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Parkrun to return

Parkrun to return

Plans are being put in place to resume the Saturday morning runs Runners could be back on Greenham Common for a weekly parkrun in the very near future,…


Kennet & Avon Canal towpath in Newbury reopened after refurbishment

Kennet & Avon Canal towpath in Newbury reopened after refurbishment

Work carried out by Canal & River Trust The Kennet & Avon Canal towpath between the A339 flyover and Hambridge Road in Newbury has opened again after…


ASSISTANT GARDENER REQUIRED

ASSISTANT GARDENER REQUIRED

ASSISTANT GARDENER Required for rural estate near Hungerford. Full –time. Good Prospects. Job includes maintaining large garden, management of woodland…


EXPERIENCED QUICK CLEANER

EXPERIENCED QUICK CLEANER

EXPERIENCED QUICK CLEANER for Hampstead Marshall area, 3hrs weekly £11 per hour, transport/refs req Tel 01488 608296


Apology over Covid test problems amid surge in cases

Apology over Covid test problems amid surge in cases

Laboratories have reached 'critical pinch-point' according to NHS Test and Trace official A senior official at NHS Test and Trace has issued an apology…


Coronavirus West Berkshire: Number of deaths involving Covid-19 registered to September 5

Coronavirus West Berkshire: Number of deaths involving Covid-19 registered to September 5

Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics One person from West Berkshire has died with coronavirus recorded on their death certificate in…


Coronavirus Basingstoke and Deane: Number of deaths involving Covid-19 registered to September 5

Coronavirus Basingstoke and Deane: Number of deaths involving Covid-19 registered to September 5

Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics THE number of people from Basingstoke and Deane who have died with coronavirus recorded on their…


Car crashes into tree in Newbury

Car crashes into tree in Newbury

Three emergency services attended Emergency services were called after a car drove into a tree last night. The incident took place on Essex Street in…


Watermill announces autumn programme of indoor theatre

Watermill announces autumn programme of indoor theatre

Strict safety measures will be implemented And the good news is... live theatre is returning to The Watermill auditorium in a couple of weeks. The Bagnor…


Funding pledge to support Thatcham Library for another year

Funding pledge to support Thatcham Library for another year

Thatcham Town Council votes to help West Berkshire Council keep building open FUNDING to keep Thatcham Library has been agreed for another…


ITV News presenter Sangeeta Bhabra becomes patron of Thatcham-based Swings&Smiles

ITV News presenter Sangeeta Bhabra becomes patron of Thatcham-based Swings&Smiles

"I am thrilled to play a small part in the great work Swings & Smiles do" ITV news presenter Sangeeta Bhabra has become a patron of Thatcham…


Reading Magistrates' Court: Drug dealer busted in Thatcham sent to Crown Court

Reading Magistrates' Court: Drug dealer busted in Thatcham sent to Crown Court

Magistrates rule their punishment powers are insufficient A MAN has been sent to the crown court for sentencing after being caught dealing drugs in Thatcham. In…


Hermitage Foodbank seeks donations of food and essentials

Hermitage Foodbank seeks donations of food and essentials

Collection scheduled for Wednesday afternoon The Hermitage Support Group Foodbank and Exchange – which aids the needy, housebound and vulnerable…


West Berkshire Council apologises after problem with bollards causes traffic delays in Newbury

West Berkshire Council apologises after problem with bollards causes traffic delays in Newbury

Incident occurred on the first day that vehicles have been allowed to drive through town centre West Berkshire Council has apologised after a number of…


Closure of Newbury's Monks Lane extended after tarmacking equipment breaks down

Closure of Newbury's Monks Lane extended after tarmacking equipment breaks down

Busy road will remain shut until later this evening The closure of Monks Lane has been extended after the tarmacking equipment being used to resurface…


Coronavirus West Berkshire: Confirmed cases as of September 7

Coronavirus West Berkshire: Confirmed cases as of September 7

The number of lab-confirmed coronavirus cases in West Berkshire remains at 542. The latest official figures show that the total number of lab-confirmed…


Autumn Out & About magazine free to pick up from West Berkshire outlets from September 3

Autumn Out & About magazine free to pick up from West Berkshire outlets from September 3

Lifestyle, leisure, food and features AFTER a lockdown break, Out & About magazine is back and filled with features, fashion, food and lifestyle articles. Eleanor…


British Garden Centres acquire former Thatcham Wyevale site

British Garden Centres acquire former Thatcham Wyevale site

Company aiming to reopen centre next month A THATCHAM garden centre is to be given a new lease of life. British Garden Centres (BGC) has acquired the former…


Environment Agency investigation ongoing into Thatcham pollution leak

Environment Agency investigation ongoing into Thatcham pollution leak

Incident declared at River Kennet tributary last year AN investigation into a “significant pollution incident” which killed hundreds of fish in…


Kingsclere Spring Clean to finally go ahead this month

Kingsclere Spring Clean to finally go ahead this month

Village clean up to take place six months later than planned THE Great British Spring Clean in Kingsclere will finally take place this month – six…


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