05 January 2013
HUNGERFORD Town Council is pressing ahead with plans to form a tourism sub committee. Town mayor Martin Crane told a meeting of the full town council:…
05 January 2013
WEST Berkshire Council is extending its offer of emergency shelter to anyone who is homeless until the end of January. Usually the council’s housing service…
05 January 2013
IT'S yet more accolades for the multi award-winning Aldbourne Band. Members achieved an outstanding result at the annual Gloucestershire Brass Band Association…
05 January 2013
MEMBERS of West Berks Golf Club raised £6,814.64 for The Alzheimer's Society during 2012 through various activities. A cheque for this sum was presented…
05 January 2013
A THATCHAM man has published a charity poetry book, with the help of a poet laureate. David Sollis, aged 45, enlisted the help of Louisiana’s Poet Laureate…
04 January 2013
Update: By 6pm, the incident was cleared and the road re-opened THE A339 near Kingsclere – a main route between Newbury and Basingstoke – will…
04 January 2013
THE A339 near Kingsclere - a main route between Newbury and Basingstoke - remains closed for several hours, after a lorry overturned this morning (Friday).…
04 January 2013
ABOUT 90 properties were without electricity in Thatcham last night as a supply fault hit areas of the town. Power cuts swept through parts of Thatcham,…
04 January 2013
THE A339 near Kingsclere is partially blocked in both directions near the Star pub, because of an overturned lorry. Police, fire and ambulance services…
04 January 2013
THE death of a man following a suspected hazardous materials accident was caused by a heart attack, put down to natural causes, it has been confirmed.…
04 January 2013
THEALE Primary School has been judged to be ‘outstanding’ following a recent Ofsted inspection. The school, which was inspected by Ofsted in October 2012,…
04 January 2013
VISITING restrictions have been introduced at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading as part of measures to protect patients from coming into contact…
04 January 2013
FANCY being a Special Constable in your town or village? Wiltshire Police is recruiting. The force says it is committed to making Wiltshire the safest…
04 January 2013
HOW’S this for a Christmas present? Maya Barr-Roques (pictured right) waited until she was 10 days overdue to put in an appearance, but made sure her…
04 January 2013
AN APPEAL has gone out for blood donors following the festive period. National Health Service Blood and Transport (NHSBT) especially needs blood donors…
03 January 2013
HANGER Road in Theale is closed after a John Lewis lorry became stuck on a bridge, and police are estimating the closure to extend into rush hour. A spokeswoman…
03 January 2013
THAMES Valley Police is appealing for witnesses after a burglary at a church in West Berkshire. Between 2pm on Sunday (December 30) and 10.30am on Monday…
03 January 2013
FIREFIGHTERS from three stations battled a roof fire at a Brimpton business for over four hours yesterday (Wed Jan 2). According to Chris Cound, the crew…
03 January 2013
A FIRE at a Beenham compost plant, which has sent plumes of smoke billowing over the houses of local residents since the end of November is set to continue…
03 January 2013
A LEADING light of Newbury’s Muslim community and a founder member of the West Berkshire Minority Ethnic Forum has died. Father of two Nadeem Soomro collapsed…
