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New retained firefighter starts work
27/11/17
A NEW retained firefighter has joined closure-threatened Wargrave fire station. Neil Harling, 44, lives within two minutes of the station in Victoria Road. He underwent training over the summer and went on his first call-out earlier this month. ...
Dog gets stuck in cat flap
18/01/16
THIS is Narla, the dog that thought she was a cat! The 15-month-old Bernese mountain dog got stuck in the cat flap at her home in Northend and firefighters had to be called in to free her. They used a hacksaw blade to cut off the cat flap ...
Fire crew plea
13/05/19
LOCALS are needed to serve as retained firefighters in Wargrave. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service is recruiting on-call firefighters at its stations, including the one in Victoria Road. Anyone who wants to be a retained ...
Sawmill owner counts the cost of fire which destroyed uninsured equipment
09/11/17
A TRACTOR and afirewood processor worth tens of thousands of pounds were destroyed in a fire at a sawmill. The blaze at Mackrory & Sons in Nettlebed happened at about 1.30pm on Monday. It is thought to have been caused by an ...
Vandals on rampage at golf club
03/08/17
VANDALS went joyriding on stolen golf buggies and then set them on fire, causing damage running into tens of thousands of pounds. The rampage began at Caversham Heath Golf Club, near Mapledurham, in the early hours of ...
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