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Police investigate suspected arson in Upper Bucklebury

20 June 2013
Police investigate suspected arson in Upper Bucklebury

Police investigate suspected arson in Upper Bucklebury

20 June 2013

POLICE are investigating a suspected arson in Upper Bucklebury, following a fire during the early hours of this morning (Thursday), which started in sheds…


Police appeal for information in connection with fake £50 notes

19 June 2013
Police appeal for information in connection with fake £50 notes

Police appeal for information in connection with fake £50 notes

19 June 2013

HAMPSHIRE police are appealing for more information about two men (pictured) in connection with fake £50 notes. According to Vicky O’Hare of Hampshire…


Villagers rally together to catch speeding motorists

19 June 2013
Villagers rally together to catch speeding motorists

Villagers rally together to catch speeding motorists

19 June 2013

ASHFORD Hill and Headley villagers will be watching and recording details of speeding motorists in their villages and passing the information to police.…


Firefighters rescue Shire horse from Kintbury lock

18 June 2013
Firefighters rescue Shire horse from Kintbury lock

Firefighters rescue Shire horse from Kintbury lock

18 June 2013

FIREFIGHTERS from four local stations rescued a Shire horse from a Kintbury canal lock on Tuesday afternoon. According to Phil Knight watch manager of…


Heavy tailbacks of rush hour traffic on A339 Headley due to roadworks

18 June 2013
Heavy tailbacks of rush hour traffic on A339 Headley due to roadworks

Heavy tailbacks of rush hour traffic on A339 Headley due to roadworks

18 June 2013

MOTORISTS who regularly travel along the A339 though Headley are again advised to avoid the area during the next few weeks, due to road works, with long…


Greenham speed camera torched in suspected arson

18 June 2013
Greenham speed camera torched in suspected arson

Greenham speed camera torched in suspected arson

18 June 2013

A GREENHAM speed camera which was set alight during the early hours of this morning (Tues) is being treated as suspected arson. According to Bob Mitchell,…


Crookham Common man whose home destroyed in fire overwhelmed by help

18 June 2013
Crookham Common man whose home destroyed in fire overwhelmed by help

Crookham Common man whose home destroyed in fire overwhelmed by help

18 June 2013

A CROOKHAM Common man whose home was destroyed in a recent (Jun 3) blaze, leaving him with just the clothes he stood up in, has said his faith in the…


'Overwhelming' support for man who lost his Crookham home to fire

18 June 2013
'Overwhelming' support for man who lost his Crookham home to fire

'Overwhelming' support for man who lost his Crookham home to fire

18 June 2013

A CROOKHAM Common man whose home was destroyed in a blaze last Monday, leaving him with just the clothes he stood up in, has said his faith in the kindness…


Women in north Hampshire warned of website dating scam

18 June 2013
Women in north Hampshire warned of website dating scam

Women in north Hampshire warned of website dating scam

18 June 2013

WOMEN living in the North Hampshire area have been warned to beware a dating website scam, after a man conned several out of tens of thousands of pounds.…


Car fires in Newbury and Reading suspected arsons

17 June 2013
Car fires in Newbury and Reading suspected arsons

Car fires in Newbury and Reading suspected arsons

17 June 2013

LOCAL firefighters tackled two suspicous car fires during the early hours of this morning (Monday) in Newbury and Reading, in two separate incidents.…


Kingsclere spa to host charity fundraising fashion show

17 June 2013
Kingsclere spa to host charity fundraising fashion show

Kingsclere spa to host charity fundraising fashion show

17 June 2013

A KINGSCLERE spa is to stage a charity fundraising fashion show, with beauty treatments on Thursday afternoon and evening (Jun 20). Laurabella, situated…


Environment Agency likely to prosecute over Beenham compost heap fire

17 June 2013
Environment Agency likely to prosecute over Beenham compost heap fire

Environment Agency likely to prosecute over Beenham compost heap fire

17 June 2013

THE Environment Agency is likely to prosecute a company that left a Beenham compost heap the size of a football pitch burning, after it self-combusted…


Painted potholes condemned as 'a nonsense'

14 June 2013
Painted potholes condemned as 'a nonsense'

Painted potholes condemned as 'a nonsense'

14 June 2013

POTHOLES have become such a feature of West Berkshire’s roads that rather than fill them, workmen are painting them. These potholes, pictured in Kintbury,…


Kingsclere couple launch trust to benefit children in Kingsclere/surrounding area

13 June 2013
Kingsclere couple launch trust to benefit children in Kingsclere/surrounding area

Kingsclere couple launch trust to benefit children in Kingsclere/surrounding area

13 June 2013

THE KINGSCLERE family of a little boy who died in a garden pond accident in the village three years ago have set up a trust fund in his memory to benefit…


Shaw car fire suspected arson

13 June 2013
Shaw car fire suspected arson

Shaw car fire suspected arson

13 June 2013

A SHAW car fire last night (Wednesday), opposite Shaw House, was a suspected arson involving a stolen car. According to Jim Fernie, crew manager of White…


Newbury firefighters tackle flooded Newbury flats

13 June 2013
Newbury firefighters tackle flooded Newbury flats

Newbury firefighters tackle flooded Newbury flats

13 June 2013

NEWBURY firefighters were called to tackle flooded flats in Newbury last night (Wednesday) after a tap was left running. According to Jim Fernie, crew…


Fire crews rescue boy stuck in wooden gate

13 June 2013
Fire crews rescue boy stuck in wooden gate

Fire crews rescue boy stuck in wooden gate

13 June 2013

NEWBURY firefighters rescued a boy with his leg stuck in a wooden gate in Newbury last Friday evening. According to Ellie Gray, a spokeswoman for the…


Firefighters battle Chieveley roof blaze

12 June 2013
Firefighters battle Chieveley roof blaze

Firefighters battle Chieveley roof blaze

12 June 2013

FIREFIGHTERS from three local stations battled a blaze in the roof of a Chieveley outbuilding last night (Tues). According to Phil Knight, the watch manager…


Armed police called to Thatcham axe fight

12 June 2013
Armed police called to Thatcham axe fight

Armed police called to Thatcham axe fight

12 June 2013

ARMED police were last night (Tues) called to the Dunston Park area of Thatcham, following an axe fight. Armed police were called at 7.48pm to Sedge Grove,…


Fire in huge East Ilsley horse manure heap extinguished in three hours

11 June 2013
Fire in huge East Ilsley horse manure heap extinguished in three hours

Fire in huge East Ilsley horse manure heap extinguished in three hours

11 June 2013

A FIRE in a huge stack of horse manure at East Ilsley, which self-combusted, was extinguished by firefighters in around three hours this afternoon (Tues).…


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