POLICE are serching for a missing schoolgirl from Speen. Rebecca Herbert, aged 14, was last seen leaving to go to school at 7.45am yesterday (Fri).Rebecca…
BEER festivals, fun days and sporting fixtures are dominating today’s (Sat) calendar of events. The Kingsclere family of a boy who died in a garden pond…
THE roof of a family home in Burghfield Common was badly damaged during a blaze in the early hours of this morning (Fri). Crews from Mortimer, Dee Road…
THE buildings of West Berkshire’s historic past will be among those opening their doors to members of the public this weekend as the district celebrates…
FOUR pieces of metal found in West Berkshire have this week all been declared officially to be treasure. Berkshire coroner Peter Bedford explained that…
IN this week’s Newbury Weekly News, tribute has been paid to “fantastic and knowledgeable” father and grandfather Reginald Goree aged 75, who died while…
A MAN has been arrested after his car demolished a bus shelter in Chieveley. Thames Valley Police spokesman, Craig Evry, said: “At about 4pm on Friday…
THATCHAM Neighbourhood policing team is to host its tenth annual football tournament for children from local primary schools. It will be held on today…
THATCHAM Rotary Club held its first charity duck race at the weekend, raising £4,000 pounds in the process. On Sunday, the club launched the Great Thatcham…
AN E-fit has been released in relation to a spate of distraction burglaries in the district. Thames Valley Police has confirmed that they are linking…
THATCHAM is set to benefit from more affordable homes. West Berkshire Council’s executive decided on Thursday to approve a decision to sell off the former…
UP to £7,000 per property could be spent on the homes that were flooded in Padworth in 2007. The news comes after 40 residents living in The Crescent…
A THATCHAM man has been arrested after another man was assaulted following a car crash in West Berkshire. An altercation occurred between two motorists…
THE mother of a Thatcham man who took his own life earlier in the year has said that she was disappointed by the treatment he received from mental health…
THE Dogs Trust, Newbury is hoping someone can make seven-year-old greyhound, Spirit, a keepsake in their home. Assistant Manager at Dogs Trust Newbury,…
TRAVELLERS have descended on the same piece of land in Thatcham for the second time in under two months. The group of about five caravans and various…
ANOTHER West Berkshire pub could be lost to housing, if plans are approved. Vokins Construction on behalf of Sutton Griffin Architects has applied to…
IN this week’s Newbury Weekly News, the formal identification of a man who reportedly fell into a Newbury fishing lake on Tuesday and was later pronounced…
ABOUT 100 trophies have been stolen from a West Berkshire golf club. At about 10.40pm on Monday (2) offenders broke into Goring and Streatley Golf Club…
A PLAN to demolish offices and build a terrace of houses has been turned down by West Berkshire Council. Elizabeth A Swainston Chartered Architects, on…
