Chris Lawrence

Stories by Chris Lawrence

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• Last updated: 18 Feb 2009 13:11

  Plans to link Queensmere and Observatory unveiled

  THE MULTI-MILLIONAIRE owner of the Queensmere and Observatory shopping centres is pressing forward with plans to link the two buildings.

• Published: 18 Feb 2009 09:30

  Clements armed robber sentenced

  POLICE have renewed a search for two armed robbers after their accomplice was jailed for five years.

• Published: 16 Feb 2009 09:00

  Police drive to recruit minorities

  Thames Valley Police held a recruitment event in Slough on Saturday as part of a fresh drive to attract more recruits from the black, Asian and other minority communities.

• Published: 13 Feb 2009 16:30

  Tesco saved my eyesight, says George Green father

  A FORTUNATE father is looking at life in a new light after a free eye test at a Slough supermarket saved his sight.

• Published: 13 Feb 2009 12:00

  Entrepreneur's dream to build 'best building in Slough'

  A FORMER Working Men's Club could be transformed into Slough's very own Indian palace if 'unique' planning proposals are approved.

• Last updated: 9 Feb 2009 13:57

  Police to tackle illegal scrap trade

  POLICE will this week launch a crackdown on the theft of scrap metal after an significant rise in illegal exports of copper, steel and lead.

• Published: 7 Feb 2009 12:00

  Hospital bid to build wind-power turbine

  WEXHAM Park Hospital has taken the first steps towards building a giant wind turbine which would transform the skyline of Slough.

• Published: 6 Feb 2009 17:00

  Cabbie in charity bid to lose his natty dreads

  A father who has not visited a barbers for more than 15 years has come up with a harebrained plan to shave his dreadlocks for charity.

• Last updated: 28 Jan 2009 11:26

  Experts power-on with pylon removal project

  THE CHALVEY skyline was transformed forever on Sunday when construction experts started to pull down a 50-year-old pylon.

• Last updated: 27 Jan 2009 16:36

  Top cop says magistrates too lenient

  ATTEMPTS to tackle crime in Slough are being hampered by ‘lenient' magistrates, according to the borough's top police officer.

• Published: 23 Jan 2009 19:00

  Travellers sentenced for wedding shooting

  Three men have today (Friday) been jailed for their part in the shooting of a groom at his wedding reception at the Skyways Hotel, Langley, Slough.

• Published: 23 Jan 2009 10:30

  Ayrton's magic moment on TV

  A BRITWELL schoolboy grabbed the opportunity of a lifetime when he took part in a magical reality gameshow on national TV.

• Published: 22 Jan 2009 12:00

  Council hit by power cuts

  SLOUGH Borough Council has said it will re-evaluate the quality of its computer systems after services were hit by a technical hitch.

• Last updated: 22 Jan 2009 10:09

  Sausage smuggler guilty of drugs haul

  A SMUGGLER who imported millions of pounds of drugs hidden in pallets of frozen sausages has been jailed for 20 years.

• Published: 20 Jan 2009 11:10

  SEGRO must provide jobs for Slough residents, says councillor

  JOBS created by the redevelopment of Slough Trading Estate must go to people who live in the borough, a councillor said this week.

• Last updated: 21 Jan 2009 15:45

  Burnel guilty of stab attack

  FRIENDS of a Good Samaritan who escaped death by millimetres in a vicious stabbing have welcomed the conviction of his "violent and racist" attacker this week.

• Published: 15 Jan 2009 12:00

  Families will not be charged for waste

  SLOUGH Borough Council has joined dozens of local authorities in shunning a government recycling scheme that would charge families that produced too much waste.

• Last updated: 15 Jan 2009 12:06

  Slough helps recession-hit residents

  RESIDENTS can search for their ideal job, get advice and information from top employers at a series of special advice workshops organised by Slough Borough Council.

• Published: 14 Jan 2009 09:25

  Authorities tackle alcohol abuse

  COUNCIL and police have launched a joint crackdown on public drinking following fears that alcohol abuse is fuelling a 'corridor' of violence in Chalvey.

• Published: 12 Jan 2009 12:00

  Pair attacked with iron bars in their own home

  DETECTIVES are hunting a gang of ten men who allegedly forced their way into a house and assaulted the occupants with iron bars.

• Published: 9 Jan 2009 17:30

  Drugs hidden in sausages smuggled into Slough

  A DUTCH national allegedly used a lorry of frozen sausages to smuggle £45m of drugs into Slough, a court heard this week.

• Published: 9 Jan 2009 13:00

  Drink fuels 'corridor' of violence

  POLICE have spoken of a ‘corridor' of violence in Chalvey after damning new crime figures showed the neighbourhood to be among the most dangerous in the Thames Valley.

• Last updated: 6 Jan 2009 09:05

  Council workshops for jobless

  THE COUNCIl will throw a lifeline to recession-hit residents this week when officers join business leaders to host an employment workshop.

• Last updated: 12 Dec 2008 16:58

  12-year-old passes GCSE Maths

  A YOUNG brainbox has picked up his Maths GCSE certificate, at the age of just 12-years-old.

• Published: 21 Dec 2008 15:00

  Slough Grammar cleared over admissions

  SLOUGH Grammar School has been cleared of contravening admissions policy by an independent adjudicator, despite concerns from councillors and other schools.

• Last updated: 19 Dec 2008 15:36

  Photos show Slough in a new light

  A SERIES of spectacular aerial photographs have been released on the internet that show Slough, but not as we know it.

• Published: 19 Dec 2008 17:00

  Romanian ambassador urges community cooperation

  ROMANIA'S top diplomat this week launched a campaign to repair his fellow countrymen's image in Slough.

• Published: 17 Dec 2008 12:15

  Councillors say no decision taken on council jobs

  COUNCIL leaders have moved to reassure Town Hall staff after agreeing to farm out some services to a private company.

• Last updated: 16 Dec 2008 15:37

  Cash stolen in High Street raid

  A GANG of masked men, armed with a sledgehammer, raided a building society in Slough High Street in the early hours of this morning (Tuesday).

• Published: 15 Dec 2008 11:30

  Travellers found guilty of wedding shooting

  THREE travellers have been found guilty of shooting a love rival at his wedding reception.