21+ hour ago   (96+ words) in Chantry Mead, Hungerford Newbury Today Kitten gets head stuck in grill in Chantry Mead, Hungerford Firefighters had to rescue a kitten with its head stuck in a metal grill. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service received reports of an…...

3+ hour, 51+ min ago   (458+ words) As the curtain fell on the Thames Valley Cricket League season on Saturday, local sides experienced a dramatic final afternoon of action. Newbury 1st XI concluded a fine campaign in Division 4A by securing a brilliant second-place spot in the final standings,…...

11+ hour, 49+ min ago   (369+ words) Thatcham-based business owner Cheryl Carroll-Smith was named in the UK Top 50 for ‘Skin Specialist of the Year’, placing 33rd in the country, while her business partner Andrea King placed 75th in the UK for ‘SPMU Artist of the Year’ at the official…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (570+ words) A business owner has been placed on the Sex Offenders Register after sending explicit messages to what he believed was a child. Toby Bartlett even sent a video of himself committing a sex act while seated at his own desk....

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (218+ words) Plans have been submitted for a vast industrial estate on the old Quantel site on Turnpike Road in Newbury. A local residents’ campaign to stop it has already started. The scheme proposes approximately 127,210 sq ft of floorspace configured across four…...

20+ hour, 33+ min ago   (465+ words) The final Saturday of the Thames Valley Cricket League Division 2A season saw dynamic action at both ends of the table. It was a story of title glory for Theale and Tilehurst and decisive wins for Thatcham Town and Sulhamstead & Ufton....

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (256+ words) A cocaine dealer was busted selling drugs a second time…after being bailed for the first offence. Daniel Wilder is now behind bars as a result. The 31-year-old, of Montacute Drive, Thatcham, was first arrested on July 28 last year A…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (178+ words) A transport festival that made a triumphant return this summer after a two-year break has raised thousands of pounds for charity. Organised under the umbrella of the Rotary Club of Reading Matins, the much-loved village event raised £12,068. The event’s headline…...

13+ hour, 9+ min ago   (348+ words) On Saturday more than 2,000 people witnessed a spectacular night of music, movement and mystery as renowned French company Rara Woulib brought Deblozay to the town’s streets. The street theatre was part of Corn Exchange free outdoor programme funded by Greenham…...

20+ hour, 39+ min ago   (565+ words) Tadley Calleva booked their place in the next round of the FA Cup after claiming a 3-1 victory over Laverstock & Ford at Barlow’s Park. Facing an early exit from football's showpiece competition after going behind during a sluggish opening period, the…...