School Master jailed Over Sex offences against Children
School Master jailed Over Sex offences against Children A former preparatory school teacher Nicholas Martin Eggington,58 of Plantation Close, Arnold, Nottingham has been sentenced to a three year prison sentence at Winchester Crown Court on Friday, December 2. Eggington, was found guilty of two counts of indecent assault on a male child and two counts […]
House Subsides and Sink Holes open up on a Berkshire Road
House Subsides and Sink Holes open up on a Berkshire Road Thames Water say engineers are looking into it after Caversham house damaged by Sink holes. Cracks appeared in a house and parts of the property have subsided and the driveway has also sunk when a hole was opened up in the road following a […]
100 Firefighters tackled fire at a garden centre near Heathrow Airport
100 Firefighters tackled fire at a garden centre near Heathrow Airport Around 100 firefighters tackled a fire at a garden centre on Holloway Lane in West Drayton this evening. Most of the two storey garden centre was alight and crews put a 300 metre safety cordon around the incident. Around 20 people left the centre […]
Fire Rips through Sandhurst Business after CNC Machine Catches Fire
Fire Rips through Sandhurst Business after CNC Machine Catches Fire Seven Fire Crews from Royal Berkshire Fire and rescue have tackled a fire that broke out at a business Park in Berkshire this morning. Fire crews have battled a large blaze at a business park in Swan Lane Sandhurst. [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000VcPOkt3u0L8″ g_name=”Fire-Business-Sandhurst” width=”800″ f_fullscreen=”t” bgtrans=”t” […]
M4 westbound between J11 and J12 Closed Following Collision
M4 westbound between J11 and J12 Closed Following Collision M4 westbound is closed near Reading between J11 and J12 is closed after a collision involving a pedestrian and a vehicle. Drivers are advised to avoid the area. Themes Valley air ambulance has landed on the carriageway following the collision, drivers are advised to follow the […]
Crooks ransack dead man’s Home in Selsey
Crooks ransack dead man’s Home in Selsey After the tragic death of her grandfather thieves broke into his home and stole hundred of pounds worth of his belongings. Thieves raided and cleared out the dead grandad’s home in Manor Road Selsey West Sussex. The great-grandfather who leaves five grandchildren and four great-grandchild passed away after […]
It is a split second decision that can cost lives
It is a split second decision that can cost lives Following the recent collision on the A34 highlighted more than ever just how devastating the consequences of deciding to use your mobile phone behind the wheel can be. Four people tragically lost their lives as a result of lorry driver Tomasz Kroker ignoring the warnings […]
UPDATED: Woodley teenager George Tomes found safe and Well
UPDATED: Woodley teenager George Tomes found safe and Well Police and George’s family are appealing for the public’s help in tracing a missing man from Woodley. George Tomes, aged 18, was last seen in Woodley at around 9.30pm yesterday. George is white, 6ft 4ins, slim, with dark brown shaved hair, and has green and hazel […]
Four Marks Home Owner Attacked by Trio from Manchester in Aggregated Burglary
Four Marks Home Owner Attacked by Trio from Manchester in Aggregated Burglary Police have arrested three men after a house in Lymington Bottom, Four Marks was burgled at around 12.40pm on Saturday, November 12. Three men entered the house and assaulted the homeowner. The homeowner, a man in his 60s, activated a panic alarm which […]
No Chance of a Clean Get Away after Lorry overturns on the M4 in Berkshire
No Chance of a Clean Get Away after Lorry overturns on the M4 in Berkshire Drivers face long delays on the M4 this morning after a lorry overturned. The heavy goods vehicle tipped at around 4.45am on Friday, November 4 and spilt bleach and diesel on the London bound carriageway near Reading services. Two lanes […]
We going out of our their minds with worry” Come Home Millie
We going out of our their minds with worry” Come Home Millie The parents of missing Portsmouth schoolgirl, Millie Arnold say they are “going out of their minds with worry” and are pleading with her to come home. The 14-year-old, who was last seen wearing her school uniform hasn’t been home and has been missing […]
