Newtown Common News Today

Heathland like this is quite a typical scene over a wide zone around here south of Newbury and stretching eastwards towards Aldershot and beyond. Sandy soils that were poor for agriculture remained sparsely populated for centuries... more

We delve into our archives to see what was going on 10 years ago, 25 years ago and 50 years ago this week.

Dramatic photos have been released of firefighters battling a blaze at a boarding school on the Berkshire/Hampshire border.

A THREE-storey school building was engulfed by flames near Newbury this week.

Firefighters from Basingstoke and surrounding areas rushed to a preparatory school.

Several fire crews battled a blaze at a boarding school on the Berkshire Hampshire border this afternoon.

HERE are some of the planning applications submitted to Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council in the week beginning April 16.

Numbers of breeding birds are on the increase in West Berkshire – including the rare nightjar.

HERE are some of the latest planning applications submitted to Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council in the week beginning January 23.

THE Food Standards Agency have published a list of the lowest scored pubs, cafes, butchers and restaurants in Basingstoke.