The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have returned to Bucklebury with their new baby son, who has been named yesterday evening (Weds) as Prince George Alexander…
A GRASS fire in Victoria Park, in central Newbury, this afternoon (Wed) was being treated as suspected arson. According to Richard Young, watch manager…
EMERGENCY services were at the scene of a Sulhamstead collision on the A4 earlier this afternoon (Wed). According to the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue…
THAMES Valley Police are currently on the scene of an accident in Newbury. Police were called to the scene at 4.25pm on the A339 outside Sainsbury’s after…
READING firefighters tackled a grass fire in Tilehurst during the early hours of this morning (Wed), put down to a suspected arson. According to Ellie…
THREE people have been charged in connection with the theft of a quad bike from Spackman Close, Thatcham on Wednesday, July 17. Two men, a 36-year-old…
NEWBURY MP Richard Benyon has clashed with his Liberal Democrat rival over the future of the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE). Potentially at stake…
WHAT is an MP worth? It could be £74,000 a year if a proposal to hike their salaries by 10 per cent is adopted.MPs used to set their own salaries but…
Members of Newbury Rotary Club have welcomed their new president. Will Job, a second generation Rotarian, has been a member of the club since 2010 and…
OYEZ.....it’s a boy! Hungerford bellman Julian Tubb sends congratulations on the royal birth on behalf of the good citizens of Hungerford yesterday (Tuesday),…
ABOUT 80 properties in Thatcham were without power for about two hours this afternoon (Tues). Southern Electric was contacted at about 3.15pm by residents…
A THATCHAM bonfire in woodlands this afternoon (Tues) was being treated as suspected arson, with a warning from firefighters about the dangers of lighting…
WHILE the village of Bucklebury gets set for a second night of celebration, new grandparents Michael and Carole Middleton paid their first visit to their…
NEWBURY firefighters prevented the spread of a heathland fire at Snelsmore Common this morning (Tues). According to Ellie Gray of the Royal Berkshire…
PARK HOUSE headteacher Derek Peaple has called on the government to extend its sports funding - or face losing the legacy created by the London 2012 Olympics.…
REGISTERED organ donors could see themselves fast-tracked on waiting lists should they need a transplant under a new strategy launched by the NHS. Last…
TWO men from Thatcham have been charged in connection with possessing criminal property and perverting the course of justice. One of the men, of Green…
A CON artist pretending to be a lost tourist is targetting local people. His latest victim, Nicholas Hezel from Kingsclere, has appealed to people to…
A Boxford man is hoping to raise £10,000 for charity when he tackles a gruelling four-day cycling challenge through the South of France later this month.…
VILLAGERS in Bucklebury were celebrating the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's baby boy last night (Monday). The Prince of Cambridge was born…