Polish Lorry Driver Jailed for Ten Year after Ramming Family in A34 Horror Crash
Polish Lorry Driver Jailed for Ten Year after Ramming Family in A34 Horror Crash A Polish lorry driver who killed a mother and her three children in an eight-vehicle pile-up caused while he flicked through music on his mobile phone, has been jailed for ten years by a court today. Tomasz Kroker who pleaded guilty […]
Man Arrested After Woman Sari ‘Set on Fire’ on fire
Man Arrested After Woman Sari ‘Set on Fire’ on fire A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a woman was reported to have been set on fire in Blackbird Leys. [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000ggcyhmJ052s” g_name=”80-Burns-Woman” width=”800″ f_fullscreen=”t” bgtrans=”t” pho_credit=”iptc” twoup=”f” f_bbar=”t” f_bbarbig=”f” fsvis=”f” f_show_caption=”t” crop=”f” f_enable_embed_btn=”t” f_htmllinks=”t” f_l=”t” f_send_to_friend_btn=”f” f_show_slidenum=”t” f_topbar=”f” f_show_watermark=”t” img_title=”casc” […]
Police Say Pensioner was Hit by Iceland Lorry and Killed on M4 Motorway
Police Say Pensioner was Hit by Iceland Lorry and Killed on M4 Motorway Police have revealed that 66-year-old woman was killed on the M4 after being involved in a collision with an Iceland lorry on Tuesday morning near Spencers Wood. The woman, who is from the Reading area, was knocked down by an Iceland lorry […]
Seventeen Hours of Chaos After Lorry has blow out on M4 Motorway Near Maidenhead
Seventeen Hours of Chaos After Lorry has blow out on M4 Motorway Near Maidenhead The M4 motorway near J8/9 and Junction 10 in Berkshire will be closed until tomorrow after 44-tonne truck overturned – with even Sir Bradley Wiggins caught up in chaos that effected thousands. The incident started to unfold when emergency crews where […]
Woman was tripped over in Sick Serious Sex Atttack in Didcot
Woman was tripped over in Sick Serious Sex Atttack in Didcot Thames Valley Police is continuing to investigate the rape of a woman in Didcot. At around 6.45pm yesterday (11/10) the victim, a woman aged in her thirties, entered Edmonds Park. While she was walking near the outdoor gym equipment in the park, she was […]
Police seal off Edmonds Park in Didcot after Woman is Raped
Police seal off Edmonds Park in Didcot after Woman is Raped Police are appealing for witnesses following an incident of rape in Didcot this evening. At around 7pm a member of the public phoned police to say they had located a distressed woman in Newlands Avenue. The victim, a woman aged in her thirties, reported […]
Woman Killed after she was struck by Iceland Lorry on M4 Motorway in Berkshire
Woman Killed after she was struck by Iceland Lorry on M4 Motorway in Berkshire A woman has sadly died after she was struck by a lorry on the M4 in Berkshire in the early hours of this morning. Emergency services rushed to the scene between Junctions 10 and Junction 11 on the eastbound M4 motorway […]
Body Recovered from Didcot Power Station Named as Christopher Huxtable
Body Recovered from Didcot Power Station Named as Christopher Huxtable Thames Valley Police have confirmed that the body recovered at Didcot Power Station on Wednesday (31/8) has been formally identified as Christopher Huxtable from Swansea. Christopher’s family has been informed and are being supported by specially trained officers. Our thoughts are with his family at […]
Guard of Honour as a mans body is recovered from Didcot power station
Guard of Honour as a mans body is recovered from Didcot power station Just after 2.30am this morning the body of one of the missing Didcot three was driven out of the defunct Power station under the watchful eye of the Families who had traveled to the power station to pay their respects. [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000nbKDon_BZWw” […]
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” […]
Bungling Man endangered his home after burning sofa in Fareham Garden
Bungling Man endangered his home after burning sofa in Fareham Garden Fire crews had to rescue a man and stop a blaze from spreading to his home last night in Fareham. Crews were called to Western Avenue in Fareham just after 11pm on Thursday evening when the man torched the three seater sofa in his […]