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Newbury Real Ale Festival returns on Saturday

12 September 2014
Newbury Real Ale Festival returns on Saturday

Newbury Real Ale Festival returns on Saturday

12 September 2014

BEER lovers are in for a treat this weekend – as the popular Newbury Real Ale Festival returns to Northcroft Fields on Saturday.This year there will be…


Bayer cyclists set off for Paris

11 September 2014
Bayer cyclists set off for Paris

Bayer cyclists set off for Paris

11 September 2014

FORTY-ONE Bayer employees have set off from the company's offices in Newbury this morning (Thurs) to embark on an gruelling 250-mile, three day bike ride…


See today's NWN for chance to win signed Mary Berry book

11 September 2014
See today's NWN for chance to win signed Mary Berry book

See today's NWN for chance to win signed Mary Berry book

11 September 2014

WEST Berkshire fans of ‘The Great British Bake Off’ queued the length of Northbrook Street in Newbury on Saturday, all for the chance to see judge Mary…


'No problems' from a bigger circus site at Enborne

10 September 2014
'No problems' from a bigger circus site at Enborne

'No problems' from a bigger circus site at Enborne

10 September 2014

THE owner of the Zippos Circus Headquarters in Enborne has dismissed claims from local residents and the parish council that plans to allow more travelling…


Safety fears raised before helicopter crash which killed Mortimer pilot

09 September 2014
Safety fears raised before helicopter crash which killed Mortimer pilot

Safety fears raised before helicopter crash which killed Mortimer pilot

09 September 2014

A HELICOPTER crash which killed a Mortimer pilot came four years after safety concerns were raised about flying near a high rise building, a new accident…


Former Hermitage man convicted for part in dating website scam

09 September 2014
Former Hermitage man convicted for part in dating website scam

Former Hermitage man convicted for part in dating website scam

09 September 2014

A FORMER Hermitage man has been convicted for his role in a scam to con 12 women out of a total of £220,000 via a dating website. Married father-of-two…


Award-winning author Sebastian Faulks opens Boxford Village Hall

09 September 2014
Award-winning author Sebastian Faulks opens Boxford Village Hall

Award-winning author Sebastian Faulks opens Boxford Village Hall

09 September 2014

THE award-winning author Sebastian Faulks returned to his West Berkshire roots to open the new Boxford Village Hall on Saturday. Mr Faulks, who is best…


Newbury Town Council ordered to disclose Costain confidentiality agreement

08 September 2014
Newbury Town Council ordered to disclose Costain confidentiality agreement

Newbury Town Council ordered to disclose Costain confidentiality agreement

08 September 2014

NEWBURY Town Council has been told it could face legal action if it fails to disclose its confidentiality agreement with Parkway developer Costain in…


College pub plans move step closer

08 September 2014
College pub plans move step closer

College pub plans move step closer

08 September 2014

A FAMILY pub in the grounds of Newbury College came a step closer to construction last week as Newbury Town Council voted no objection to the scheme.…


Hundreds queue outside Camp Hopson to meet Mary Berry

06 September 2014
Hundreds queue outside Camp Hopson to meet Mary Berry

Hundreds queue outside Camp Hopson to meet Mary Berry

06 September 2014

THE Great British Bake Off judge Mary Berry dropped in to Camp Hopson in Newbury today (Sat) to sign copies of her new book, ''Mary Berry Cooks The Perfect'.Hundreds…


Mary Berry book signing among events today (Sat)

06 September 2014
Mary Berry book signing among events today (Sat)

Mary Berry book signing among events today (Sat)

06 September 2014

THERE are a host of events to keep all ages entertained in West Berkshire today (Saturday). The Great British Bake Off judge Mary Berry will be visiting…


Park Way Bridge fines to be discussed at council meeting tonight (Thurs)

04 September 2014
Park Way Bridge fines to be discussed at council meeting tonight (Thurs)

Park Way Bridge fines to be discussed at council meeting tonight (Thurs)

04 September 2014

WEST Berkshire Council will be grilled as to why 329 people have successfully appealed against fines on Park Way Bridge. The shadow portfolio holder for…


Great British Bake Off judge Mary Berry to visit Camp Hopson on Saturday

04 September 2014
Great British Bake Off judge Mary Berry to visit Camp Hopson on Saturday

Great British Bake Off judge Mary Berry to visit Camp Hopson on Saturday

04 September 2014

THE Great British Bake Off judge Mary Berry will be visiting Camp Hopson in Newbury on Saturday to sign copies of her new book. The 79-year-old, who has…


Sebastian Faulks to open new look Boxford Village Hall on Saturday

03 September 2014
Sebastian Faulks to open new look Boxford Village Hall on Saturday

Sebastian Faulks to open new look Boxford Village Hall on Saturday

03 September 2014

THE popular novelist, journalist and broadcaster Sebastian Faulks will attend the grand opening of the new-look Boxford Village Hall on Saturday. Mr Faulks…


Newbury College celebrates students' achievements

02 September 2014
Newbury College celebrates students' achievements

Newbury College celebrates students' achievements

02 September 2014

AN ENGINEERING student at Newbury College was named as a runner up in a national awards ceremony recently. Conner Murphy, an apprentice at Newbury engineering…


New housing at Kintbury in "worst place imaginable"

26 August 2014
New housing at Kintbury in "worst place imaginable"

New housing at Kintbury in "worst place imaginable"

26 August 2014

KINTBURY residents have expressed concern over the possibility of 13 new homes being built on land prone to flooding. Villagers say that the land to the…


Beech Hill residents fight proposals for travellers site

25 August 2014
Beech Hill residents fight proposals for travellers site

Beech Hill residents fight proposals for travellers site

25 August 2014

“I cannot sleep at night because I am frightened.” That was the view of one of the 100-plus Beech Hill residents who turned up to a parish council meeting…


Diamond year for diamond Upper Bucklebury couple

22 August 2014
Diamond year for diamond Upper Bucklebury couple

Diamond year for diamond Upper Bucklebury couple

22 August 2014

When Reg and Barbara Parker married at Yattendon Church, 60 years ago to the day, on August 21, 1954, Churchill was prime minister and petrol cost around…


Newbury set to welcome first ever 'micropub'

21 August 2014
Newbury set to welcome first ever 'micropub'

Newbury set to welcome first ever 'micropub'

21 August 2014

A PUB with no music, no lager, no jukeboxes, no fruit machines and no gastropub food could be coming to Newbury. Former landlord of The Woodpecker in…


A34 closed in both directions after 'very serious' incident

20 August 2014
A34 closed in both directions after 'very serious' incident

A34 closed in both directions after 'very serious' incident

20 August 2014

THE A34 is currently closed in both directions after a serious multiple vehicle incident involving a caravan on the southbound carriageway at Burghclere.…


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