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Baby boom town

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Video report: Newburytoday takes a look at what there is to do for the increasing number of babies born in West Berkshire

Beating the winter blues

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

As the nights get longer and the days get colder many of us may start to feel a touch of the winter blues. Here newburytoday offers some top tips on how to beat them

Does my bum look big in this?

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Newburytoday reporters Rachel Horner and Sarah Bosley test drive the jeans that claim to make you drop a dress size

Spooky recipes for Hallowe'en

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Keep yourself warm during the cold spell and enjoy a little treat on fright night

Feed the birds

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Winter is just around the corner and while most of us are able to curl up in front of the fire to keep warm, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is encouraging people to create a “home” for birds throughout the cold months

Taking the stress out of Christmas shopping

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

With the festive season sneaking up on us our shopping correspondent Helen White says that researching children's gift ideas on the internet at home can save you bags of time at the checkout

New chef's local thinking

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

‘NICE, fresh food using local produce’ – that is the thinking behind the new restaurant to open at a revamped West Berkshire hotel. Plamen Nikolov is the new head chef at The Olive Tree. He spoke to newburytoday about his plans for the restaurant.

Get the look

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Newburytoday takes a look at the latest autumn/winter women's collection at Next

Paddington Bear at 50

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Lin Wilkinson talks to Michael Bond, the Newbury-born author of Peru's most famous son, Paddington Bear

How to eat British during the credit crunch

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

It's British Food Fortnight, the biggest national celebration of the diverse range of food the country produces.
But with the credit crunch at the forefront of everyone's minds newburytoday looks at how we can still enjoy what we eat while keeping a check on our pennies