Four teenage sisters from Berkshire Take to washing cars to help pay for their dad’s funeral
Four teenage sisters from Berkshire Take to washing cars to help pay for their dad’s funeral Mark died on Tuesday 19th July 2016 aged only 52, This is the story told by one of his four daughters. On the morning of Monday 18th July, Dad collapsed at home, after the second time he wasn’t aware what […]
May The Didcot Three Rest in Peace after Boiler House is Blown Down
May The Didcot Three Rest in Peace after Boiler House is Blown Down Families of three missing men who where buried when part of the 10-storey building came down as it was being prepared for demolition on 23 February watched on as the remains of the Boiler house was blown to the ground just after […]
Public get to see a variety of rescue skills required by the modern fire and rescue service
Public get to see a variety of rescue skills required by the modern fire and rescue service A family fun day at Whitley Wood Fire station in Reading played backdrop to this year’s UKRO Regional Challenge on Saturday (25th June) hosted by Royal Berks Fire and Rescue Service. Despite the threat of rain and forecasted […]
Man arrested on suspicion of possession of an explosive after Street Evacuated
Man arrested on suspicion of possession of an explosive after Street Evacuated Thames Valley Police have arrested a man on suspicion of possession of an explosive in Burnham. Officers were called to an address in The Fairway just before 6am yesterday (25/6). A number of chemicals were discovered at the property which meant that residents […]
Anti-Nuclear Protesters Chain Themselves Together Outside Weapons Establishment
Anti-Nuclear Protesters Chain Themselves Together Outside Weapons Establishment Anti-nuclear weapons protesters at Atomic Weapons Establishment’s (AWE) Burghfield site oppose the renewal or replacement of Trident. Burghfield and AWE Aldermaston provide the warheads for the submarine-launched missile system. The activists are protesting as the site provides war heads for the uk’s largest nuclear submarines. The UK’s […]
Bank Holiday Horror After Man Shot In Reading yards from Child Play
Bank Holiday Horror After Man Shot In Reading yards from Child Play Police launch investigation after a man has been shot at Prospect Park in Reading this evening. A man has been airlifted to hospital after being shot by a weapon on the Tilehurst Road side of the park. [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000kvMDJRKPd7s” g_name=”Bank-hoilday-shooting” width=”800″ f_fullscreen=”t” bgtrans=”t” […]
Fire Crews Take the Lion Share from the Dragon in UKRO Competition
Fire Crews Take the Lion Share from the Dragon in UKRO Competition Firefighters from Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service put their skills and expertise to the test at a regional competition this weekend against professional firefighters from across the UK in the disciplines of Vehicle Extrication. The team of six travelled to the South Wales Fire and […]
Police close off Bartholomew Street in Newbury after Fire in disused Sports Bar
Police close off Bartholomew Street in Newbury after Fire in disused Sports Bar Police have closed off Bartholomew Street in Newbury this evening following a fire breaking out in a disused building. Police have closed the road in both directions whilst fire crews from Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue are supported by Crews from Hampshire […]
Lorry Driver Dies After fatal M4 Crash
Lorry Driver Dies After fatal M4 Crash Six Lanes of the M4 remains closed following a fatal crash involving a lorry this afternoon. The Driver was killed as his lorry smashed through central reservation The 49-year-old lorry driver from Essex died after his vehicle overturned on the M4 near Reading in the early hours of […]
Schoolboy Assaulted at a Berkshire School
Schoolboy Assaulted at a Berkshire School Officers and emergency services attended Blessed Hugh Faringdon Roman Catholic School in Fawley Road, Southcote, at around 1pm today following a report that a boy was receiving medical treatment. A 12-year-old boy was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital by air ambulance where he remains. He had sustained serious […]
Teenager Fighting for His Life after Oxford Stabbing Two arrested
