Home   Authors   Author

Subscribe Now

Tilehurst man dies after being critically injured in Reading collision

16 January 2014
Tilehurst man dies after being critically injured in Reading collision

Tilehurst man dies after being critically injured in Reading collision

16 January 2014

A TILEHURST man critically injured in a Reading collision on Monday (January 13) has since died. According to Thames Valley Police, police were called…


Greenham distribution centre set to bring hundreds of lorries through Newbury and beyond

16 January 2014
Greenham distribution centre set to bring hundreds of lorries through Newbury and beyond

Greenham distribution centre set to bring hundreds of lorries through Newbury and beyond

16 January 2014

WEST Berkshire councillors have approved a planning application for a Greenham distribution centre, bringing hundreds of extra lorries and vehicles along…


CAB staff at Newbury library today with advice about payday loans

16 January 2014
CAB staff at Newbury library today with advice about payday loans

CAB staff at Newbury library today with advice about payday loans

16 January 2014

WEST Berkshire Citizens Advice Bureau (WB CAB) has published a new leaflet about the rights of those who have taken out a payday loan, with worries including…


Firefighters remove car roof at scene of A34 East Ilsley collision

15 January 2014
Firefighters remove car roof at scene of A34 East Ilsley collision

Firefighters remove car roof at scene of A34 East Ilsley collision

15 January 2014

FIREFIGHTERS removed a car roof at the scene of a collision on the A34 at East Ilsley yesterday (Tues) evening, before the occupants were removed from…


Decision day for Greenham distribution centre - to net £200,000 for councils

15 January 2014
Decision day for Greenham distribution centre - to net £200,000 for councils

Decision day for Greenham distribution centre - to net £200,000 for councils

15 January 2014

WEST Berkshire councillors meet this evening (Wed Jan 15), to decide on whether to give the go-ahead to a Greenham distribution centre. If approved, the…


Woolton Hill teenager's song hits top 40

14 January 2014
Woolton Hill teenager's song hits top 40

Woolton Hill teenager's song hits top 40

14 January 2014

A SONG penned by a WOOLTON Hill teenager has gone straight into the top 40, after being released yesterday (Mon). Emma Lawrence, aged 16, was one of the…


Lorry driver extinguishes brake fire with bottle Coke on A339 through Newbury

14 January 2014
Lorry driver extinguishes brake fire with bottle Coke on A339 through Newbury

Lorry driver extinguishes brake fire with bottle Coke on A339 through Newbury

14 January 2014

A LORRY driver used a bottle of Coke to extinguish a blaze after the brakes caught fire on the A339 through Newbury yesterday (Mon). Crew manager of Blue…


Tadley infant school faced with sewage spewing drain, following floods

13 January 2014
Tadley infant school faced with sewage spewing drain, following floods

Tadley infant school faced with sewage spewing drain, following floods

13 January 2014

A TADLEY infant school was faced with sewage spewing up through a drain on a public footpath next to the school grounds this week, following heavy rain…


Newbury house burglars snatch jewellery after smashing door with garden ornament

10 January 2014
Newbury house burglars snatch jewellery after smashing door with garden ornament

Newbury house burglars snatch jewellery after smashing door with garden ornament

10 January 2014

GOLD and diamond jewellery were among items taken by burglars after they smashed their way into a Newbury house with a garden ornament on Wednesday evening…


Planners back new Greenham distribution centre

10 January 2014
Planners back new Greenham distribution centre

Planners back new Greenham distribution centre

10 January 2014

WEST Berkshire planners have recommended that a distribution centre gets the go ahead, which would result in hundreds of extra lorries and cars using…


Woolton Hill teenager aims to win national songwriting competition

10 January 2014
Woolton Hill teenager aims to win national songwriting competition

Woolton Hill teenager aims to win national songwriting competition

10 January 2014

A WOOLTON Hill teenager is hoping for local support to win a national songwriting competition, as she prepares for her song to be released on Monday (Jan…


Firefighters kayak Purley couple to safety in rising floodwater

09 January 2014
Firefighters kayak Purley couple to safety in rising floodwater

Firefighters kayak Purley couple to safety in rising floodwater

09 January 2014

FIREFIGHTERS waded through waist deep rising Purley floodwater yesterday (Wed) to push an elderly couple to safety in a kayak. Crew manager of Green Watch…


Kingsclere woman critical and man seriously injured in two Kingsclere collisions

08 January 2014
Kingsclere woman critical and man seriously injured in two Kingsclere collisions

Kingsclere woman critical and man seriously injured in two Kingsclere collisions

08 January 2014

A KINGSCLERE woman remained in a critical condition in hospital this afternoon (Wed Jan 8), following a single-vehicle collision between Kingsclere and…


Car driven along front lawn in Upper Bucklebury and torched

08 January 2014
Car driven along front lawn in Upper Bucklebury and torched

Car driven along front lawn in Upper Bucklebury and torched

08 January 2014

A CAR was driven along the front lawn of an Upper Bucklebury house before being torched during the early hours of this morning (Wed). Crew manager of…


Rodney Lawrence Trust crowned charity of the year by Theale company

08 January 2014
Rodney Lawrence Trust crowned charity of the year by Theale company

Rodney Lawrence Trust crowned charity of the year by Theale company

08 January 2014

A KINGSCLERE charity set up in memory of a toddler from the village was celebrating this week, on becoming the chosen charity this year (2014) of a Theale…


Firefighters rescue motorist stranded in Hungerford floodwater near Wiltshire border

07 January 2014
Firefighters rescue motorist stranded in Hungerford floodwater near Wiltshire border

Firefighters rescue motorist stranded in Hungerford floodwater near Wiltshire border

07 January 2014

FIREFIGHTERS from two local stations rescued a stranded motorist from flood water on the Wiltshire border near Hungerford this morning (Tues). Crew manager…


Kingsclere woman in critical condition following collision

06 January 2014
Kingsclere woman in critical condition following collision

Kingsclere woman in critical condition following collision

06 January 2014

A KINGSCLERE woman was in a critical condition in hospital today (Monday), following a collision on a road between Kingsclere and Whitchurch yesterday…


Appeal for information about serious collision near Kingsclere

06 January 2014
Appeal for information about serious collision near Kingsclere

Appeal for information about serious collision near Kingsclere

06 January 2014

POLICE have appealed for information about a collision on a road between Kingsclere and Whitchurch yesterday (Sunday), in which a woman sustained serious…


Firefighters battle suspicious car fires in Yattendon and Hermitage

06 January 2014
Firefighters battle suspicious car fires in Yattendon and Hermitage

Firefighters battle suspicious car fires in Yattendon and Hermitage

06 January 2014

NEWBURY firefighters had a busy time yesterday evening (Sunday) and also earlier this morning (Monday), at suspicious car fires in Yattendon and Hermitage.…


Tadley town councillors' convenient advice in town's supermarket today

03 January 2014
Tadley town councillors' convenient advice in town's supermarket today

Tadley town councillors' convenient advice in town's supermarket today

03 January 2014

TADLEY town councillors will be holding an advice surgery in a Tadley supermarket this morning (Saturday Jan 3). Councillors Warwick Lovegrove and John…


This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies - Learn More