FRAUDSTERS are scaring Berkshire patients into believing they might have cancer in a cruel scam. Emails purporting to come from the country’s National…
A plan to redevelop The Black Horse pub, Thatcham, into housing have been submitted. The proposal by Capita Moore is to extend the empty pub in St John’s…
HISTORY came to life with a bang as members of an English Civil War reenactment group were put through their paces at Shaw House on Saturday. Pikemen,…
A BUSY road through Aldermaston has been closed off this afternoon (Monday) following an accident. Thames Valley Police were called to The Street at 4.17pm…
FIREFIGHTERS from two local stations were called to a cylinder fire in Hamstead Marshall this morning (Monday). Spokeswoman for the Royal Berkshire Fire…
FIREFIGHTERS are currently at the scene of a fire at the Travelodge in Newbury. Two pumps from Newbury Fire Station were called at 8.41am to the Travelodge…
THE CHIEF adjudicator for the Traffic Penalty Tribunal has upheld a ruling over “inadequate” signage at Park Way Bridge in Newbury. Meanwhile it emerged…
AFTER five days without food - but plenty of drugs - a Greenham shoplifter’s judgement was probably not at its sharpest. Carl Daniel Stephens’ unusual…
A BURGHCLERE woman took her own life after hitting a “pain crisis” an Alton inquest heard last Wednesday. Sally Rossiter-Larkins, aged 66, died at her…
A road improvement programme is set to begin on two West Berkshire roads on Monday. Temporary traffic lights and manual stop and go signs will be installed…
A MARATHON fundraising effort has drawn-in £4,400 for West Berkshire Mencap. On March 2, 15 runners took to the Reading half-marathon route to raise funds…
CREATING a traffic bypass for Charnham Street would starve Hungerford of its “life blood,” critics claimed this week. The controversial proposal was added…
PEOPLE in a 4x4 had a lucky escape this morning (Sunday) after a road sign ended up through the windscreen. Emergency services were called to the scene…
“WE just want to give him his life back.”That is the heartbreaking message from a Newbury father who is trying to raise £100,000 so his nine-year-old…
A CHARITY is asking residents celebrating Mother’s Day this weekend to spare a thought for parents with terminally ill children. Among them is Newbury…
MOTHERING Sunday will see most people enjoying a family gathering or a trip out for lunch but there are some different events on today. Remember the clocks…
A TOUCH of Beverley Hills came to West Berkshire when a world renowned skin expert dropped by. Around 30 people attended two talks by Dr Danné Montague-King…
THE Dogs Trust, Newbury is hoping someone can give this dog a pawfect home. This week’s dog is one-year-old Terrier, Lizzy.Assistant Manager at Dogs Trust…
HAVE you ever wondered what creatures live in the bottom of your pond? Pupils at Bucklebury Primary School wonder no more after equipment loaned to them…
LEGAL action has begun against West Berkshire Council over its decision to evict a seven-month pregnant woman from her Newbury home. Leigh-Anne Butler’s…
