Fedden USP Limited appoint Basingstoke PR consultancy as European agency

UK-based business improvement consultancy headed by Neil Fedden, Fedden USP Limited, has appointed Basingstoke’s Headline Promotions, Press and Public Relations as their European PR agency.

Headline Promotions’ Managing Director, John Hicks, said: “Neil is a well respected management consultant with an impressive portfolio of clients – from Hendy Ford and the Horticultural Trades Association through to B&Q and the NHS.”

Neil and his team help businesses achieve significant ongoing cost savings and improved customer care through applying process improvement techniques which took the Japanese automotive industry to be world leaders. Those techniques are now applied beyond the manufacturing sector to horticultural, retail, government, the service sector and offices. In essence, its primary aim is to shorten the time taken from receiving an order until it is successfully delivered to the customer, and defines itself based on five key steps.

Typically, client companies are new to improvement techniques such as Lean or Service Design, and are eager to capitalise on the massive savings and increase in sales that can be achieved by their implementation. Learning from the implementation mistakes made in manufacturing, Fedden USP help retail and service companies put all the support systems in place that ensure that the initial improvements made are sustainable. They help companies achieve a culture of employee-led continuous improvement.

John and his team will ensure that Fedden USP case studies, and innovative techniques making a significant difference to the bottom line of medium and larger European businesses, are brought to the attention of the media and published in the trade press.

More information about the Fedden USP consultancy and in-house training services can be found at www.fedden-usp.co.uk. Headline Promotions, Press & PR can be found at www.headlinepromotions.webs.com.

Boy charged in connection with Aldi assault on woman

A 14-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been charged in connection with an assault on Wednesday, September 23,
in which a woman, who was leaving Aldi Supermarket in Birch Hill, claims she was punched in the face and verbally abused.

The boy was arrested shortly after the alleged attack and bailed.

He was due to appear at Maidenhead Youth Court today.

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Prescott man hanged himself because of “stress caused by ongoing police investigation”

An innocent man hanged himself after the stress caused by an ongoing police investigation became too much for him, a coroner has ruled.

62 year old Barry West, from Prescot was never charged with a crime but was involved in a serious police investigation in May this year.

The father-of-two was found hanging in his garage on the 13th of may this year, he left a note saying: “I have had enough of this pain, stress and suffering – nobody deserves to go through this”.

Mr Bedford recorded a verdict of suicide, stressing Mr West’s innocence in the case, saying “innocent people can be as worried as anyone else.”

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Bracknell jobs back on the rise

Job vacancies in Bracknell are on the rise, prompting hopes of a revival in the local recruitment market.

A survey carried out by jobs search engine www.AllTheTopBananas.com shows job vacancies advertised in the borough have gone up by
69 per cent, compared to the drop of seven per cent last year.

However the overall UK job count has gone down by 48 per cent.

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Bracknell’s Got Talent – SANTA invites FLAWLESS to the big switch on this Sunday

There’s a lot of excitement generating around the town, among people of all ages, and it’s all down to a much antiscipated appearence
from this years Britain’s Got Talent stars FLAWLESS.

Flawless were runners up in this years Britain's Got Talent on ITV1

Yes, the sensational runner-up dance group will be bracing Princess Square with a 15 minute performance AND will be joined by
Father Christmas for the big Christmas lights switch on for Bracknell.

It all kicks off this Sunday from 5pm by the bandstand in Charles Square, topped off by the usual, spectacular firework display, marking
the formal beginning of the festivities.

For more information on these events visit www.bracknell.com

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Johnson&Johnson in chemical fumes incident, as staff member is taken to hospital

Firefighters were called and a woman was taken to hospital on Tuesday after Chemical fumes filtered through an air conditioning
system at the Johnson & Johnson pinewood campus in Crowthorne.

The woman, who is believed to be a member of staff at the Nine Mile Ride medical company, breathed in fumes from
solvents being used by workers on the building’s roof.

She was taken to Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading at about 3pm, where she recovered and went home later that day.

For more information on these events visit www.bracknell.com

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Teenage girl attacked in Warfield

Police are appealing for witnesses after a teenage girl was kidnapped and raped in a horrific attack in Warfield on Wednesday 4th
November.

Previous reports were that the 16-year-old, who was walking home from school along a footpath off Shakespeare Way,
was robbed of her pink Sony Ericsson phone and ipod, but now the full circumstances of the rape and attack have come to light.

