PUPILS at schools in Tadley and Kingsclere had a hair-raising time last Friday as they raised funds for a local hospice. Pupils at Kingsclere Primary…
AS Hollywood’s highest flyers get ready to grace the red carpet for this year’s Oscars today (Sunday) Dogs Trust Newbury is asking dog lovers across Berkshire…
A CONTROVERSIAL ‘adrenaline trial’ – offering saline instead of adrenaline to cardiac arrest patients – is being rolled out by ambulance services across…
A NEWBURY man has been jailed for six years today (Friday) after pleading guilty to killing his wife at their home in Newbury last August (2014). Nigel…
A POLICE roadshow pulls up at Tadley library this morning (Friday). The two-hour Operation Stronghold Roadshow, which aims to raise awareness of burglaries…
A NEW £1.5m petrol station and shop on the outskirts of Kingsclere is set to open today (Thursday) after months of disruptive construction work. John…
A MAN threatening people in a Newbury street with a carving knife was pinned to the ground by several men who pounced on him and restrained him before…
West Berkshire Council is hosting an event for social workers to find out more about live/work opportunities in the county next Wednesday afternoon (Feb…
TWO elderly women had a lucky escape after being cut out of a vehicle following a Silchester accident this morning (Tues). Three fire engines, from Tadley,…
A NEWBURY man and Kintbury woman will be among runners lining up for the London Marathon on April 26. Already in training for the 26.2-mile London Marathon…
WOOLTON Hill Junior School pupils are enjoying adventurous and active playtimes, thanks to a new £3,300 timber trail installed at the school. The trail…
A HEARTFELT invitation has gone out, in line with Valentine’s Day (Sat Feb 14), for women to register for the 2015 Race for Life, taking place in the…
DOGS Trust Newbury has sent out a Valentine’s Day appeal for someone to double the love for two inseparable canines. Nine-year-old Collie cross, Roger…
VALENTINE’s Day today (Sat) brings plenty of heart-shaped things to do in the Newbury area, or alternatively, sports fixtures, family fun and evening…
RED Valentine’s hearts have sprung up like a rash in the window of a Newbury town centre charity shop window. In the run up to Valentine’s Day on Saturday…
A TADLEY charity dug deeper into its pockets for a further £50,000 towards the re-estimated £885,000 cost of building the town’s new youth centre on Monday…
THE GREEN party candidate for North West Hampshire in the General Election wants to see welfare systems reformed so that “no-one is better off on benefits,”…
KINGSCLERE’s Catholic church of over four decades closed its doors for the final time on Saturday – and the building is now to be sold. Catholic priest,…
P ROPERTY developers are in the early stages of purchasing land opposite Ashford Hill Primary School for a 35-home development, despite opposition from…
RAMBLES in the local countryside, netball and a community gathering at a Newbury school are on offer for those wondering what is available to do locally…