Parents warned as hundreds of squishy toys seized

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BBC Berkshire local news RSS feed · today Cocaine worth nearly £20m found in banana shipment • A Hampshire Police and Thames Valley Police specialist unit helped move the drugs to a secure location.

BBC Berkshire local news RSS feed · today Natural History Museum's new storage facility • BBC Radio Berkshire goes behind the scenes to see the new facility being built in Shinfield.

Reading Chronicle news · today Berkshire schoolchildren win awards for nature conservation projects • Source check from Reading Chronicle news: "Berkshire schoolchildren win awards for nature conservation projects" is included in this local briefing because it may affect residents, records, services, travel, planning, events or local decisions.

Reading Chronicle news · today Police release further details on arrest made following suspicious packages incident • Source check from Reading Chronicle news: "Police release further details on arrest made following suspicious packages incident" is included in this local briefing because it may affect residents, records, services, travel, planning, events or local decisions.

Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce RSS feed · today Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce Launches Ten-Point Plan to Unlock Thames Valley Growth • Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce (TVCC) has set out a ten-point plan to unlock the full potential of the Thames Valley economy. • The plan outlines priorities to strengthen business confidence and ensure that the UK’s true turbo economy, and one of the UK’s most productive economies, remains central to the nation’s future growth. • Representing thousands of businesses… The post Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce Launches Ten-Point Plan to Unlock Thames Valley Growth first appeared on Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce.

Reading Chronicle news · today Police respond to three 'suspicious packages' in Reading Town Centre • Source check from Reading Chronicle news: "Police respond to three 'suspicious packages' in Reading Town Centre" is included in this local briefing because it may affect residents, records, services, travel, planning, events or local decisions.

What's on: next 14 days

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Mon 27 Jul · Reading u3a · Reading Arts what's on. London Street Markets

Mon 27 Jul · Reading Business Improvement District (BID) · Reading Arts what's on. Reading Dino Trail

Mon 27 Jul · Reading Men Walking and Talking (MWAT) group · Reading Arts what's on. Reading Men Walking and Talking (MWAT) group

Mon 27 Jul · Reading Libraries · Reading Arts what's on. Rhymetime at Tilehurst Library

Mon 27 Jul · Reading Pride · Reading Arts what's on. Road to SOKA Fest - At The Boundary

Mon 27 Jul · Basildon Park · Reading Arts what's on. Silhouettes of Society

Mon 27 Jul · Reading Libraries · Reading Arts what's on. Summer Crafts at Reading Libraries

Mon 27 Jul · Basildon Park · Reading Arts what's on. Summer of Play at Basildon Park

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