Health

As the British Heart Foundation issues a dire warning, here’s how to look after your heart this summer.

A new specialist service for people with dementia has opened in Newbury.

Families are invited to enjoy a day of outdoor adventure at this summer’s Good Festival near Basingstoke.

Dermatologists and suncare experts reveal how much you should really spend on SPF this summer.

A rundown office in Newbury has been renovated to house young people leaving foster care.

More than 50 people joined a protest against sewage pollution caused by water companies in Victoria Park on Saturday (May 17).

The NHS has issued an urgent plea for blood donors as four Bank Holidays in just six weeks threaten to impact vital supplies.

A children’s disability charity in Thatcham will receive £25,000 of life-changing assistive technology.

A Newbury optician has partnered with a local charity to deliver free eyecare to the homeless.

The latest thinking on the causes and control of pain were revealed at a masterclass in Thatcham on Saturday (May 10).

A charity kickabout at a Newbury school has scored more than £7,000 for Newbury Cancer Care.

A Newbury woman has been awarded for donating more than 100 pints of blood.

A record number of schools got creative for this year’s final of the Agricultural Challenge for Special Education.

A new communications board has been installed to support non-verbal children in Thatcham.

A playing field in Thatcham is set to undergo a transformation.

In the glorious spring sunshine, thousands of runners took to the streets of the capital on Sunday (April 27) to take part in the TCS London Marathon.

A 10-year-old girl from Ashmore Green near Thatcham has cut her hair to support the fight against cancer.

Thatcham is set to host two special community initiatives in support of Dementia Action Week.

Leisure centres across West Berkshire are offering free membership to people living with Parkinson’s.

An up-and-coming singer-songwriter has been spreading a powerful message about key issues affecting young people.