05 March 2013
A MAN was arrested last week on suspicion of criminal damage, possession of an air rifle in a public place and driving a vehicle while in a dangerous…
05 March 2013
THE public consultation about the future of the Institute for Animal Health (renamed The Pirbright Institute) is to be held at the Downs School today…
05 March 2013
A DONNINGTON woman running the London Marathon in April is gearing up for the biggest challenge of her life. Lisa Harrop, aged 40, is to take on the 26.2…
04 March 2013
FIREFIGHTERS from three local stations were called to a fire in a Cold Ash pub this afternoon (Mon). According to Bob Mitchell, the watch manager of Red…
04 March 2013
TRIBUTES have been paid to the woman who died following a three car crash in Chieveley last week. Katherine Howard, aged 32 from Great Shefford, died…
04 March 2013
AN ELDERLY man who crashed his car into a bollard closed Fir Tree Lane for an hour and a half on Sunday. The road was closed between the junctions with…
04 March 2013
FIREFIGHTERS from Newbury and Hungerford were called to tackle a blaze at Chieveley services this afternoon (Mon) after a car transporter caught fire.…
04 March 2013
A MAN was punched in the head as part of an attack in Newbury town centre. The 25-year-old victim was in Market Street between 9.30pm and 9.45pm on Monday,…
04 March 2013
A HANDBAG has been stolen in a raid on a car parked in Sydmonton on Saturday afternoon (Mar 2). According to Hampshire Constabulary, the incident happened…
04 March 2013
NEWBURY firefighters were called to a hazardous chemical incident at a Woolton Hill care home last night (Sun). According to Richard Young, the watch…
04 March 2013
ANIMAL charities and businesses have said there will be a detrimental impact on animals and their livelihoods will suffer if plans to relocate a knackers…
04 March 2013
MAJOR town centre roadworks start today (Mon) which are threatening months of disruption for motorists in Newbury. Station Road at the junction with the…
04 March 2013
LIBERAL Democrats face losing control of Newbury Town Council following the resignation of two of its members last week. Liz Salter and Mukesh Bansal,…
04 March 2013
A SCIENTIST who worked at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) and helped develop Britain’s first atomic bomb in the 1950s has died. One of a small…
04 March 2013
More than 100 people in Newbury were caught watching television without a licence last year. Figures from TV Licencing showed that 153 people in Newbury…
04 March 2013
A FUNDRAISING target to help a Thatcham boy walk, has been smashed after a 24-hour pool marathon at the weekend raised a whopping £4,000. Helen Parsons,…
03 March 2013
A TRIO of small fires in the area kept crews busy today (Sun), with firefighters from Newbury and Whitley Wood, Reading, being sent out to tackle the…
03 March 2013
ALL lanes on the M4 westbound have now re-opened following an earlier car fire close to junction 15 (Hungerford)today (Sun). A spokesman for the highways…
03 March 2013
A CAR fire on the M4 westbound, close to junction 15 (Hungerford), has seen one lane closed .A spokesman from the highways agency, James Wright, confirmed…
03 March 2013
A HUGE increase of rats is making Newbury town centre a serious health risk. This is the alarming claim following of an in-depth investigation by West…
