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Black and white picture of Nora McCarthy standing in her garden wearing her nurses uniform. She is looking at the camera and her cat is sitting in front of her.

From Cork to Maidenhead: An Irish nurse's story

Nora McCarthy moved to England in 1948, aged 19, to join the newly created National Health Service.

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Council spent £240k opposing studios project

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead formally turned down the project last year.

Maidenhead Town Hall

Council's firm admits fire safety failings

The council confirms the management of Maidenhead Town hall has been brought back in house.

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Murder-accused in court over four-year-old's death

Akanksha Adivarekar, 37, appears at Reading Crown Court following the death of a four-year-old boy.

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Woman in court charged with boy's murder

Akanksha Adivarekar, 37, of Maidenhead, appeared at Reading Magistrates' Court on Thursday.

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Woman charged with murder of four-year-old boy

The boy was declared dead at an address in Maidenhead on 10 June.

People emptying a large blue sack of hundreds of rubber ducks off the side of a boat and into a river.

Duck Derby to return for 36th year

The Duck Derby has been run by the Maidenhead Lions at Boulter's Lock for more than 30 years.

A man wearing black shorts and a green T-shirt, playing wheelchair tennis.

Wheelchair tennis star appointed MBE

Grand Slam champion Andy Lapthorne tells BBC Radio Berkshire the honour is a "massive shock".

A police car and police tape outside a detached house in Maidenhead.

Woman arrested after 4-year-old boy found dead

Police were called to Dunholme End in Maidenhead about 18:30 BST on Tuesday.