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  Banned books at Wokingham Library

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  Staff at Wokingham Library have gathered together a collection of books that have had the distinction of being banned around the world for a whole variety of reasons. British public libraries do not censor material on moral, political, religious, racial or gender grounds and access to information is not restricted on any grounds apart from that of the law, however this is not the case everywhere in the world. ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ by Lewis Carroll was banned in the [...]

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  Digital switchover starts across Hampshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire

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  The digital switchover has started for homes in parts of Hampshire, Berkshire, south Oxfordshire, and Wiltshire. People with analogue TVs have lost BBC Two while those with digital equipment will have to re-tune their boxes. Digital UK said all services from the Hannington transmitter have now been restored following some disruption. The analogue signal for BBC One, ITV1, Channel 4 and Channel 5 will be turned off from the Hannington transmitter on 22 February. The switchover process for the UK [...]

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  Be a sporting hero in 2012

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  Inspire Wokingham: Living the Legacy* is encouraging all Wokingham borough residents who enjoy sport and would like a chance to win Olympic tickets, to become Sport Makers** and inspire their friends, family and colleagues or the local community to get involved in sport for 2012 and beyond. Anyone interested is invited to attend a free, informal Sport Makers workshop aimed at providing advice and tools needed to make sport happen and become part of the official London 2012 Olympic and [...]

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