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Thatcham make giant safety move

Thatcham make giant safety move

THATCHAM TOWN moved out of the bottom six in the Calor League’s Division One South and West after twice coming from behind to win 3-2 at bottom of the…


Police warn West Berks farmers of counterfeit pesticides

Police warn West Berks farmers of counterfeit pesticides

POLICE have warned farmers and smallholders to beware the growing threat from counterfeit pesticides. Officers from Thames Valley Police are currently…


NHS Berkshire gets Stonewall "gay-friendly" accolade

NHS Berkshire gets Stonewall "gay-friendly" accolade

A HEATH service, which looks after people in West Berkshire, is the top gay-friendly employer in the county and is ranked one of the top 100 employers…


M4 lane closures for resurfacing tonight (Weds)

M4 lane closures for resurfacing tonight (Weds)

TWO lanes of the motorway will be closed overnight tonight (Weds) for roadworks. The lanes on the M4 westbound between junction 11 (Reading) and junction…


West Berks men urged to come forward for Parkinson's study

West Berks men urged to come forward for Parkinson's study

MEN in West Berkshire are being asked to come forward to take part in a new research project into Parkinson's. A team of researchers at Oxford University…


Village bus service victim of district council cuts

Village bus service victim of district council cuts

EAST Ilsley Parish Council says it does not have enough money to pay for the number 74 bus service that runs through the village. Up until now, the service…


Hospital charities close to the heart of fundraisers

Hospital charities close to the heart of fundraisers

THE DCE Group and its sister company Easy Conferences Limited, of Newbury, decided last year to support two charities rather than making a number of small…


Telephone scammers demand bank details including across W Berkshire

Telephone scammers demand bank details including across W Berkshire

FRAUDSTERS claiming to be from BT/other telephone services are conning people across the country - including West Berkshire - by tricking them into thinking…


Reading firefighters tackle Pangbourne vehicles and Aldermaston caravan fires

Reading firefighters tackle Pangbourne vehicles and Aldermaston caravan fires

READING firefighters tackled a two vehicle fire in Pangbourne and a caravan fire in Aldermaston yesterday evening (Monday). Spokeswoman for the Royal…


Family pay tribute to man who died following collision

Family pay tribute to man who died following collision

THE FAMILY of a Tilehurst man have paid tribute to him, following his death after a collision in Reading last Monday afternoon (January 13), whilst police…


Police appeal following sexual assault on teenage girl

Police appeal following sexual assault on teenage girl

POLICE have appealed for information following a sexual assault on a teenage girl in Tilehurst. According to Thames Valley Police, a 15-year-old girl,…


Police still searching for missing man

Police still searching for missing man

POLICE are continuing to search for Daniel Brown, who has been missing for almost one week. Mr Brown, aged 28, was last seen at his home address on The…


West Berkshire Lib Dem spokeswoman reacts to suspension of party's senior politician

West Berkshire Lib Dem spokeswoman reacts to suspension of party's senior politician

LORD Rennard should have apologised following allegations of sexual harassment, the West Berkshire Liberal Democrat spokeswoman, Judith Bunting, told…


First step in Thatcham's flood defence works is approved

First step in Thatcham's flood defence works is approved

The first step in Thatcham’s flood prevention measures were approved last week – an attenuation pond for Cold Ash Hill. West Berkshire Council submitted…


Vicar reassures villagers over tree-felling

Vicar reassures villagers over tree-felling

HAMSTEAD Marshall residents have expressed concern about tree-felling at a piece of land earmarked as a potential site for a car park by the Parochial…


Kennet sponsors Whitelands as Thatcham primary becomes academy

Kennet sponsors Whitelands as Thatcham primary becomes academy

PUPILS returned to Whitelands Park Primary with the news that the school had became an academy. The Education Secretary Michael Gove gave his approval…


Bollards now being installed on Stroud Green - six months after funding approved

Bollards now being installed on Stroud Green - six months after funding approved

BOLLARDS are being erected at Stroud Green in Greenham, six months after a developer agreed to bring forward funding to finance the project. Plans for…


Hampshire council tax frozen for the fifth year

Hampshire council tax frozen for the fifth year

HAMPSHIRE County Council is likely to freeze council tax from April for the fifth consecutive year. The council confirmed on Friday that it was proposing…


Woman airlifted to hospital after car flips near Lambourn

Woman airlifted to hospital after car flips near Lambourn

A WOMAN was airlifted to hospital this afternoon (Monday) after a car flipped over in a ditch near Lambourn .Watch manager of White Watch at Newbury fire…


Unprovoked attack on teen in Tilehurst

Unprovoked attack on teen in Tilehurst

A TEENAGER was assaulted as he walked to catch a bus in Tilehurst last week. The 17-year-old boy was walking through an alley that connects Partridge…


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