VISITORS to the Royal Berkshire Hospital, in Reading, are being told to only make essential trips, due to four wards being closed at the hospital, following…
A PLANNING application to change an open space into residential land on a Baughurst estate has been overturned, due to fears it could open the floodgates…
A NEW £30,000 first response vehicle, bought thanks to the efforts of the Burghfield and Mortimer community, is now helping to save lives in both villages,…
NEWBURY firefighters have issued a plea for houseowners to ensure chimneys are swept regularly, following two chimney fires in two days in Newbury recently,…
A NEWBURY paramedic has appealed for information, after someone jumped on his car bonnet and stamped a hole in the windscreen, forcing him to call his…
CAR burst into flames on the A34 at Tot Hill near Burghclere this morning (Thursday). According to Bob Mitchell, watch manager of Red Watch at Newbury…
A THATCHAM field fire last night (Wednesday) was being treated as suspicious. According to Nicole Targett of the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service,…
FIREFIGHTERS from two local stations battled an extensive grassland blaze at Upper Bucklebury on Weds evening. Eagleyed Newburytoday reader, Paul Halfacree…
THE fifth charity Easter egg hunt at Highclere Castle on Easter Sunday (Mar 31) proved the busiest yet, raising an estimated £11,000 and which saw visitor…
ALL three lanes of the M4 eastbound between Newbury and Hungerford have re-opened, following a single vehicle accident this afternoon (Tues). According…
POWER cuts returned to blight Woolton Hill and the surrounding area, including Ball Hill, Highclere and Heath End, over the Easter break. The cut affected…
NEWBURY firefighters were called to a suspected fire at a Reading psychiatric hospital during the early hours of this morning (Tues). According to Phil…
FIREFIGHTERS from three local stations were called to a Brimpton address during the early hours of this morning (Tues) after neighbours raised the alarm…
HUMAN skulls, a preserved snake in a jar and a set of glass eyeballs are among a weird and wonderful collection of items from the estate of a Headley…
[caption id="attachment_65378" align="alignright" width="345" caption="child and books"][/caption] A TADLEY junior and infant school could soon share…
AN EASTER bonnet parade, falconry displays and Ferrari cars are among the family entertainment lined up at a charity fundraising egg hunt at Highclere…
KINGSCLERE villagers can now deposit worn out electrical equipment at a new collection bank in the village. Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council has…
A FIRE which broke out in Newbury care home last night (Wed Mar 27) was being treated as suspected arson by police. According to Richard Young, the watch…
WOOLLY lambs defied the cold snap at an educational organic farm near Bradfield this week. Rushall Farm, Scratchface Lane, welcomed its new arrivals,…
FATAL and serious injuries on Berkshire’s roads dropped by eight per cent last year according to police figures. According to figures released this week…
