TWO men arrested in connection with an incident in which a sheep was killed in West Berkshire have been re-bailed. Between 9pm on September 19 and 8am…
THE region’s ambulance service is asking people to only call 999 in an emergency this Christmas. With the Christmas party season in full swing the South…
CHRISTMAS has come early for one Thatcham tot who has been reunited with her favourite toy thanks to readers of the Newbury Weekly News. Two-year-old…
THE sale of an iconic piece of West Berkshire’s heritage is to be put on the back burner after an interest in bidding by Greenham Parish Council. West…
EMERGENCY services are currently attending a suspected hazardous material incident in Newbury, with neighbours advised to keep windows closed as a precaution.…
FIREFIGHTERS have attended an incident in Newbury which has seen Kingsbridge Road closed. At 16:28, firefighters were alerted to an incident involving…
A MULTI-FAITH Christmas carol service took place at the West Berkshire Crematorium last Friday (14) to remember those who will be missed this Christmas.…
YOUNG Bradley Shaw fully justified the manager’s decision to start him on Saturday in the local derby game against Reading Town as he scored a hat-trick…
RAIL passengers can expect delays to and from London Paddington today due to a signal failure. The fault is at Hayes and Harlington, and is affecting…
FLOOD alerts are in place for several local areas and rivers - including the River Kennet in Newbury - with properties at risk from groundwater flooding…
AN 18-YEAR-OLD from West Berkshire has been charged with attempted murder after a man was stabbed in the stomach. Marlon Rowe, from Mey Close, Calcot,…
HUNGERFORD firefighters had to wait for the power supply to be cut before tackling a blazing electricity transformer. West Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service…
A CACHE of goods belonging to customers of defunct Cameo Fine Art Auctioneers has been found. A spokesman for the Reading-based Official Receivers, Graham…
HUNDREDS of reptiles and tropical fish were killed in a fire in a Hampshire garden centre yesterday (Weds), with 30 firefighters attending to tackle the…
THE company that owns a River Thames toll bridge has warned that levies will increase sooner than planned after the High Court ruled the firm would have…
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (12a)Running time 169 minutes Rating:****If cost ($250 million), cast and crew (hundreds) and the amount of facial hair…
FIRE crews are battling a fire at a garden nursery in Kingsclere. There are reports of eight fire applicances attending the blaze at Cottismore Garden…
TWO accidents in Newbury are seeing traffic congestion develop as rush-hour approaches. There is a three-car collision on the A339 northbound between…
A WARD closed due to Norovirus at a Swindon hospital has since re-opened, but the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading has confirmed some cases - better…
FIREFIGHTERS from four local fire stations were called out to rescue a man from two feet of water at Bucklebury Ford yesterday evening (Tues) - the second…
