A MOTHER and daughter from West Berkshire have embarked on an unsusual adventure - by climbing one of the UK’s highest peaks dressed up as characters…
DELAYS to groundwater works are currently preventing the Northcroft lido from opening.Northcroft Leisure Centre says it has been pumping groundwater out…
TWO anti-nuclear campaigners have been arrested today (Monday) following a blockade of the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) in Burghfield, preventing…
AN organisation which offers late-night revellers a prayer, a pair of flipflops or just a lollipop has helped cut antisocial behaviour in Newbury. The…
MORE than 200 runners gathered in Kintbury on Sunday in memory of a local athlete who died nine years ago.The Kintbury 5 is a five mile race organised…
A HOST of celebrities and former footballers have helped to raise more than £70,000 by taking part in a charity football match at the Madejski Stadium…
A SERIES of summer events has been announced at Shaw House as West Berkshire Council looks to improve the way the Grade I-listed building is utilised.…
WORLD Cup fever is in full swing with football’s biggest tournament less than a fortnight away - but West Berkshire residents are being warned about the…
THE UK’s biggest public sector trade union is calling on all healthcare workers to hold official protests today (Thurs) as part of their campaign for…
THE family of a 15-year-old Calcot teenager who died in an air crash in 2009 have been awarded a settlement from the Ministry of Defence.Nicholas Langley-Rice,…
SHAW House, which is struggling to attract visitors and extra income, is likely to lose 75 per cent of its West Berkshire Council funding by 2018/19.The…
A NEWBURY father who is trying to raise £100,000 so his nine-year-old son can have a life-altering operation has spoken of his joy as a family fun day…
HUNDREDS of people braved the Bank Holiday Monday downpours by turning out to help raise around £14,000 for local charities at this year’s Yattendon and…
A GROUP of 11 cyclists have raised more than £2,000 for charity by riding 300 miles from Hermitage to Paris.The team, who are all from West Berkshire,…
TESCO petrol station in Newbury is currently closed due to a fuel leak. A member of staff at Tesco's head office confirmed that the filling station forecourt…
UKIP gained two seats and boosted their share of the vote in the South East as the party topped the European election results in the region. The South…
WHEN Neville and Elizabeth Pease tied the knot in 1954, Winston Churchill was prime minister, the average price of a house was just £3,000 and Audrey…
THERE are plenty of events to keep the whole family entertained in West Berkshire today (Saturday).A pamper day in aid of Help for Heroes is being held…
THORNFORD Park Hospital has been accused of misleading residents and Thatcham Town Council over plans to build a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)…
THE PEOPLE behind plans to turn Newbury’s old Methodist Chapel into a community orientated arts hub say they have have received an “overwhelmingly positive”…
