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Golden opportunity on Olympic track for Headley schoolgirl

16 March 2012
Golden opportunity on Olympic track for Headley schoolgirl

Golden opportunity on Olympic track for Headley schoolgirl

16 March 2012

A HEADLEY school girl is on her starting blocks after discovering she is one of a select group of people to run on the Olympic 100m running track, prior…


Police seek witnesses in robbery enquiry

15 March 2012
Police seek witnesses in robbery enquiry

Police seek witnesses in robbery enquiry

15 March 2012

POLICE are seeking a man and a woman who may have information which could assist them with a Newbury robbery inquiry. At around 2.30am on Saturday, March…


Local dog owners return with Crufts winners

15 March 2012
Local dog owners return with Crufts winners

Local dog owners return with Crufts winners

15 March 2012

AT LEAST two local dog owners have returned from Crufts with winning rosettes. Winners at the four-day show at the NEC in Birmingham, which finished on…


Two dogs recued by firefighters from Newbury house fire

14 March 2012
Two dogs recued by firefighters from Newbury house fire

Two dogs recued by firefighters from Newbury house fire

14 March 2012

NEWBURY firefighters rescued two dogs from a house fire in Newbury on Monday evening (March 12). According to Phil Knight, manager of White Watch at Newbury…


Firefighters battle Crookham Common barn fire containing gas cylinder

14 March 2012
Firefighters battle Crookham Common barn fire containing gas cylinder

Firefighters battle Crookham Common barn fire containing gas cylinder

14 March 2012

FIREFIGHTERS from Newbury and Reading battled a Crookham Common barn fire containing a gas cylinder this morning (Wednesday). Ellie Gray, a spokeswoman…


Highclere Horse Trials to move to new venue after 25 years

14 March 2012
Highclere Horse Trials to move to new venue after 25 years

Highclere Horse Trials to move to new venue after 25 years

14 March 2012

THE HIGHCLERE Horse Trials will not be held at Highclere Castle this year - for the first time in a quarter of a century - and is unlikely to return to…


Newbury fire engine involved in head on collision in Donnington

13 March 2012
Newbury fire engine involved in head on collision in Donnington

Newbury fire engine involved in head on collision in Donnington

13 March 2012

A NEWBURY fire engine was involved in a head-on collision at Donnington today (Tues Mar 13). According to Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBSRS)…


Children evacuated from Speen house fire after arson attack

13 March 2012
Children evacuated from Speen house fire after arson attack

Children evacuated from Speen house fire after arson attack

13 March 2012

A fire which resulted in a family of five being evacuated from their hone in the early hours of the morning is being treated as suspected arson. Firefighters…


Woolton Hill pre-school gets set for special trip to Westminster Abbey

12 March 2012
Woolton Hill pre-school gets set for special trip to Westminster Abbey

Woolton Hill pre-school gets set for special trip to Westminster Abbey

12 March 2012

CHILDREN at Woolton Hill pre-school have made a special card they hope to give to Queen Elizabeth II today (Monday), during a memorable trip to Westminster…


Centuries old Tadley family tradition on brink of being swept away

12 March 2012
Centuries old Tadley family tradition on brink of being swept away

Centuries old Tadley family tradition on brink of being swept away

12 March 2012

A THREE centuries-old family tradition of besom broom making in Tadley may eventually die out, owing to the demands of continuing the craft. Sue Nash,…


Ashampstead butcher pipped into second place for 'Best Butcher' title

12 March 2012
Ashampstead butcher pipped into second place for 'Best Butcher' title

Ashampstead butcher pipped into second place for 'Best Butcher' title

12 March 2012

AN ASHAMPSTEAD butcher was at the House of Lords last Wednesday (March 7), to discover his village shop had just been pipped into second place for the…


Health and Safety Executive investigating man's death in Ashford Hill

09 March 2012
Health and Safety Executive investigating man's death in Ashford Hill

Health and Safety Executive investigating man's death in Ashford Hill

09 March 2012

THE HEALTH and Safety Executive is investigating the death of a Calcot man who died on Tuesday (Mar 6), following an incident in Ashford Hill. According…


Quad bike stolen in Wickham Heath

09 March 2012
Quad bike stolen in Wickham Heath

Quad bike stolen in Wickham Heath

09 March 2012

A QUAD bike was stolen from a property in Wickham Heath yesterday (Thursday Mar 8). According to Thames Valley Police, at around 12.18pm yesterday, the…


Road closure applications underway for diamond jubilee celebrations

09 March 2012
Road closure applications underway for diamond jubilee celebrations

Road closure applications underway for diamond jubilee celebrations

09 March 2012

WEST Berkshire Council has confirmed that only 10 applications for local road closures have so far been received for street parties to be held in celebration…


Newbury Civic Awards – your last chance to nominate community-minded people

09 March 2012
Newbury Civic Awards – your last chance to nominate community-minded people

Newbury Civic Awards – your last chance to nominate community-minded people

09 March 2012

THERE is just one more day for nominations to be made for a Newbury Town Civic Award or a Newbury Town Young Person’s Civic Award. The schemes are designed…


Dog gets dressed up to the canines for Crufts

08 March 2012
Dog gets dressed up to the canines for Crufts

Dog gets dressed up to the canines for Crufts

08 March 2012

DOG owners in West Berkshire are setting off for Crufts, the annual canine beauty show which starts today (Thursday). Among those making tracks for the…


Fine details of Newbury's £1.54m flood alleviation scheme revealed

08 March 2012
Fine details of Newbury's £1.54m flood alleviation scheme revealed

Fine details of Newbury's £1.54m flood alleviation scheme revealed

08 March 2012

WORK on Newbury’s £1.54m flood alleviation scheme is set to start in the late summer and last five months, affecting six Newbury locations, including…


Burghclere man who died following Basingstoke collision is named

05 March 2012
Burghclere man who died following Basingstoke collision is named

Burghclere man who died following Basingstoke collision is named

05 March 2012

THE Burghclere man who died following a crash in Basingstoke last Thursday (Mar 1) has been named by police. According to a statement released on Sunday…


Successful West Berkshire learners sought for annual awards

05 March 2012
Successful West Berkshire learners sought for annual awards

Successful West Berkshire learners sought for annual awards

05 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…


Burghclere man dies following Basingstoke road traffic collision

02 March 2012
Burghclere man dies following Basingstoke road traffic collision

Burghclere man dies following Basingstoke road traffic collision

02 March 2012

A BURGHCLERE man has died following a collision in Basingstoke yesterday (Thursday, March 1) According to a Hampshire Constabulary, the collision occurred…


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