Teenager Fighting for His Life after Oxford Stabbing Two arrested A teenager boy has been rushed hospital to the John Radcliffe hospital with life-threatening injuries this afternoon following a stabbing on Cowley Road in Oxford. One witness described seeing the victim lying on the ground, and said he was told by a friend he had […]
Fire Crews Called To Woodland Fire In Burghfield Berkshire
Fire Crews Called To Woodland Fire In Burghfield Berkshire Thirty Fire Fighters from Royal Berkshire Fire And Rescue Service are currently battling to contain a woodland fire on the Reading Road in Burghfield this afternoon. The Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service has sent eight pumping appliances and a specialist unit from Caversham Road, Dee […]
Police have released Video show the scale of the search of Didcot Power Station
Police have released Video show the scale of the search of Didcot Power Station The 20th April marked the eight week anniversary of the tragic collapse at the Didcot A Power Station that left one man dead and three still missing. Thames Valley Police have released a short video that highlights the sheer scale of […]
Police Cordon off Area around a Shopping Centre in Bracknell
Police Cordon off Area around a Shopping Centre in Bracknell A Police cordon is in place after a suspect package was found near a shopping centre entrance in Stanley Walk in Bracknell this afternoon. Police have selaed off the entrance to Princess Square shopping centre after a suspicious package was found this afternoon Police are […]
Appeal to trace missing woman from High Wycombe
Appeal to trace missing woman from High Wycombe Thames Valley Police is appealing for the public’s help in tracing a missing woman. 28-year-old Amy James from High Wycombe was last seen leaving the Revolutions pub in Maxwell Road, Beaconsfield in the early hours of this morning 31st March. Amy is white, around 5ft 5ins tall, […]
Crawley man Sidharth Sharma wanted on recall to prison
Crawley man Sidharth Sharma wanted on recall to prison A man wanted on recall to prison is being sought by police in Sussex and Hampshire. Sidharth Sharma, 31, was recalled to prison on February 12 for breaching the terms of his licence. However, he has failed to hand himself into police. He is from Crawley, […]
Hopes To Have Didcot Three Reunited with Families
Hopes To Have Didcot Three Reunited with Families “RWE has today presented a plan to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Thames Valley Police (TVP) to commence work on the collapsed debris, ready to recover the missing men. “Starting today, large equipment and people will be arriving on site to start work to enable […]
Bring Home the Didcot Three
Bring Home the Didcot Three Didcot,Oxfordshire, Sunday 13th March 2016 Pictured Families of the Three Missing Power station Construction workers who have travelled from Rotherham and South Wales they urge the authorities to do more to find the missing men. The families carried out a peaceful protest outside the Didcot A Power Station. Police let […]
Rescue Turns into Recovery Operation at Didcot Power Station
Rescue Turns into Recovery Operation at Didcot Power Station Didcot,Oxfordshire Wednesday 24th February 2016 Urban search and rescue specialist teams have worked through the night looking for three missing men that have been buried in the rubble of the destroyed boiler room of Didcot A Power Station. One demolition worker was killed when the 10-storey […]
Four Dead after Didcot Power Station explosion
Four Dead after Didcot Power Station explosion Four person are feared dead and a major incident has been declared following the collapse of a building at Didcot A Power Station in Oxfordshire South Central Ambulance Service said it has sent its hazardous areas response team to the site, as well as three ambulances and the […]
On Going Rescue Operation at Didcot Power Station
On Going Rescue Operation at Didcot Power Station Reports of an explosion at the site of the old #Didcot A power station. #BreakingNews One person is feared dead and three unaccounted for. A major incident has been declared following the collapse of a building at Didcot A Power Station. South Central Ambulance Service said it […]
Neighbour Saves Best Mate after House Explosion
Neighbour Saves Best Mate after House Explosion A man has been rescued by his neighbour after a house exploded in a quiet residential street earlier this evening, leaving two injured.
Fire Rips Through Berkshire Hotel
Fire Rips Through Berkshire Hotel Mortimer, Berkshire Firefighters have been tackling a major fire at a Berkshire hotel.