PLANS to make improvements to Warren Road in Wash Common have been approved, despite concerns that the application is being used as a “back door route”…
LOOK up at the skies tonight and you might just see Santa on his sleigh. The rumour is that the bright light shooting above West Berkshire's is the International…
RAIL users will experience less frequent services and travel disruption over the Christmas period as Network Rail carries out work to complete the viaduct…
YOUNGSTERS from Priors Court School received an early Christmas treat as Newbury-based band Watership Brass gave an autism-friendly concert last week.…
WEST Berkshire residents are being warned not to answer their doors during the evening due to several complaints about a man ‘aggressively’ cold calling…
INSPIRATIONAL people from West Berkshire were recognised at the Community Champions Awards last week. The awards, which are designed to honour individuals…
NEWBURY Town Council has been criticised for planning to spend more than £23,000 on pruning trees and installing new benches in Victoria Park. The work…
ANGRY rail users still reeling from a week of travel disruption and fares increases will once again face delays and cancellations due to engineering works…
A PETITION has been launched against West Berkshire Council’s proposals to axe vital services to some of the district’s most vulnerable residents. As…
VICTORIA Park is all set for a £23,000 makeover. The work will include replacing the three benches around the pond with six new benches and pruning the…
COMMUTERS have faced a morning of travel chaos with severe delays on the A34, level crossing failures, road closures and disruption to train services.…
POLICE are investigating an 'unexplained' death after an elderly woman was found dead at her home in Shaw last week. The body of a woman, believed to…
MORE than 30 firearms were handed in to Newbury Police Station during Thames Valley Police's recent two week firearms and ammunition amnesty. Members…
A CYCLIST is in hospital with serious head injuries following an incident on Andover Road, Newbury on Friday. A spokeswoman for the South Central Ambulance…
PRIORS Court School in Hermitage has been ranked as ‘good’ in a recent Ofsted report. The school, which provides care and accommodation for people aged…
NEWBURY Town Council has been accused of failing to disclose the loss of public money, and of failing to uphold the basic principles of public office.…
FIRE crews spent more than an hour battling a suspected arson in Hungerford this morning (Sun) in which three vehicles were alight.Appliances from both…
THE village of Beenham will be celebrating today (Sunday) as the Christmas tree lights are switched on. Following the Christingle service at the St Mary's…
A man is in a serious condition in hospital following a 'medical emergency' on the A4 this afternoon (Sat).A spokeswoman for the South Central Ambulance…
THE Mayor of Newbury, Councillor Jo Day, is attending a special event to mark 10 years since the launch of an ‘extra care’ housing scheme for older people…
