IT MAY be brass monkey weather but for Steve Gough – better known as Britain’s Naked Rambler – it’s always nice out .The eccentric former Royal Marine…
A GRIEVING couple has appealed for help finding a camera containing precious pictures of their late baby daughter. Bob and Maggie Powick, of Orchard Park…
MOTORISTS could be in for months of misery from March as major roadwork projects on the A339, A4 and Hambridge Road clash or overlap. Last week, the Newbury…
NEWBURY MP Richard Benyon declared himself “delighted” after the European Parliament voted for sweeping reforms of the controversial EU Common Fisheries…
I T’S the end of an era for Lambourn as the village’s Drove Veterinary Surgery is set to close. Once it is gone, from March 1, it will be the first time…
COMMUNITY leaders from across West Berkshire mourned the loss of a leading light from Newbury’s muslim community on Saturday. Family, friends and colleagues…
LAMBOURN’S future as a horseracing centre of excellence has been boosted by planners’ approval of a futuristic horse training monorail. Despite some local…
THE HARE Restaurant and Bar in Lambourn Woodlands has closed - and it’s all change, too, at the nearby Pheasant Inn. Visitors to the Hare’s website are…
A FORMER West Berkshire teacher who was jailed last year for sexually abusing a pupil has lost his second appeal against conviction. Mark Joseph Standish,…
LOCAL MPs voted in favour of gay marriage in a House of Commons vote on Tuesday. Conservatives Richard Benyon (Newbury) and Alok Sharma (Reading West)…
EIGHT months of road chaos could be on the cards for Newbury town centre, due to major roadworks on the A339 rail bridge. Work will start next month to…
PLANNING chiefs have approved a new cafe restaurant for Hungerford Garden Centre. Previously, Hungerford town planners had given their own backing to…
PLANS to form a new, tourism committee have inadvertantlly put some “noses out of joint,” a full meeting of Hungerford Town Council heard. Consequently,…
EFFORTS to save a community pub has taken a new twist as developers announced it has become an estate agents. Campaigners claim owners Acres Developments…
HATS off to Hungerford Nursery School - Ofsted inspectors have, once again, hailed it as ‘outstanding’ in every way. In each category, the verdict was…
DOUBLE world champion speedway racer, Freddie Williams of Welford, has died, aged 86. Mr Williams, who was married to former Olympic skater Pat Devries,…
AFTER eight long years, former model and racing pundit Miriam Francome has been re-united with her long lost pet dog, Tweed. When Lhasa Apso-terrier crossbreed…
THE GENERAL manager for the Royal County of Berkshire Show is moving on, after eight years in the post. The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of…
A PETITION calling on West Berkshire Council to provide a zebra crossing on Bridge Street in Hungerford has garnered 126 signatures. However the campaign…
EAST Garston Village Hall is hosting a swap shop today (Sat) between 2pm and 3.30pm. The event is being run by Hungerford Environmental Action Team (HEAT)…
