SHOPPERS in Newbury got a shock this lunchtime (Wednesday) when a gang of men were seen running from the Vodafone store with a number of stolen phones.…
TESCO could soon open a new store to replace a closed pub in Burghfield Common, after planning permission was granted at appeal. Delicia Consolidated…
THAMES Valley Police has carried out a series of raids on scrapyards today as part of a crackdown on metal thefts across the Thames Valley region. The…
THAMES Valley Police is appealing for witnesses after a woman was sexually assaulted while shopping in a Newbury supermarket. The woman, aged 39, was…
NEWBURY Racecourse came over all Ibiza on Saturday night as DJ Calvin Harris blasted out a 90-minute set in sweltering conditions to a crowd of jubilant…
FIREFIGHTERS give medical assistance to a family of four after a fire broke out at a home in West Berkshire. Emergency services with called to the ground…
PADWORTH Environmental Group (PEG) will be hosting a plant swap and gardening event at Padworth village hall today (Sunday). The group is encouraging…
A Greenham man has described his visit to Buckingham Palace for the Queen’s garden party as “a once in a lifetime experience”. The Queen is hosting two…
PARTS of the A339 in Newbury could be reduced to a single lane to ‘encourage’ more motorists to use the bypass, it emerged at a public hearing this week.…
SUPPORTERS and objectors to West Berkshire Council’s housing plans, which include proposals to build on Sandleford Park, have one more day to provide…
THAMES Valley Police is appealing for witnesses after a man exposed himself to two young girls at the weekend. At around 8am on Saturday (19), two 11-year-old…
A STOLEN car used by burglars for a getaway was found abandoned in Burghfield Common at the weekend. The white Mercedes estate was found abandoned in…
WEST Berkshire Mencap is promising an evening of glitz and glamour as it hosts its first fashion show this evening. The show, in conjunction with Sainsbury’s…
GARDENING business will now be exempt from Thames Water’s hosepipe ban following record rainfall in the region. Landscaping, turf and gardening businesses…
PLANS by the chief executive of Reading Football Club to build a bungalow in a West Berkshire village have been given the go ahead, despite protests from…
PLANS for a dog-breeding business in a West Berkshire village, part of which lies within the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, have…
A TOP paralympic sailor took time out of her busy training schedule to inspire youngsters at a Newbury school to take up sailing. Helena Lucas, who will…
CHILDREN can help build a model castle in Newbury today (Saturday) to commemorate the Queen’s diamond jubilee. The model castle building forms part of…
THE Kennet and Avon Canal Trust is offering boat trips on its newly-refurbished Jubilee narrowboat in time for the diamond jubilee. Volunteers of the…
WEST Berkshire Council’s decision to pick Sandleford Park as a site for 2,000 new homes came under criticism at a public hearing yesterday. The district…
