A YOUTH deliberately crushed a hedgehog “for something to do” while high on drugs, Newbury magistrates heard. The 15-year-old, who told police he had…
A THATCHAM shop owner is in a good frame of mind, having won a prestigious award. Andrea Cooke, owner of Picture It in Thatcham High Street, won the Fine…
A NEWBURY schoolgirl living with cerebral palsy has a new lease of life after receiving an electric wheelchair funded through sheer community spirit.…
NEWBURY MP Richard Benyon has told Newburytoday he is seeking legal advice over a national newspaper article which accuses his family estate of ‘evicting…
TRAVELLERS on Dunstan Green in Thatcham have been ordered to leave. Thatcham Town Council says that there are currently seven caravans and nine cars on…
STAFF at a Thatcham salon are fundraising so that a little boy can have a mobility trike. Louie Chadwick, aged six, was born with a rare form of epilepsy…
ELECTRIFICATION of the rail line is key to developing Hungerford as a viable business centre, it was claimed this week. Newbury MP Richard Benyon was…
AHOY me’hearties! Meet the pirates of Hermitage Primary School, who ditched their usual uniforms for their best hats, eye patches and stripy socks recently.…
AN increase of 24 per cent in leisure centre visits, and a 54 per cent reduction in crime are among achievements being applauded by West Berkshire Council…
A MAN who stole more than £16,000 from his Newbury employers has been committed to the Crown Court for sentence. Robert Edward Jones, aged 37, of Berrow…
A SPEEN man who made headlines after a car crash succumbed to his injuries nearly two decades later, an inquest heard. Forty-seven-year-old Christopher…
THREE West Berkshire villages are setting off to play their part in a challenge in which the community aims walk the equivalent distance from Earth to…
A LIVELY, friendly English bull terrier is looking for a new home, complete with an energetic owner. Pippa, an eighteen-month-old English bull terrier,…
THE WARTIME history of a Greenham ballroom, along with commemorations to mark World War One and the 70th anniversary of D-Day, were recently marked with…
FETES, food festivals and fun days make up an exciting day of events for all ages in West Berkshire today (Sunday).Newbury will be transformed into a…
TWO young gymnasts from Thatcham have tumbled into success again. Loui and Maddie Gardiner, aged 13 and 10, have been selected to represent England by…
A CASH-STRAPPED voluntary group aiming to keep a Tadley sports complex financially afloat, have appealed for £20,000 to pay for an entrance gate to be…
THE death of both parents within two months of each other has prompted Inkpen resident Sarah Harry to organise a fundraising concert in their memory.…
MIDSUMMER madness descended on East Ilsley on Saturday when the village held its annual fete. The event, at Penn Meadow, replaced the village’s annual…
TADLEY has not one but two clay pigeon shooters representing the country in the English Skeet Home Internationals this year, after two members of the…
