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Tadley taxpayers say 'Yes' to £250k youth centre loan

06 April 2014
Tadley taxpayers say 'Yes' to £250k youth centre loan

Tadley taxpayers say 'Yes' to £250k youth centre loan

06 April 2014

A NEW youth centre for Tadley moved a step closer this week, after the town’s electorate voted in favour of taxpayers footing the bill for a quarter of…


September decision on Kingsclere library closure

05 April 2014
September decision on Kingsclere library closure

September decision on Kingsclere library closure

05 April 2014

KINGSCLERE villagers were told this week by a county councillor that a decision on closing Kingsclere’s library would not be taken until September, despite…


Children's flower posy presentations mark Mothering Sunday

03 April 2014
Children's flower posy presentations mark Mothering Sunday

Children's flower posy presentations mark Mothering Sunday

03 April 2014

SPRING flower posies were presented to mothers at church services throughout north Hampshire on Mothering Sunday (March 30), including in Ashford Hill…


Brimpton house evacuated after cavity wall fire

03 April 2014
Brimpton house evacuated after cavity wall fire

Brimpton house evacuated after cavity wall fire

03 April 2014

A BRIMPTON house was evacuated last night (Thursday) after a cavity wall fire. Watch manager of Red Watch at Newbury Fire Station, Mike Wilson, said two…


Firefighters free two-year-old Greenham boy with arm trapped in car seat

02 April 2014
Firefighters free two-year-old Greenham boy with arm trapped in car seat

Firefighters free two-year-old Greenham boy with arm trapped in car seat

02 April 2014

FIREFIGHTERS cut free a two-year-old boy with his arm trapped in a car seat in Greenham this afternoon (Wednesday).One pump from Newbury Fire Station…


Firefighters rescue teenager from mud in Kintbury

01 April 2014
Firefighters rescue teenager from mud in Kintbury

Firefighters rescue teenager from mud in Kintbury

01 April 2014

FIREFIGHTERS from three local stations rescued a teenage girl from mud at the side of a lake in Kintbury this afternoon (Tuesday). Watch manager of White…


Deadline for Tadley electorate in poll on £250k youth centre loan

01 April 2014
Deadline for Tadley electorate in poll on £250k youth centre loan

Deadline for Tadley electorate in poll on £250k youth centre loan

01 April 2014

THE DEADLINE for Tadley taxpayers to return ballot papers is 12pm today (April 1), in a poll to decide on a £250,000 loan towards a new £500,000 youth…


Firefighters called to Hamstead Marshall cylinder fire

31 March 2014
Firefighters called to Hamstead Marshall cylinder fire

Firefighters called to Hamstead Marshall cylinder fire

31 March 2014

FIREFIGHTERS from two local stations were called to a cylinder fire in Hamstead Marshall this morning (Monday). Spokeswoman for the Royal Berkshire Fire…


Firefighters called to Travelodge in Newbury

31 March 2014
Firefighters called to Travelodge in Newbury

Firefighters called to Travelodge in Newbury

31 March 2014

FIREFIGHTERS are currently at the scene of a fire at the Travelodge in Newbury. Two pumps from Newbury Fire Station were called at 8.41am to the Travelodge…


Burghclere woman may have hit a ‘pain crisis’ - inquest

31 March 2014
Burghclere woman may have hit a ‘pain crisis’ - inquest

Burghclere woman may have hit a ‘pain crisis’ - inquest

31 March 2014

A BURGHCLERE woman took her own life after hitting a “pain crisis” an Alton inquest heard last Wednesday. Sally Rossiter-Larkins, aged 66, died at her…


Two awards presented for work in Hampshire community

26 March 2014
Two awards presented for work in Hampshire community

Two awards presented for work in Hampshire community

26 March 2014

THE president of Headley FC, Barrie Hiscock, and a Kingsclere charity have received community awards. Mr Hiscock and Living Paintings, a charity for the…


Colossal cake sale for Help for Heroes on Saturday

25 March 2014
Colossal cake sale for Help for Heroes on Saturday

Colossal cake sale for Help for Heroes on Saturday

25 March 2014

NEWBURY MP Richard Benyon and his wife, Zoe, will be among volunteers manning the Help for Heroes fundraising colossal cake stall - making an ‘exceedingly…


Proposed houses in Ashford Hill opposite primary school spark concerns

25 March 2014
Proposed houses in Ashford Hill opposite primary school spark concerns

Proposed houses in Ashford Hill opposite primary school spark concerns

25 March 2014

FEELINGS were running high at a meeting last week among Ashford Hill villagers, who were concerned over a proposed housing development opposite the primary…


Highclere Castle farms estates manager receives Royal Agricultural Society award

23 March 2014
Highclere Castle farms estates manager receives Royal Agricultural Society award

Highclere Castle farms estates manager receives Royal Agricultural Society award

23 March 2014

THE FARMS estates manager at Highclere Castle estate of almost three decades has received a Royal Agricultural Society (RASE) award, presented to him…


Newbury's 'giraffe' back in town

23 March 2014
Newbury's 'giraffe' back in town

Newbury's 'giraffe' back in town

23 March 2014

NEWBURY’s ‘lesser spotted giraffe’ has come to town, after emerging from the undergrowth, at the side of a road en route to Newbury Racecourse. The distinctive…


Silchester primary school pupils go bananas at Fairtrade event

22 March 2014
Silchester primary school pupils go bananas at Fairtrade event

Silchester primary school pupils go bananas at Fairtrade event

22 March 2014

SILCHESTER Primary School pupils went bananas recently in support of a Fairtrade event. Over a Fairtrade Fortnight held at the school, pupils studied…


Tilehurst kitchen fire discovered out on arrival

20 March 2014
Tilehurst kitchen fire discovered out on arrival

Tilehurst kitchen fire discovered out on arrival

20 March 2014

A TILEHURST kitchen fire was discovered out on arrival by firefighters yesterday (Wednesday) evening. Spokeswoman for the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue…


Police release CCTV images following Tadley Co-op theft

20 March 2014
Police release CCTV images following Tadley Co-op theft

Police release CCTV images following Tadley Co-op theft

20 March 2014

POLICE have released CCTV images of two men (pictured) they would like to speak to following the recent theft of meat from the Co-op on Franklin Avenue…


Tilehurst motorcycle blaze suspected arson

20 March 2014
Tilehurst motorcycle blaze suspected arson

Tilehurst motorcycle blaze suspected arson

20 March 2014

A TILEHURST motorcycle fire last night (Wednesday) was being treated as a suspected arson. Watch manager of white watch at Dee Road Fire Station, Tilehurst,…


Cat stuck on Purley roof three days rescued by Tilehurst firefighters

19 March 2014
Cat stuck on Purley roof three days rescued by Tilehurst firefighters

Cat stuck on Purley roof three days rescued by Tilehurst firefighters

19 March 2014

A CAT stuck on the roof of a Purley house for three days was rescued by Tilehurst firefighters this morning (Wednesday). Firefighter Kevin Glancy, of…


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