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Dog switching on hob cause of Woolton Hill kitchen fire

07 March 2014
Dog switching on hob cause of Woolton Hill kitchen fire

Dog switching on hob cause of Woolton Hill kitchen fire

07 March 2014

A DOG which jumped up and accidentally switched on a hob was believed to be the cause of a Woolton Hill kitchen fire yesterday (Thursday) afternoon. Watch…


Newbury firefighters rescue householder from Hamstead Marshall kitchen fire

06 March 2014
Newbury firefighters rescue householder from Hamstead Marshall kitchen fire

Newbury firefighters rescue householder from Hamstead Marshall kitchen fire

06 March 2014

NEWBURY firefighters tackled a kitchen fire in Hamstead Marshall this morning (Thursday). According to the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS)…


Tadley electorate to vote on £250,000 youth centre loan

06 March 2014
Tadley electorate to vote on £250,000 youth centre loan

Tadley electorate to vote on £250,000 youth centre loan

06 March 2014

TAXPAYERS in Tadley are to go to the polls in the next few weeks to decide on whether or not to approve a £250,000 loan towards a new £500,000 youth centre…


Mad hatters tea party at Newbury library to mark World Book Day

06 March 2014
Mad hatters tea party at Newbury library to mark World Book Day

Mad hatters tea party at Newbury library to mark World Book Day

06 March 2014

A MAD Hatters children’s tea party at Newbury library will mark today’s (Thursday) World Book Day. Schools, libraries and other organisations in the Newbury…


Fire at Donnington school due to oven overheating

05 March 2014
Fire at Donnington school due to oven overheating

Fire at Donnington school due to oven overheating

05 March 2014

A FIRE at a Donnington school was caused by an oven which overheated this afternoon (Wednesday). Watch manager of green watch at Newbury fire station,…


Teenage girl rescued from tree in Tilehurst by firefighters

05 March 2014
Teenage girl rescued from tree in Tilehurst by firefighters

Teenage girl rescued from tree in Tilehurst by firefighters

05 March 2014

A TEENAGE girl was rescued from a tree in Tilehurst by Reading firefighters yesterday (Tuesday) evening. Spokeswoman for the Royal Berkshire Fire and…


Man arrested on suspected arson charge following Greenham flat fire

05 March 2014
Man arrested on suspected arson charge following Greenham flat fire

Man arrested on suspected arson charge following Greenham flat fire

05 March 2014

A MAN has been arrested on a suspected arson charge, in connection with a fire at Greenham flat yesterday (Tuesday) evening. Crew manager of Blue Watch…


Firefighters rescue dog after wading through canal off A4 in Newbury

05 March 2014
Firefighters rescue dog after wading through canal off A4 in Newbury

Firefighters rescue dog after wading through canal off A4 in Newbury

05 March 2014

FIREFIGHTERS waded through water to rescue a dog stuck on a canal bank off the A4 near Tesco in Newbury yesterday evening (Tuesday). Crew manager of Blue…


Newbury firefighters tackle West Ilsley car blaze

04 March 2014
Newbury firefighters tackle West Ilsley car blaze

Newbury firefighters tackle West Ilsley car blaze

04 March 2014

NEWBURY firefighters tackled a car fire in West Ilsley this morning (Tuesday). Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue spokeswoman, Ellie Gray, said one pump…


Purley man appears in court charged with causing death of two cyclists by dangerous driving

04 March 2014
Purley man appears in court charged with causing death of two cyclists by dangerous driving

Purley man appears in court charged with causing death of two cyclists by dangerous driving

04 March 2014

A PURLEY man appeared in court yesterday (Monday), charged with causing the death of two cyclists by dangerous driving in Purley two weeks ago (February…


Purley man in court on dangerous driving charge following death of two cyclists

03 March 2014
Purley man in court on dangerous driving charge following death of two cyclists

Purley man in court on dangerous driving charge following death of two cyclists

03 March 2014

A PURLEY man is due to appear in court today ( Monday), charged with causing the death of two cyclists by dangerous driving in Purley two weeks ago (February…


Tadley councillors to vote on £7k grant to Tadley sports complex

02 March 2014
Tadley councillors to vote on £7k grant to Tadley sports complex

Tadley councillors to vote on £7k grant to Tadley sports complex

02 March 2014

TADLEY town councillors will vote this evening (Monday) on whether to hand out more taxpayers’ money to a cash-strapped Tadley sports complex .Proposals…


Happy 18th birthday today Hampstead Norreys leapling

01 March 2014
Happy 18th birthday today Hampstead Norreys leapling

Happy 18th birthday today Hampstead Norreys leapling

01 March 2014

A HAMPSTEAD Norreys teenager counting down the days to his landmark 18th birthday was dismayed to discover it had been nudged on by a day - owing to a…


Dr Who bids deadline at Newbury Library

01 March 2014
Dr Who bids deadline at Newbury Library

Dr Who bids deadline at Newbury Library

01 March 2014

BIDS close at 4pm today (Saturday) for a lifesize cardboard figure of a former Dr Who (pictured), up for grabs in an auction at Newbury Library. Fans…


Ambulance crew member taken to hospital after A34 accident near Burghclere

27 February 2014
Ambulance crew member taken to hospital after A34 accident near Burghclere

Ambulance crew member taken to hospital after A34 accident near Burghclere

27 February 2014

AN AMBULANCE crew member was taken to hospital this morning (Thursday) and an ambulance severely damaged, after the vehicle overturned on the A34 near…


Reading man fined £191,000 after Calcot man's 2012 death

27 February 2014
Reading man fined £191,000 after Calcot man's 2012 death

Reading man fined £191,000 after Calcot man's 2012 death

27 February 2014

A READING man was fined £191,000 plus £12,000 costs and disqualified from being a company director for five years yesterday (Wednesday), after pleading…


Hampshire County Council pegs council tax for fifth year in a row

26 February 2014
Hampshire County Council pegs council tax for fifth year in a row

Hampshire County Council pegs council tax for fifth year in a row

26 February 2014

HAMPSHIRE County councillors have given the green light to a zero tax increase from April - for the fifth year in a row, whilst budgets such as library…


Hungerford man's dreams realised as work starts on Sierra Leone school building

25 February 2014
Hungerford man's dreams realised as work starts on Sierra Leone school building

Hungerford man's dreams realised as work starts on Sierra Leone school building

25 February 2014

A HUNGERFORD man has seen the realisation of his dreams, after work recently (February 3) started on a new primary school building in a village near his…


Silver fob watch among jewellery taken in Tadley burglary

24 February 2014
Silver fob watch among jewellery taken in Tadley burglary

Silver fob watch among jewellery taken in Tadley burglary

24 February 2014

A DISTINCTIVE silver fob watch was among several items of jewellery taken in a recent Tadley burglary. Hampshire Constabulary has appealed for information…


Save Kingsclere library campaign gathers speed

22 February 2014
Save Kingsclere library campaign gathers speed

Save Kingsclere library campaign gathers speed

22 February 2014

KINGSCLERE library, which is threatened with closure, was packed last week as parents, carers and children turned up to show how anxious they were to…


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