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Easter Monday religious ceremony at AWE Aldermaston

09 April 2012
Easter Monday religious ceremony at AWE Aldermaston

Easter Monday religious ceremony at AWE Aldermaston

09 April 2012

CHRISTIANS will gather today (Easter Monday) outside the gates of the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) in Aldermaston, for a religious ceremony. They…


Easter Monday steeplechase in Lockinge

09 April 2012
Easter Monday steeplechase in Lockinge

Easter Monday steeplechase in Lockinge

09 April 2012

RETIRED champion jockey, John Reid, will be among the line up at today's Easter Monday’s (April 9) Charles Stanley Old Berks point to point steeplechase,…


Easter egg hunt at Highclere Castle for charity today (Sunday)

08 April 2012
Easter egg hunt at Highclere Castle for charity today (Sunday)

Easter egg hunt at Highclere Castle for charity today (Sunday)

08 April 2012

A T-SHIRT signed by the Downton Abbey cast is among raffle prizes at an Easter egg hunt and Easter bonnet parade at Highclere Castle, where the television…


Barbed wire at Woolton Hill beauty spot angers villagers

07 April 2012
Barbed wire at Woolton Hill beauty spot angers villagers

Barbed wire at Woolton Hill beauty spot angers villagers

07 April 2012

BARBED wire erected at a Woolton Hill beauty spot has angered some villagers, who claim that it is dangerous, particularly to youngsters. Woolton Hill…


Opposition mounts to lorries at Wolverton quarry

06 April 2012
Opposition mounts to lorries at Wolverton quarry

Opposition mounts to lorries at Wolverton quarry

06 April 2012

OPPOSITION is mounting to proposals by a Tadley company to utilise a disused Wolverton lime quarry off the A339 to recycle building waste materials. John…


Firefighters battle two M4 collisions near Newbury

04 April 2012
Firefighters battle two M4 collisions near Newbury

Firefighters battle two M4 collisions near Newbury

04 April 2012

FIRE crews had to call for backup this morning (Wednesday) after two collisions occurred within minutes of each other on the M4 near Newbury. Mike Wilson,…


First phase of £240,000 Tadley scheme underway

30 March 2012
First phase of £240,000 Tadley scheme underway

First phase of £240,000 Tadley scheme underway

30 March 2012

HAMPSHIRE County Council has revealed that work started in Tadley this week (March 26) on the first phase of a £240,000 package of improvements to make…


Tadley veteran fights on for compensation

30 March 2012
Tadley veteran fights on for compensation

Tadley veteran fights on for compensation

30 March 2012

A TADLEY man who is among 1,000 former servicemen attempting to sue the Government after being exposed to dangerous levels of radiation during nuclear…


Staff evacuated from Newbury hospital building in electrical fire

30 March 2012
Staff evacuated from Newbury hospital building in electrical fire

Staff evacuated from Newbury hospital building in electrical fire

30 March 2012

STAFF in a building at the West Berkshire Community Hospital site were evacuated yesterday (Thursday) afternoon following a minor electrical fire. According…


Aldermaston woman died after horse fell on her, inquest reveals

29 March 2012
Aldermaston woman died after horse fell on her, inquest reveals

Aldermaston woman died after horse fell on her, inquest reveals

29 March 2012

AN ALDERMASTON woman died after her horse fell on her after it stumbled while out riding in fields in Mortimer West End, an Alton inquest heard on Wednesday…


Family evacuated after Newbury kitchen fire

27 March 2012
Family evacuated after Newbury kitchen fire

Family evacuated after Newbury kitchen fire

27 March 2012

A MOTHER and her two children had to be evacuated from their Newbury home yesterday (Monday) after a fire broke out in the kitchen. According to the manager…


Thatcham man assaulted then fined at Newbury pub

27 March 2012
Thatcham man assaulted then fined at Newbury pub

Thatcham man assaulted then fined at Newbury pub

27 March 2012

A MAN who was reportedly assaulted at a Newbury pub on Sunday afternoon (March 25) was then arrested for a public order offence before being taken to…


New war memorial for Greenham Business Park

26 March 2012
New war memorial for Greenham Business Park

New war memorial for Greenham Business Park

26 March 2012

A NEW memorial is being constructed to commemorate the lives of American airmen who died in air collisions at Greenham Common during the Second World…


Local Sport Relief events continue today (Sunday)

25 March 2012
Local Sport Relief events continue today (Sunday)

Local Sport Relief events continue today (Sunday)

25 March 2012

SPORT Relief events continue apace today (Sunday March 25) in Newbury and the surrounding area - including North Hampshire. The three-day national charity…


Remember to turn your clocks forward and test smoke alarms tomorrow (Sunday)

24 March 2012
Remember to turn your clocks forward and test smoke alarms tomorrow (Sunday)

Remember to turn your clocks forward and test smoke alarms tomorrow (Sunday)

24 March 2012

WHEN turning your clocks forward tomorrow (Sunday) morning, also test smoke alarms, is the advice from the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS).…


Colossal cake sale in Newbury proved exceedingly good

23 March 2012
Colossal cake sale in Newbury proved exceedingly good

Colossal cake sale in Newbury proved exceedingly good

23 March 2012

A COLOSSAL cake sale in Newbury on Saturday (March 17) proved exceedingly good, despite the rain, and raised £6,840. In aid of the charity Help for Heroes,…


Get set for local Sport Relief events

23 March 2012
Get set for local Sport Relief events

Get set for local Sport Relief events

23 March 2012

ORGANISERS of Sport Relief events in Newbury and the surrounding area - including North Hampshire - are on their starting blocks for a wide range of fundraisers,…


Three new deputy lieutenants appointed for Berkshire

22 March 2012
Three new deputy lieutenants appointed for Berkshire

Three new deputy lieutenants appointed for Berkshire

22 March 2012

THE LORD Lieutenant for the Royal County of Berkshire, Mary Bayliss, has appointed three new deputy lieutenants who will assist her in representing The…


Nominate an exceptional West Berkshire learner or teacher for an award

18 March 2012
Nominate an exceptional West Berkshire learner or teacher for an award

Nominate an exceptional West Berkshire learner or teacher for an award

18 March 2012

SUCCESSFUL learners in the last year across West Berkshire can be nominated for an award. West Berkshire Council is seeking nominations for the tenth…


Colossal home-made cake sale in Newbury high street today (Saturday)

17 March 2012
Colossal home-made cake sale in Newbury high street today (Saturday)

Colossal home-made cake sale in Newbury high street today (Saturday)

17 March 2012

WOODEN spoons are stirring, mixers are whirring and ovens on as bakers get set to make tasty treats for the Colossal Cake Sale in Newbury today (Saturday).…


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