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Ashmansworth show proves a blooming success

18 April 2014
Ashmansworth show proves a blooming success

Ashmansworth show proves a blooming success

18 April 2014

ASHMANSWORTH and District Horticultural Society Show attracted a healthy crowd on Sunday in fine weather. Held at Ashmansworth village hall, a total of…


Partners of Purley cyclists who died in collision speak out following sentencing

17 April 2014
Partners of Purley cyclists who died in collision speak out following sentencing

Partners of Purley cyclists who died in collision speak out following sentencing

17 April 2014

THE PARTNERS of the two Purley cyclists who died in a February collision have released a statement, following the sentencing yesterday (Wednesday) of…


Security alert for lorry drivers after A34 Burghclere diesel theft

17 April 2014
Security alert for lorry drivers after A34 Burghclere diesel theft

Security alert for lorry drivers after A34 Burghclere diesel theft

17 April 2014

POLICE have issued a security alert to lorry drivers, after around 200 litres of diesel was stolen from a lorry parked on the A34 near Burghclere last…


Purley man jailed for over 10 years after pleading guilty to death of cyclists

17 April 2014
Purley man jailed for over 10 years after pleading guilty to death of cyclists

Purley man jailed for over 10 years after pleading guilty to death of cyclists

17 April 2014

A PURLEY man has been jailed for over ten years, after pleading guilty yesterday (Wednesday) to the death of two cyclists in Purley in February, an incident…


Thatcham fish and chip shop gutted in blaze

17 April 2014
Thatcham fish and chip shop gutted in blaze

Thatcham fish and chip shop gutted in blaze

17 April 2014

A THATCHAM fish and chip shop was gutted in a blaze last night, after firefighters battled flames three ft high issuing from the door. Watch manager of…


Kingsclere's neighbourhood plan presented at annual parish meeting

17 April 2014
Kingsclere's neighbourhood plan presented at annual parish meeting

Kingsclere's neighbourhood plan presented at annual parish meeting

17 April 2014

KINGSCLERE Parish Council is to host a presentation on the neighbourhood plan for the parish, at the council's annual parish meeting this evening (Thursday).…


Flash mob dance at Tadley supermarket boosts charity funds

16 April 2014
Flash mob dance at Tadley supermarket boosts charity funds

Flash mob dance at Tadley supermarket boosts charity funds

16 April 2014

A FLASH mob dance at a Tadley supermarket helped the store to raise an amount approaching £2,000 for Sport Relief. Sainsbury’s staff, with the support…


Firefighters issue barbecue safety warning following Tilehurst fire

16 April 2014
Firefighters issue barbecue safety warning following Tilehurst fire

Firefighters issue barbecue safety warning following Tilehurst fire

16 April 2014

FIREFIGHTERS have issued a safety warning about barbecues, following a Tilehurst fire yesterday (Tuesday) evening and particularly in view of any planned…


Greenham Common Trust to match fund cancer charity donations

16 April 2014
Greenham Common Trust to match fund cancer charity donations

Greenham Common Trust to match fund cancer charity donations

16 April 2014

A LOCAL cancer charity has doubled its donations, after Greenham Common Trust agreed to match funding .The Ark Cancer centre charity, situated next to…


Villagers lobby MP over library plans

15 April 2014
Villagers lobby MP over library plans

Villagers lobby MP over library plans

15 April 2014

KINGSCLERE villagers have lobbied their MP over proposals to close the village library, a decision on which is due in September. The MP for North West…


Firefighters battle fire at Turnpike estate in Newbury

11 April 2014
Firefighters battle fire at Turnpike estate in Newbury

Firefighters battle fire at Turnpike estate in Newbury

11 April 2014

FIREFIGHTERS were this morning (Friday) at the scene of a fire in a commercial property on the Turnpike estate in Newbury. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue…


Kingsclere Players mark 50th anniversary year

11 April 2014
Kingsclere Players mark 50th anniversary year

Kingsclere Players mark 50th anniversary year

11 April 2014

KINGSCLERE Players are marking five decades of performances for the local community - with more performances, continuing tonight (Friday) and tomorrow…


World War One scrapbooks to go under the hammer

11 April 2014
World War One scrapbooks to go under the hammer

World War One scrapbooks to go under the hammer

11 April 2014

AN ALBUM of photographs, signatures, drawings and messages from wounded soldiers in the First World War recovering at Speen Hill House, Speen, is to go…


Pangbourne fire treated as suspicious

10 April 2014
Pangbourne fire treated as suspicious

Pangbourne fire treated as suspicious

10 April 2014

A PANGBOURNE fire attended by Reading firefighters yesterday (Wed) evening was being treated as suspicious. Crew manager Gareth Evans of Red Watch at…


Burghclere playground equipment affected by fallen fir tree

09 April 2014
Burghclere playground equipment affected by fallen fir tree

Burghclere playground equipment affected by fallen fir tree

09 April 2014

A PLAYGROUND in Burghclere remained partially fenced off this week, after a fallen fir tree damaged equipment . At a Burghclere Parish Council meeting…


Firefighters called to pub chimney fire

09 April 2014
Firefighters called to pub chimney fire

Firefighters called to pub chimney fire

09 April 2014

NEWBURY firefighters extinguished a chimney fire at a West Berkshire pub this afternoon (Wednesday). Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) spokeswoman,…


Tadley boyband to headline fundraiser

09 April 2014
Tadley boyband to headline fundraiser

Tadley boyband to headline fundraiser

09 April 2014

FORMER Tadley boyband Concept are to headline a concert at a May bank holiday fundraiser in the town. The ‘homegrown’ five-piece boyband have taken time…


Tadley swimming pool awarded £150,000 lottery cash

09 April 2014
Tadley swimming pool awarded £150,000 lottery cash

Tadley swimming pool awarded £150,000 lottery cash

09 April 2014

TADLEY swimming pool is set for a major facelift, after a £150,000 National Lottery award. Basingstoke & Deane Community Leisure Trust, which manages…


Firefighters called to Newbury kitchen fire

08 April 2014
Firefighters called to Newbury kitchen fire

Firefighters called to Newbury kitchen fire

08 April 2014

NEWBURY firefighters were at the scene of a Newbury kitchen fire this morning (Tuesday). Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS), spokeswoman,…


Calendar of quotes by villagers raises £2,700 for village shop

08 April 2014
Calendar of quotes by villagers raises £2,700 for village shop

Calendar of quotes by villagers raises £2,700 for village shop

08 April 2014

A CALENDAR featuring sayings and quotes by villagers in Headley and neighbouring Ashford Hill has raised £2,700 for the village shop and post office.…


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