A Newbury man will cycle the length of the country from Land’s End to John O’Groats for charity on Friday after being inspired by the death of Deep Purple…
TWO fires which struck the same farm in one week are thought to have cost its farmer £26,000 in damage repairs and replacement stock. The cause of the…
THE beginnings of a campaign to prevent land on a nature reserve being turned into housing were sparked last week. West Berkshire Council is running a…
HAMPSHIRE fire and police services are aiming to combine their strategic headquarters, while cutting operational costs. In the last two years, Hampshire…
A MEETING to discuss “preferred housing sites” in Speen is being held next month. Speen Parish Council has called the meeting, on Friday, September 12,…
IT’S ALL change at the Spring Inn at Sulhamstead. The Bath Road watering hole and gastropub is under new management and has had extensive interior decoration…
THIS year's Chapel Row Fayre has once again been hailed a success by its organisers. While the total amount raised is yet to be confirmed, support for…
THATCHAM TOWN pocketed a maximum bank holiday return return to move into the top five on the Hellenic League’s Premier Division. A single goal from skipper…
[caption id="attachment_92794" align="alignleft" width="227"] Mark Draycott - on target at Burnham[/caption] HUNGERFORD TOWN blew a two-goal lead at Burnham…
FIREFIGHTERS remain at the scene of a Farnborough hay blaze on the Berkshire/Oxfordshire border this morning (Tuesday), after battling the fire…
ATHLETES from local schools were recognised and rewarded for their performances at this year’s Berkshire Sainsbury’s School Games. Pupils from Falkland…
THE ROLL-OUT of superfast fibre broadband across Hampshire has now reached more than 14,500 premises across the county. Hampshire County Council have…
CHILDREN in Thatcham can enjoy a day of free activities in the town centre this week. Fun on the Broadway encourages children to join Thatcham Town Council…
KINTBURY residents have expressed concern over the possibility of 13 new homes being built on land prone to flooding. Villagers say that the land to the…
Members of Greenham Parish Council voted to object to a new biomass plant at Greenham Business Park, amid resident concerns of increased congestion and…
PLANS to build up to 56 new homes in Lambourn have prompted a lively response to public consultation, it emerged this week. On Monday, August 18, Lambourn…
AFTER almost four years, the West Berkshire Museum re-opened its doors to the public for the first time today (Monday), to allow visitors to get their…
THIS unique piece of history – an original charge sheet from the Great Train Robbery for gang member Thomas William Wisbey – will be going under the hammer…
“I cannot sleep at night because I am frightened.” That was the view of one of the 100-plus Beech Hill residents who turned up to a parish council meeting…
THE revamped West Berkshire Museum will reopen to the public on Bank Holiday Monday, almost four years since it closed. Residents and town centre visitors…
