THEALE Primary School has been judged to be ‘outstanding’ following a recent Ofsted inspection. The school, which was inspected by Ofsted in October 2012,…
VISITING restrictions have been introduced at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading as part of measures to protect patients from coming into contact…
FANCY being a Special Constable in your town or village? Wiltshire Police is recruiting. The force says it is committed to making Wiltshire the safest…
HOW’S this for a Christmas present? Maya Barr-Roques (pictured right) waited until she was 10 days overdue to put in an appearance, but made sure her…
THATCHAM bounced back from defeat to Fleet Town on Boxing Day with a morale boasting draw at promotion-chasing Guildford City on New Year’s Day. Monday’s…
AN APPEAL has gone out for blood donors following the festive period. National Health Service Blood and Transport (NHSBT) especially needs blood donors…
On Wednesday, January 16 (7.45pm), you can experience the essence and spirit of what it must have been like to see the young ‘King’ perform, in Taking…
HANGER Road in Theale is closed after a John Lewis lorry became stuck on a bridge, and police are estimating the closure to extend into rush hour. A spokeswoman…
THAMES Valley Police is appealing for witnesses after a burglary at a church in West Berkshire. Between 2pm on Sunday (December 30) and 10.30am on Monday…
FIREFIGHTERS from three stations battled a roof fire at a Brimpton business for over four hours yesterday (Wed Jan 2). According to Chris Cound, the crew…
A FIRE at a Beenham compost plant, which has sent plumes of smoke billowing over the houses of local residents since the end of November is set to continue…
A LEADING light of Newbury’s Muslim community and a founder member of the West Berkshire Minority Ethnic Forum has died. Father of two Nadeem Soomro collapsed…
A WILLOW tree will be planted in Hungerford this morning (Thursday) in honour of former town mayor Gwynneth Bullock. The new tree replaces an old one…
IN this week’s Newbury Weekly News a Calcot woman has been found guilty of committing thousands of pounds worth of fraud and tributes have been paid to…
A WEST Berkshire pub has re-opened following a major investment of £650,000. The Crown and Horns pub in East Ilsley has been closed since August whilst…
WEST Berkshire revellers and party-goers were out in force on Monday night to welcome in 2013. In Newbury town centre, people in costumes headed to parties…
HUNGERFORD made it three wins on bounce after thrashing Didcot Town at home on New Year’s Day. Two home wins over Christmas relieved Didcot’s relegation…
Film review: Life of Pi (PG)Running time 120 minutes Rating:****Having been terrorised as a child by a ferocious ginger tom cat that lived in our airing…
FLOOD warnings and alerts remained in place on the rivers Kennet and Lambourn today (Wednesday Jan 2), as ground water levels remained high following…
SOLDIERS at Denison Barracks had their hard work acknowledged recently as they graduated with Science Foundation Degrees in a formal ceremony. A group…
