Eleven-year-old Jack Dunn recently had his dearest wish to meet his favourite professional wrestler, The Rock, granted by Starlight Children’s Foundation,…
FATHER Christmas pulled up his sleigh at a children’s Christmas party in Silchester on a recent (Dec 1) Saturday - followed the next day (Sunday Dec 2)…
WEST Berkshire Council is preparing to take on the responsibility of public health from the National Health Service next year. From April 1, 2013, the…
POLICE have made 109 arrests in the Thames Valley area halfway through a month-long campaign aimed at tackling drink and drug driving over the festive…
THE COMPANY which ran a huge Beenham compost plant, where a fire is set to blaze for a further two weeks after starting over two weeks ago, have apologised…
‘ROLE models and inspirations’ - that’s how four West Berkshire children have been described after picking up junior citizen awards. The West Berkshire…
THE orienteering squad from St Andrew’s School, Pangbourne, have been crowned national champions. The school’s team, consisting of 17 girls and boys aged…
A THATCHAM organisation is helping to eliminate loneliness and isolation among elderly residents this Christmas. Community Christmas provides lunch on…
KINGSCLERE’s first ever Christmas tree festival was bristling with success over the weekend and beyond. Held at St Mary’s Church, from Friday December…
YOUNG entrepreneurs went head-to-head in the grand final of the Champions of Enterprise last week, with The Willink School coming out on top. Teams of…
[caption id="attachment_58548" align="alignright" width="345" caption="Shane Kingston breaks out against Aylesbury"][/caption] THATCHAM Town broke a six…
ONE OF the most committed members of West Berkshire Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has died. Clive Stevens, who lived in Hungerford for many years before…
NEWBURY town centre has recently seen several shutters go down – and come up, after two well-known shops have closed or are about to close and others…
POLICE are on the hunt for offenders who broke into a business in Goring. The business in High Street was targeted during the early hours of December…
A THATCHAM man is scheduled to play a starring role in the Christmas special of television presenter’s James May’s Toy Stories series. Former Kennet School…
NEWBURY town centre was all aglow last Sunday afternoon as more than 450 lanterns lit up the streets in the Corn Exchange’s annual Festival of Lights…
A TADLEY teenager has died, following a collision in Pamber Heath during the early hours of this morning (Friday December 21). According to Hampshire…
NETWORK Rail has announced delays to services today (Friday) - just as the Christmas rush gets underway. First Great Western services to London Paddington…
A MAN involved in a suspected hazardous materials incident in Newbury on Thursday (Dec 20), has since died. Ambulance crews were called at 1.20pm to M…
SANTA and his (real) reindeer pulled up at a Baughurst pet shop on a recent (Dec 7) Friday, with a sack bulging with presents for over 100 children. With…
