Berkshire County, England News

A FORMER RAF technician who broke his neck during a fun day at an Air Force base has launched a 6 million compensation bid in London's High Court.

Man escapes jail for attacking his wife after he catches her flirting with another man in a Thatcham pub A HUSBAND attacked his wife in a pub after he caught her flirting with another man, Newbury magistrates heard last Thursday, November 19.

Householders will be rewarded with cash incentives for recycling at home under radical new Conservative plans aimed at tackling global warming.

A drummer got the chance to strut his funky stuff at a performance in honour of the special anniversary of a top BBC recording studio.

A West Reading man has been found not guilty of burgling a house with a crowbar.

A 21-YEAR-OLD Wycombe man was in a "trance-like state" while beating a businessman to death outside his home, a psychiatrist told a court.

A prolific burglar who claimed he learned his lesson after becoming a victim of crime has been jailed once again.

Global drinks giant PepsiCo is eyeing up an audacious move to Reading's striking skyscraper The Blade, getreading can reveal.

The jury in the case of a carjacker accused of deliberately injuring a mother of four he ran over in her own car in Berkshire has been sent out to consider its verdict.

It is crunch time for Reading's retailers. That is the message from business bosses who have claimed Christmas is a - make or break' period for the town's shops.

A multi-car collision on Monday evening resulted in the closure of a busy commuter route and traffic chaos between Reading and Bracknell.

A pair of boots thought to have belonged to Oliver Cromwell are to be sold at auction.

A HAZLEMERE man saw his best friend fatally shot during an armed robbery in a Texas bar.

A mother was run over and dragged up to 65ft by her own car after a laughing thief leapt behind the wheel and drove off, a court has heard.

Published by Jon Land for 24dash.com in Local Government and also in Communities Wednesday 18th November 2009 - 9:29am Big lights switch-off in Wokingham gets police backing The part-night street lighting trial being tested out in various roads across the Wokingham Borough has been met with support by residents and the police as it approaches the ...

A woman who turned to heroin after her drug-user fiancA© died of an overdose has begged for a jail term so she can give up the drug.

A hammer-wielding robber leapt from a car and mugged a businessman of his takings in Woodley on Saturday afternoon.

A Winnersh man is due to appear in court charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm following an incident in Bracknell.

A fresh new version of the pioneering Safe Drive Stay Alive campaign is set to be shown to thousands of students and young drivers across the Thames Valley.

TWO men who handled stolen goods worth A 170,000 amassed from an eight-month burglary spree are behind bars.