Application for 401 homes gets thumbs down from council officers Plans for hundreds of homes and a new primary school on a green gateway into Newbury…
Warnings of travel disruption and fallen trees as storm Barney continues The gale-force winds that have swept across West Berkshire today…
All2gether organising peaceful march to be held on Saturday Newbury-based ethnic minority group All2gether are organising a silent solidarity march in…
Gales of up to 70mph may hit West Berkshire today Gales as high as 70mph may be on the way today (Tuesday) after the Met Office issued a severe…
Local organisations call for solidarity Local groups across West Berkshire have condemned the actions of militants linked to Islamic State who killed…
Popular Hungerford man James Ballantyne may have missed early warning, inquest hears THE crash which claimed the life of a popular Hungerford Newtown…
Yvonne Heath died from overdose near canal towpath inquest hears A WOMAN’S decades-long battle with drink and drugs ended when she was found…
258 staff members earn more than £100,000 locally AN investigation that claims to expose the NHS ‘Rich List’ has revealed that there are 258…
Two-year old dog Chi Chi almost had to have eyes removed This pitiful image shows the terrible suffering inflicted on a neglected pet. The two-year-old…
Thatcham Baptist Church will be accepting donations next month WEST Berkshire Action for Refugees has launched an appeal to help people who will be sleeping…
Developer told to complete an environmental impact assessment A SAND quarry to be built on land near Hermitage will be subject to greater scrutiny, after…
Copart UK plans dashed at Greenham depot which will store 4,000 vehicles AN attempt to extend the opening hours of a car depot for more than 4,000 vehicles…
1,200 mile run results in £20,000 for Macular Society “MY knees ache. I probably have the knees of an 80-year-old now.” When Stanford Dingley…
Council decides on 20 capital schemes with £165,580 of developer contributions PLANS for a drinking fountain in Victoria Park, new street lighting near…
Letter to Home Office follows proposed reform to police funding THE Police and Crime Commissioner for the Thames Valley has set himself on a collision…
Freedom of Information request reveals just five per cent of the force not white ONLY five per cent of Thames Valley Police officers, staff and Pcsos…
No, it's just a cover-up A PATIENT at West Berkshire Community Hospital got a bit of a shock when she came across what appeared to be a dead body left…
Quantity of cash and an I-Pad stolen Thieves made off with cash and an I-Pad after raiding a tea shop in central Newbury overnight on Wednesday. Store…
Donations to be shipped to Calais Trinity School have been “overwhelmed” by generous donations and outpourings of support for refugees after…
UK study sees royal county climb three places Berkshire is the sixth best place to live in the country according to a recent study, and has climbed three…