THE water supply to about 350 properties in Peasemore will have to be cut so leaks in the village can be fixed, Thames Water has announced. Residents…
RICHARD Benyon, the Newbury MP, has been accused of letting down the homeless by a Newbury charity worker. Charity worker and champion for the homeless,…
TWO West Berkshire pubs have had mixed fortunes in regards to their recent planning applications. A pub in Streatley has withdrawn plans to extend its…
A DOCTOR, who has worked at the Downland Practice in Chieveley for almost 20 years, is due to retire at the end of September. Dr Mary Dyson, aged 59 who…
PLANS to build a new accommodation unit for patients living independently and semi-independently in the grounds of Thornford Park Hospital, Crookham Common…
NEWBURY Clock Club is seeking new recruits. The club meets twice a month to learn about horology, repair clocks in a supportive environment and have a…
DESPITE a fear of heights a Newbury hairdresser marked her 50th birthday with a skydive for charity. Debbie Hutt of Equine Way, Newbury, decided to mark…
FIREFIGHTERS attended a kitchen fire in Burghfield Common yesterday (Sat). Crews from Dee Road, Whitley Wood and Caversham Road fire stations attended…
A 30-year-old man was hit by a car in Tilehurst yesterday (Sat). Fire crews from Whitely Wood and Wokingham Road fire stations attended the scene at Chapel…
IT was a helpless Jack Russell terrier called Nancy in 1982 which began a four decade love affair with helping lost and abandoned dogs for Maureen Iggleden.…
PLANS to relax strict rules on how many affordable homes are required to be built as part of each new housing development could worsen West Berkshire’s…
THE 60mph speed limit on a road which runs past a West Berkshire primary school is to be lowered. West Berkshire Council has begun a consultation on 30mph…
AMERICAN novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne once wrote: “When scattered clouds are resting on the bosoms of hills, it seems as if one might climb into the heavenly…
TO celebrate the first day of the Ryder Cup, Sandford Springs Golf Club, Kingsclere, is hosting a pro-am open on Friday September 28. Last year twenty…
THE course record was broken and more than £3,500 was raised for charities at this year’s Englefield 10k run on Sunday. The run, now in its third year,…
A NUMBER of bus stops in West Berkshire are trialling audible messaging for the visually impaired. The system is aimed at helping users identify which…
A JUDGE who spared a Thatcham man from jail after he caused the death of his sister-in-law in a car crash at a notorious junction said the 26-year-old…
SEVERAL craft and flower shows and fairs are on today (Sat) for people to go along to. Hungerford’s Royal British Legion is holding a horticultural and…
McDonald’s has been given the go-ahead by West Berkshire Council for round-the-clock opening hours at it’s Pinchington Lane fast food restaurant. This…
A FITNESS session and fun day aimed at all the family is due to be held in Thatcham today (Sat). Reshape Family Fitness and Fun is open for mums, dads,…
