A GRASS fire in Victoria Park, in central Newbury, this afternoon (Wed) was being treated as suspected arson. According to Richard Young, watch manager…
EMERGENCY services were at the scene of a Sulhamstead collision on the A4 earlier this afternoon (Wed). According to the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue…
READING firefighters tackled a grass fire in Tilehurst during the early hours of this morning (Wed), put down to a suspected arson. According to Ellie…
A THATCHAM bonfire in woodlands this afternoon (Tues) was being treated as suspected arson, with a warning from firefighters about the dangers of lighting…
NEWBURY firefighters prevented the spread of a heathland fire at Snelsmore Common this morning (Tues). According to Ellie Gray of the Royal Berkshire…
FLASH floods are likely to affect West Berkshire and the surrounding area from this afternoon (Monday) onwards - including Newbury, Thatcham and Hungerford…
FIREFIGHTERS have warned of the dangers of leaving electrical items switched on in lofts, due to dry house timbers in the heatwave, after a Wash Common…
A HUGE haystack fire, battled by 30 firefighters on a farm near Kintbury yesterday (Sunday) was left to burn out. Crews from five local fire stations…
GLORIOUS sunshine drew the crowds to a Woolton Hill fete recently, raising thousands of pounds for the village church. Held in the grounds of St Thomas’…
Proposals to convert a disused shop near Tadley town centre into a takeaway, have been approved, despite a large number of objections and a petition.…
THE HEATWAVE has increased demand for tap water across the region, but a drought is “a million miles away,” say water company bosses. Since the mercury…
A SWIFT thinking Thatcham schoolteacher prevented the spread of a grass fire on school playing fields this afternoon (Thursday). According to Bob Mitchell,…
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a grass/verge fire on the A34 at East Ilsley this morning (Thurs), and the second out of control bonfire in two days - in Tilehurst…
ROCKETING thermometers in West Berkshire triggered a heatwave warning one step away from a national emergency this week. Local ambulance and fire services…
PLANS (pictured) for a new classroom at an East End school costing an estimated £400,000 have stepped up a gear, after the school’s application gained…
BASINGSTOKE and North Hampshire Hospital is to implement new accident and emergency procedures later this year, involving a round-the-clock service by…
AN OUT of control bonfire, in Cold Ash woodlands this afternoon (Tues), in tinderbox conditions due to the heatwave, has sparked fire safety warnings.…
A MAN has been arrested, following a Newbury collision during the early hours of this morning (Tues). According to Ellie Grey, of the Royal Berkshire…
LOTS of sun, tonnes of sand and no sea lured thousands of visitors to Newbury’s Beach Festival over the weekend (Jul 12 to 14). After kicking off on Friday…
LOTS of sun, tonnes of sand and no sea lured thousands of visitors to Newbury’s Beach Festival over the weekend (Jul 12 to 14). After kicking off on Friday…
