A LARGE amount of rubbish was unloaded on the side of the A34 on Wednesday last week following a lorry fire. The waste was piled up in a layby off the A34 northbound between the A343 Andover Road and A4 Bath Road, causing lengthy delays as a...
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was raped at a nature reserve in Padworth Common. Thames Valley Police say that they received a report at around 6.30pm on Thursday that a man in his twenties was approached from behind and raped by...
A WEST Berkshire estate has been named the UK’s ‘Most Desirable Venue’ after topping a shortlist of 25 leading destinations across the country. Wasing Estate, a 4,000-acre site located near Aldermaston, secured the accolade after...
A BANK has officially extended its services to Thatcham Banking Hub – now appearing at the provision every Friday. It’s good news for customers of HSBC – as of tomorrow (Friday), the bank will officially be providing its services at the...
A 17-YEAR-OLD has completed the challenge of running 100 kilometres in one day to raise money for a charity trip. Ethan Kuijten, a student from Thatcham, took on the challenge with the aim of finishing in less than 24 hours, running the same...
THE shape of the biggest shake-up in local government in 50 years could be known today (Thursday), writes Local Democracy reporter Niki Hinman. Council leaders, including West Berkshire’s, are waiting for the secretary of state Steve Reed to...
A SEXUAL predator got away with raping and abusing very young girls for years, a court heard. But decades later one of the alleged victims went to the police, who launched an investigation. And that eventually resulted in David Fisher...
