COUNCIL chiefs are proposing to enforce new parking charges on a host of town centre roads. Residential and business routes are in the firing line and…
LOCAL event rider, Dan Jocelyn from Ecchinswell near Newbury recently received a prestigious National Award. Dan was presented with the runner up prize…
CONTROVERSIAL proposals to fence off Padworth Common have been shelved - for the time being at least. A public inquiry into proposals by West Berkshire…
EAST Garston Village Hall is hosting a swap shop today (Sat) between 2pm and 3.30pm. The event is being run by Hungerford Environmental Action Team (HEAT)…
A WELL-known former Hungerford resident, Marie Desmeules, died on Saturday, aged 86. Mrs Desmeules first moved to Hungerford in 1942 when her machinist…
ONE of Tadley’s oldest families was celebrating this week, after struggling for almost five years to get the go-ahead to build homes in the street named…
THE VINEYARD at Stockcross has been named restaurant of the year, in an annual award dished out by a globally acclaimed wine publication. Inspired by…
REVIVE! Newbury is sponsoring Andrew Jordan of the Pirtek Racing team in the 2013 British Touring Car Championships (BTCC). Owned by Peter Johnson, the…
PLANS for a solar farm in Thatcham have been approved. Up to 300 homes could be supplied with green energy after plans to install 7,000 photovoltaic modules…
A BIKE and various tools have been stolen from a garage in Calcot. Sometime between 9am on January 17 and 3pm on January 18, an offender gained access…
THE former Barclays bank in Market Place could have flats built on the first and second floors, if plans are approved. Carter Planning Ltd has submitted…
THE High Sheriff of Berkshire opened a new science centre at a Woolhampton prep school recently. Elstree School, an independent boarding and day prep…
A CAR crashed into a ditch in Compton yesterday (Thurs). Thames Valley Police received a call at 2.59pm to the incident at School Road after a silver…
SCHOOL league tables published yesterday (Thurs) show a mixed bag for West Berkshire schools with pupils achieving above the national average in A levels…
NEWBURY swimmers recently spent an evening on dry land to celebrate their achievements in the water in 2012. There were awards for all age groups across…
FIREFIGHTERS attended a chimney fire in Wickham yesterday evening (Wednesday). One engine from Hungerford was sent to the property on Church Hill after…
Kelly Joe Phelps a leading light of real Americana music for almost 30 years, who was due to play Arlington Arts, Snelsmore, on Saturday, February 2,…
SEVENTY people were due to attend Sunday’s Sculpture Network New Year’s Brunch at the Greenham Arts Centre, but the bad weather conditions reduced the…
BATH Road at Halfway is currently closed in both directions because of an accident. The road is closed both ways at Hoe Benham Lane, between Hungerford…
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a kitchen fire in Greenham last night (Wednesday). Two engines, from Newbury and Lambourn, were alerted at 8:30pm to the incident…
