ROAD users heaved a sigh of relief this week, after funds to repair potholes were boosted by £798,707 in West Berkshire and more than £6m was allocated…
A LIVELY, friendly English bull terrier is looking for a new home, complete with an energetic owner. Pippa, an eighteen-month-old English bull terrier,…
THE WARTIME history of a Greenham ballroom, along with commemorations to mark World War One and the 70th anniversary of D-Day, were recently marked with…
A CASH-STRAPPED voluntary group aiming to keep a Tadley sports complex financially afloat, have appealed for £20,000 to pay for an entrance gate to be…
FIREFIGHTERS battled a Mortimer boiler fire in a smoke-logged house this morning (Friday). Green watch manager, Mark Brown Smith, said two pumps were…
STRICTLY Come Dancing star Ian Waite brought some showbiz pizzazz to the launch of a Newbury care home last Friday. The Reading-born professional dancer…
A NEW general manager has stepped in to pick up the 2014 Royal County of Berkshire Show reins, after the sudden departure of his predecessor earlier this…
A CHILD in Tilehurst with a finger stuck in a bicycle chain was released by firefighters yesterday (Wednesday) evening .Spokeswoman for the Royal Berkshire…
A HIGHCLERE school teacher who was temporarily paralysed after breaking his back earlier this year, is raising funds for the hospital that helped his…
HUNGERFORD firefighters tackled an accident on the M4 near Hungerford this morning (Wednesday). Spokeswoman for the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service,…
NEWBURY firefighters were called to a van fire at Beacon Hill over the Berkshire/Hampshire border this afternoon (Tuesday). Watch manager, Richard Young,…
MESSY Money, a day of children’s half term activities, proved a success when recently hosted by Newbury Building Society. Held at Kennet Shopping, for…
ASHMORE Green schoolgirl Rysa Saujani has won a place in the UK regional heats of an international beauty pageant The annual Face of the Globe Pageant…
A COMMUNITY action group has been formed in Ashford Hill to combat proposals for a housing development opposite the village primary school, with suggested…
A PEASEMORE woman who recovered after breaking her back in a horse riding incident two years ago, has raised £6,000 for charity, in a coastal walk around…
FOUR MBEs and a CBE were appointed locally in the 2014 Queen’s Birthday Honours, announced a week after a Mortimer community group learnt that it had…
A ST BARTHOLOMEW’s pupil has beaten off stiff opposition to scoop a national poetry prize. For her poem entitled Newbury Drink , Year 10 pupil, Ruby Jones,…
TWO ‘MEERCAT’ pups, who have won the hearts of staff at Newbury Dogs Trust, are seeking an owner offering them love beyond compare, after a bad start…
A WASH Common student has set herself the autumn challenge of climbing Africa’s highest mountain, to raise funds for meningitis research. Lauren Ashworth...
DRIVERS are experiencing delays this morning (Friday) after power cables fell and caught fire between the junctions with the M4 at Chieveley and the Speen…