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Newbury Balloon Festival organiser convicted of fraud

12 May 2015
Newbury Balloon Festival organiser convicted of fraud

Newbury Balloon Festival organiser convicted of fraud

12 May 2015

Former Newbury Labour Party candidate Richard Garvie will be sentenced later this year NEWBURY Balloon Festival organiser and former Newbury Labour Party…


West Berkshire at its most beautiful in this week's My Newbury photo

11 May 2015
West Berkshire at its most beautiful in this week's My Newbury photo

West Berkshire at its most beautiful in this week's My Newbury photo

11 May 2015

Keep sending your pictures from across the district to dan.cooper@newburynews.co.uk THIS week’s My Newbury photo, of the river by Hambridge Road,…


LIVE - West Berkshire Council local election

08 May 2015
LIVE - West Berkshire Council local election

LIVE - West Berkshire Council local election

08 May 2015

Newbury Today will be bringing you updates and reaction throughout the day from the West Berkshire local elections THE polling stations are closed and…


Car club raises more than £2,000 for Cancer charity

08 May 2015
Car club raises more than £2,000 for Cancer charity

Car club raises more than £2,000 for Cancer charity

08 May 2015

West Berkshire Cruisers car club efforts sees four-figure sum raised for Macmillan Cancer Support WEST Berkshire Cruisers car club has raised £2,392.17…


Delays on M4 after earlier accident

07 May 2015
Delays on M4 after earlier accident

Delays on M4 after earlier accident

07 May 2015

Congestion after incident between junctions 12 and 13 MOTORISTS are currently experiencing delays on the M4 eastbound after an earlier accident between…


Election interview: Catherine Anderson

04 May 2015
Election interview: Catherine Anderson

Election interview: Catherine Anderson

04 May 2015

With just three days to go before the General Election, Newbury Today is re-running interviews with each of the eight candidates standing for the…


Parents anger at plans for store next to school

04 May 2015
Parents anger at plans for store next to school

Parents anger at plans for store next to school

04 May 2015

Fears for children's safety outside Robert Sandilands School months after pub car park ban THE row over parking outside Robert Sandilands School has intensified…


'It's been a difficult year'

04 May 2015
'It's been a difficult year'

'It's been a difficult year'

04 May 2015

Newbury Town Council leader praises staff after turbulent 12 months IT HAS been, by its own leader’s admission, a difficult year for Newbury Town…


'Who knew about Costain legal bill advice?'

03 May 2015
'Who knew about Costain legal bill advice?'

'Who knew about Costain legal bill advice?'

03 May 2015

Newbury Town Council quizzed over failure to claim back £50,000 of legal fees in 2010 THE row over Newbury Town Council’s ongoing legal dispute…


UPDATE: M4 reopens after lorry overturns

30 April 2015
UPDATE: M4 reopens after lorry overturns

UPDATE: M4 reopens after lorry overturns

30 April 2015

Still delays of around an hour between junction 15 (Swindon) and 14 (Hungerford) THE M4 has now reopened eastbound between junction 15 for Swindon and…


M4 not expected to fully reopen until 4pm

29 April 2015
M4 not expected to fully reopen until 4pm

M4 not expected to fully reopen until 4pm

29 April 2015

Repair work continues after cement mixer overturned on Tuesday afternoon ONE lane of the M4 eastbound carriageway between junction 11 for Reading and…


Newbury Town Council appoints new chief executive

29 April 2015
Newbury Town Council appoints new chief executive

Newbury Town Council appoints new chief executive

29 April 2015

Hugh Peacocke will take on the role on July 6. NEWBURY Town Council has confirmed the appointment of its new chief executive officer. Hugh Peacocke, who…


M4 closed after cement mixer overturns

28 April 2015
M4 closed after cement mixer overturns

M4 closed after cement mixer overturns

28 April 2015

Road currently shut between junction 11 for Reading and 12 for Theale THE M4 is currently closed eastbound between junctions 11 for Reading and 12 for…


Postal voters urged to check 'identical' election envelopes

28 April 2015
Postal voters urged to check 'identical' election envelopes

Postal voters urged to check 'identical' election envelopes

28 April 2015

Some people in Newbury and Thatcham may have thrown away ballot papers by mistake POSTAL voters in Newbury and Thatcham are being urged to carefully check…


Council to spend £7m replacing all street lights with LED lamps

28 April 2015
Council to spend £7m replacing all street lights with LED lamps

Council to spend £7m replacing all street lights with LED lamps

28 April 2015

Council has been awarded a £5.07m grant from the Department for Transport to help towards cost WEST Berkshire Council will spend £7.24m on converting…


Newbury Labour Party publishes five key pledges ahead of elections

28 April 2015
Newbury Labour Party publishes five key pledges ahead of elections

Newbury Labour Party publishes five key pledges ahead of elections

28 April 2015

Party says it will reduce council tax and cut energy bills if elected on May 7 REDUCING council tax, cutting energy bills and delivering more affordable…


Independent parties prove to be a growing influence

27 April 2015
Independent parties prove to be a growing influence

Independent parties prove to be a growing influence

27 April 2015

Apoliticals and Green candidates lead the independent charge in local elections WITH a fortnight to go until the West Berkshire local elections, the independent…


Woolhampton woman died from 'cocktail' of alcohol and prescribed drugs

26 April 2015
Woolhampton woman died from 'cocktail' of alcohol and prescribed drugs

Woolhampton woman died from 'cocktail' of alcohol and prescribed drugs

26 April 2015

Heartbroken mother of 29-year-old Jade Davies tells inquest her daughter was "beautiful, kind, vivacious and bubbly" “SHE was beautiful, vivacious,…


Burglars target Newbury, Bucklebury, Thatcham, Yattendon, Compton and Bradfield

25 April 2015
Burglars target Newbury, Bucklebury, Thatcham, Yattendon, Compton and Bradfield

Burglars target Newbury, Bucklebury, Thatcham, Yattendon, Compton and Bradfield

25 April 2015

BMW, laptop, jewellery, lawnmowers and other items stolen in speight of rural burglaries in the past week BURGLARS have targeted properties in an area…


Man threatened with knife during Newbury robbery

24 April 2015
Man threatened with knife during Newbury robbery

Man threatened with knife during Newbury robbery

24 April 2015

Newbury car wash employee handed over money after 'frightening' incident A MAN was threatened with a knife during a robbery on a business in Newbury. The…


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