POLICE are appealing witnesses after a crash on Bath Road, Sulhamstead yesterday (Tues). The incident happened at around 4.35pm at the junction of Bath…
ROYAL Berkshire Hospital has been named as the fastest in the country for treating heart attack patients. Statistics just released by the Department of…
MORE than 50 per cent less electricity will be used in this year's Christmas light display in Thatcham as the town turns to solar power to help reduce…
THREE break-ins took place in Thatcham over the course of three days last week. Sometime between Thursday, November 15 and Saturday, November 17, offenders…
A 17-YEAR-OLD boy has been arrested in connection with an assault in Thatcham. Last Thursday (15), a 20-year-old man was walking home along Bath Road…
A MAN from Accrington in Lancashire is appealing for a woman, who he believes saved his life while visiting Thatcham, to come forward so he can thank…
THE new play area at Welford and Wickham Primary School is now open, following months of fundraising. About 18 months ago, a project team was formed,…
RETROSPECTIVE permission for a takeaway business at a Cold Ash pub has been refused, although bizarrely it does not mean the pub must stop selling takeaway…
THE Jubilee Ensemble will be performing in the Old Bluecoat School today (Sun) to raise money for the restoration of the historic building. The string…
SEVERAL firework displays are taking place in West Berkshire tonight (Sat). Thatcham fireworks, organised by the Rotary Club, will take place at Henwick…
THE Countess of Wessex visited Prior's Court School on Tuesday to meet the pupils and see how money from the Jubilee People’s Millions has been spent.…
TWO teenagers have been arrested following a blaze at a Burghclere school on Wednesday. These dramatic pictures show the moment the blaze spread through…
A READING-based nursery is looking to open up a new service in an historic Greenham building. Forbury Gardens Day Nursery has put in an application to…
MORE than 5,000 tones of salt are in stock in preparation for the forthcoming winter weather in West Berkshire. From November to March, West Berkshire…
THE man who died this morning (Thurs) after his car crashed into a tree was a 38-year-old from Tadley. Police were called at 6.45am after a green MG ZS…
A MAN died this morning (Thurs) after his car crashed into a tree in Padworth Common. Police, ambulance and the fire crews from Mortimer and Dee Road…
IN this week’s Newbury Weekly News read the reaction to plans to build a full barrier at the Ufton Nervet crossing and new figures reveal the district’s…
DAVID Bailey from Woodspeen was recently part of a world record attempt to get as many people of the same name in one room. It was part of a pr stunt…
FIRE crews have been tackling a blaze at the Clere School in Burghclere Crews were called at about 1.30pm to the school in Adbury Road.Several appliances…
THREE Thatcham businesses have recently won awards recognising their good customer service. AK Automotive was chosen, along with The Family Bookshop,…