Children's centres, roads, libraries and care homes face funding cuts WEST Berkshire Council is set to press ahead with £10.8m worth of cuts that…
Service engineer emptied coins from washing machines A FORMER Tory councillor has been jailed for three years for swindling his Newbury employers out…
Our video captures the town's traffic problems WELCOME to the morning rush hour in Newbury. Our photographer Phil Cannings recorded his journey from Racecourse…
Newbury man and his friend both reprimanded for their actions A NEWBURY man, who almost crashed his car into a woman and her nine-year-old daughter, has…
District council reveals full scale of devastating cuts COUNCIL tax could rise by as much as 15 per cent and more public services will be axed over the…
Man in twenties airlifted to hospital following collision between car and motorbike A MAN in his twenties has been airlifted to hospital in a life-threatening…
Thatcham man had taken a potentially deadly mix of cocaine, ketamine and diazepam A THATCHAM man was so high on a potentially lethal cocktail of drugs…
Baby among those in the property A MAN, woman and a baby from Pangbourne have all been taken to hospital with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning. Ambulance…
School take "difficult decision" after children and staff struck by illness A TADLEY school is closed for a "deep clean" today after an outbreak of a…
Station Road closed and young boy taken to hospital A CHILD has been hit by a car in Thatcham. Station Road was closed following the incident and a young…
Objections include fears over damage to ancient woodland FOUR major organisations have lined up to express their concerns about Newbury’s Sandleford…
Opposition councillors accuse counterparts of "disrespecting" organisation TEMPERS flared at a Newbury Town Council meeting on Monday as a political tug-of-war…
Met Office predict heavy rain and risk of flooding TORRENTIAL rain is expected to hit West Berkshire and Hampshire tomorrow (Weds) The Met Office has…
Victim escaped uninjured but police appealing for witnesses A MAN was threatened with a knife during an attempted robbery in Newbury. The 49-year-old…
Police issue warning after week of crime BURGLARS have targeted ten cars and properties in Newbury in the past week. The crime blitz took place between…
District council needs to save up to £19m COUNCIL tax is set to rise by four per cent next year as West Berkshire Council looks to make savings of £19m. Bus…
Council reveals it has held discussions over £500,000 project as part of £1.3m makeover AN ICE rink, a state-of-the-art water play feature and an 80-seater…
Council claims precept has to rise as a result of taking on additional services THE leader of Newbury Town Council has defended its decision to ask the…
Woman's bird rescue sanctuary goes from strength to strength SHE’S been called the ‘bird lady of West Berkshire’. It is an affectionate…
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