Berkshire weekly round-up: 4 December- 9 December 2023

Ruth Perry was the head teacher of Caversham Primary School in Reading for 13 years

The conclusion of the inquest into the death of a head teacher who died after an Ofsted inspection was our most read story this week in Berkshire.

A variety of local issues featured on the BBC News website, BBC Radio Berkshire and South Today.

We have picked five stories to keep you up to date.

Ofsted 'contributed' to Ruth Perry death

Caversham Primary School has since been reassessed and judged to be "good"

An Ofsted inspection "contributed" to the death of head teacher Ruth Perry, an inquest has ruled.

The inspection at Caversham Primary School in Reading "lacked fairness, respect and sensitivity", senior coroner Heidi Connor said.

Mrs Perry, 53, took her own life in January while waiting for the report to be published.

Presenter bids special farewell and thanks

Andrew Peach's final broadcast can be listened to on BBC Sounds throughout December

A local radio presenter has hosted his final show for BBC Radio Berkshire.

Andrew Peach's breakfast show has been a feature on the station's airwaves since 2005.

He said he was "touched and humbled that so many people got in touch to say goodbye".

Life-saving bleed kits put in town's pub and shops

The kits are designed to stop life-threatening bleeding

Specialist bleed control kits designed to save stabbing victims have been placed in businesses throughout a town.

The packs in seven locations in Slough contain dressings, scissors, gloves, tourniquets and a chest wound sealant.

The kits are designed to prevent catastrophic blood loss from an injury while waiting for an ambulance.

Large sites earmarked in town for new homes

Sites considered include Sapphire Plaza, Reading Bridge House, and the Crowne Plaza Hotel

Several large sites, including office buildings and a hotel, could be converted to provide thousands of new homes in Reading.

Reading Borough Council issued a call for sites to be suggested earlier in the year, as part of its Local Plan update.

A number of the sites have been considered by the council as acceptable places for new homes.

Drone came 'very close' to BA plane, report says

The UKAB monitors airspace safety and assesses near misses

A plane carrying up to 242 passengers came "very close" to colliding with a drone, its pilot has said.

The British Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner was flying over Windsor, Berkshire, after departing from Heathrow Airport on 25 July.

At about 20:00 BST, when the aircraft was climbing at 3,000ft, the pilot saw the drone about 65ft (20m) away.