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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.