Here are the top stories that you may have missed last week.
1. Revealed: The face of the man who filmed girl, 15, showering, and shared pics online
This is the face of the man who sent secretly-obtained intimate photos of a 15-year-old girl to like-minded perverts on social media.
Michael Walker, of Harvey Place, Andover, was locked up last week (July 1) after he set up covert cameras in order to film the teenager showering and getting undressed.
Now, this newspaper can exclusively reveal the criminal’s face as Thames Valley Police released his mugshot.
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2. Bracknell Listed Building to become Hindu place of worship
A plan to convert a Listed Building in the town centre into a place of worship has been approved by Bracknell Forest Council.
The applicant, Sri Venkateswara Temple and Cultural Centre, submitted the proposal which will see the Grade II Listed Whynscar House become a Hindu place of worship, as well as space for offices, yoga practice and community rooms.
As no internal or external physical changes to the property are proposed, Listed Building consent was not required as part of the application.
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3. Peacock Farm set to hold three day music festival for Ukrainian charity
A popular Bracknell pub is set to host a three-day music festival this month.
On July 29, 30 and 31 Peacock Farm have invited residents to join them in a family day and fundraiser.
The event, organised by the Bracknell pub and Vsi Razom- Ukrainian community will offer live music performances, DJ’s, food and drinks for all the family.
4. 'Fun' mum walked dog in dinosaur costume before overdosing on vodka and cocaine
A Bracknell mum ran down the road in a dinosaur costume in the early hours of the morning before overdosing on vodka and cocaine.
The ‘fun, outgoing and bubbly’ Nikki Kingdon died of an alcohol overdose aged 38 on November 6, 2021, at her home on South Lynn Crescent.
At an inquest into her death, Reading Coroner’s Court heard how the mother-of-one was six times over the drink-drive limit having consumed a litre of alcohol and a gram of cocaine.
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5. Police hunt for man following women in Bracknell
A suspicious man has been reported for stalking multiple women throughout Bracknell Forest over the past few days.
Police are investigating these incidents which according to two women involved ‘a black man in his mid 30’s’.
Thames Valley Police received the first report of a man acting suspiciously in Nightingale Crescent in Bracknell around 7:30am on Sunday, June 3.
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