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Harvest Ride crash: motorcyclist dies, police appeal
A man in his twenties riding a Yamaha died at the Harvest Ride and Melody Lane junction, Warfield, at 4.25pm on Thursday 8 October. Police want dashcam footage.
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Roads
Bracknell Road Crowthorne: new 50 and 40mph limits approved
The council approved 50 and 40mph limits on the B3348 Bracknell Road and A3095 Foresters Way on 6 October, after Crowthorne Parish Council asked for a lower limit.
Transport
Bracknell bus survey: council reviews the routes it pays for
Routes 53, 108, 150, 156, 157 and 158 are under review ahead of new contracts in August 2028. Bracknell Forest's survey is open until 30 November.
Council
Bracknell parking: 10-year contract, decided in private
Cabinet is asked on 22 September to approve a ten-year parking enforcement contract from 2028. The terms sit in a confidential annex.
Schools
Charters School Free Bus Pass Ends for Year 7s From 2027
Bracknell Forest children starting at Charters School in Sunningdale in September 2027 lose the free bus pass if a school is nearer. Current pupils keep theirs.
South Hill Park
South Hill Park Parking: £1 an Hour, First 30 Minutes Free
Charges began on 9 September: 30 minutes free, then £1 an hour, £3 up to three hours. Blue Badge holders pay too; a free council car park is five minutes away.
Bracknell Forest Council
Bracknell Forest parking: yellow lines on 7 roads
Seven parking schemes cleared their call-in on 4 September, in Binfield, Sandhurst, Crowthorne, North Ascot and Bracknell. The Ambassador scheme was abandoned.
Bracknell Forest Council
Bracknell Forest EV charging: 2,100 street sockets
The council has awarded a 15 year contract for 2,100 charging sockets in residential streets. It owns 52 today, and pays nothing towards the new ones.
Trains
Bracknell Christmas Trains: Waterloo Stays Open This Year
No SWR trains on 25 or 26 December, last Waterloo train about 10pm on Christmas Eve, and the Reading line is off this year's engineering list. Day by day.