A LORRY fire is causing delays of up to 50 minutes on the A34 southbound this afternoon (Tues). A one lane closure is also expected to be in place until…
THE CAUSE of a grass fire in the Greenham area of Newbury this morning (Tues) was under a joint investigation by police and the fire service. Royal Berkshire…
DOCTORS and pharmacies in West Berkshire are under Government orders to return medicines that a company manufactured in “deficient” premises. Up to 16…
WEST Berkshire residents and former firefighters could be called upon to help tackle blazes in the district if a strike prompted by the Fire Brigades…
NORTHBROOK Street department store Camp Hopson has been named 2013 Charitable Champions in recognition of raising more than £25,000 for the Newbury and…
AN EXIT at Kennet Shopping car park was closed for repairs yesterday (Monday) afternoon, after a car collided with an exit barrier and a wall. Thames…
A TADLEY meeting to gauge public opinion over the closure of the town’s police station and relocation of officers within the community, is to be held…
PLANS to build a new renal unit at West Berkshire Community Hospital have been supporte d by Thatcham Town Council. At a meeting of its planning committee…
CHILDREN from Jubilee Day Nursery, Padworth Common, put on their tiny boots last week to take part in a fundraising activity. Staff and children at the…
STARGAZERS in West Berkshire are eagerly awaiting one of the most spectacular examples of “shooting stars” tonight (Mon). Astronomers have said that the…
ONE lane is still closed on the M4 following an earlier accident. The lane is closed on the eastbound carriageway between junction 13 (Chieveley) and…
FALKLAND enter the closing 50-overs stage of the Home Counties Premier League season still stuck to the bottom of Division Two West after a narrow two-wicket…
Wantage Town 5 Newbury 1 NEWBURY eventually fell to a heavy defeat at the hands of one of the pre-season Hellenic League favourites.But they more than…
READING firefighters tackled a van fire on the M4 turn off at Calcot this morning (Mon). Spokeswoman for the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS)…
NEWBURY’s traffic ground to a halt during Monday morning’s rush hour following accidents on the A34 and M4, and roadworks and road closures in Thatcham.…
WITH albums called Penthouse and Pavement and The Luxury Gap, Heaven 17 may seem intrinsic to the decedent ’80s, but dig a little deeper, and they had…
The A34 northbound has now reopened following an earlier accident close to the Tot Hill services this morning (Mon). The northbound carriageway was closed…
THE northbound carriageway of the A34, from the Tot Hill services to the A4 Bath Road junction, is currently closed following a collision this morning…
A FORMER traffic warden for West Berkshire Council has claimed motorists are being ticketed illegally. Andy Needham, who said he was employed as a Civil…
STEELWORK to support the new link building at the West Berkshire Museum has now been erected, taking the restoration one step closer to completion. The…
