New funding formula is "step in right direction", says West Berkshire Councillor AN extra £1.3m worth of funding for West Berkshire schools will…
John Rankin pupils perform for residents YEAR 2 children at John Rankin Infant School entertained residents of the Argyle Care Home in Newbury recently…
Supply to some homes not expected to be re-instated until this evening, say SSEN HOMES and businesses across Newbury have been left without electricity…
Council denies increase is linked to waste permits WEST Berkshire taxpayers paid almost £70,000 last year to clean up the mess left by fly-tippers. Fridges…
“One minute we’d be trying to see through the blinding sun, then suddenly a storm or blizzard would hit" A BUSINESS development manager at Newbury-based…
Demolition works expected to start later this month THE wrecking balls are preparing to get into full swing on a Newbury regeneration project which will…
PE department receives national accolade for third year in a row THEALE Green School has hit a sporting hat-trick, after achieving the top standard in…
Pilot escaped injury in failed take-off A PILOT escaped injury when his aircraft crashed into a crop field after overrunning the runway at Brimpton Airfield,…
Junior school welcomes author to celebrate opening PUPILS at a Burghfield school recently celebrated the opening of their new library, which they designed…
Calls continue to improve appearance of six-storey "eyesore" A TOWN councillor has vowed to continue her quest to see Newbury’s BT Telephone Exchange…
Adults with mental health issues going more than 12 months without reviews, according to council figures DOZENS of adults with learning difficulties and…
“I’m just so angry that a member of the public can do this” TWO vulnerable adults were left fearing for their safety after a callous thug threw a tin…
Volunteers help spruce up club house NEWBURY Football Club’s clubhouse in Faraday Road has been given a much-needed sprucing up by a team of volunteers…
Greyhound is thought to have been used in badger baiting or other illegal activity A DOG found with “awful injuries” in a West Berkshire village…
"Some balance is required to protect veterans from being pursued into old age" NEWBURY’S MP yesterday called for new legislation to prevent court…
Raiders force entry in early hours of Tuesday morning POLICE are appealing for information after raiders broke into a shop in Lambourn in the early hours…
17-year-old pleads guilty to manufacturing illegal weapon A THATCHAM teenager has been convicted of manufacturing a stun gun. The 17-year-old, who can…
Arsenal Women Football Club partners with the Ilsleys Primary School A WEST Berkshire school is hoping to produce some female football stars of the future…
'Land banking' and 'viability issues' to blame WEST Berkshire Council is set to miss its affordable housing target by 315 homes, as the local authority…
Employers' training session to indentify staff mental health issues FIFTY businesses representing a combined workforce of more than 11,500 employees attended…
