A GREAT Bedwyn man has been arrested as part of a nationwide police operation targeting suspected internet paedophiles. The 28-year-old was questioned…
NETWORK Rail has been fined £356,250 with £19,485 costs for safety breaches which led to the death of a Little Bedwyn woman. Julia Canning, aged 55, was…
TRADING standards chiefs have announced a summer blitz on rogue traders after a straw poll suggested a hidden epidemic in West Berkshire. As part of an…
A CAT killer is feared to be on the loose in Hungerford. Owners believe the deranged poisoner is targetting family pets by lacing food with antifreeze.At…
THE FRIENDS of Newtown Road Cemetery in Newbury are hosting an open day on Sunday (June 10). The event will provide a treasure trove of information for…
THE HOLY Cross Ramsbury Organ project kicks off tonight (Saturday) with an official launch concert. Marlborough College organist Ian Crabbe and the Bella…
NEWBURY’S first angling hypermarket has opened. Experience Fishing - a 6,000 square foot store in Hambridge Road, bills itself as a new concept in fishing…
A RAMSBURY woman was found dead after her horse returned home without her. The body of Janet Whipps was found later on a local bridleway on Saturday.An…
WEST Berkshire Council must hand over blocked information to a former Hungerford town councillor or risk a contempt action in the High Court. The Information…
TWO former pupils of John O’Gaunt Community Technology College in Hungerford have cycled from Lands End to John O’Groats. William Cryer (pictured) and…
JUST a few weeks ago, Environment Agency staff and members of the public were at the River Lambourn helping to save frogs from the dried up waterway.…
AN AWARD-winning pig farmer passed off Essex sausages as being from the “beautiful Berkshire Downs” to the national Waitrose chain, a court heard on Wednesday.…
JOHN O’Gaunt Community Technology College has a new headteacher. She is Sarah Brinkley, currently deputy headteacher at John Mason School in Abingdon.Ofsted…
REFURBISHMENT works at Newbury museum were voted through unanimously by West Berkshire Council planners last Wednesday. The proposal before the western…
IT’S open garden day in Stockcross today (Sunday). Five magnificent gardens will be open to the public to help celebrate the 85th anniversary of the National…
THE WEST Berkshire branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has organised a walking trip from Aldermaston Wharf to Woolhampton today (Saturday). The…
AN INFORMATION technology worker from Bishop’s Green stole thousands of pounds worth of computer equipment to sell on eBay, a court heard on Tuesday (22).…
A POLICE investigation into Cameo Fine Art Auctioneers continues this week - as complaints continue to be reported. Seventy-five-year-old Brian Jones…
HOW’S this for the catch of the day? Newbury angler Bob Challis and his son Jack caught this huge beast using a rod and line before hauling it to the…
VISITORS to West Berkshire get first-class services from the tourist information centre in Newbury, according to the National Tourist Board. The board…
