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Workmen strike electricity cables leaving 1,000 homes without power

16 June 2017
Workmen strike electricity cables leaving 1,000 homes without power

Workmen strike electricity cables leaving 1,000 homes without power

16 June 2017

Newbury homes and businesses affected during two hour power outage ALMOST 1,000 Newbury homes and businesses were left without power this morning after…


Paula uses her skills to help refugees

16 June 2017
Paula uses her skills to help refugees

Paula uses her skills to help refugees

16 June 2017

West Berkshire Council worker teaches refugee women to sew A WEST Berkshire Council employee recently visited Iraq to teach Kurdish women living in Baharka…


New parking rules could be 'final nail in the coffin' for Newbury trader

15 June 2017
New parking rules could be 'final nail in the coffin' for Newbury trader

New parking rules could be 'final nail in the coffin' for Newbury trader

15 June 2017

Industrial estate businesses say changes will deter customers TRADERS on a Newbury industrial estate have raised fears over the future of their businesses…


Safety concerns over school access road

14 June 2017
Safety concerns over school access road

Safety concerns over school access road

14 June 2017

Construction route could put Newbury College students at risk SAFETY concerns have been raised over plans to build a temporary ‘construction road’…


Hutton Close redevelopment plans submitted

14 June 2017
Hutton Close redevelopment plans submitted

Hutton Close redevelopment plans submitted

14 June 2017

Proposals to demolish homes to make way for 80 new builds CONTROVERSIAL plans to demolish 54 bungalows in Shaw and replace them with 80 new homes have…


‘Death knell’ fears for Cheap Street traders

13 June 2017
‘Death knell’ fears for Cheap Street traders

‘Death knell’ fears for Cheap Street traders

13 June 2017

Business owners say parking restrictions and road changes will be "devastating" for business THE “death knell” could be sounding for Cheap…


Pinchington Lane homes plan ‘too much pressure on infrastructure’

13 June 2017
Pinchington Lane homes plan ‘too much pressure on infrastructure’

Pinchington Lane homes plan ‘too much pressure on infrastructure’

13 June 2017

Newbury town councillor says site would be 'overdevelopment' FRESH plans to build a new housing estate on land off Pinchington Lane in Newbury have again…


Newbury man charged with murder following death of five-month-old baby

08 June 2017
Newbury man charged with murder following death of five-month-old baby

Newbury man charged with murder following death of five-month-old baby

08 June 2017

Twenty-nine-year-old to appear at Reading Magistrates' Court today A NEWBURY man has been charged with murder following the death of a five-month-old…


Newbury pupils clean up at recycling workshop

08 June 2017
Newbury pupils clean up at recycling workshop

Newbury pupils clean up at recycling workshop

08 June 2017

AWE environmental team visit as part of school's science week PUPILS at St John the Evangelist Nursery and Infant School in Newbury learned about waste…


New CCTV to protect Victoria Park from vandals

07 June 2017
New CCTV to protect Victoria Park from vandals

New CCTV to protect Victoria Park from vandals

07 June 2017

£6,000 camera system will include night vision and 360° coverage NEWBURY town councillors have approved the installation of a new £6,000 CCTV system…


Could the future of Newbury's Christmas lights be in doubt?

06 June 2017
Could the future of Newbury's Christmas lights be in doubt?

Could the future of Newbury's Christmas lights be in doubt?

06 June 2017

Row over funding remains unresolved A ROW over funding has raised questions over the future of Newbury’s Christmas lights. Newbury Town Council…


Newbury police officer to compete in 66-mile fundraiser

06 June 2017
Newbury police officer to compete in 66-mile fundraiser

Newbury police officer to compete in 66-mile fundraiser

06 June 2017

Sgt Holly Nicholls will run from the Chilterns to Avebury to raise money for local youngsters A NEWBURY police officer will be running 100km (66 miles)…


Homes left without electricity following power cut in Newbury

05 June 2017
Homes left without electricity following power cut in Newbury

Homes left without electricity following power cut in Newbury

05 June 2017

Engineers on site working to repair underground cable THIRTY homes in Newbury have been left without electricity following a power cut in the early hours…


Mobility scooter speed crackdown planned

05 June 2017
Mobility scooter speed crackdown planned

Mobility scooter speed crackdown planned

05 June 2017

Newbury Town Council campaign will ask scooter drivers to slow down NEWBURY Town Council is set to launch a crackdown on people who drive mobility…


West Berkshire's rural businesses urged to apply for funding

04 June 2017
West Berkshire's rural businesses urged to apply for funding

West Berkshire's rural businesses urged to apply for funding

04 June 2017

£700,000 pot to grow companies and create jobs MORE than £700,000 of funding is being made available to rural businesses in West Berkshire to grow…


'Gobby' man, 33, assaulted officer after being thrown out of Newbury bar

03 June 2017
'Gobby' man, 33, assaulted officer after being thrown out of Newbury bar

'Gobby' man, 33, assaulted officer after being thrown out of Newbury bar

03 June 2017

Stall trader also fined for possessing cocaine A MAN assaulted a police officer after he was thrown out of a Newbury bar following an altercation, a court…


Plans for major housing development resubmitted

02 June 2017
Plans for major housing development resubmitted

Plans for major housing development resubmitted

02 June 2017

Developer looking to build 157 homes on land between Newbury and Greenham PLANS for a major housing development on the border of Newbury and Greenham…


Water supply problems affecting thousands of West Berkshire homes

01 June 2017
Water supply problems affecting thousands of West Berkshire homes

Water supply problems affecting thousands of West Berkshire homes

01 June 2017

Issue expected to be resolved by this evening, say Thames Water WATER supply problems affecting thousands of West Berkshire homes are expected to…


Newbury charity football match will help tackle cancer

31 May 2017
Newbury charity football match will help tackle cancer

Newbury charity football match will help tackle cancer

31 May 2017

Full-blooded friendly at Faraday Road will raise funds for two charities TWO teammates at a local amateur football club are organising a charity match…


Newbury woman claims drink was spiked before assaulting her neighbour

31 May 2017
Newbury woman claims drink was spiked before assaulting her neighbour

Newbury woman claims drink was spiked before assaulting her neighbour

31 May 2017

Former restaurant manager blames 'acid' for garden assault in her underwear A NEWBURY woman claims her drink had been spiked before she assaulted her…


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