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A pink kart riding down a hill with people watching from the side behind railings

Charity box kart race returns after six years

Burghfield Box Kart Bash was back in Burghfield for the first time since before Covid.

An aerial photo of a complex of buildings and chimneys with greenery on all sides.

What is AWE and why does it need emergency alerts?

People in the vicinity of two nuclear sites have been urged to sign up to emergency alerts.

Aerial shot of the Atomic Weapons Establishment at Aldermaston Set in the Berkshire countryside. It's a large complex of different buildings with green landscape on each side.

People urged to sign up for nuclear site alerts

West Berkshire Council says the likelihood of an emergency impacting the public was "extremely low".

A drone shot of the incinerator site shows a section of construction, with a road on the side, trees and fields surrounding the area and a section of water

Incinerator work to start despite lack of permit

The facility was given planning consent by West Berkshire Council in August 2022.

A green field fills the photo with small white flowers visible throughout the grass. On the horizon is a row of dark green trees with a blue sky overhead.

Berkshire's Big Picture: Sunday's image of the county

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Berkshire.

Three green apples and two red apples on the branch of a tree fill the frame. The apples have rain drops on them and behind you can see the tree's leaves.

Berkshire's Big Picture: Saturday's image of the county

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Berkshire.

Science & Environment

Windsor Castle appears from above a row of green trees in the foreground. The grey stone of the castle's turrets can be seen against a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. In the foreground of there is a mowed green field and the picture is framed by the branches of a tree.

Berkshire's Big Picture: Friday's image of the county

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Berkshire.

A green combine harvester at Waltham St Lawrence is cutting a field of golden crops. There is a large red cutting blade across the centre of the picture. Above the sky has grey clouds.

Berkshire's Big Picture: Thursday's image of the county

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Berkshire.

The River Thames running through Reading town centre, reflecting the blue sky, trees and buildings

Berkshire's Big Picture: Wednesday's image of the county

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Berkshire.