Health

Leisure centres across West Berkshire are offering free membership to people living with Parkinson’s.

An up-and-coming singer-songwriter has been spreading a powerful message about key issues affecting young people.

Hundreds of runners took part in the second annual Thatcham 10k on Sunday (April 6).

Plans for a massive egg farm near Newbury have been hatched.

New vaping and smoking laws are due in a couple of months time. Our local democracy reporter Niki Hinman explains what will happen.

‘They are in our air, water and food’: How microplastics maybe silently impacting your health

A Thatcham woman is running the Green Park Reading 10k in memory of her mum.

A new youth wellbeing service has started today (Monday) in Thatcham.

Students at Downe House, Cold Ash, have enjoyed a range of off-timetable activities in support of Neurodiversity Celebration Week.

Not all cholesterol is bad; in fact, your body needs it for various functions, as a British Heart Foundation expert explains.

Buscot Ward – the special care baby unit at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust – has received four new, state-of-the-art incubators.

Five ways to manage your snoring from Asda’s online doctor.

A Pangbourne restaurateur has raised £9,027 for the Alzheimer’s Society.

What West Berkshire looked like as we went into the first Covid lockdown five years ago today.

West Berkshire Council has confirmed it is securing alternative providers for its three adult day centres.

If you believe you have long Covid you are not alone - one in 10 people think the same.

A Newbury based teacher is taking on Breast Cancer Now’s Pink Ribbon Walk after being diagnosed with breast cancer just over a year ago.

A Hermitage autism charity has launched a new fundraising appeal to buy specialist equipment.

Thatcham Town Council is inviting the community to crochet Forget-me-nots for Dementia Action Week.

A team of fundraisers have raised almost £2,000 after completing a 14-mile charity walk.