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Plans to establish a village on Arborfield Garrison, a military base soon to be vacated, and adjoining land, will go before the Wokingham Borough Council, a news report reveals.

Despite being singled out by MPs as a possible security threat to the UK's infrastructure, telecom giant Huawei is determined to maintain and extend its presence on the local market, the company opening a huge head office in Reading.

Construction work on the Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH) building is nearly complete, a news report in the local media reveals.The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH) is designed to encourage collaboration between humanities and other academics, disciplines, divisions, partners, institutions and the wider public.It will also be used for hosting conferences, workshops, summer schools and visiting academic programmes.

Cheshire-based developer Portergate has received planning permission for a multimillion-pound development in the Friargate retail area of Preston city centre, designed to transform older shops and buildings into retail units and accommodation for the University of Central Lancashire.

Andrew Castle, a former British No.1 tennis player and TV presenter, has announced plans to start a £3.2m project for building tennis facilities in Grantham, a news report has revealed.

Plant and equipment hire business Hewden has decided to expand its presence in Avonmouth by taking up a part of the former Chep site, a news report reveals.The company has decided to rent 22,082 sq ft of office and production space in two buildings on a 2.2 acre site, for a rent of £150,000 per year, the main aim being the establishment of a large-scale regional depot.

Donnelly Finance and Leasing has revealed plans to double its workforce in Northern Ireland with the creation of 15 jobs over the next three years, as a part of their expansion schedule.According to a news report, the vehicle leasing company, which is a part of the Donnelly Group, will open offices at the group's seven sites.

The European Space Agency has decided to open a new research laboratory at the Harwell Oxford science and technology hub, in southern Oxfordshire, the first of its kind on UK soil.The new European Centre for Space Applications and Telecommunications in Oxford will support a wide variety of projects, from technology science and integrated applications to climate change and telecommunications, a news report reveals.

Role-based Access Control (RBAC) is quite an interesting approach to the field of access control solutions, especially since it can seriously streamline the entire access control process within a large number of institutions, including here the ones from the healthcare industry.

A memorial fund to a teenager was stolen from a youth club. More than £600 raised through sales of wrist bands and donations was taken from the youth centre in the west country.

Police confirmed they have caught a man who went on the run. The man, described as “insulin dependent” and now goes under the name of Philip Whiteman, absconded from his secure facility.

Burglars burst overnight into a golf club and stole 35 items between 23:45 GMT on December 22 and 02:00 on December 23.