TWO men are aiming to smash a fundraising target by having their heads and beards shaved for charity and by collecting donations. Dave Quincey from Newbury…
A CALENDAR featuring sayings and quotes by villagers in Headley and neighbouring Ashford Hill has raised £2,700 for the village shop and post office.…
WHEN Charles and Shirley Howe tied the knot on March 31 1954, Winston Churchill was Prime Minister, Audrey Hepburn won an Oscar for Best Actress and the…
GOOD vibrations are set to draw in the crowd at The Racecourse Newbury this summer as The Beach Boys are confirmed as the first of the year to host Party…
HUNGERFORD Town continued their remarkable form as they recorded an eighth straight win to move ever nearer the play-offs.Bobby Wilkinson's side looked…
OVERNIGHT lane closures on the M4 at Chieveley are to be in force until Friday. The closures will be in place on the eastbound and westbound carriageways…
SECONDARY school places, pressure on GP services and congestion were the main concerns of residents about the possibility of a 500-home development in…
PLANS to save a Chaddleworth pub from ‘extinction’ have been withdrawn. The plans, submitted by John Castle of Ilexanna Ltd, sought to “renovate, refurbish…
A PROJECT which aims to improve work and employment skills for adults with learning disabilities has moved to a new centre, and now has space to take…
COFFERS for a new village hall in Hermitage will be topped up after the parish council agreed to take out a loan towards the project. The parish council…
A NEW scheme to prevent antisocial behaviour in a park in Thatcham will be launched on today (Mon). Parkwatch encourages residents to report any antisocial…
SIX trees were planted at Newbury Rugby Club last week to mark NHS Sustainability Day. Hornbeam, beech, wild cherry, English oak, mountain ash and a large…
A WOMAN from Thatcham, battling bowel cancer, is urging people to be more aware of the symptoms and to get them checked out sooner rather than later.…
A NEW youth centre for Tadley moved a step closer this week, after the town’s electorate voted in favour of taxpayers footing the bill for a quarter of…
A MAN who has performed with artists including The Supremes, The Three Degrees, The Real Thing and Gloria Gaynor will be giving a talk in Thatcham today.…
A West Berkshire shopper will see a reduced bill after scooping £300 worth of vouchers to spend at Sainsbury’s. Hermitage resident Sharmilla Guring was…
THE Dogs Trust, Newbury is hoping someone can give these dogs a pawfect home. This week’s dogs are inseperable due, six year old Poppy and five year old…
LET’S play a love song and I want to make magic were among the songs performed by Trinity School pupils in their performance of Fame last week. Pupils…
A MAN, believed to be in his sixties, was airlifted to hospital following a serious accident on the A34 yesterday (Sat).The man was flung from his motorcycle…
ONE person was treated for smoke inhalation as a fire broke out in a shed at a property in Hungerford last night (Friday).Fire crews from Newbury and…
