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Glamping comes to Bucklebury Farm Park

Glamping comes to Bucklebury Farm Park

Visitors will be able to take advantage of luxury tent facilities Retrospective planning permission has been granted for seven glamping units…


Significant expansion at Hillier Garden Centre given go ahead

Significant expansion at Hillier Garden Centre given go ahead

Extra 2,500 sq m will create more retail space Plans to almost treble the size of a garden centre have been approved. Hillier Garden Centre in Prior's…


New door facings for historic Burghclere chapel

New door facings for historic Burghclere chapel

£15,000 restoration to preserve Stanley Spencer war artwork BURGHCLERE’S historic Sandham Memorial Chapel has had new door facings fitted as part…


Video: Raw sewage running through Lambourn

Video: Raw sewage running through Lambourn

Residents are still suffering. Residents in Lambourn visited the site where raw sewage has been pouring out for days. The latest overflow has prompted…


Library 'closed until further notice' after Storm Dennis damages building

Library 'closed until further notice' after Storm Dennis damages building

Facility in need of urgent repair work following heavy rain at the weekend Theale Library will be closed for repair work 'until further notice' due to…


Fire service issues warning after Storm Dennis

Fire service issues warning after Storm Dennis

Motorists urged not to drive through flood water In the aftermath of Storm Dennis, Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) has warned motorists…


Road closed in Burghfield due to flooding

Road closed in Burghfield due to flooding

Pingewood Road South is likely to be closed for a couple of days WEST Berkshire Council have warned drivers to seek an alternative route after Pingewood…


Splash and dash could cost you cash

Splash and dash could cost you cash

Motorists warned to take care when driving through puddles STORM Dennis battered large parts of the UK, and motorists are now being warned to be mindful…


Marina plans now 'dramatically smaller'

Marina plans now 'dramatically smaller'

Controversy over development has been ongoing since 2003 REVISED plans for Hungerford’s much-delayed marina are “dramatically smaller”,…


NWN exclusive - Masterplan being prepared for Thatcham

NWN exclusive - Masterplan being prepared for Thatcham

Council working on masterplan to defend sites, but also asks 'what if more development came to the town?' WEST Berkshire Council is taking steps to prevent…


Newbury pancake races next Tuesday!

Newbury pancake races next Tuesday!

Shrove Tuesday event is a highlight of the Newbury social calendar Flippin’ heck! There are just five days to go until Newbury’s popular pancake…


Forty years on

Forty years on

Educating Rita at the Oxford Playhouse February 4-8 Review by Jon Lewis It’s forty years since I saw Willy Russell’s Educating Rita, a play…


Man left with serious facial injuries following assault in Thatcham

Man left with serious facial injuries following assault in Thatcham

Police are appealing for witnesses A man has been left with serious facial injuries following an assault in Thatcham Broadway.  Police are searching…


Storm Dennis causes road closures

Storm Dennis causes road closures

FLOODING caused by heavy rainfall from Storm Dennis has lead to the closure of Burys Bank Road. Following persistent heavy rainfall overnight many other…


Speenhamland pupils join in Memory Cafe

Speenhamland pupils join in Memory Cafe

Intergenerational event brings young and old together YOUNG pupils from Speenhamland Primary School attended the monthly Memory Café meet-up with…


Mother's defiant message of hope to other cancer sufferers

Mother's defiant message of hope to other cancer sufferers

Gemma's condition improves after treatment in Turkey funded by Tadley community A TADLEY mother-of-three who was told she had nine months to live in May…


Pub worker stole from employers

Pub worker stole from employers

Defendant pocketed hundreds of pounds, court told A PUB worker has been caught stealing from his employers. In the dock at Reading Magistrates’…


Traffic light outage on Hambridge Road

Traffic light outage on Hambridge Road

Pedestrians urged to exercise caution Pedestrians and travellers in Newbury are being urged to exercise caution following a traffic light outage in Hambridge…


A339 partially blocked by accident

A339 partially blocked by accident

Queues reported near Star Inn The A339 between Newbury and Basingstoke is experiencing a partial blockage. Queues have been reported in the area, around…


Man staged 'sit in' at Thatcham pub

Man staged 'sit in' at Thatcham pub

Defendant was already barred from premises, court told A MAN who staged a ‘sit-in’ at a Thatcham pub has narrowly avoided imprisonment. The…


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