Laura Routledge
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Head backs down on mini skirt ban
A SCHOOL has backed down on a uniform clampdown after furious parents complained when their daughters were excluded because their skirts were too short - just days before their first GCSE exam.
'It's an eyesore': Residents slam council for neglecting estate
ANGRY neighbours say they have been forgotten in the rush to complete the multi-million pound revamp of a run down estate.
PLANS to expand and give Newbury town centre a £1m revamp got the go ahead this week.
THE ENVIRONMENT Agency issued flood warnings for rivers across Berkshire today as the torrential rain showed no sign of letting up.
Traffic concerns grow over multi-million pound IKEA plan
MOTORISTS and neighbours may live to repent the decision to approve plans for a multi million pound IKEA in Calcot, an MP has warned.
Plans for incinerator in Chieveley refused
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a waste incinerator in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty have gone up in smoke.
Newbury MP denies flouting hosepipe ban
THE NEWBURY MP accused of leaving a hosepipe gushing water in his garden - just 24 hours into a countywide ban - has denied the "pathetic" allegations.
IKEA store expected to get go ahead
LONG AWAITED plans for a multi million pound IKEA superstore in Calcot are expected to get the go ahead tomorrow night.
Reading reacts to failed city bid
REACTIONS are still flooding in after Reading's city status disappointment this morning.
AWE plans get go ahead despite protest
FURIOUS campaigners wore thick black gags and forensic suits last Thursday night in a vain bid to persuade councillors to block expansion plans at the Aldermaston atom base.
Date set for decision on IKEA plans
THE LONG awaited decision on plans for a multi million pound IKEA superstore in Calcot will finally be made in April.
'Ciara touched the lives of many'
A SEA of pink will fill a Tilehurst church today when families and friends say a colourful goodbye to a popular 12-year-old girl.
NEWBURY MP Richard Benyon is driving a campaign to get equal petrol prices across the county - after discovering motorists in west Berkshire are coughing up more for their gas than their neighbours.
NEWBURY MP Richard Benyon is driving a campaign to get equal petrol prices across the county after discovering motorists in West Berkshire are coughing up more for fuel than their neighbours.
Whitchurch Bridge reconstruction delayed
CONTROVERSIAL plans to rebuild a landmark village bridge over the Thames have been postponed until next year.
Childhood memories of new-look pub
A woman whose parents were the original landlord and lady of a landmark Tilehurst pub has recalled her childhood memories as she looks forward to its reopening on February 3.
Reading on the rise in 'best place to live' survey
READING has jumped 11 places in an annual survey - making it the 183rd best place to live in Great Britain.
Father's fury over flood delays
A FATHER of four has slammed Thames Water for failing to react when his family's garden was flooded on Christmas Eve and water began pouring into his house.
Winter warning from Chimney sweepers
HOUSEHOLDERS across West Berkshire are being warned of the potentially fatal risks of unswept chimneys this Christmas.
Special report: Feeling the burn
As the debate over a proposed Chieveley incinerator rages on, Chronicle reporter Laura Routledge went on a tour of Grundon's similar facility in Colnbrook.
