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Highclere Game and Country Fair proves a crowd puller

30 May 2012
Highclere Game and Country Fair proves a crowd puller

Highclere Game and Country Fair proves a crowd puller

30 May 2012

THOUSANDS flocked to the grounds of Highclere Castle over the weekend (Sat/Sun May 26/27), for a family day out at the 2012 Highclere Game and Country…


Caught on camera: diamond jubilee train in West Berkshire

28 May 2012
Caught on camera: diamond jubilee train in West Berkshire

Caught on camera: diamond jubilee train in West Berkshire

28 May 2012

AN ALDERMASTON photographer has captured an image of a train bearing livery to mark the Queen’s diamond jubilee year. “First Great Western have got into…


Businesses promoting healthy eating to receive awards

28 May 2012
Businesses promoting healthy eating to receive awards

Businesses promoting healthy eating to receive awards

28 May 2012

TEN West Berkshire businesses which encourage healthy eating will shortly have their efforts marked with awards from West Berkshire Council. The ten outlets…


Thatcham woman taken to hospital following Tesco collision

25 May 2012
Thatcham woman taken to hospital following Tesco collision

Thatcham woman taken to hospital following Tesco collision

25 May 2012

A THATCHAM woman was cut out of a vehicle by firefighters in the car park at Tesco, Pinchington Lane this morning (Friday May 25) following a collision.…


Highclere Castle venue for game and country fair

25 May 2012
Highclere Castle venue for game and country fair

Highclere Castle venue for game and country fair

25 May 2012

THE Highclere Game & Country Fair returns for a 16th year this weekend. Highlights of the two-day event at Highclere Castle include several world-class…


Inquiry adjournment due to "cock-up not conspiracy"

24 May 2012
Inquiry adjournment due to "cock-up not conspiracy"

Inquiry adjournment due to "cock-up not conspiracy"

24 May 2012

A PUBLIC inquiry into proposals to fence off part of Padworth Common for livestock grazing was adjourned this morning (Thursday), after a Government planning…


Tadley clothing fires spark suspicion

23 May 2012
Tadley clothing fires spark suspicion

Tadley clothing fires spark suspicion

23 May 2012

TADLEY police have appealed for information after three suspicious fires in the town, involving items of clothing being set alight and left in bushes…


Fire service safety leaflet for jubilee celebrations

22 May 2012
Fire service safety leaflet for jubilee celebrations

Fire service safety leaflet for jubilee celebrations

22 May 2012

THE ROYAL Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) has issued a new leaflet containing fire safety advice for those planning to set off fireworks, or…


Lifesaving message in a bottle scheme

20 May 2012
Lifesaving message in a bottle scheme

Lifesaving message in a bottle scheme

20 May 2012

A MESSAGE in a bottle scheme, funded by charity fundraisers, Newbury Lions, is set to provide emergency services with vital details in any life threatening…


Firefighters rescue calf from Thatcham lock

18 May 2012
Firefighters rescue calf from Thatcham lock

Firefighters rescue calf from Thatcham lock

18 May 2012

NEWBURY firefighters were part of a rescue operation to save a one-day old calf from a lock in Thatcham this morning (Friday). Blue Watch manager at Newbury…


Highclere Castle private tours to boost charity funds

18 May 2012
Highclere Castle private tours to boost charity funds

Highclere Castle private tours to boost charity funds

18 May 2012

THE DOORS of Highclere Castle, where the ITV period drama Downton Abbey was mostly filmed, will be open today (Friday) for charity fundraising private…


Motorists still risking their lives at Headley Ford

18 May 2012
Motorists still risking their lives at Headley Ford

Motorists still risking their lives at Headley Ford

18 May 2012

MOTORISTS are still risking their lives at Headley Ford, despite last month’s fatality, Headley Parish Council has heard. With one lane of the A339 at…


Kingsclere outbuilding badly damaged by fire

17 May 2012
Kingsclere outbuilding badly damaged by fire

Kingsclere outbuilding badly damaged by fire

17 May 2012

POLICE have appealed for information, after a Kingsclere outbuilding was set on fire. According to Hampshire Constabulary, some time between 9am and 9.30am…


Woolton Hill man back in saddle after cardiac arrest

17 May 2012
Woolton Hill man back in saddle after cardiac arrest

Woolton Hill man back in saddle after cardiac arrest

17 May 2012

A WOOLTON Hill man is to get back in the saddle to complete a sponsored cross country bicycle ride next month, after suffering a cardiac arrest during…


Bishop of Mityana at Woolton Hill school

14 May 2012
Bishop of Mityana at Woolton Hill school

Bishop of Mityana at Woolton Hill school

14 May 2012

A WELCOME assembly was given for the Bishop of Mityana, in Uganda, on his recent visit to St Thomas’ Infants School, Woolton Hill. The Rt Revd Stephen…


Hundreds support Sebbage family at Tadley fundraiser

14 May 2012
Hundreds support Sebbage family at Tadley fundraiser

Hundreds support Sebbage family at Tadley fundraiser

14 May 2012

HUNDREDS of people turned up to support the family of Robert Sebbage, the Tadley teenager stabbed to death on holiday in Greece last July, at the official…


Memorial service at West Berkshire Community Hospital

13 May 2012
Memorial service at West Berkshire Community Hospital

Memorial service at West Berkshire Community Hospital

13 May 2012

A MEMORIAL and thanksgiving service is to be held at West Berkshire Community Hospital this afternoon (Sunday, May 13 )The 3pm service will be held for…


Police march in protest in London

10 May 2012
Police march in protest in London

Police march in protest in London

10 May 2012

THOUSANDS of off-duty police officers from across England and Wales joined forces for a march in London today (Thursday) .The Police Federation of England…


Headley Ford closed following recent fatality

10 May 2012
Headley Ford closed following recent fatality

Headley Ford closed following recent fatality

10 May 2012

THE ford in which a man died last Monday is to remain closed until at least May 14, while a motorist has come forward to reveal he too had a lucky escape…


Thatcham Co-Op evacuated last night (Tues) after freezer fire

09 May 2012
Thatcham Co-Op evacuated last night (Tues) after freezer fire

Thatcham Co-Op evacuated last night (Tues) after freezer fire

09 May 2012

THE Co-op in Thatcham was evacuated last night (Tues) after a small fire. Two fire engines from Newbury were called to the Broadway store at about 7.30pm…


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