DOWNPOURS could not dampen spirits at Brockhurst and Marlston House Schools on Saturday as staff, pupils, parents and friends past and present marked…
THE Thames Valley is to benefit from close to £100million of investment over the next five years, with an aim to create 17,000 new jobs, increase training…
TACK marking events are being held throughout rural West Berkshire by Thames Valley Police from next weekend. The first will take place at Bucklebury…
FANCY heading to a street party this weekend? If so, you’re in luck, as Parkway shopping centre launches its summer series of events. Tomorrow (Saturday),…
HOTPOINT has recalled 333,000 of its dishwashers due to fire risk. The models affected are DWF30, DWF31, DWF32, DWF33, DWF34, DWF35, DWF37 and DC26, manufactured…
FIREFIGHTERS are to strike once again next week, this time joining the ranks of teachers, civil servants and health workers who will be holding a mass…
THE tenth anniversary of the West Berkshire Community Hospital was marked by a visit from Princess Anne yesterday (Tuesday). The Princess Royal was shown…
CHILDREN with parents in the Armed Forces enjoyed some time out with other children living in similar circumstances as the district held its first Service…
A NEWBURY schoolgirl living with cerebral palsy has a new lease of life after receiving an electric wheelchair funded through sheer community spirit.…
AHOY me’hearties! Meet the pirates of Hermitage Primary School, who ditched their usual uniforms for their best hats, eye patches and stripy socks recently.…
AN increase of 24 per cent in leisure centre visits, and a 54 per cent reduction in crime are among achievements being applauded by West Berkshire Council…
THE death of both parents within two months of each other has prompted Inkpen resident Sarah Harry to organise a fundraising concert in their memory.…
TADLEY has not one but two clay pigeon shooters representing the country in the English Skeet Home Internationals this year, after two members of the…
GREENHAM Parish Council will have to run under a new figurehead after long-serving Tony Forward resigned last week. Mr Forward became a member of the…
CALLING all Britain’s Got Talent fanatics and lovers of all things dangerous - motorbike stunt team Bolddog Lings are to perform at the Royal County of…
SUNSET may seem an unusual time to set off on a trek up a mountain - but that is exactly what one Newbury resident intends to do next month. On July 5,…
SEVEN years of fundraising proved their worth after Swings and Smiles opened the doors to its first community hub for families with children with special…
FUNDING on dementia research is to be doubled by next year, after the Alzheimer’s Society predicted a surge in dementia diagnoses over the next six years. Prime…
A FUNDRAISING feat undertaken by a family trio has raised more than £850 for West Berkshire Mencap. On May 28, Hungerford resident Jane Hall, manager…
POWER cables which fell onto the A34 and caught fire left 1,200 properties without electricity and caused substantial delays to motorists this morning…
