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Pothole repairs to be funded by £800,000 cash injection from Government

01 July 2014
Pothole repairs to be funded by £800,000 cash injection from Government

Pothole repairs to be funded by £800,000 cash injection from Government

01 July 2014

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…


English bull terrier seeks energetic owner

29 June 2014
English bull terrier seeks energetic owner

English bull terrier seeks energetic owner

29 June 2014

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,…


Liberty in step with wartime memories

29 June 2014
Liberty in step with wartime memories

Liberty in step with wartime memories

29 June 2014

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…


Cash strapped Tadley sports complex appeals for £20,000

29 June 2014
Cash strapped Tadley sports complex appeals for £20,000

Cash strapped Tadley sports complex appeals for £20,000

29 June 2014

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 battle Mortimer boiler fire

27 June 2014
Firefighters battle Mortimer boiler fire

Firefighters battle Mortimer boiler fire

27 June 2014

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 dancer lends a jazz hand at care home

27 June 2014
Strictly dancer lends a jazz hand at care home

Strictly dancer lends a jazz hand at care home

27 June 2014

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…


Old hand on deck at Newbury show

27 June 2014
Old hand on deck at Newbury show

Old hand on deck at Newbury show

27 June 2014

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…


Tilehurst child's finger released from bicycle chain

26 June 2014
Tilehurst child's finger released from bicycle chain

Tilehurst child's finger released from bicycle chain

26 June 2014

A CHILD in Tilehurst with a finger stuck in a bicycle chain was released by firefighters yesterday (Wednesday) evening .Spokeswoman for the Royal Berkshire…


Highclere school teacher recovers from broken back /temporary paralysis

26 June 2014
Highclere school teacher recovers from broken back /temporary paralysis

Highclere school teacher recovers from broken back /temporary paralysis

26 June 2014

A HIGHCLERE school teacher who was temporarily paralysed after breaking his back earlier this year, is raising funds for the hospital that helped his…


Firefighters tackle M4 Hungerford accident

25 June 2014
Firefighters tackle M4 Hungerford accident

Firefighters tackle M4 Hungerford accident

25 June 2014

HUNGERFORD firefighters tackled an accident on the M4 near Hungerford this morning (Wednesday). Spokeswoman for the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service,…


Van engine fire at Beacon Hill

24 June 2014
Van engine fire at Beacon Hill

Van engine fire at Beacon Hill

24 June 2014

NEWBURY firefighters were called to a van fire at Beacon Hill over the Berkshire/Hampshire border this afternoon (Tuesday). Watch manager, Richard Young,…


Newbury Building Society's Messy money half term hit

24 June 2014
Newbury Building Society's Messy money half term hit

Newbury Building Society's Messy money half term hit

24 June 2014

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…


St Gabriel's pupil in regional beauty pageant heat

24 June 2014
St Gabriel's pupil in regional beauty pageant heat

St Gabriel's pupil in regional beauty pageant heat

24 June 2014

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…


Ashford Hill community action group combats housing proposals

23 June 2014
Ashford Hill community action group combats housing proposals

Ashford Hill community action group combats housing proposals

23 June 2014

A COMMUNITY action group has been formed in Ashford Hill to combat proposals for a housing development opposite the village primary school, with suggested…


Peasemore woman's coastal walk raises £6,000 for spinal research

23 June 2014
Peasemore woman's coastal walk raises £6,000 for spinal research

Peasemore woman's coastal walk raises £6,000 for spinal research

23 June 2014

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…


Retired Newbury GP among several locals honoured by the Queen

22 June 2014
Retired Newbury GP among several locals honoured by the Queen

Retired Newbury GP among several locals honoured by the Queen

22 June 2014

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…


St Barts pupil scoops national poetry prize

22 June 2014
St Barts pupil scoops national poetry prize

St Barts pupil scoops national poetry prize

22 June 2014

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,…


'Meercat' pups appeal for new owner after bad start in life

22 June 2014
'Meercat' pups appeal for new owner after bad start in life

'Meercat' pups appeal for new owner after bad start in life

22 June 2014

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…


Wash Common student climbing Mount Kili for meningitis charity

21 June 2014
Wash Common student climbing Mount Kili for meningitis charity

Wash Common student climbing Mount Kili for meningitis charity

21 June 2014

A WASH Common student has set herself the autumn challenge of climbing Africa’s highest mountain, to raise funds for meningitis research. Lauren Ashworth...


A34 re-opens at Chieveley while power cuts affect Newbury area

20 June 2014
A34 re-opens at Chieveley while power cuts affect Newbury area

A34 re-opens at Chieveley while power cuts affect Newbury area

20 June 2014

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…


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