The Local Newspaper

SHOCKED residents say it is "incredible" no people or property were hit when a condemned tree crashed down across a road.

Windsor residents are warned of road closures as all three armed services visit The Queen for the first time.

The King of Bahrain and Swaziland's King Mswati III are among controversial monarchs expected at a Windsor Castle lunch hosted by The Queen later.

Long-standing plans to relocate The Emmbrook School to Arborfield Garrison could return to the drawing board as the borough accommodates a boom in pupil numbers and its first free school.

A farm owner who faced strong objections to plans to build polytunnels on his land has said villagers were “misled” in a campaign against the application.

Reading's 23rd Children's Festival starts tomorrow and promises three fun-packed weeks of events and activities.

It was more gas than gaiters this week for the Bishop of Reading as he survived on a diet of lentils.

A MOTORIST escaped serious injury when his four-wheel-drive flipped over on the motorway today (Thursday).

MORE than 200 classic cars and motorcycles will go on display on Saturday at an annual show.

PRIMARY school pu-pils were left devastated when a sentimental sculpture was stolen.

THE body of a man was pulled out of the Jubilee River this morning (Thursday).

THE body of a man was pulled out of the Jubilee River this morning (Thursday).

A second body is discovered in the Jubilee River, two days after a missing man was recovered from it.

A TERRIFIED woman was held at knife point in her own home by hooded thugs.

A POLICE officer was seriously assaulted on Tuesday night.

THE Royal Borough's plans to reduce its spend on children centres has been slammed by the GMB union.

POLICE have reopened a busy dual carriageway in Newbury after an elderly pedestrian was struck by a car this morning (Thursday).

THE number of people on the dole in Wokingham has fallen for the third consecutive month.

Bracknell's MP Dr Phillip Lee has published his ambitious ideas for a Royal Berkshire Thames Valley Hospital.

A Millennium Walk route through the Royal Borough has opened.