ASHMORE Green schoolgirl Rysa Saujani has won a place in the UK regional heats of an international beauty pageant The annual Face of the Globe Pageant…
FUNDING on dementia research is to be doubled by next year, after the Alzheimer’s Society predicted a surge in dementia diagnoses over the next six years. Prime…
A COMMUNITY action group has been formed in Ashford Hill to combat proposals for a housing development opposite the village primary school, with suggested…
GREENHAM Common Trust has announced their new man to head up its business park and charitable grants. Chris Boulton, aged 50, was chosen from 150 applicants…
CHILDREN in Theale released balloons to mark an important date in the Christian calendar. The children let off their 150 balloons containing the messages…
A PEASEMORE woman who recovered after breaking her back in a horse riding incident two years ago, has raised £6,000 for charity, in a coastal walk around…
A CAB driver from Newbury wept in the dock as film of his road rage shame was shown to town magistrates. In it, Brendan Pryor could be heard screaming…
POLICE have issued a new warning about thefts from cars at beauty spots in the Hungerford area. The issue has become a perennial problem, with dog walkers’…
NEWBURY Scouts and McDonald's staff joined forces to clear up the town recently. The 3rd Newbury Scout Group teamed up with staff from the restaurant…
FOUR MBEs and a CBE were appointed locally in the 2014 Queen’s Birthday Honours, announced a week after a Mortimer community group learnt that it had…
A ST BARTHOLOMEW’s pupil has beaten off stiff opposition to scoop a national poetry prize. For her poem entitled Newbury Drink , Year 10 pupil, Ruby Jones,…
TWO ‘MEERCAT’ pups, who have won the hearts of staff at Newbury Dogs Trust, are seeking an owner offering them love beyond compare, after a bad start…
SOLDIERS will march through Newbury today (Sunday) as part of a farewell freedom parade. 42 Engineer Regiment (Geographic) is leaving Denison Barracks,…
THE ANNUAL St Michael and All Angels fete in Lambourn provided a welcome boost for church coffers last Sunday. Attractions included perennial favourites…
A WASH Common student has set herself the autumn challenge of climbing Africa’s highest mountain, to raise funds for meningitis research. Lauren Ashworth...
A FUNDRAISING feat undertaken by a family trio has raised more than £850 for West Berkshire Mencap. On May 28, Hungerford resident Jane Hall, manager…
THE future conversion of a Greenham house into a carehome for autistic people is yet to be decided. Councillors deferred plans submitted by the Priory…
TWO local charities were given a financial boost of more than £3,000 as the former mayor of Thatcham announced how much had been raised in his year in…
CHADDLEWORTH Festival is underway today (Saturday). The traditional event runs from noon until late and will feature a tug of war, Morris Dancing, bands…
HEATHLAND and Beyond - a wildlife habitat restoration project at Crookham Common and Bowdown Woods in Newbury - is shortlisted for a prestigious national…
