Newbury

NEWBURY firefighters prevented a fire spreading to the roof of a Chinese takeaway in central Newbury this afternoon (Monday). According to Richard Young…

NEIGHBOURS in a Newbury road have spoken of their shock after an elderly couple died. At 10am yesterday (Sunday), police were called to a semi-detached…

A man in his 90s who was found in a property in Newbury yesterday morning (Sun) where a woman was discovered dead, has died in hospital. Police were called…

A FLOOD alert for the River Enborne - affecting Aldermaston, Ecchinswell, Kingsclere and Tadley - has been added to the list of local rivers at risk of…

THAMES Valley Police has launched an investigation into an unexplained death after a woman’s body was discovered in a property in Newbury yesterday (Sun)…

FACE-to face fundraisers, dubbed by some ‘chuggers’ - short for ‘charity muggers’ - have been approaching Hungerford shoppers. A team wearing orange,…

A NEW service for volunteering in Thatcham is officially opened today (Mon). At 10.30am, the deputy mayor Mike Cole, will cut the ribbon on a new drop…

REMEMBRANCE Sunday and West Berkshire’s autumn scenery are the focus of this week’s My Newbury submissions. Emma Carter, from Newbury, joined the hundreds…

THE hard work over two decades of the retiring clerk of Ashmansworth Parish Council was recognised with a presentation ceremony at a parish council meeting…

A NEWBURY woman has had a rare apple tree named after her. The Newbury apple tree, called Granny Shan after Shannon Carr of Queens Road, has been propagated…

THE motorway is currently closed because of a fuel spill this evening (Sun). The M4 eastbound is closed between junctions 13 (Chieveley) and 12 Theale…

A BRIDGE over the controversial Headley Ford is a possibility following a death at the ford earlier this year and after the installation of concrete barriers…

A NEWBURY businessman has pleaded to the public for information after £15,000 was stolen from his home at the weekend. Forty-five-year-old Paul Homersham…

RUBY'S vintage and retro fair is once again gracing the historic grounds of the New Greenham Arts centre to hold a Christmas event today (Sun). The fair…

AN ‘internet café’ that opened for just one morning raised more than £1,200. The Thatcham woman behind the charitable enterprise attracted ‘customers’…

A COLD Ash man has been appointed an MBE and received his honour from Princess Anne at Buckingham Palace for services to vocational skills. Eugene Incerti,…

A MORTIMER COMMON postmistress has retired after 25 years in the hot seat. Val Pickett, 69, retired on November 7. Her clerk of 10 years, Debbie Ward,…

FIREFIGHTERS were called to a singled crash on the motorway a last night (Fri). Crews, including firefighters from Dee Road, were called to the accident…

SIX THOUSAND and eighty motorists have been fined for driving illegally over Park Way bridge in Newbury within a year of it being turned into a bus lane…

THATCHAM Park Primary School is holding a fundraising Christmas fair today (Sat). Attractions include stalls, games, a visit from Santa, and a barbecue.The…