RESIDENTS in Hungerford and surrounding villages are being encouraged to be kind to the River Kennet by saving water. Environmental group Action for the…
FRESH from a triumphant run in Newbury, Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, Whistle Down the Wind, is coming to Hungerford. Last December the Community of…
GET your car washed for charity in Hungerford today (Sunday). Members of the Rotary Club of Hungerford will be working their socks off to buff your motor…
A PROFESSIONAL footballer punched a man in Newbury town centre .In the dock at West Berkshire Magistrates' Court on Thursday, February 5, was Jamie Lee…
SO LONG, Rita! It’s the end of an era as John O’Gaunt School bids farewell, after almost three decades, to office manager Rita Colclough.Described by…
A FORMER Newbury deputy headteacher has been jailed for 10 years for sexually abusing boys as young as eight in his care. David Lowe, aged 61, molested…
A ‘SPIDERMAN’ burglar, high on drink and drugs, scaled a sheer wall before climbing into his terrified victim’s upper window. Eventually the woman persuaded…
PLANS are afoot for a biomass storage and distribution facility at Membury Business Park. Applicant Berkshire Pallets seeks planning permission to demolish…
AN INTERIM report on John O’Gaunt School by watchdogs Ofsted has confirmed the improvements made in recent months. The monitoring visit was the first…
AN EAST Garston street community has arranged to become an official No Cold Calling zone. Humphreys Lane is the latest to join a number of locations in…
HUNGERFORD publican Mark Genders has unveiled his town latest venture - a pan-Asian take-away, soon to become a restaurant. Shisi has opened at number…
A MAN repeatedly dialled 999 because a female responder's voice made him "happy," Newbury magistrates heard. Lovelorn father of two, Maciej Adam Mrowinski…
AN AFFORDABLE housing project at Northview heights in Hungerford has been given the go-ahead by planning chiefs. But, to the bitter disappointment of…
THIS was the scene in Great Shefford this morning (Saturday) following a thatched cottage fire. The blaze broke out around 6.40pm and fire crews worked…
THE MET Office issued a severe weather warning for West Berkshire this morning (Saturday). After an overnight snowfall, they report that icy stretches…
KINTBURY’S luxury retirement village Audley Inglewood is pressing on ahead of schedule. At a special ceremony, Newbury MP Richard Benyon and Audley chief…
ONE MAN and his dog are preparing to brave the elements by walking The Ridgeway for a cancer charity. Phil Jones from Aldworth will camp out, with just…
CATS protection jumble sale - Catholic Hall, Bath Road, Thatcham, 11.30 am. Admission: 40 pence. Tea/coffee available. Jumble can be taken to the Adoption…
FIRE crews were called to a blaze in Great shefford this evening.The incident was reported at 6.40pm and fire crews from Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire…
THERE are reports of a seven mile tailback on the M4 following a multiple vehicle pile-up.The accident happened between junction 15 and the A346.The road…