The man, who’s described as white, between 20 and 30 years old and skinny wearing dark clothing and a light grey woolen hat,
approached the girl asking for directions at around 4.30pm, but then grabbed her and forced her to walk to a car in nearby
Jigs Lane South.

He then took her to an unknown location and sexually assaulted her.

Det Insp Pete Dowling, who is leading the investigation, believes there may have been people who saw the man and the girl as he walked
her to the car.

Anyone with any information that can help is strongly urged to contact Maidenhead police station via 08458 505 505, if you wish to remain anonymous you can call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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Highclere Castle hosts a Christmas shopping day to raise money for the Thames Valley Air Ambulance

 

Are you searching for the perfect gift for someone special or simply fancy treating yourself in the run up to Christmas?

On Wednesday 9^th December the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon are inviting shoppers to a Christmas shopping day at Highclere Castle in aid of the Thames Valley Air Ambulance.

A wide range of stalls from the local area selling a fantastic range of unique gifts for all ages will fill the State Rooms of Highclere Castle. Choose from delicious food and wines, men’s gifts, ladies wear and fantastic stocking fillers.

There will a couple of special tours by Lady Carnarvon of the “Wonderful Egyptian Exhibition” during the day (proceeds to the TVAA).

Lady Carnarvon says “The Air Ambulance is an essential service which we all have to fund, I hope this day will raise some money and remind us all of their life-saving work. Please take some time out from work or home to visit us! We have tried to find gifts and produce which are different but not expensive. Nor do you have to search through huge stores and malls”  

The Castle tearoom’s will be open during the day offering coffees, teas, mulled wine and a mince pies, homemade soup and sandwiches. A beautiful location and fantastic array of stalls is the perfect way to put you in a festive mood.

Wednesday 9^th December

9:30am – 4:30pm

Entrance £4 to include a tea or coffee

Highclere Castle

For more information please visit www.highclerecastle.co.uk or call 01635 250750

Volunteer urgently needed for Thursday afternoons at Birch Hill

Can you help us to in finding a volunteer for a community group that meets once a week on a Thursday?

This group has been running in the area for a great many years and is at the brink of closure IF we can not find someone to carry on the great work that has been done by Michael Ayrton who is about to retire. The Bingo group there is looking for a volunteer to set out tables, call the bingo numbers and then clear away after.

The group runs every Thursday 1.30 – 3.30  athe Community Centre, Birch Hill, Bracknell.  

It is called the Welcome Club and has been there for a very long time, but Michael, who is running it at the moment, is retiring in December and therefore they are desperate to get someone in as soon as possible to start training. This person will also be responsible for the purchase of the books and the banking of the money and will therefore need to be reliable and honest. The only other qualification would be a good sense of humour and a great deal of patience and a friendly personality  

For further information, please contact Hilary Hyslop - PCSO Birch Hill & Hanworth, Bracknell

Telephone 08458 505 505

Thames Valley Police, Broadway, Bracknell, Berks RG12 AD

Your essential information from this week’s What’s On Show

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Whats on in Maidenhead
 
Saturday 28th November – chirstmas lights switch on
Friday 4th Dec – Late night shopping open until 8pm
Saturday 5th, 12th&19th Dec – Fairground Rides in the High Street
Sunday 6th, 13th & 20th Dec – Vist Santa at the Nicholas Shopping Centre
 
Maidenhead Dental Centre – 044 576 9051
 
Active Health for ‘Pamper Packages’ – 01628 626 565
 
Rapunzel for proffessional hair extensions – 01628 546 794
 
Better life Therapy to lose weight – 01628 878 666 Samantha Beck
 
The Savil Garden for artistic childrens workshops – 01784 435 544
 
The Flower Loft for quality flowers at affordable prices – 0118 940 3804
 
Panto Guide
 
November 27th – Jan 3rd – Peter Pan – South Hill Park Bracknell
Dec 2nd – 27th – Something Else by Tall Stories
Dec 3rd – 5th – Mother Goose by Riverside Players
Dec 5th – Jan 3rd – Cinderella- The Hexagon Windsor
Dec 9th – 13th – Cinderella by Maidenhead Drama Guild – Town Hall Maidenhead
Dec 9th, 11th & 13th – Snow White on Ice – Bracknell Ice Arena
Dec 9th – Jan 10th – Aladdin – Theatre Royal Windsor
Dec 10th – 12th – Cinderella an Opera Rock – Firstation Arts Centre Windsor
 
Womans Artists Collection – 28th &29th November 40 Mechanic Street Windsor
 
The Pied Piper of Hamelin – Parish Hall, Crowthorne – 26th November – 0118 9735 285