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Reduced service at hospital following IT failure

25 October 2012
Reduced service at hospital following IT failure

Reduced service at hospital following IT failure

25 October 2012

AN IT failure at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading will cause a reduction in services today (Thurs). Patients due to attend out patients clinics…


Lantern memorial to be held for "bubbly" former landlady

25 October 2012
Lantern memorial to be held for "bubbly" former landlady

Lantern memorial to be held for "bubbly" former landlady

25 October 2012

A MEMORIAL event is being held on Saturday evening (27) to remember a "bubbly" former manager of a Wash Common pub who died suddenly in the early hours…


Public drop-in to shape future of Sandleford development

25 October 2012
Public drop-in to shape future of Sandleford development

Public drop-in to shape future of Sandleford development

25 October 2012

West Berkshire Council is holding a public drop-in event today (Thurs) to help shape the future community at Sandleford Park, Newbury. There will be exhibition…


UN flag raising ceremony on today (Weds)

24 October 2012
UN flag raising ceremony on today (Weds)

UN flag raising ceremony on today (Weds)

24 October 2012

THE United Nations (UN) flag raising ceremony to mark United Nations Day takes place today (Weds). The ceremony will feature music and a fanfare by Kennet…


Thatcham's annual festival hailed a sucess

24 October 2012
Thatcham's annual festival hailed a sucess

Thatcham's annual festival hailed a sucess

24 October 2012

THATCHAM's twelfth annual Festival of Arts and Leisure Festival has been hailed a success. The nine day festival which started on Saturday, October 13…


Police appeal following motorway fatality this morning (Tues)

23 October 2012
Police appeal following motorway fatality this morning (Tues)

Police appeal following motorway fatality this morning (Tues)

23 October 2012

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a fatal crash on the motorway this morning (Tues). The crash happened at about 6am on the M4 eastbound about…


Fatal crash on M4 this morning (Tues)

23 October 2012
Fatal crash on M4 this morning (Tues)

Fatal crash on M4 this morning (Tues)

23 October 2012

Update: At 11.57am, two lanes of the motorway are still closed and the Highways Agency say there are currently delays of one-and-a-half-hours.It is expected…


Harrods state-of-the-art distribution centre officially opens in Thatcham

23 October 2012
Harrods state-of-the-art distribution centre officially opens in Thatcham

Harrods state-of-the-art distribution centre officially opens in Thatcham

23 October 2012

LUXURY retailer, Harrods, officially opened its new 346,000 square feet state-of-the-art distribution centre in Thatcham on Tuesday (16). Equipped with…


Cats killed by speeding drivers, claims West Berkshire woman

16 October 2012
Cats killed by speeding drivers, claims West Berkshire woman

Cats killed by speeding drivers, claims West Berkshire woman

16 October 2012

A THATCHAM woman who has had four cats killed by speeding drivers is urging people to slow down before a child is killed. Yvonne Bonney, who lives in…


Museum project needs more fundraising friends

15 October 2012
Museum project needs more fundraising friends

Museum project needs more fundraising friends

15 October 2012

THE Friends of West Berkshire Museum is asking people to raise money for the building’s restoration. The project will cost £2.25m, most of which has been…


Kintbury retirement village show suites open

14 October 2012
Kintbury retirement village show suites open

Kintbury retirement village show suites open

14 October 2012

ABOUT 30 jobs will be created in West Berkshire when a new multimillion pound retirement village opens in the district next year. Inglewood House, Templeton…


This week's My Newbury

14 October 2012
This week's My Newbury

This week's My Newbury

14 October 2012

THIS week's My Newbury photographers have been out and about capturing wildlife and landscapes in all corners of West Berkshire. Ali Fisher has been busy…


£1.5m Thatcham mobility factory opened by Paralympian

14 October 2012
£1.5m Thatcham mobility factory opened by Paralympian

£1.5m Thatcham mobility factory opened by Paralympian

14 October 2012

PARALYMPIAN, Karen Darke, recently opened a new £1.5m factory in Thatcham. Para-cycling silver medalist, Ms Darke, officially opened the new Gowrings…


Thatcham arts festival starts in Thatcham and Apple Day in Newbury today

13 October 2012
Thatcham arts festival starts in Thatcham and Apple Day in Newbury today

Thatcham arts festival starts in Thatcham and Apple Day in Newbury today

13 October 2012

THIS year’s Thatcham Festival of Arts and Leisure kicks off today (Sat). Town mayor John Boyd, will open the 12th festival on the Broadway Green at 10am,…


West Berks finds deemed to be treasure by coroner

13 October 2012
West Berks finds deemed to be treasure by coroner

West Berks finds deemed to be treasure by coroner

13 October 2012

HISTORICAL items unearthed in West Berkshire soil were officially declared to be treasure by a coroner on Wednesday (10). Experts from the British Museum…


Prize draw to help rebuild amateur theatre group's HQ

12 October 2012
Prize draw to help rebuild amateur theatre group's HQ

Prize draw to help rebuild amateur theatre group's HQ

12 October 2012

TICKETS are still available for 's (KATS) grand prize draw to raise funds to rebuild or refurbish the group's headquarters. The amateur dramatic group…


Thatcham writer has fairytales featured in Guardian series

11 October 2012
Thatcham writer has fairytales featured in Guardian series

Thatcham writer has fairytales featured in Guardian series

11 October 2012

A THATCHAM writer, commissioned to re-write 20 fairytales has had them recorded and the disks published in a week-long series in national newspaper The…


Thatcham Town Council raises concerns about plans for Dunston Field housing

10 October 2012
Thatcham Town Council raises concerns about plans for Dunston Field housing

Thatcham Town Council raises concerns about plans for Dunston Field housing

10 October 2012

MEMBERS of Thatcham Town Council have raised concerns at plans for up to 250 more houses in Thatcham, saying the general infrastructure was not in place…


Newbury school has improved from satisfactory to good, says Ofsted

10 October 2012
Newbury school has improved from satisfactory to good, says Ofsted

Newbury school has improved from satisfactory to good, says Ofsted

10 October 2012

ST Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Newbury has improved from ‘satisfactory’ to ‘good’ in its latest Ofsted inspection. The school was given a good…


Charity open day at Thatcham nursery hailed a success

10 October 2012
Charity open day at Thatcham nursery hailed a success

Charity open day at Thatcham nursery hailed a success

10 October 2012

A RECENT open day at the Grange Nursery in Thatcham has been hailed a success after almost £400, and one Canadian dollar, was raised for charity. More…


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