NEWBURY businesses have voted to adopt a scheme which is estimated will provide more than a £1million in extra investment in town centre projects. Of…
MORE than £1m will be invested in town centre projects and improvements if a business consortium is adopted in Newbury today. The result of the ballot…
A WARNING of more thunderstorms in the south east of England has been issued by the Environment Agency this afternoon (Monday). As high winds and torrential…
AN elderly man has been robbed and threatened with violence in a Newbury church. The incident occurred at the United Reform Church in Cromwell Place at…
HOMES in Rockingham Road, Newbury, could be demolished to make way for 14 new flats, if proposals are approved by district planners. Ressance Limited,…
THE deadline for Newbury businesses to decide whether they want to form a consortium that could bring more than £1m worth of projects and improvements…
AN elderly woman was rescued by a passerby after falling into a local waterway today (Sunday). The incident occurred near Ham Lock in Newbury on the Kennet…
YATTENDON and Frilsham Jubilee Fete will this year take place on the day of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. The traditional fete will take over the whole…
OVERALL truancy and persistent absence has decreased in West Berkshire, but the truancy in the district’s special schools has gone up, according to new…
FOURTEEN new flats could be built in Newbury town centre, after the town council supported the development this week. Newbury-based company Ressance Limited…
WEST Berkshire residents are invited to take their trainers out of winter storage and prepare to get fit and healthy during Feelgood Fortnight, which…
WEST Berkshire residents are being urged to comment on the historic and architectural significance of railway buildings, bridges and tunnels along the…
HOLLYWOOD stars are to gather at Englefield House in the coming weeks to shoot a new film. Production begins this week on the as yet untitled film, described…
A RECORD number of people have signed up to take part in this year’s swimathon, with two West Berkshire swimming pools getting involved. Swimathon is…
A TILEHURST man and woman have been remanded in custody jointly charged with conspiracy to commit burglaries across the Thames Valley. The man, aged 42,…
DESPITE torrential rain and severe weather warnings West Berkshire is still in drought, that’s the message from Thames Water and Environment Agency. Yesterday…
WEST Berkshire Mencap’s CEO claims that the leader of West Berkshire Council has made inaccurate comments about the charity’s finances which has cost…
A SIX-YEAR-OLD German Shepherd is looking for a new home after being abandoned outside the Dogs Trust in West Berkshire. Poppy was dumped outside the…
NEWBURY Town Council has supported plans for a £50m commercial and residential redevelopment in the town. Faraday Developers Limited (FDL) gained planning…
A CALCOT girl could walk independently for the first time thanks to the fundraising exploits of a Tilehurst doctor’s surgery. Cady Sessions (pictured…
