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Volunteers needed for Newbury Race for Life

05 June 2012
Volunteers needed for Newbury Race for Life

Volunteers needed for Newbury Race for Life

05 June 2012

VOLUNTEERS are being asked to come forward to help at this year's Race for Life in Newbury. Helpers are needed to complete a range of tasks from marshalling…


Summer adder advice issued

05 June 2012
Summer adder advice issued

Summer adder advice issued

05 June 2012

POISON experts are advising people planning country and woodland walks this summer, such as Snelsmore Common in Newbury, about how to reduce their risk…


Tributes paid to Thatcham stalwart

04 June 2012
Tributes paid to Thatcham stalwart

Tributes paid to Thatcham stalwart

04 June 2012

A FORMER Thatcham mayor and town councillor has died. Peter Gildersleeves died at Thatcham Court Nursing home on Thursday mornin g, aged 77. Mr Gildersleeves…


Hairdressing staff smash fundraising target

02 June 2012
Hairdressing staff smash fundraising target

Hairdressing staff smash fundraising target

02 June 2012

STAFF at Jason Palmer Hairdressing in Newbury have recently smashed their own fund raising target. The staff at the Oxford Street store have spent the…


Waste and recycling collection changes over bank holiday period

01 June 2012
Waste and recycling collection changes over bank holiday period

Waste and recycling collection changes over bank holiday period

01 June 2012

RESIDENTS in West Berkshire are being reminded that waste and recycling collection days will change over a two week period following the Jubilee Bank…


Man found dead in Hampstead Norreys woods is named

30 May 2012
Man found dead in Hampstead Norreys woods is named

Man found dead in Hampstead Norreys woods is named

30 May 2012

A MAN found dead in woods in Hampstead Norreys last week has been named as 49-year-old David Hobley from Tilehurst. Mr Hobley was reported missing from…


Mini Band to play London's O2 Arena

29 May 2012
Mini Band to play London's O2 Arena

Mini Band to play London's O2 Arena

29 May 2012

THE Mini Band from Cold Ash, made up of young musicians, have been awarded a dream gig at London's O2 arena after getting through to the finals of a national…


Thatcham family pays tribute to teenager killed in crash

28 May 2012
Thatcham family pays tribute to teenager killed in crash

Thatcham family pays tribute to teenager killed in crash

28 May 2012

THE family of a Thatcham teenager who died following a road crash last week have paid tribute to a “talented and special” boy. Seventeen-year-old Tom…


Nostalgic jubilee for the Rowbarge in Woolhampton

28 May 2012
Nostalgic jubilee for the Rowbarge in Woolhampton

Nostalgic jubilee for the Rowbarge in Woolhampton

28 May 2012

STAFF at the Rowbarge in Woolhampton are celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in a rather different way - they are re-introducing ration books which…


Watermill Theatre to host jubilee summer fair today (Sunday)

27 May 2012
Watermill Theatre to host jubilee summer fair today (Sunday)

Watermill Theatre to host jubilee summer fair today (Sunday)

27 May 2012

THE Watermill Theatre, Bagnor, jubilee summer fair takes place today (Sunday). During the day there will be music from Cold Ash Brass band, storytelling…


Jubilee service due to be held this afternoon (Sunday)

27 May 2012
Jubilee service due to be held this afternoon (Sunday)

Jubilee service due to be held this afternoon (Sunday)

27 May 2012

A JUBILEE service will be held at Reading Minster of St Mary the Virgin today (Sun). The service will start at 3pm and will feature the combined choirs…


Greenham Common Trust awards £170,000 to local causes

26 May 2012
Greenham Common Trust awards £170,000 to local causes

Greenham Common Trust awards £170,000 to local causes

26 May 2012

GREENHAM Common Trust has awarded a further £170,000 in grants to help local good causes in West Berkshire and North Hampshire. The latest cash injection…


Summer Spectacular in Thatcham today (Saturday)

26 May 2012
Summer Spectacular in Thatcham today (Saturday)

Summer Spectacular in Thatcham today (Saturday)

26 May 2012

THE Kennet Heath Residents' Association and The Reintegration Service have joined forces to organise and host this year's Summer Spectacular in Thatcham.…


Thousands to descend on racecourse for Calvin Harris gig tonight (Sat)

26 May 2012
Thousands to descend on racecourse for Calvin Harris gig tonight (Sat)

Thousands to descend on racecourse for Calvin Harris gig tonight (Sat)

26 May 2012

THOUSANDS of revellers are due to descend on Newbury Racecourse this evening (Saturday) to watch DJ and music producer, Calvin Harris, perform at the…


Waste firms claim businesses suffering from road closures in Aldermaston

25 May 2012
Waste firms claim businesses suffering from road closures in Aldermaston

Waste firms claim businesses suffering from road closures in Aldermaston

25 May 2012

TWO local waste management companies have said that road closures in Aldermaston were having a detrimental effect on both their finances and their carbon…


Body discovered in Hampstead Norreys woods

24 May 2012
Body discovered in Hampstead Norreys woods

Body discovered in Hampstead Norreys woods

24 May 2012

A MAN who was reported missing from Tilehurst yesterday (Weds) has been found dead in woods in Hampstead Norreys. The 49-year-old man was reported as…


Police helicopter searching for missing man

23 May 2012
Police helicopter searching for missing man

Police helicopter searching for missing man

23 May 2012

THE Thames Valley Police helicopter is currently hovering above Hampstead Norreys and Bothampstead searching for a missing man. The police were called…


Places still available for Ollie Johnson Memorial Run

23 May 2012
Places still available for Ollie Johnson Memorial Run

Places still available for Ollie Johnson Memorial Run

23 May 2012

THE Ollie Johnson Memorial Run takes place this Sunday in Kintbury and there are still places available for anyone who is up to the five mile challenge.…


Thatcham teenager who died following crash is officially named

23 May 2012
Thatcham teenager who died following crash is officially named

Thatcham teenager who died following crash is officially named

23 May 2012

THE teenager who died in a crash on Friday evening (18) has be en formally identified as 17-year-old, Tom Slater. Tom, from Thatcham, had been riding…


Thatcham's new mayor is sworn in

23 May 2012
Thatcham's new mayor is sworn in

Thatcham's new mayor is sworn in

23 May 2012

THE new mayor of Thatcham was sworn in at a ceremony on Sunday, at which Lee Dillon, handed over the reins to Liberal Democrat town councillor John Boyd.…


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