After a near death experience in Morocco, local entrepreneur Mark Howell revaluated his whole approach to business and how he wanted to contribute to the community. Listen to his journey and about his recent startups.

Louis Roberts runs the successful Instagram account with over 160,000 followers, Autism Unmasked. He gives his insights about autism, what he wishes people knew and shares his work helping local businesses around Reading and Wokingham become more autism friendly.

What is it really like to work as a head and neck cancer nurse in an NHS hospital right now? How has nursing changed since Covid? What is the one thing that would make a huge difference to the lives of NHS staff and patients? Forozan Nusrat has been a nurse since 2016 and has a wealth of insights to share.

Berkshire Heroes host, Laura Blumenthal, gives a round-up of the last few months before the podcast goes on a break in August. She shares her favourite moments, surprising insights and what will change when Berkshire Heroes returns in September.

Reading Film and Video Makers has existed since the 1950s and supports local people to improve their technical and storytelling skills when it comes to making films. Maria is keen to attract new members and later this year will run a course for everyone who wants to improve their video making skills.

Maria also runs her own podcast, My Local Marketer, interviewing local businesses and artists in Reading.

Reading based mental health nurse Matthew Callow talks about his experience supporting local families, the epidemic of loneliness, social media, the explosion of mental health diagnoses in the UK and the struggle some men face talking about their problems.

Donna Wills is an award-winning animal physiotherapist from Bracknell. Her business, Animal Physiotherapy, supports animals to live the best lives they can. Donna's shares her experiences of featuring on TV, the story behind her book 'The Best Goodbye' and her insights helping animals of all size.

Young people have been supported by Berkshire Youth since 1940. Listen to CEO Sarah Emery share which issues they're seeing amongst young people, the activities they put on and the difference they make.

With millions of views on TikTok, Ricky Smith's dance videos have gone viral. Performing spontaneous street dance routines in local clubs he wants to inspire joy and confidence in others. His videos can be found across social media under 'Cash Money Brothers'.

Nicole Bryan is a certified birth and postnatal doula supporting families in Berkshire. A doula provides emotional, physical and informational support to parents-to-be. Nicole shares her experience supporting mothers through the NHS, the trends she's seeing and what all expectant parents should keep in mind.