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Newbury businesses start voting on whether to form consortium

04 April 2012
Newbury businesses start voting on whether to form consortium

Newbury businesses start voting on whether to form consortium

04 April 2012

NEWBURY businesses have started voting on whether to form a consortium that could bring more than £1m worth of projects and improvements to the town.…


Calcot man dies after completing the Reading Half Marathon

02 April 2012
Calcot man dies after completing the Reading Half Marathon

Calcot man dies after completing the Reading Half Marathon

02 April 2012

A Calcot man has died after completing the Reading Half Marathon yesterday (Sunday). The 39-year-old runner collapsed after crossing the finishing line…


Nearly time to put the hosepipes away as water restriction comes into force this week

02 April 2012
Nearly time to put the hosepipes away as water restriction comes into force this week

Nearly time to put the hosepipes away as water restriction comes into force this week

02 April 2012

THAMES Water is set to impose its hosepipe ban this week. Britain’s biggest water supplier said its restriction will come into effect from Thursday, April…


Missing girl returns home

31 March 2012
Missing girl returns home

Missing girl returns home

31 March 2012

THAMES Valley Police has today (Saturday) confirmed that missing Chaddleworth teenager Stacie Richardson has returned home. The 15-year-old disappeared…


Police to clampdown on illegal raves this Easter

30 March 2012
Police to clampdown on illegal raves this Easter

Police to clampdown on illegal raves this Easter

30 March 2012

THAMES Valley Police will increase resources over the Easter weekend in the fight against illegal gatherings in rural areas.The Easter weekend is historically…


12-year-old girl assaulted in Tilehurst

30 March 2012
12-year-old girl assaulted in Tilehurst

12-year-old girl assaulted in Tilehurst

30 March 2012

THAMES Valley Police is appealing for witnesses following the report of an assault on a girl in Tilehurst.At about 2.20pm on Sunday (March 25), a 12-year-old…


Unite rule out Easter strike, but West Berkshire garages continue to run out of fuel

30 March 2012
Unite rule out Easter strike, but West Berkshire garages continue to run out of fuel

Unite rule out Easter strike, but West Berkshire garages continue to run out of fuel

30 March 2012

THE second day of panic buying of fuel has started, with more popular Newbury petrol stations running out of fuel. West Berkshire petrol stations are…


Watership Down revisited at exhibition tomorrow (Saturday)

30 March 2012
Watership Down revisited at exhibition tomorrow (Saturday)

Watership Down revisited at exhibition tomorrow (Saturday)

30 March 2012

AN EXHIBITION will be held this weekend to mark the 40th anniversary of Richard Adams’ novel Watership Down. The classic tale about a group of rabbits…


Newbury firms to start voting on Business Improvement District

29 March 2012
Newbury firms to start voting on Business Improvement District

Newbury firms to start voting on Business Improvement District

29 March 2012

NEWBURY businesses can start voting next week on whether they want to form a consortium that could bring more than £1m worth of projects and improvements…


Chieveley's BBC Bake Off winner serves up her specialities

29 March 2012
Chieveley's BBC Bake Off winner serves up her specialities

Chieveley's BBC Bake Off winner serves up her specialities

29 March 2012

BBC Junior Bake Off winner, Freya Watson, will be selling her cakes at a number of West Berkshire outlets this Easter in aid of her school, Chieveley…


Duchess of Cambridge’s old car fails to sell on television show

29 March 2012
Duchess of Cambridge’s old car fails to sell on television show

Duchess of Cambridge’s old car fails to sell on television show

29 March 2012

A WEST Berkshire man appeared on national television last night (Wednesday) trying to sell a car once by the Duchess of Cambridge. Sonny Brazil’s 10-year-old…


Panic buying of fuel starts as supplies dry up in Newbury

28 March 2012
Panic buying of fuel starts as supplies dry up in Newbury

Panic buying of fuel starts as supplies dry up in Newbury

28 March 2012

THE panic buying of fuel has started in Newbury with Sainsbury’s petrol station running out of diesel and petrol earlier today. The Hector’s Way station…


Police search for wanted man believed to be in Berkshire

28 March 2012
Police search for wanted man believed to be in Berkshire

Police search for wanted man believed to be in Berkshire

28 March 2012

POLICE are appealing for the public’s help in tracing a Berkshire man who is wanted after failing to answer police bail. Ian Charles Standing (pictured…


Newbury’s Civic Award winners announced

28 March 2012
Newbury’s Civic Award winners announced

Newbury’s Civic Award winners announced

28 March 2012

THE mayor of Newbury has praised all the nominees for the town’s civic awards, saying they make the town a better place. Newbury Town Council introduced…


Paralympic medallist starts West Berkshire school's Olympic challenge

28 March 2012
Paralympic medallist starts West Berkshire school's Olympic challenge

Paralympic medallist starts West Berkshire school's Olympic challenge

28 March 2012

PARALYMPIC medallist Danny Crates visited Park House School, Newbury, recently to kick start the school’s 2012 kilometres Olympic challenge. Pupils and…


London to Paris cycle ride in three days

27 March 2012
London to Paris cycle ride in three days

London to Paris cycle ride in three days

27 March 2012

THREE West Berkshire friends are preparing to embark on a cycle ride from London to Paris in memory of their relatives.Mark Thompson, aged 35, from Hungerford,…


Aldermaston Wharf set for development

27 March 2012
Aldermaston Wharf set for development

Aldermaston Wharf set for development

27 March 2012

ALDERMASTON Wharf is set to become the first site in the country to be regenerated by a new partnership between British Waterways and a private developer.H2O…


Police question couple caught engaging in sexual act in public

26 March 2012
Police question couple caught engaging in sexual act in public

Police question couple caught engaging in sexual act in public

26 March 2012

THAMES Valley Police have confirmed that no charges will be brought against a couple who were caught engaging in a sexual act in a public place in the…


Newbury’s unsung heroes recognised at tonight's civic awards

26 March 2012
Newbury’s unsung heroes recognised at tonight's civic awards

Newbury’s unsung heroes recognised at tonight's civic awards

26 March 2012

NEWBURY’S annual civic awards will be presented tonight (Monday).Newbury Town Council introduced the Newbury Town Civic Award 15 years ago and four years…


Twelve-year-old dreadlocks to get the chop for charity

26 March 2012
Twelve-year-old dreadlocks to get the chop for charity

Twelve-year-old dreadlocks to get the chop for charity

26 March 2012

THESE 12-year-old dreadlocks are set to be lopped off to fund their owner’s music centre for people with learning difficulties. Adam Foster, of Newbury,…


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