NEWBURY firefighters were called to a hazardous chemical incident at a Woolton Hill care home last night (Sun). According to Richard Young, the watch…
A SCIENTIST who worked at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) and helped develop Britain’s first atomic bomb in the 1950s has died. One of a small…
THE East Woodhay family of a disabled boy have been celebrating, after winning a battle for planning permission to build suitable accommodation for his…
BASINGSTOKE and Deane Borough Council has pegged its slice of the council tax bill for the third year in a row from April - with the payment for policing…
FIREFIGHTERS tackled three fires in Greenham during the early hours of this morning (Friday) which were being treated as suspected arson. According to…
ANIMAL sketches incorporated by the 19th century English textile designer, William Morris, in a tapestry, went under the hammer at a Donnington auction…
A SHAW shopkeeper tackled robbers armed with an iron bar single-handed, after they broke into his shop in the early hours of Sunday morning (24th). Paresh…
FUNDS for Macmillan cancer care and a local air ambulance have been boosted by more than £1,237, thanks to Newbury Building Society staff and customers.…
HAMPSHIRE County Council has agreed a budget which freezes council tax for the fourth consecutive year, with £600m capital investment over the next three…
RESIDENTS are still being plagued by a fire at a huge compost plant in Beenham which is still burning almost three months after it self-combusted at the…
NEWBURY firefighters prevented a Cold Ash chimney fire spreading to the thatched roof yesterday (Mon) evening. According to Bob Mitchell, watch manager…
TWO members of the 1st Kingsclere Guides are celebrating after receiving the highest accolade for Guides – the Baden-Powell Challenge Award. Rebecca Oram,…
THAMES Water has revealed it has spent an additional £4.5m ferrying waste water away in tankers across the region, due to heavy rain and floods this winter.…
ASHFORD Hill Primary School pupils tried their hand at building an eco-friendly Celtic roundhouse last week. Pupils aged eight to 10 built a Celtic roundhouse…
NEWBURY Tourist Information Centre officially re-opened in a new space in Newbury Town Hall yesterday (Weds). The centre was reopened for business at…
VISITORS flocked to Newbury Library on Saturday (Feb 9) for a fun packed and educational day of activities to mark National Libraries Day. More than 940…
POTHOLES across the local road network recently struck a local taxi business, with potholes also appearing in a road near Newbury Racecourse and continuing…
A POWER cut is currently (Tues eve) affecting properties in Pangbourne, after a explosion in low voltage cable at an electricity sub station. According…
POLICE seized alcohol from a group of teenage boys in Tadley as part of a recent (Feb 8) special operation to crack down on rural crime Disrupting criminal…
THE A34 was again closed yesterday (Monday) during the early hours of the morning, and southbound, after a collision near Winchester, involving a car…
