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Be it a carnival, charity duck race or community market you fancy, it's on today (Sun)

Be it a carnival, charity duck race or community market you fancy, it's on today (Sun)

Be it a carnival, charity duck race or community market you fancy, it's on today (Sun)

13 July 2014

THOUSANDS of plastic ducks will be floating along the River Kennet today (Sunday) as the Great Thatcham Duck Race returns. The race, organised by the…


St Bart's pupils show strength in German at national spelling bee final

St Bart's pupils show strength in German at national spelling bee final

St Bart's pupils show strength in German at national spelling bee final

13 July 2014

PROOF that two St Bartholomew’s School pupils have been paying attention in their language lessons was demonstrated last week as they made it through…


'Stalker' banned from Hungerford and Lambourn

'Stalker' banned from Hungerford and Lambourn

'Stalker' banned from Hungerford and Lambourn

13 July 2014

A MAN who stalked and harrased a Lambourn woman has been barred from entering the village. Jake David Chamberlain is also prevented from entering Hungerford…


Piano teacher told 'pipe down' by council

Piano teacher told 'pipe down' by council

Piano teacher told 'pipe down' by council

13 July 2014

A PIANO teacher had his musical instruments confiscated and must pay £2,500 after breaking a noise abatement notice. Graham Warriner gives lessons from…


Police seek information about Calcot supermarket incident

Police seek information about Calcot supermarket incident

Police seek information about Calcot supermarket incident

12 July 2014

POLICE have released this picture of a man they wish to speak to in connection with an incident of outraging public decency in a Reading supermarket.…


Culture and more culture at Newbury racecourse

Culture and more culture at Newbury racecourse

Culture and more culture at Newbury racecourse

12 July 2014

A KALEIDESCOPE of colourful entertainment and activities came to Newbury racecourse today (Saturday), in the shape of the CultureFest 2014 - to be followed…


Newbury man arrested in connection with rape

Newbury man arrested in connection with rape

Newbury man arrested in connection with rape

12 July 2014

A NEWBURY man has been arrested in connection with a rape in the town. The 23-year-old has been charged with raping a woman over the age of 16 years,…


Firefighters battle to free driver on A4 Woolhampton

Firefighters battle to free driver on A4 Woolhampton

Firefighters battle to free driver on A4 Woolhampton

12 July 2014

FIREFIGHTERS from several local stations battled for around an hour to cut a man free from a vehicle following a collision involving an artic lorry on…


Safety concerns as Thatcham High Street closes

Safety concerns as Thatcham High Street closes

Safety concerns as Thatcham High Street closes

12 July 2014

THE closure of a Thatcham town centre road has come under fire once again. High Street will be closed between 8am and 5pm for four days while West Berkshire…


Kaleidescope of colourful events in Newbury and beyond

Kaleidescope of colourful events in Newbury and beyond

Kaleidescope of colourful events in Newbury and beyond

12 July 2014

A KALEIDESCOPE of colourful entertainment and activities comes to Newbury racecourse today (Saturday), in the shape of the CultureFest 2014 - followed…


Eight humans, eight dogs, five days, three peaks

Eight humans, eight dogs, five days, three peaks

Eight humans, eight dogs, five days, three peaks

12 July 2014

IN September this year, seven dogs and seven human members of the Berkshire Search and Rescue Dog team will embark on a gruelling challenge to scale three…


Dyslexia support sessions at Hungerford Library

Dyslexia support sessions at Hungerford Library

Dyslexia support sessions at Hungerford Library

12 July 2014

Local dyslexia specialist Jacqui Flisher will be holding her regular monthly help and advice session for parents and adults, on the second Saturday of…


One last push to refurbish hospice

One last push to refurbish hospice

One last push to refurbish hospice

12 July 2014

A THATCHAM family are calling for donations in a final push to raise the remaining funds needed to refurbish an Oxford hospice. Charlotte Spencer-Ades…


Pensioner battles poisonous 15ft high giant hogweed plants

Pensioner battles poisonous 15ft high giant hogweed plants

Pensioner battles poisonous 15ft high giant hogweed plants

12 July 2014

A PENSIONER has suffered agonising blisters believed to have resulted from an outbreak of poisonous giant hogweed on her property. More than 20 of the…


Firefighters cut driver out of car on M4 Reading/Newbury

Firefighters cut driver out of car on M4 Reading/Newbury

Firefighters cut driver out of car on M4 Reading/Newbury

11 July 2014

FIREFIGHTERS cut a trapped driver out of a car on the M4 between Reading and Newbury this morning (Friday). Crew manager Ken Bell of Blue Watch at Dee…


It's carnival time in Hungerford

It's carnival time in Hungerford

It's carnival time in Hungerford

11 July 2014

GRAB your party hats - it’s carnival time in Hungerford on Sunday. The fun begins at 1pm, with fun fair, stalls, medieval stocks, Punch and Judy and lots…


Concert in memory of parents raises £15,000 for Cancer Research

Concert in memory of parents raises £15,000 for Cancer Research

Concert in memory of parents raises £15,000 for Cancer Research

11 July 2014

A CONCERT organised in memory of a devoted married couple who both lost their battles with cancer last year raised an almighty £15,000 for charity last…


Handbag snatched from Newbury town centre coffee shop

Handbag snatched from Newbury town centre coffee shop

Handbag snatched from Newbury town centre coffee shop

11 July 2014

A HANDBAG was snatched last Tuesday (July 1) from a coffee shop in Newbury town centre. Thames Valley Police (TVP) spokeswoman, Rhianne Pope, said a handbag…


Police step up patrols after indecent exposure on common

Police step up patrols after indecent exposure on common

Police step up patrols after indecent exposure on common

11 July 2014

POLICE are seeking a man who indecently exposed himself on Hungerford Common. The incident happened around 12.15pm yesterday (Thursday) and it is thought…


Blazing car shuts one lane of M4 near Reading

Blazing car shuts one lane of M4 near Reading

Blazing car shuts one lane of M4 near Reading

11 July 2014

ONE lane of the M4 London bound near Reading was closed yesterday (Thursday) evening, due to a car blaze. Crew manager, Jason Cunningham, of Blue Watch…


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