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Golden day for Silchester drinkers as they celebrate beer festival

16 October 2013
Golden day for Silchester drinkers as they celebrate beer festival

Golden day for Silchester drinkers as they celebrate beer festival

16 October 2013

A SILCHESTER brewery was among those proffering speciality golden ales and ciders at a recent annual beer festival in the village. Several local breweries…


Man cut out of car near Aldworth by firefighters

15 October 2013
Man cut out of car near Aldworth by firefighters

Man cut out of car near Aldworth by firefighters

15 October 2013

A MAN was cut out of a car by firefighters near Aldworth last night (Monday), before being taken to hospital by ambulance. Watch Manager of Green Watch…


AWE Aldermaston warned after ‘radioactive’ leak into stream

14 October 2013
AWE Aldermaston warned after ‘radioactive’ leak into stream

AWE Aldermaston warned after ‘radioactive’ leak into stream

14 October 2013

THE ATOMIC Weapons Establishment (AWE) in Aldermaston has been criticised after increases in a radioactive substance were found in Aldermaston Stream.…


Smoke alarm alerts Newbury family to washing machine blaze

14 October 2013
Smoke alarm alerts Newbury family to washing machine blaze

Smoke alarm alerts Newbury family to washing machine blaze

14 October 2013

A SMOKE alarm saved the lives of a Newbury family of four this morning (Monday), after their washing machine caught fire. Watch manager of Green Watch…


A343 in Highclere to close overnight for resurfacing work

13 October 2013
A343 in Highclere to close overnight for resurfacing work

A343 in Highclere to close overnight for resurfacing work

13 October 2013

THE A343 Andover Road through Highclere will be closed for overnight on Tuesday October 22, and for four nights, for resurfacing work - with diversions…


New 4* Kingsclere hotel opens as part of £6m golf club development

13 October 2013
New 4* Kingsclere hotel opens as part of £6m golf club development

New 4* Kingsclere hotel opens as part of £6m golf club development

13 October 2013

A four-star Kingsclere hotel – part of a £6m golf club development – was opened officially at a champagne reception on Friday evening (Oct 4). The president…


Firefighters tackle Newbury tumble drier fire and man stuck in lift

11 October 2013
Firefighters tackle Newbury tumble drier fire and man stuck in lift

Firefighters tackle Newbury tumble drier fire and man stuck in lift

11 October 2013

NEWBURY firefighters tackled two incidents yesterday (Thursday) in Newbury, including a tumble drier fire and also a man stuck in a lift. Spokeswoman…


Firefighters tackle Newbury chimney fire

10 October 2013
Firefighters tackle Newbury chimney fire

Firefighters tackle Newbury chimney fire

10 October 2013

NEWBURY firefighters tackled a chimney fire in Newbury yesterday (Wed) evening. Spokeswoman for the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS), Ellie…


Police seek information about stolen Burghclere garden statue worth £2,000

10 October 2013
Police seek information about stolen Burghclere garden statue worth £2,000

Police seek information about stolen Burghclere garden statue worth £2,000

10 October 2013

POLICE are seeking information about a statue (pictured) valued at £2,000 and stolen from a Burghclere garden. Hampshire Constabulary said the statue…


Main A343 road through Highclere re-opens following accident

10 October 2013
Main A343 road through Highclere re-opens following accident

Main A343 road through Highclere re-opens following accident

10 October 2013

THE MAIN road through Highclere was re-opened yesterday evening (Wednesday), after a cement lorry overturned (pictured) in the village, during yesterday…


Newbury firefighters called to Midgham/A4 collision

09 October 2013
Newbury firefighters called to Midgham/A4 collision

Newbury firefighters called to Midgham/A4 collision

09 October 2013

NEWBURY firefighters were called to a collision involving a car and motorcycle on the A4 at Midgham this morning (Wed) evening. Crew manager of Red Watch…


'Several hundred thousand pounds' worth of damage caused to aircraft at Englefield

09 October 2013
'Several hundred thousand pounds' worth of damage caused to aircraft at Englefield

'Several hundred thousand pounds' worth of damage caused to aircraft at Englefield

09 October 2013

POLICE are investigating after three aircraft were vandalised at an airfield in Englefield causing several hundred thousand pounds worth of damage. According…


English country garden book sparks interest in America

09 October 2013
English country garden book sparks interest in America

English country garden book sparks interest in America

09 October 2013

A SILCHESTER villager’s cottage garden, created over the past four decades, is the topic of a book that has triggered interest across the Atlantic. Anne…


Bishops Green road re-opens after completed roadworks

08 October 2013
Bishops Green road re-opens after completed roadworks

Bishops Green road re-opens after completed roadworks

08 October 2013

A BISHOPS Green road which closed at the end of July for roadworks has re-opened this week.Hampshire County Council closed the A339 turn-off to the village…


Police seek information about Bucklebury car park suspected arson

08 October 2013
Police seek information about Bucklebury car park suspected arson

Police seek information about Bucklebury car park suspected arson

08 October 2013

A FIRE in a Bucklebury car park yesterday (Monday) evening, involving petrol cans, was being treated as suspicious by the fire service. Mike Wilson, crew…


Disabled riding group celebrates 40 years in Baughurst

08 October 2013
Disabled riding group celebrates 40 years in Baughurst

Disabled riding group celebrates 40 years in Baughurst

08 October 2013

BAUGHURST Riding for the Disabled Association recently celebrated four decades with a tea party and cake. About 150 people involved with the association…


Coffee and cake fill the coffers for cancer care

06 October 2013
Coffee and cake fill the coffers for cancer care

Coffee and cake fill the coffers for cancer care

06 October 2013

COFFEE cups were chinking across the district on Friday morning as businesses, organisations and schools brewed up in aid of the World’s Biggest Coffee…


Plans to build 13,000 homes throughout Basingstoke and Deane

05 October 2013
Plans to build 13,000 homes throughout Basingstoke and Deane

Plans to build 13,000 homes throughout Basingstoke and Deane

05 October 2013

PLANS to build 13,000 homes across the borough of Basingstoke and Deane during the next 15 years – including 50 in Kingsclere – were on display at an…


Team GB horserider part of Ashmansworth charity dressage display

30 September 2013
Team GB horserider part of Ashmansworth charity dressage display

Team GB horserider part of Ashmansworth charity dressage display

30 September 2013

A British junior international horserider was part of the line-up at a recent dressage display in Ashmansworth, which raised hundreds of pounds for St…


Firefighters called to child locked in car in Newbury

29 September 2013
Firefighters called to child locked in car in Newbury

Firefighters called to child locked in car in Newbury

29 September 2013

NEWBURY firefighters were called to a Newbury incident involving a child locked in a car this morning (Sunday). Crew manager Alex Dallimore, of White…


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