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…
WEST Berkshire firefighters are to go on strike again tomorrow (Saturday) in a continuing row with the Government over their pensions. Contingency crews…
POWER cables which fell onto the A34 and caught fire left 1,200 properties without electricity and caused substantial delays to motorists this morning…
DRIVERS are experiencing delays this morning (Friday) after power cables fell and caught fire between the junctions with the M4 at Chieveley and the Speen…
A CHILD pornography scam is currently targetting West Berkshire. One Newbury victim suddenly found a large page filling his computer screen making shocking…
THE historic Methodist Church in Northbrook Street, Newbury, built in 1838, has been officially re-opened after extensive repair and refurbishment lasting…
THATCHAM Rugby Club has kick-started its fundraising campaign to build a new clubhouse. The club launched its ‘Buy a Brick’ campaign at a recent fun day,…
A NEWBURY man who took a car without consent then failed to provide a breath specimen will try to persuade magistrates to let him keep his licence. On…
COULD it be a case of third time lucky for the playbarn ambitions of Cobbs Farm Shop and Kitchen? Two previous applications have been rejected and a planning…