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Electronic parking signs coming to Newbury

Electronic parking signs coming to Newbury

Signs to display availability of parking spaces are to be installed at ten locations NEWBURY shoppers may soon no longer have to spend hours looking for…


Plans to name and shame criminals online

Plans to name and shame criminals online

Minister's plans for new crime mapping website could lead to further crime, warns West Berkshire Lib Dem CRIMINALS in West Berkshire could soon be…


Police seek witnesses to sexual assaults

Police seek witnesses to sexual assaults

Man arrested over Newbury sexual assault is released without charge due to insufficient evidence A MAN who was arrested in relation to a sexual assault…


Viva Las Vegas

Viva Las Vegas

Clare Plested previews new solo show at Comedy Festival Returning to Newbury Comedy Festival this week is Newbury favourite Clare Plested (of Plested…


West Berkshire school out of special measures

West Berkshire school out of special measures

Outstanding capacity for improvement at the school, say Ofsted inspectors A PREVIOUSLY failing school in Calcot is now out of special measures. Ofsted…


West Berkshire woman bequeaths £500,000 to hospital

West Berkshire woman bequeaths £500,000 to hospital

The woman from Tilehurst mysteriously left the money to a Reading hospital in her will A TILEHURST woman who died two years ago has surprised the Royal…


Berkshire through to Lord's final

Berkshire through to Lord's final

Berkshire defeated Cumberland by 58 runs in the semi-final of the MCCA Trophy at Falkland yesterday (Sunday) BERKSHIRE are through to another Lord's…


Burglars target Kingsclere church

Burglars target Kingsclere church

Intruders target a safe at St Mary's church and make off with cash A SAFE is believed to have been targeted by burglars at a Kingsclere church last…


Falkland claim first league win

Falkland claim first league win

A five-wicket haul from Neil Gunter helped Falkland to a a 47 run win over Banbury on Saturday A FIVE-STAR performance from Neil Gunter helped Falkland…


Hundreds attend opening of new skate park

Hundreds attend opening of new skate park

Professional skaters on hand to show what is capable on the ramps of the new skate park NEWBURY's new skate park was officially opened yesterday (Sunday)…


Man charged over Kingsclere fatal

Man charged over Kingsclere fatal

Overton man charged with failing to stop and failing to report the incident following fatal collision in January A MAN who was arrested following a fatal…


Thatcham slip to another seven wicket defeat

Thatcham slip to another seven wicket defeat

Defeat to Henley II sees Thatcham remain in ninth place in the Thames Valley League Division One table THATCHAM slipped to a seven-wicket defeat for the…


Town council to discuss more homes for Newbury

Town council to discuss more homes for Newbury

Plans for 61 flats in former town centre council offices to be scrutinised tonight (Monday) TWO blocks of flats overlooking Newbury town centre could…


Tributes paid to Thatcham pensioner who died in crash

Tributes paid to Thatcham pensioner who died in crash

Family tributes paid to Raymond Munt after he died following a collision near Silchester on Saturday A 76-YEAR-OLD man from Thatcham was killed following…


Water bills set to rise

Water bills set to rise

Thames Water to add £35m to its annual operating cost as Parliament confirms private sewers transfer THAMES Water customers are to see an increase in…


West Berkshire is slowest on planning applications

West Berkshire is slowest on planning applications

Time target for decisions by district council is missed in 94 per cent of minor planning cases WEST Berkshire Council is the slowest in the country when…


BMX displays planned for Newbury skate park launch

BMX displays planned for Newbury skate park launch

Top skateboarders and BMXers expected at the official opening in Victoria Park today (Sunday) THE new skate park in Victoria Park will be officially opened…


Incinerator group to hold largest fundraiser

Incinerator group to hold largest fundraiser

Anti-incinerator fund-raiser to be held in Chieveley today (Sunday) THE protest group fighting plans to build an incinerator in Chieveley is to hold its…


West Berkshire farmer warns of wildlife suffering

West Berkshire farmer warns of wildlife suffering

Wildlife habitats at risk as EU considers axing payments to land managers RARE birds could be under increased threat from plans to slash funding for wildlife-friendly…


All the fun of the fetes

All the fun of the fetes

Several villages and schools across West Berkshire are gearing up to host summer fetes this weekend THERE are fetes galore in and around West Berkshire…


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