Rare fungus that smells like rotting FLESH pops up in a Berkshire garden

Rare fungus that smells like rotting FLESH and looks like a ‘chewed-up dog toy’ pops up in a Berkshire garden in only the sixth time it has ever been spotted in the UK Terry Driscoll and Stephanie Slann spotted the strange fungus in their garden At first, the couple mistook the fungus for a ‘chewed-up … Read more

Man, 35, is charged with murder after woman is found dead with ‘significant injuries’ in Berkshire

Man, 35, is charged with murder after woman is found dead with ‘significant injuries’ near hospital in Berkshire Victim, aged in her 40s, was found in Crookham Hill, Thatcham, Thursday night  Christopher Minards has been charged with her murder and possession of blade  Thames Valley police say victim was found to have suffered ‘significant injuries’  … Read more

Man arrested on suspicion of murder after woman found dead with ‘significant injuries’ in Berkshire

Man, 35, is arrested on suspicion of murder after woman was found dead with ‘significant injuries’ in historic market town in Berkshire Victim, aged in her 40s, was found in Crookham Hill, Thatcham, Thursday night Thames Valley police say victim was found to have suffered ‘significant injuries’ A man, aged 35, is in police custody … Read more

Mother and her three year-old are taken to hospital after falling into canal in Berkshire 

Mother and her three year-old are taken to hospital after falling into canal in Berkshire Mother and child were pulled from the River Kennet in Newbury this afternoon Emergency services rushed to the scene and condition of the pair is unknown  Police ask members of the public to avoid the area as officers remain on … Read more

Drone shots reveal how slowly rising Thames is now just FEET away from Clooneys’ Berkshire mansion

George and Amal Clooney now have flood water just feet away from the back of their £12million mansion – after heavy rain caused the nearby River Thames to break its banks.  The couple’s 17th-century, Grade II-listed house in the celebrity haunt of Sonning, Berkshire is located on an island in the river, which runs past … Read more

Two British Army soldiers are arrested in Berkshire on suspicion of firearms offences

Two British Army soldiers are arrested in Berkshire by Metropolitan Police’s Flying Squad on suspicion of firearms offences Two serving members of the British army yet to be named after firearms arrest The suspects in their 30s and 40s were detained by police for questioning  They were arrested in two separate raids on properties in … Read more

Police close off playing fields in Berkshire after reports a teenage boy has been stabbed 

Police close off playing fields in Berkshire after reports a teenage boy has been stabbed Cordon is in place following ‘serious incident’ in Emmer Green, near to Reading Thames Valley Police have not revealed what happened in incident this evening  Reports claim a boy has been stabbed with some saying he was just 13 years … Read more

Headteacher in Berkshire tells parents not to send their children to school amid soaring Covid cases

A headteacher in Berkshire has told parents not to send their children to school tomorrow amid soaring cases of the more-infectious Covid variant despite assurances from Boris Johnson that schools are ‘safe’. Slough head teacher Gil Denham said she can’t ‘guarantee that pupils or staff will not be exposed to the virus’ if they return … Read more

72-acre Berkshire estate Pippa Middleton and James Matthews are looking to buy is a bargain at £1.5m

Pippa Middleton and hedge-fund billionaire husband James Matthews may well have made the property deal of the year, as the couple prepare to snap up 72 sprawling acres of land in leafy Berkshire for just £1.5million – in a village where a detached house with a garden already costs close to that price.  The couple, … Read more

Great British boltholes: A review of The Pheasant Inn in Berkshire

Great British boltholes: A stay at a beautifully restored 400-year-old drovers’ inn that’s ‘a doorway to a differently delightful world’ The Pheasant Inn in Berkshire is a restored 400-year-old drovers’ inn close to Newbury racecourse Racehorse owners and jockeys, including the champion jumper A. P. McCoy, are regulars  The ground floor features a dining room, … Read more