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  Plans To Halt Toxic Moth Outbreak

  January 27, 2012

  Plans are in place to eradicate a toxic caterpillar from west Berkshire following an outbreak last year. The oak processionary moth (OPM), which hatches in July and August, was discovered in Pangbourne. The Forestry Commission will survey an extended area around the original infested site in March and tree spraying will begin in April. OPM hairs contain a toxin that can cause itchy skin rashes as well as eye and throat irritations. The caterpillar also causes damage to oak trees. [...]

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  Reading woman beats illiteracy 50 years after leaving school

  December 5, 2011

  A woman from Reading has learnt to read and write almost 50 years after leaving school illiterate. Sue Chapman was unable to perform everyday tasks from opening a bank account to choosing food in a supermarket, until two years ago. Mrs Chapman said her illiteracy caused depression and made her a “social misfit” who never left the house. The 62-year old widow said the birth of her grandson Freddie encouraged her to seek help as she wanted to read to [...]

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  Driver education is key to reducing road deaths

  December 5, 2011

  Thames Valley Police is determined to reduce the number of deaths and injuries on our roads through driver education schemes and all forms of road safety enforcement, including speed cameras and fixed penalty tickets. The Department for Transport (DFT) has recently made it a requirement for all local authorities to publish casualty, collision and speed data for all fixed speed camera sites. All police forces will also now have to publish how they are dealing with offenders detected by fixed [...]

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  Whitchurch Bridge project is approved

  November 17, 2011

  Plans to rebuild a bridge over the River Thames between Oxfordshire and Berkshire have been approved by South Oxfordshire District Council. Work on the Whitchurch Bridge between Whitchurch-on-Thames and Pangbourne is estimated to cost £4m. The private toll bridge carries 6,000 vehicles a day but is currently in a poor state of repair. Work on the bridge is expected to start in October 2012, subject to further approval from West Berkshire Council. Geoff Weir from the Whitchurch Bridge Company said: [...]

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  Pangbourne Panther

  October 19, 2011

  The elusive Pangbourne Panther is back on the prowl…ALLEGEDLY. Follow Tim Denning in a dangerous quest to hunt down the Pangbourne Panther in its natural habitat after a recent number of sightings from Pangbourne residents.

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