Here are the top five stories published on the Slough Observer this week.

Fines for motorists caught out by new cameras at controversial A4 bus lane

Motorists could face fines of £60 if they are caught in the controversial A4 bus and cycle lanes.

The cameras went live earlier this week (May 10), aimed to deterring drivers from entering the experimental bus lanes on Bath Road during the prohibited hours.

The bus and cycle lanes restrictions are between Monday to Friday, 7am and 10am and again in the afternoon between 3pm and 7pm.

Google tracking shows most visited sites in Slough since lockdown lifted

Earlier this week, we investigated the most popular areas in Slough that people have visited since lockdown lifted.

The Covid-19 Community Mobility Report dated May 8, looks at data between Saturday, March 27, and Saturday, May 8, 2021.

Click above to find out the full findings.

Damning reports call for urgent action over council's 'fragile' finances

Two damning reports expose ‘fragility’ in Slough Borough Council’s finances and support services, requiring the local authority to take ‘urgent action’.

External auditors Grant Thornton UK LLP released two heavily critical reports on Monday, of the council and laid out four recommendations.

Controversial plans for new traveller site given the go ahead

Contentious plans for a new traveller site in Datchet have been given the green light.

The new site will consist of six residential pitches, three semi-detached amenity buildings, one wardens block and a play area and will be built on land at the rear of 270 Horton Road.

Each of the residential pitches will consist of one caravan.

Woman who ran illegal scrap metal business in garden fined thousands

A woman whose garden was turned into an illegal scrap metal yard has been ordered to pay thousands of pounds in fines.

The goods were being broken into component parts, before the valuable metal was taken to scrap metal centres in London.

The woman was fined a total of £1,120 and ordered to pay council prosecution costs of £2,000 and a victim surcharge of £122.