Mike Greenshields

Stories by Mike Greenshields

Below are recent stories by Mike Greenshields

• Last updated: 6 Mar 2010 12:00

  Police numbers stepped up due to teen gang conflict

  ESCALATING violence between rival teenage gangs has forced authorities to scrap a disco for youths and step up police patrols.

• Last updated: 4 Mar 2010 11:02

  Britwell Parish election candidates announced

  VOTERS in Britwell will be going to the polls to choose six new parish councillors.

• Published: 28 Feb 2010 12:00

  Job figures undermine chamber's confidence

  HUNDREDS more have joined the dole queue after a sharp rise in unemployment.

• Published: 27 Feb 2010 17:00

  Outrage at 'lenient' sentences for cops

  A CROWN Court judge has been criticised for handing down a lenient sentence to two cocaine-abusing Slough police officers.

• Last updated: 20 Feb 2010 12:00

  'I saw beat bobby using cocaine'

  AN INFORMANT who blew the whistle on a community policeman and a PCSO taking drugs has told how he helped bring the corrupt officers to justice.

• Last updated: 19 Feb 2010 15:15

  Cocaine-abusing officers given 'lenient' sentence

  TWO Slough-based police officers who pleaded guilty to drug offences have been sentenced today (Friday).

• Published: 1 Jan 2010 10:00

  Slough campaigners join hunger strike

  A GROUP of campaigners who are travelling with an international aid convoy to Gaza have gone on hunger strike after being denied entry to the troubled region by Egyptian authorities.

• Last updated: 19 Dec 2009 13:00

  Hall supervisor stays after licence review

  A COMMUNITY hall described by police as 'a mismanaged premises which has led to numerous crimes, severe disorder, drunkenness and public nuisnace' has been forced to adopt changes to its licence.

• Last updated: 19 Dec 2009 09:00

  Suicidal man sent wife and child away

  A SUICIDAL man who attempted to kill himself by slitting his throat in front of hundreds of horrified shoppers has been identified.

• Last updated: 17 Dec 2009 13:57

  Home Secretary in Slough

  HOME Secretary Alan Johnson was in Chalvey today (Thursday) to meet residents who have worked hard to tackle anti-social behaviour and crime.

• Published: 13 Dec 2009 12:00

  No place like home

  A DESPONDENT group of Polish squatters have spoken out about how their dreams for a better life have been shattered by the harsh reality of poverty and homelessness.

• Published: 12 Dec 2009 12:00

  Living in squalor - the squatters' tale

  POLISH squatters living in Slough have spoken of the hard life they have been subjected to since moving here three months ago.

• Published: 12 Dec 2009 09:00

  Sceptics dismiss grand rail idea

  GRAND plans to build a new train station and business centre in Chalvey have been dismissed by the council and some unconvinced residents.

• Published: 10 Dec 2009 12:48

  BREAKING NEWS: Man slits throat in Tesco

  A SUICIDAL man has slit his throat in front of hundreds of horrified shoppers in Tesco.

• Last updated: 8 Dec 2009 10:10

  Gaza mission underway

  FOUR kind-hearted friends have set off on a 5,000 mile road trip to deliver medical aid to victims of the Gaza conflict.

• Published: 3 Dec 2009 18:30

  £200m transport revolution for town

  A £200m plan to totally transform Slough and Windsor's transport network has been drawn up.

• Published: 29 Nov 2009 13:00

  With the beetles

  AN INFESTATION of beetles could add thousands of pounds to the reonvation bill of Slough's oldest building.

• Published: 29 Nov 2009 09:00

  Friends' Gaza gift

  A COMPASSIONATE group of friends will be personally delivering thousands of pounds worth of much-need medical aid to victims of the Gaza conflict.

• Published: 14 Nov 2009 12:00

  Taxpayers face bill to bridge equality gap

  TAXPAYERS could be hit for millions of pounds as the council attempts to create better 'wage equality' among its workforce.

• Last updated: 13 Nov 2009 16:25

  Officers charged with drug offences due back in court next year

  TWO Slough-based police officers charged with drugs offences have had their case relisted for a second time.

• Last updated: 13 Nov 2009 13:23

  Are these the slums of Rio or Delhi? No, its Slough - 2009

  THIS picture reveals how Slough is starting to resemble a third world shanty town.

• Last updated: 8 Nov 2009 17:00

  Novel machine worth a tri!

  AN INSPIRATIONAL blind woman has proved that a tricycle is just as effective as a guide dog to get around town.

• Last updated: 8 Nov 2009 09:00

  'Why I fell for my African Queen'

  THE victim of an alleged marriage scam has spoken out about how he was lured into a web of deception and lies.

• Last updated: 6 Nov 2009 10:23

  Heartbroken over marriage 'scam'

  A LOVING husband's world has come crashing down after his wife disappeared in what he believes to be a marriage scam.

• Last updated: 1 Nov 2009 09:00

  Appeal for repairs help

  THE OLDEST building in Slough is facing a massive renovation bill after part of its ceiling collapsed.

• Published: 30 Oct 2009 14:21

  Watchdog to probe 'lost' gold

  A BANK accused of losing more than £400,000 worth of customers' life savings will be investigated by the financial ombudsman.

• Published: 18 Oct 2009 17:00

  Hotel work starts...a mere 18 years later

  CONSTRUCTION work on a major hotel in Colnbrook has restarted 18 years after planning permission was first granted.

• Published: 18 Oct 2009 09:00

  Heads-up on budget cuts

  RESIDENTS in Slough and the Royal Borough are being encouraged to meet with NHS bosses to discuss how proposed budget cuts could affect them.

• Published: 16 Oct 2009 15:35

  Officers implicated in drug scandal have trial date moved

  TWO Slough-based police employees charged with drugs offences have had their case relisted for next month.

• Published: 15 Oct 2009 18:00

  Family pays tribute to woman killed by train

  LOVING tributes have been paid to the woman who was killed by a train.