 A VITAL service for West Berkshire communities will come to an end today, while plans to replace it have fallen through. The neighbourhood wardens patrolled communities in Newbury, Thatcham, Greenham, Speen and Cold Ash, dealing with anti-social behaviour, graffiti, fly tipping and vandalism. They a |
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West Berkshire Wardens scheme ends today after budget cuts
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Crafters to raise charity funds in Thatcham
 A GROUP of local craftspeople and artists in Thatcham will be hosting a fundraising weekend for charity. Pineapple Palace, located at Lower Way Farm, is a shop and café supported and stocked by a number of local artists. The crafters will be holding a summer market featuring craft demonstrations, mu |
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Hack Space to set up in Thatcham
 A GROUP for like-minded people with technical, artistic and scientific skills is to set up a temporary base in Thatcham. Newbury and District Hack Space is set to move into the workshop in Lower Way, owned by Thatcham Town Council, next month. The workshop is currently used by the Thatcham Neighbour |
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Thatcham man faces hefty jail term for child porn
 A THATCHAM man could be facing a hefty jail sentence after being caught with more than 40,000 child porn images. In the dock at West Berkshire Magistrates’ Court last Thursday, was Robert Sudworth-Jones, of Masefield Road. Magistrates have the power to impose a prison sentence of up to 12 months – b |
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Thatcham to run replacement warden service
 THATCHAM is going it alone and is providing its own replacement for the town’s Neighbourhood Warden Service. The wardens clean up community areas and also help tackle anti-social behaviour across Newbury, Thatcham and the east of the district. But the service, deemed as vital for Thatcham, will ceas |
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"Thatcham's infrastructure cannot cope with more homes"
 Thatcham Town Council and residents opposing scaled-down plans at Henwick Park say the infrastructure of Thatcham cannot cope with the extra number of houses. Having had its plans for 265 homes turned down by West Berkshire Council last year, developer Croudace Strategic has submitted plans for 225 |
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Thatcham care home requires improvement
 A THATCHAM care home has been judged as requiring improvement. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) gave Thatcham Court Care Home the rating, following a two-day inspection in May. The BUPA home, in Chapel Street, provides care for up to 60 people living with dementia and other related health condition |
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Freedom of Thatcham parade tomorrow (Thursday)
 SOLDIERS will exercise their freedom of the town of Thatcham tomorrow (Thursday). The Band of the Corps of the Royal Engineers will lead The Royal School of Military Survey (RSMS) through the town. Thatcham Town Council bestowed the military unit the honour in 2011 in recognition, nationally and in |
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Thames Valley Kings celebrate end of season
 THE Thames Valley Kings, Berkshire’s oldest competitive wheelchair basketball club, celebrated with their end of season awards and re-branding launch at a special event last month. Alistair Hargreaves picked up the award for most improved junior and Liam Barker scooped junior top scorer. Adult top s |
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Arcing Thatcham power line spotted by dog walker
 AN overhead power line which had crashed down into hedges in Thatcham was spotted by a dog walker yesterday (Wed) evening). One fire engine from Newbury was called at 9pm to a field and hedges at Huntington Gardens, after a dog walker heard crackling and spotted smoke from the arcing power line. Fir |
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Hack Space to set up in Thatcham
| A GROUP for like-minded people with technical, artistic and scientific skills is to set up a temporary base in Thatcham. Newbury and District Hack Space is set to move into the workshop in Lower Way, owned by Thatcham Town Council, next month. The workshop is currently used by the Thatcham Neighbour |
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Henwick Park developer back with scaled-down plans
 A DEVELOPER looking to build hundreds of homes on the town boundary has submitted new scaled down plans. Croudace Strategic is back with fresh proposals for 225 homes at Henwick Park – land to the north of Heath Lane and west of Cold Ash Hill. The plans are Croudace’s second shot at developing the s |
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"Mexican stand-off" leads to road rage
 A Thatcham man appeared in court after a “Mexican stand-off” on a Cold Ash road led to a blast of road rage. At West Berkshire Magistrates’ Court on June 9, Scott Wildman, aged 44, pleaded guilty to threatening fellow driver James Allen on a road at Cold Ash. On September 6, the court heard, Mr Alle |
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West Berkshire Wardens scheme ends today after budget cuts
| A VITAL service for West Berkshire communities will come to an end today, while plans to replace it have fallen through. The neighbourhood wardens patrolled communities in Newbury, Thatcham, Greenham, Speen and Cold Ash, dealing with anti-social behaviour, graffiti, fly tipping and vandalism. They a |
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Thatcham man faces hefty jail term for child porn
| A THATCHAM man could be facing a hefty jail sentence after being caught with more than 40,000 child porn images. In the dock at West Berkshire Magistrates’ Court last Thursday, was Robert Sudworth-Jones, of Masefield Road. Magistrates have the power to impose a prison sentence of up to 12 months – b |
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Thatcham to run replacement warden service
| THATCHAM is going it alone and is providing its own replacement for the town’s Neighbourhood Warden Service. The wardens clean up community areas and also help tackle anti-social behaviour across Newbury, Thatcham and the east of the district. But the service, deemed as vital for Thatcham, will ceas |
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"Thatcham's infrastructure cannot cope with more homes"
| Thatcham Town Council and residents opposing scaled-down plans at Henwick Park say the infrastructure of Thatcham cannot cope with the extra number of houses. Having had its plans for 265 homes turned down by West Berkshire Council last year, developer Croudace Strategic has submitted plans for 225 |
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Freedom of Thatcham parade tomorrow (Thursday)
| SOLDIERS will exercise their freedom of the town of Thatcham tomorrow (Thursday). The Band of the Corps of the Royal Engineers will lead The Royal School of Military Survey (RSMS) through the town. Thatcham Town Council bestowed the military unit the honour in 2011 in recognition, nationally and in |
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Thatcham housing scheme 'cannot be justified'
 WEST Berkshire Council has said that plans for apartments on Benham Hill cannot be justified. Ressance Ltd was looking to demolish 212-216 Benham Hill and replace them with 16 apartments and four houses. The Newbury-based developer said there was a high demand for the type of properties it was seek |
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Thatcham school runs its own Race for Life
 WHITELANDS Park Primary School held its own Race for Life, inspired and organised by one of its pupils. Pupils raced around the Henwick Worthy playing fields on Friday to raise money for Cancer Research. The event, inspired by the Race for Life for women, was the brainchild of Year 5 pupil Freddie K |
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