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Half term activities in Pangbourne

29 October 2013
Half term activities in Pangbourne

Half term activities in Pangbourne

29 October 2013

Archery, climbing, kayaking and survival skills are among activities on offer during this week’s half-term at the Adventure Dolphin Centre in Pangbourne…


Firefighters lead woman to safety from Greenham house fire

29 October 2013
Firefighters lead woman to safety from Greenham house fire

Firefighters lead woman to safety from Greenham house fire

29 October 2013

A WOMAN was led to safety by firefighters from a house fire in Greenham on Tuesday morning. Newbury firefighters were called to the house in Springfield…


Racing driver sets Vodafone cyclists off to flying start

29 October 2013
Racing driver sets Vodafone cyclists off to flying start

Racing driver sets Vodafone cyclists off to flying start

29 October 2013

FORMULA 1 star Jenson Button pulled up outside Vodafone’s Shaw headquarters last Wednesday, to give hundreds of staff setting off on a charity bicycle…


Kingsclere pub chef with the X Factor

27 October 2013
Kingsclere pub chef with the X Factor

Kingsclere pub chef with the X Factor

27 October 2013

HAVING prepared dishes for X Factor judges – including Sharon Osborne and her dog – the new chef at a Kingsclere pub comes with quite a culinary pedigree.…


Chaddleworth vicar soars to heavenly heights for charity

27 October 2013
Chaddleworth vicar soars to heavenly heights for charity

Chaddleworth vicar soars to heavenly heights for charity

27 October 2013

A CHADDLEWORTH vicar has raised around £1,000 for a local charity, soaring to heavenly heights and throwing herself out of an aeroplane. The Rev Mary…


Council rejects re-opening of Wolverton quarry

25 October 2013
Council rejects re-opening of Wolverton quarry

Council rejects re-opening of Wolverton quarry

25 October 2013

DEMOCRACY kicked bureaucracy into touch in Winchester on Wednesday morning, after Hampshire county councillors voted to throw out a plan to re-open a…


Crunch time for plans to reopen disused Wolverton lime quarry

23 October 2013
Crunch time for plans to reopen disused Wolverton lime quarry

Crunch time for plans to reopen disused Wolverton lime quarry

23 October 2013

A DECISION is due today (Wed) on proposals by a Tadley company to re-open a disused lime quarry in Wolverton, with fears any approval could result in…


Tycoon opens new chapter of learning at school

23 October 2013
Tycoon opens new chapter of learning at school

Tycoon opens new chapter of learning at school

23 October 2013

THE chairman of Reading FC, entrepreneur and arts and education patron Sir John Madejski wowed pupils and senior citizens alike when he visited a Burghclere…


Newbury pub electrics affected by leak, following heavy rain

21 October 2013
Newbury pub electrics affected by leak, following heavy rain

Newbury pub electrics affected by leak, following heavy rain

21 October 2013

A NEWBURY pub was this morning (Mon) affected by a leak following heavy rain and which damaged the electrics. Watch manager of Red Watch at Newbury Fire…


Police appeal after alleged serious sexual assault on Tadley woman

21 October 2013
Police appeal after alleged serious sexual assault on Tadley woman

Police appeal after alleged serious sexual assault on Tadley woman

21 October 2013

POLICE have appealed for information after an alleged serious sexual assault involving a Tadley woman in Basingstoke during the early hours of this morning…


Newtown road closed/two taken to hospital following collision

21 October 2013
Newtown road closed/two taken to hospital following collision

Newtown road closed/two taken to hospital following collision

21 October 2013

TWO women were taken to hospital following a collision in Newtown last Wednesday (Oct 17) afternoon and which forced a closure of the road. Hampshire…


£500k Tadley youth centre building moves a step closer

19 October 2013
£500k Tadley youth centre building moves a step closer

£500k Tadley youth centre building moves a step closer

19 October 2013

THE possibility of a new £500,000 youth centre for Tadley looked more likely last Monday evening, after town councillors gave the green light to a possible…


A34 at East Ilsley fully open after car transporter accident

18 October 2013
A34 at East Ilsley fully open after car transporter accident

A34 at East Ilsley fully open after car transporter accident

18 October 2013

THE A34 at East Ilsley was fully re-opened this morning (Friday), after an accident involving a car transporter yesterday (Thursday). The Highways Agency…


A34 remains partially closed at East Ilsley following lorry collision/ to close overnight northbound

17 October 2013
A34 remains partially closed at East Ilsley following lorry collision/ to close overnight northbound

A34 remains partially closed at East Ilsley following lorry collision/ to close overnight northbound

17 October 2013

THE A34 at East Ilsley remains partially closed this afternoon (Thursday), after an accident involving a lorry this morning, with the A34 northbound to…


Man arrested and two people airlifted to hospital following M4 collision

17 October 2013
Man arrested and two people airlifted to hospital following M4 collision

Man arrested and two people airlifted to hospital following M4 collision

17 October 2013

A MAN has been arrested following a collision on the M4 today (Thursday) which left two people with serious injuries and closed the motorway for around…


Commuter misery following M4 and A34 accidents and Reading rail signalling problems

17 October 2013
Commuter misery following M4 and A34 accidents and Reading rail signalling problems

Commuter misery following M4 and A34 accidents and Reading rail signalling problems

17 October 2013

COMMUTERS on motorways and main roads in the area surrounding Newbury, along with rail passengers, faced miserable delays this morning (Thursday), following…


Lane closures on A34 at East Ilsley after car transporter accident

17 October 2013
Lane closures on A34 at East Ilsley after car transporter accident

Lane closures on A34 at East Ilsley after car transporter accident

17 October 2013

THE A34 at East Ilsley is affected by an accident involving a car transporter this morning (Thursday). One lane is blocked in both directions between…


M4 closure in Wiltshire following morning rush hour collision

17 October 2013
M4 closure in Wiltshire following morning rush hour collision

M4 closure in Wiltshire following morning rush hour collision

17 October 2013

THE M4 is currently closed in Wiltshire between junctions 15 and 14, following a collision involving two cars this morning (Thurs). The M4 in Wiltshire…


Tadley woman turns 101 today (Thus)

17 October 2013
Tadley woman turns 101 today (Thus)

Tadley woman turns 101 today (Thus)

17 October 2013

A TADLEY grandmother of three is celebrating becoming 101 years young today (Thurs). Edith Danby, who has lived in Tadley for 35 years, put the secret…


Go-ahead given to build 49 houses in Woolton Hill

16 October 2013
Go-ahead given to build 49 houses in Woolton Hill

Go-ahead given to build 49 houses in Woolton Hill

16 October 2013

A PROPERTY company spearheading a substantial housing development in Woolton Hill, in an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, scored a victory last week,…


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