WEST Berkshire author Gill Hornby is hosting a question and answer session at Newbury Library on Wednesday. Her debut novel The Hive was released in May…
A REUNION for the class of 1993 at Little Heath School, Tilehurst, is being held this month to coincide with the recovery of a former pupil who has had…
THIS is how Newbury sometimes punished offenders – miscreants were put in a pillory in a high and prominent position in the town centre and publicly humiliated.…
STAFF at the Royal Oak in Yattendon are celebrating after beating eight other pubs to be crowned The Good Pub Guide 2014 Berkshire Dining Pub of the Year.…
CLAIRE Lennon's rooster is the most expensive chicken in Britain. For there's a gold and diamond earring stuck in his gizzard - and Claire can't get her…
Newbury College celebrated more than 100 years of staff service at its annual long service awards recently. Staff who had been working for the college…
THE COUNTY will be transported back in time at this year’s Royal County of Berkshire Show as a 1940s-inspired village is installed into the showground.…
PEOPLE in Basildon could be treated to a new leisure facility if plans for a new boat house are successfully launched. Under the plans, submitted by Mr…
MAGISTRATES this week fined Barry Walker, aged 51, of Brunel Road, Reading, £1,500 for fly-tipping waste in Burghfield, in March this year. He was also…
CHRISTMAS is a notoriously expensive time – but Newbury shoppers will be able to park for free every Thursday evening in the lead-up to the festive period.…
THE world’s biggest ice cream van will be coming to Newbury to hand out free treats at the Royal County of Berkshire Show next month. The pink and white…
Quantel staff celebrated the company’s 40th birthday last week. Founded by Sir Peter Michael and Bob Graves in 1973 in a small office in West Mills, Newbury,…
OWING to a production problem late yesterday evening, copies of the latest edition of Out & About magazine have not been included as part of the Newbury…
TWO West Berkshire teachers have raised nearly £4,000 for charity at an Olympic bike ride on August 4. Sophie Ainge and Sharon Boccaccini, who teach at…
A SINGLE father turned his family home into a brothel in order to pay off mounting debts, a court heard. This was the second case brought before the courts…
A GREENHAM man celebrated his 30th birthday with a twist this week as he leapt from a plane at 13,500ft, at Chiltern Park Aerodrome, Oxfordshire. Antony…
DOCTORS and pharmacies in West Berkshire are under Government orders to return medicines that a company manufactured in “deficient” premises. Up to 16…
WITH albums called Penthouse and Pavement and The Luxury Gap, Heaven 17 may seem intrinsic to the decedent ’80s, but dig a little deeper, and they had…
A STUDENT from Upper Basildon is currently trekking the length of Britain to raise money for terminally-ill children. Kate Swann, aged 21, (pictured),…
Win a day with one of three experts, including BBC celebrity Thomas Plant, £200 to spend, and then experience the thrill of the auction room. If you enjoy…