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Free Guide Dogs family fun day promises action-packed outing

18 August 2025
Free Guide Dogs family fun day promises action-packed outing

Free Guide Dogs family fun day promises action-packed outing

18 August 2025

There’s so much to see and do at this year’s Guide Dogs annual family fun day that organisers say the event will run for an extra hour.

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‘I’m not a quitter’: Mum swims from Dorset to Isle of Wight and back in world first

15 August 2025
‘I’m not a quitter’: Mum swims from Dorset to Isle of Wight and back in world first

‘I’m not a quitter’: Mum swims from Dorset to Isle of Wight and back in world first

15 August 2025

A 57-year-old swim teacher from Highclere has smashed an open water record in the same month that she plans to swim 41 miles around Jersey.


Shopkeeper who sold £1m winning scratchcard scoops £10,000

15 August 2025
Shopkeeper who sold £1m winning scratchcard scoops £10,000

Shopkeeper who sold £1m winning scratchcard scoops £10,000

15 August 2025

Lady Luck has been firmly on the side of a Newbury shopkeeper, who after selling a £1m winning scratchcard, then scooped £10,000 for himself.

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‘Call out’ drivers breaking the law, say police, as arrest numbers are revealed

15 August 2025
‘Call out’ drivers breaking the law, say police, as arrest numbers are revealed

‘Call out’ drivers breaking the law, say police, as arrest numbers are revealed

15 August 2025

Police say road users must ‘call out’ drivers breaking the law as the number fined or arrested for speeding, on phones or drink driving is revealed.


Graffiti art and DJ workshops join SummerFest line-up

14 August 2025
Graffiti art and DJ workshops join SummerFest line-up

Graffiti art and DJ workshops join SummerFest line-up

14 August 2025

A festival for young people has an exciting line-up of activities including DJ workshops, graffiti art and canoeing.


Threatened 7/7A bus service: ‘It’s a lifeline not a luxury’

14 August 2025
Threatened 7/7A bus service: ‘It’s a lifeline not a luxury’

Threatened 7/7A bus service: ‘It’s a lifeline not a luxury’

14 August 2025

Opposition is growing to Hampshire council’s plan to cut funding for a rural bus route that will leave many villages with no public transport.

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‘Sewage tankers have been stuck in our street for months with no end in sight’

08 August 2025
‘Sewage tankers have been stuck in our street for months with no end in sight’

‘Sewage tankers have been stuck in our street for months with no end in sight’

08 August 2025

Homes in Pamber Heath having their waste pumped by Thames Water because of a damaged sewer fear they’ll still be living with the stench at Christmas.


‘Traffic mayhem’ as A343 is closed

07 August 2025
‘Traffic mayhem’ as A343 is closed

‘Traffic mayhem’ as A343 is closed

07 August 2025

A water leak has shut a village’s main road but residents say the traffic diversion is causing ‘mayhem’ and is an accident waiting to happen.


Villagers blast decision to axe vital and only bus service

07 August 2025
Villagers blast decision to axe vital and only bus service

Villagers blast decision to axe vital and only bus service

07 August 2025

Plans to axe a bus route will isolate older people, leave pupils struggling to get to school and ‘cut off’ entire villages say users of the service.

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Unclaimed Premium Bond prizes in Berkshire reach £1.4m

06 August 2025
Unclaimed Premium Bond prizes in Berkshire reach £1.4m

Unclaimed Premium Bond prizes in Berkshire reach £1.4m

06 August 2025

People in Berkshire could be missing out on life-changing sums of money as 38,000 Premium Bond prizes remain unclaimed, new figures reveal.


‘Our pretty park resembles a zombie apocalypse and no one cares’

31 July 2025
‘Our pretty park resembles a zombie apocalypse and no one cares’

‘Our pretty park resembles a zombie apocalypse and no one cares’

31 July 2025

Neighbours say their park is in a terrible state since council flood works with areas left overgrown and unfinished and play equipment still missing.


VE Day ‘vintage spectacular’ promised at proms concert

31 July 2025
VE Day ‘vintage spectacular’ promised at proms concert

VE Day ‘vintage spectacular’ promised at proms concert

31 July 2025

Highclere Castle’s Battle Proms concert is promising a ‘vintage spectacular’ to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day and tickets are still available.


800 flyers distributed in search for cat lost on late night walk

30 July 2025
800 flyers distributed in search for cat lost on late night walk

800 flyers distributed in search for cat lost on late night walk

30 July 2025

Hundreds of posters have been distributed in the search for a lost cat who went missing after following his owners on a night-time stroll.


Most popular baby names in England revealed as Olivia and Noah remain on top

26 May 2024
Most popular baby names in England revealed as Olivia and Noah remain on top

Most popular baby names in England revealed as Olivia and Noah remain on top

26 May 2024

Olivia and Noah remain in the top spots, says the ONS, for the most popular baby names in England and Wales but which other monikers made the top 10?


The full list of items people are being told to store in new emergency kits

25 May 2024
The full list of items people are being told to store in new emergency kits

The full list of items people are being told to store in new emergency kits

25 May 2024

Households have been told to build and store new emergency kits in the event of a national crisis as the government issues new preparation advice.


School fines: Parents face tougher penalties in attendance crackdown

20 May 2024
School fines: Parents face tougher penalties in attendance crackdown

School fines: Parents face tougher penalties in attendance crackdown

20 May 2024

Taking children out of school without permission is to get more expensive as the government prepares to launch a crackdown on authorised absences.


The children’s meals with the highest salt content revealed

15 May 2024
The children’s meals with the highest salt content revealed

The children’s meals with the highest salt content revealed

15 May 2024

More than a third of children’s meals sold in restaurants exceed government maximum salt targets says a new report studying more than 20 eateries.


Public urged to report sightings of caterpillar that must not be touched

08 May 2024
Public urged to report sightings of caterpillar that must not be touched

Public urged to report sightings of caterpillar that must not be touched

08 May 2024

Sightings of a hairy caterpillar that makes people and pets very unwell must be reported urge officials who are keeping track of the dangerous pest.


Cadbury discontinues chocolate bar over fans’ ‘changing tastes’

01 May 2024
Cadbury discontinues chocolate bar over fans’ ‘changing tastes’

Cadbury discontinues chocolate bar over fans’ ‘changing tastes’

01 May 2024

Cadbury has discontinued one of its Dairy Milk chocolate bars because of fans’ changing tastes.


Children’s car seat is urgently recalled over safety fears

30 April 2024
Children’s car seat is urgently recalled over safety fears

Children’s car seat is urgently recalled over safety fears

30 April 2024

Parents are being told to stop using a children’s car seat, which is being recalled because of a potential issue with the harness.


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