SOUTHERN Electric Power Distribution (SEPD) have invested £12.6m on projects in Newbury, Reading and West Berkshire to ensure the lights stay on during…
THE MET Office has issued an amber 'Be Prepared' weather warning for the south east - including Newbury -today (Thurs), due to high winds. The worst of…
THE WEST Berkshire Foodbank has made a plea to shoppers in Sainsbury’s Newbury branch this weekend, to pop an extra item in the trolley, to donate to…
A TADLEY teenager has been arrested after a woman was verbally abused and punched in the face in Tadley. According to Hampshire Constabulary, a 31-year-old…
CHIEVELEY Services off the M4 was evacuated and an area cordoned off yesterday (Tues) afternoon, due to a car leaking liquid petroleum gas. Spokeswoman…
KINGSCLERE’s former special constable of almost three decades has hit out at lack of policing in the village, after writing to police chiefs months ago…
NEWBURY’s Post Office is opening its doors for longer during December, to ease the Christmas postal rush. With Christmas Day less than one month away,…
A THATCHAM based dance company has scooped a national award at a glittering London ceremony. Ginger Jive were announced as a winner in the Best Entertainment…
Reading firefighters have attended a single vehicle accident in Bradfield this morning (Mon). Two pumps from Tilehurst were called at approximately 11.25am…
HUNDREDS turned out for the switch on of Tadley’s Christmas tree lights by three pantomime stars on Friday evening.Three of the stars from the Anvil,…
A BUDDY Holly evening at a Stockcross golf club has boosted the funds of a local cancer charity by £100. A total 60 guests at Deanwood Golf Club, Stockcross,…
THE COUNTESS of Carnarvon entertained Downton Abbey fans at Donnington Grove Hotel on Monday evening (Nov 25), raising well over £2,000 for a local children’s…
THE DUKE of Edinburgh returned to Cheam School, Headley, last Friday, exactly 80 years after he was a pupil at the school.The duke visited the independent…
NEWBURY firefighters extinguished a Bucklebury car fire this morning (Fri). According to the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS), one pump…
IS it Christmas ‘elf and safety’ gone mad or should a Kingsclere family have to remove part of a winter wonderland fundraising lights display which has…
Tadley’ s Christmas lights switch on is set to be magical, with a children’s television presenter set to flick the switch to turn on the town’s twinkly…
LAUNCHED today (Friday), the seasonal police drink/drive campaign will be marked by Thames Valley and Hampshire police officers wearing a special purple…
AWE staff were in the pink last month (October), after raising a total £1,469 for two breast cancer charities, from the sale of cakes. ‘Pink’ events were…
A TEAM of local firefighters have proved they are the globe’s best rescue squad, on retaining a prestigious world title for the third year in a row, after…
A SEA of Santas is set to bob their red-robed way around Victoria Park – with a rallying cry for people to sign up. The annual British Heart Foundation…
