Tales from the riverbank HUNGERFORD river keeper Jimmy Hill knew just what to do when he spotted a stoat racing along, carrying its prey. He stood stock…
Watch launch live ROCKET LAUNCH SCRUBBED - NEW DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is expected to launch at 9.18pm BST on Friday, June 26, with…
Interview with CEO Kelvin Hughes The Community Furniture Project store opened its doors to the public on Monday, but the shop is just one part…
SAS to reopen its auction house in Plenty Close for camera equipment sale on June 15 When lockdown started at the end of March, like most businesses Special…
Scarlett O'Hara is one feisty heroine The reaction I got when I told people what I was reading recently was one of thinly disguised ‘What…
Sudden thunder showers can be upsetting DOGS need to be reassured and kept safe and happy during this unsettling weather. With thunderstorms and flood…
Window of opportunity to spot the famous air display team THE Red Arrows will be flying over Newbury and Kingsclere later today on their way to London…
#BeResponsible WHITE Watch from Newbury Fire Station was called to an unattended fire near Combe Gibbett earlier this week. Tweeting about the incident,…
Passers-by take distressed animal to Newbury vet THE kindness of strangers saved a one-week-old baby muntjac's life when she was found injured on a footpath…
Trust joins English Heritage in keeping ancient sites closed LIKE Stonehenge, the National Trust-run Avebury stone circle will remain closed to visitors…
Project could have 'significant ecological and environmental benefits' West Berkshire Council has started to line sections of the A4 with wildflowers. A…
Michael Nash has created his own 'private nature reserve' MICHAEL Nash has created an area at the bottom of his garden in Cold Ash that is like his own…
Event will be live streamed for free by English Heritage ENGLISH Heritage has cancelled the summer solstice celebrations at Stonehenge over the weekend…
Andrée Goodall 'chuffed' to receive note from Number 10 WHEN the Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds announced the birth of their…
West Berkshire cases steady since Saturday THE number of confirmed coronavirus cases in West Berkshire remains at 382, for the fourth day in a row - showing…
Public Protection Partnership raises awareness of penalties THE Public Protection Partnership (PPP) has launched a new campaign to combat fly-tipping. Dumping…
Lunar treat for stargazers STARGAZERS and nighttime watchers should be in for a lunar treat on Friday, June 5, when this month's Strawberry full Moon…
District figures steady as national death toll goes over 39,000 THE number of confirmed coronavirus cases in West Berkshire remains at 379, showing no…
Flatpacks still in great demand IKEA, Calcot, opened its doors for the first time today since lockdown began. By mid-morning the queues to get into the…
Download actitivities pack for all ages A RECORD number of around 430,000 people are, so far, set to participate in The Wildlife Trusts’ 30…
