17 October 2012
A GAS leak has forced the closure of a Newbury primary school again today (Wednesday). It is the second day running that more than 200 pupils and staff…
17 October 2012
A TADLEY woman who is 100 years young today (Wednesday) celebrated her landmark birthday with a surprise get together at a Kingsclere golf club on Sunday…
17 October 2012
MEMBERS of a new book club at Newbury library recently delved between the covers of a gripping novel which has sold millions of copies worldwide. Prior…
17 October 2012
A NEWBURY man has run, cycled and canoed more than 200 miles in seven days for charity. Colin Lee of Rectory Close finished his seven challenges on Saturday…
17 October 2012
A WOKINGHAM firm is £50,000 out of pocket after it allowed two self-employed Newbury men to unwittingly drill through an asbestos ceiling at Reading University.…
17 October 2012
NETWORK Rail hopes a new TV advert will make people more aware about the dangers of level-crossings. The advert (pictured right) depicts a family taking…
17 October 2012
A WEST Berkshire brewery is celebrating its first birthday this month by picking up three regional awards. Owners of Christmas Farm in Church Lane, Enborne,…
16 October 2012
MORE than 200 pupils and staff have been evacuated from a Newbury school due to a gas leak today (Tuesday). The incident happened shortly after 9.10am…
16 October 2012
MEET West Berkshire’s karate kids who helped England to finish second in the medal table at the European Championships. Newbury school children Ellie…
16 October 2012
A THATCHAM woman who has had four cats killed by speeding drivers is urging people to slow down before a child is killed. Yvonne Bonney, who lives in…
16 October 2012
THAMES Water has been ordered to pay over £13,000 for polluting a Tadley stream last year - which caused a carpet of smelly fungus to spread downstream.…
16 October 2012
A NEWBURY man pinned back and stabbed in the eye, chest and armpits during a frenzied knife attack told a court of his anguish at escaping the ordeal…
16 October 2012
A WEST Berkshire man convicted of drug-dealing has been ordered to pay more money towards a Confiscation Order. Jamie Nicola, aged 44, of Corwen Road,…
15 October 2012
NEWBURY firefighters got in a lather on Saturday (Oct 13) and raised just over £1,000 at a charity fundraising car wash. Mike Wilson, crew manager of…
15 October 2012
FIREFIGHTERS from Newbury were among those called to a chimney fire at a thatched property in Beedon on Sunday (October 14). According to Phil Knight,…
15 October 2012
A NEWBURY couple have marked 25 years of wedded bliss by renewing their wedding vows in the name of charity. Carol and Robin Adams raised about £600 for…
15 October 2012
TWO golf days at a Kingsclere golf club have raised over £11,000 for charitable causes. Held at Sandford Springs Golf Club, Kingsclere recently (Sep 31),…
15 October 2012
WEST Berkshire Council’s planning department has joined the social media revolution. Planning applications submitted to the council will now appear on…
15 October 2012
THE Friends of West Berkshire Museum is asking people to raise money for the building’s restoration. The project will cost £2.25m, most of which has been…
15 October 2012
A “MAGNIFICENT” multi-million pound dementia care home large enough to cater for 80 residents is to be built in Newbury. West Berkshire Council gave healthcare…
