We have rounded up some of the biggest stories from Bracknell this week, just in case you missed them.

1. Parents slam Brakenhale school after students are 'denied toilet breaks'

Bracknell News:

A SCHOOL has been slammed by parents for 'abusing children' by stopping students from drinking water and going to the toilet.

Furious mum's and dad's have contacted the Bracknell News to complain about the new "draconian" rules set out at Brakenhale School.

One angry mum got in touch after reporting her daughter was "made to sit on the wet floor outside to eat her lunch".

Another parent claimed a Year 7 pupil had 'wet herself' because she didn't have a doctor's note to use the toilet.

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2. Thame cheese knife killer before Swedish judge - reports

Bracknell News:

A golf club waiter sent to Broadmoor Hospital after sawing off his boss’s head with a cheese knife has asked a Swedish judge to impose a fixed-term sentence rather than life, according to reports.

Serbian-born Jonathan Limani had only been in Britain for a couple of weeks when he decapitated a restaurant manager at The Oxfordshire Golf Club in Thame in August 2010.

The Swedish citizen claimed he’d killed boss Christopher Varian ‘because God made him do it’.

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3. Bracknell Beeches development: reduced number of homes planned

Bracknell News:

Developers have made the decision to cut the number of flats included in plans for Bracknell Beeches after concerns the buildings were 'over-bearing'.

Plans were submitted by the developers S2 Limited in August to demolish the seven office buildings at Bracknell Beeches and replace them with a total of 377 flats, spread across seven tower buildings.

During a Bracknell Town Council advisory planning meeting on Tuesday, January 12, developers announced amendments to the scheme and how it has been adapted to meet the recommendations submitted in the interim.

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4.'Not enough patrols in town centre' as figures show crime has doubled

Bracknell News:

Residents are complaining there aren't enough police patrolling Bracknell. When the Bracknell News visited the high street on Friday, members of the public shared their concerns about a lack of visible patrols after it emerged crime had doubled in the year to December.

Charlie Drury, the chairman of Shopmobility says: “I could go out to the town centre and not see a police person for days. In the past walking round the town, you would always see at least one policeman or police woman around. If ever they want to fight crime, they need police on the street with the support that they should have.”

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5.Wokingham leader calls for planning rules to be changed

Bracknell News:

The leader of Wokingham Borough Council has written to Michael Gove raising concerns planning and rule changes which could see housing development in unwanted places.

Mr Gove serves as the secretary of state for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, which is the government department in charge of delivering its campaign promise to build 300,000 homes per year.

This week, Wokingham Borough Council leader John Halsall wrote a letter to Mr Gove voicing concerns about the amount of homes the council is being asked to approve, and called for a change in the way housing targets are calculated.

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