26 February 2016
West Berkshire Council will use £2m that was meant for affordable housing to pay off staff WEST Berkshire Council will use most of the £2.9m it…
23 February 2016
Roadworks and accident causing gridlock on major roads THERE are significant delays on the A34 and M4 this morning (Tues). One lane is blocked on the…
22 February 2016
Royal School of Military Survey to exercise its freedom of the town SOLDIERS are to march through Thatcham later this year. The Royal School of Military…
21 February 2016
Series of distraction thefts at supermarkets in Newbury and Thatcham BURGLARS have targeted three cars and two properties in Newbury over the past seven…
19 February 2016
Protestors march, campaign groups set up and petitions signed FIERCE opposition is mobilising across West Berkshire to the proposed £17.5m council…
19 February 2016
Teacher with Parkinson's raising funds A FORMER Kennet School teacher will be losing her hair for charity. Monique Warham will be ‘Shaving for Shaking’…
18 February 2016
Elderly victims robbed of cards, cash and purses in supermarkets in Newbury and Thatcham POLICE are warning West Berkshire residents to "remain vigilant"…
17 February 2016
Council should work alongside volunteers without politicising any future plans CONCERNS have been raised that the future strategy for Thatcham could become…
15 February 2016
£10,000 collected from 415 contraventions in the town THE number of people handed parking fines in Thatcham has fallen. West Berkshire Council issued…
13 February 2016
Gardner Leader team raise funds for local hospices LAW firm Gardner Leader is set to raise more than £1,600 for a local hospice by donating clothes…
11 February 2016
Public can view proposals for land off Tull Way PROPOSALS for 75 homes in Thatcham will go on display today. Agricultural land to the east of Tull Way…
10 February 2016
Founders thank helpers and intend to expand the care they offer to homeless and youngsters in care A charity which supports disadvantaged young people…
08 February 2016
Only Newbury Library set to be saved EIGHT out of West Berkshire's nine libraries are facing closure. Libraries at Wash Common, Thatcham, Burghfield Common,…
06 February 2016
Coley Farm proposals met by concerns over infrastructure and safety PLANS to build another 75 new houses in Newbury have been met with widespread objection. Newbury-based…
05 February 2016
Open consultation event to view plans for 75 new homes THATCHAM residents can view proposals for 75 homes in the town next week. Bloor Homes Southern…
03 February 2016
"It’s not worth the money this council has spent on it.” THATCHAM’s Priory is to be sold off for housing for around £850,000, still leaving…
01 February 2016
Robert Neill unanimously convicted of sexually abusing boys while at Kennet School A TEACHER has been found guilty of raping a pupil and sexually abusing…
01 February 2016
Two per cent increase to tackle reduction in grants THATCHAM residents will see an increased council tax bill of two per cent from April. Conservative…
30 January 2016
Thatcham man had taken a potentially deadly mix of cocaine, ketamine and diazepam A THATCHAM man was so high on a potentially lethal cocktail of drugs…
29 January 2016
Station Road closed and young boy taken to hospital A CHILD has been hit by a car in Thatcham. Station Road was closed following the incident and a young…
