NETWORK Rail has said it will work with the district council to improve the safety of the notorious Ufton Nervet level-crossing, where eight people have…
THAMES Valley Police has arrested two men this week in connection with an incident in which a sheep was killed in West Berkshire. Between 9pm on Wednesday…
A WEST Berkshire pub has been crowned with the title of the tastiest scotch eggs in the country. The Bladebone Inn, Chapel Row, won the gold medal at…
THE recently appointed West Berkshire Conservative party leader, Gordon Lundie, has now been elected as the council’s leader. The 44-year-old was elected…
A MOTHER-OF-FOUR is furious after a BMX rider broke her son’s ankle at Newbury skatepark only for the ambulance crew to be locked out of the park. Eleven-year-old…
THAMES Valley Police is appealing for witnesses following a serious injury collision in Boxford. A black Suzuki motorcycle was in collision with a brown…
A WESTBROOK woman relived the horrifying moment her husband phoned her before shooting himself in their garden. Depression caused David Lewin to take…
HERMITAGE Parish Council is in negotiation with West Berkshire Council to acquire land to build a new £1.3m village hall. Following a referendum in Hermitage…
THORNFORD Road in Crookham Common is currently closed due to a burst water pipe. Thames Water is yet to confirm how the pipe burst, but engineers from…
READING Football Club is looking to move its training base to West Berkshire, the club confirmed this week and rumours are rife that the premiership club…
ESTHER Rantzen was in West Berkshire this week to celebrate the 25th anniversary of ChildLine, the world’s first helpline for children which she created.…
POLICE are keen to speak to a man seen near the location of an alleged serious sexual assault and a robbery on a bridge at Reading West rail station.…
BRITISH Transport Police is investigating an allegation of a serious sexual assault on a bridge at Reading West rail station. The allegation was passed…
WOULD you be prepared to pay for advice on planning applications because that is what West Berkshire Council is proposing? Until recently, West Berkshire…
A TELEGRAPH pole has crashed into the road near Pinchington Lane after it was struck by a vehicle. Police said a silver BMW hit the telegraph pole and…
A THEALE company has been fined £20,000 after a block of crisps fell on a worker, breaking his leg. Walkers Snack Foods Limited based at Arlington Business…
TWO West Berkshire schools have defended their policy of using surveillance cameras in their toilets. It has emerged that both Theale Green Community…
A WEST Berkshire man has won the biggest ever cash prize on a TV game show after scooping £1.5 million. Graham Fletcher won the money on ITV programme…
THE Elephant Hotel in Pangbourne will hold its fourth annual beer stampede this weekend. The event, which will take place today (Saturday) and tomorrow…
DEMAND for the new iPhone 5 is high in Newbury, but you can still get your hands on Apple’s latest device. Thousands of people around the world queued…
