and Berkshire border, has pushed back the expected opening date of its proposed third runway by four years to 2039.
Slough Observer — News · Local news · 2 days ago
Teenage cyclist suffers 'life-changing injuries' in car crash - Man, 38, arrested
• A Reading man has been arrested after a teenage cyclist suffered ‘life-changing injuries’ in a collision near Maidenhead.
BBC Berkshire local news RSS feed · Local media cross-checks · yesterday
Rape arrest after man attacked in alley
• A man from County Durham was arrested after an attack was reported near a block of flats in Slough.
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