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Yattendon church holds first service in three months today

29 July 2012
Yattendon church holds first service in three months today

Yattendon church holds first service in three months today

29 July 2012

YATTENDON Church is holding its first service in three months today (Sunday), under a brand new roof. The entire roof of St Peter and St Paul has been…


Two new shops open in Parkway

28 July 2012
Two new shops open in Parkway

Two new shops open in Parkway

28 July 2012

NEWBURY Parkway has become home to two new stores in the past two weeks, with both Joules and the Entertainer opening their doors to the public. The Mayor…


John Lewis at Home host tea party for the elderly

24 July 2012
John Lewis at Home host tea party for the elderly

John Lewis at Home host tea party for the elderly

24 July 2012

JOHN Lewis at Home, Newbury, hosted a tea party last weekend to celebrate the Olympic Games and to help tackle lonliness and isolation amongst the elderly.…


West Berkshire Council is urging residents to WEEE-cycle electronic goods

24 July 2012
West Berkshire Council is urging residents to WEEE-cycle electronic goods

West Berkshire Council is urging residents to WEEE-cycle electronic goods

24 July 2012

NEW Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) recycling banks have been installed across the region and West Berkshire Council and Veolia Environmental…


Goring and Streatley Regatta cancelled

21 July 2012
Goring and Streatley Regatta cancelled

Goring and Streatley Regatta cancelled

21 July 2012

THE Goring Gap Boat Club has cancelled this year's Goring and Streatley Regatta due to the bad weather West Berkshire has experienced in previous weeks.…


A34 remained closed until 3am say police

17 July 2012
A34 remained closed until 3am say police

A34 remained closed until 3am say police

17 July 2012

THE A34 northbound remained closed until 3:07am this morning (Wednesday), confirmed a spokeswoman for Thames Valley Police, Francine Rodrigues .The road…


Olympic Games motorways lanes cause 'confusion'

17 July 2012
Olympic Games motorways lanes cause 'confusion'

Olympic Games motorways lanes cause 'confusion'

17 July 2012

THE OLYMPIC Games lane on the M4 was officially opened yesterday (Monday), as athletes began to make their way to the Olympic Village, causing confusion…


Highways Agency rubbishes reports of 32-mile 'Olympic' motorway queue

16 July 2012
Highways Agency rubbishes reports of 32-mile 'Olympic' motorway queue

Highways Agency rubbishes reports of 32-mile 'Olympic' motorway queue

16 July 2012

THE HIGHWAYS Agency has rubbished media reports that the Olympic priority lane on the M4 contributed to 32-mile tailbacks on the motorway today. A spokesman…


Car veers off road on A339

16 July 2012
Car veers off road on A339

Car veers off road on A339

16 July 2012

A CAR has veered off road on the A339, close to Newb ury Libr ary. The driver of the Subaru Forester involved, Robert Booth, aged 37 of Thatcham, said:…


Olympic athlete visits Newbury Athletics Club

11 July 2012
Olympic athlete visits Newbury Athletics Club

Olympic athlete visits Newbury Athletics Club

11 July 2012

OLYMPIC 400 metre hopeful Rob Tobin has paid a special visit to Newbury Athletics Club. Members of the club were treated to an Olympic standard warm-up…


Newbury physiotherapist to treat athletes at Olympic Games

10 July 2012
Newbury physiotherapist to treat athletes at Olympic Games

Newbury physiotherapist to treat athletes at Olympic Games

10 July 2012

A NEWBURY physiotherapist has been selected to treat athletes at the 2012 Olympic Games, after a rigorous two-year application process. Phil Harris, who…


Newbury care worker to do 13 walks by 2013

06 July 2012
Newbury care worker to do 13 walks by 2013

Newbury care worker to do 13 walks by 2013

06 July 2012

WALKING 13 walks by the end of 2013 to raise £2013 is the target set by local care worker, Sandra Owen. After losing her Mum to breast cancer in 2006,…


Halfway musician to sing at Olympics

06 July 2012
Halfway musician to sing at Olympics

Halfway musician to sing at Olympics

06 July 2012

A TALENTED West Berkshire musician has been chosen to perform at the Olympics in an initiative designed to showcase unsigned artists. Edward Bell, aged…


Man wrestled to the ground by local shop workers

05 July 2012
Man wrestled to the ground by local shop workers

Man wrestled to the ground by local shop workers

05 July 2012

A SUSPECTED shoplifter was wrestled to the ground by local shop-workers on No rthbrook Street, Newbury, this afternoon (Thursday). The police were called…


Swings and Smiles proposal for Greenham Common rejected

05 July 2012
Swings and Smiles proposal for Greenham Common rejected

Swings and Smiles proposal for Greenham Common rejected

05 July 2012

NEWBURY based charity, Swings and Smiles has experienced another set back on its road to finding a permanent home. Charity founder, Sian Cook, was hoping…


Motorcyclist taken to hospital after collision in Thatcham

03 July 2012
Motorcyclist taken to hospital after collision in Thatcham

Motorcyclist taken to hospital after collision in Thatcham

03 July 2012

A MOTORCYCLIST has been taken to hospital after a collision in Bowling Green Road, Thatcham, this morning. Thames Valley Police attended the collision…


Newbury businessmen take the canoe to work ...in London

03 July 2012
Newbury businessmen take the canoe to work ...in London

Newbury businessmen take the canoe to work ...in London

03 July 2012

BUSINESSMEN from Newbury who embarked on an 85-mile trip to work via canoe this weekend arrived safely at work in London on Monday morning. Joe Ferrar,…


Team GB stamps to go on sale in Tadley

02 July 2012
Team GB stamps to go on sale in Tadley

Team GB stamps to go on sale in Tadley

02 July 2012

NORTH Tadley Post Office will be selling Team GB Gold Medal stamps within 24 hours of a Team GB gold medal win, Royal Mail has revealed. This will be…


Summer fetes in West Berkshire today (Sunday)

01 July 2012
Summer fetes in West Berkshire today (Sunday)

Summer fetes in West Berkshire today (Sunday)

01 July 2012

SPENDING the day trying to entertain restless children? Look no further, as two summer fetes are being held in the area today.The John Rankin Junior School…


Water wasted as Thames Water fails to fix leaks

29 June 2012
Water wasted as Thames Water fails to fix leaks

Water wasted as Thames Water fails to fix leaks

29 June 2012

THAMES Water has yet to fix two ongoing water leaks in West Berkshire, prompting anger among local residents recently subjected to hosepipe bans and urged…


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