- Mark Taylor (NWN)

New hybrid bus crashes in Calcot

Passengers escaped unhurt after a hybrid bus went through a barrier A NEW £300,000 double-decker hybrid bus left the road and crashed through a barrier…

Search for Tilehurst man missing for a week

Search for Tilehurst man missing for a week

Tilehurst man has not been seen since December 30 POLICE are appealing for help in tracing a 44-year-old Tilehurst man who has been missing for a week. Brian…

West Berkshire Council urged to publish finances

West Berkshire Council urged to publish finances

Slow coach council is urged by communities secretary to put spending data online WEST Berkshire Council is one of several authorities branded “slow-coach”…

CCTV hit by switchover problems

CCTV hit by switchover problems

There are fears that crime has been going unrecorded due to a hitch in the transfer of Newbury's CCTV system A HITCH in the transfer of the Newbury…

Council told to improve secondary schools

Council told to improve secondary schools

Ofsted assessment highlights a 'mixed' quality of secondary school and sixth form provision in West Berkshire WEST Berkshire Council has been…

Flash warning for heavy rain across West Berkshire

Flash warning for heavy rain across West Berkshire

Public advised to take care as heavy rainfall and snow predicted A FLASH warning for heavy rain in West Berkshire today (Thursday) has been issued by…

Gas leak forces cancellation of children's play session

Gas leak forces cancellation of children's play session

Stay and Play session in Hermitage cancelled due to gas leak A GAS leak at a community centre in Hermitage has forced the cancellation of today's…

Successful Christmas crackdown on crime

05 January 2011

Successful Christmas crackdown on crime

05 January 2011

Extra resources in Newbury throughout December helped stamp out festive crime, according to local police POLICE drafted extra resources into Newbury throughout…

IKEA plans a step closer

04 January 2011

IKEA plans a step closer

04 January 2011

The Swedish furniture giant is set to submit a planning application for a store in Calcot shortly SWEDISH furniture giant IKEA is a step closer to opening…

Police launches equality scheme

Police launches equality scheme

Police chief says force will use scheme to ensure a "representative" workforce and eliminate discrimination THAMES Valley Police (TVP) has launched a…

Tilehurst mother to race to North Pole

Tilehurst mother to race to North Pole