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A339 set to close at 2.30pm so overturned lorry can be recovered

24 April 2015
A339 set to close at 2.30pm so overturned lorry can be recovered

A339 set to close at 2.30pm so overturned lorry can be recovered

24 April 2015

Police advise motorists to avoid the area THE A339 northbound carriageway is set to close from 2.30pm to enable the recovery of an overturned lorry near…


Network Rail unveil Ufton Nervet bridge plans

22 April 2015
Network Rail unveil Ufton Nervet bridge plans

Network Rail unveil Ufton Nervet bridge plans

22 April 2015

Rail giant will spend £8m replacing the current half barrier crossing after years of campaigning following fatal crash NETWORK Rail has submitted a formal…


Morrisons reveals reason for closing Newbury store

20 April 2015
Morrisons reveals reason for closing Newbury store

Morrisons reveals reason for closing Newbury store

20 April 2015

M Convenience store in Northbrook Street closed less than two years after opening SUPERMARKET chain Morrisons has revealed the reason behind the decision…


Conservatives unveil 'ambitious' election manifesto

20 April 2015
Conservatives unveil 'ambitious' election manifesto

Conservatives unveil 'ambitious' election manifesto

20 April 2015

Tories pledge to improve roads and more affordable homes if re-elected RENOVATING Newbury’s Wharf, improving schools, tackling congestion and providing…


What's on in West Berkshire today (Sunday)

19 April 2015
What's on in West Berkshire today (Sunday)

What's on in West Berkshire today (Sunday)

19 April 2015

Lokking for something to do in the district this Sunday? We have compiled a list of events for you THERE are plenty of events in West Berkshire to keep…


Purse stolen from car in broad daylight at Sainsbury's in Newbury

17 April 2015
Purse stolen from car in broad daylight at Sainsbury's in Newbury

Purse stolen from car in broad daylight at Sainsbury's in Newbury

17 April 2015

Police appealing for witnesses after incident at petrol station POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a purse was stolen from a car in broad daylight…


Police chief says tackling child sexual exploitation remains a 'top priority'

17 April 2015
Police chief says tackling child sexual exploitation remains a 'top priority'

Police chief says tackling child sexual exploitation remains a 'top priority'

17 April 2015

The NWN speaks to Thames Valley Police's new chief constable Francis Habgood about rural crime and police cuts PROTECTING the district’s most vulnerable…


Platforms at Reading station reopen following 'emergency services incident'

16 April 2015
Platforms at Reading station reopen following 'emergency services incident'

Platforms at Reading station reopen following 'emergency services incident'

16 April 2015

Local services were disrupted but trains are still running after fire service called to reports of smoke from third floor building TWO platforms at Reading…


Chainsaw and strimmer stolen after burglars target two West Berkshire outbuildings

16 April 2015
Chainsaw and strimmer stolen after burglars target two West Berkshire outbuildings

Chainsaw and strimmer stolen after burglars target two West Berkshire outbuildings

16 April 2015

Sheds and garages at rural homes targeted by thieves A CHAINSAW and a strimmer have been stolen after two West Berkshire sheds and garages were targeted…


Laptop and jewellery stolen in Goring burglary

16 April 2015
Laptop and jewellery stolen in Goring burglary

Laptop and jewellery stolen in Goring burglary

16 April 2015

Police appealing for witnesses after items taken on Wednesday April 16. A LAPTOP and jewellery were among the items stolen during a burglary in Goring. Between…


West Berkshire Lib Dem unveil 2015 manifesto

13 April 2015
West Berkshire Lib Dem unveil 2015 manifesto

West Berkshire Lib Dem unveil 2015 manifesto

13 April 2015

Party pledge to improve roads, introduce cheaper parking for local residents and bring empty homes back into use if they win election on May 7. WITH less…


Newbury pensioner 'pranced around like a monkey' in racist attack, court hears

12 April 2015
Newbury pensioner 'pranced around like a monkey' in racist attack, court hears

Newbury pensioner 'pranced around like a monkey' in racist attack, court hears

12 April 2015

Newbury magistrates told how Carol Ann Moss, 62, also called the teenage victim a 'baboon' and told him to 'go back to where he was born'. A NEWBURY pensioner…


Oxfam in Newbury bid fond farewell to manager after 24 years service

11 April 2015
Oxfam in Newbury bid fond farewell to manager after 24 years service

Oxfam in Newbury bid fond farewell to manager after 24 years service

11 April 2015

Janet Bates, 60, joined the store as a volunteer in 1991. OXFAM in Newbury has bid farewell to its manager after 24 years service to the charity. Janet…


Can Lambourn jockey AP McCoy win his last Grand National tomorrow?

10 April 2015
Can Lambourn jockey AP McCoy win his last Grand National tomorrow?

Can Lambourn jockey AP McCoy win his last Grand National tomorrow?

10 April 2015

Nineteen-time champion jump jockey will ride the favourite in his last Grand National before retiring LEGENDARY Lambourn jockey AP McCoy will ride the…


Plans for new village hall in Aldworth move step closer

10 April 2015
Plans for new village hall in Aldworth move step closer

Plans for new village hall in Aldworth move step closer

10 April 2015

Five-figure grant will enable new hall to be built after years of waiting A NEW hall that will ‘enhance village life’ is set to be built in…


Pollution and Saharan dust expected to hit southern England tomorrow

09 April 2015
Pollution and Saharan dust expected to hit southern England tomorrow

Pollution and Saharan dust expected to hit southern England tomorrow

09 April 2015

Hottest day of the year to bring with it higher levels of pollution, experts say, as Asthma UK issues health warning. SOARING levels of pollution and…


Newbury pub burgled

09 April 2015
Newbury pub burgled

Newbury pub burgled

09 April 2015

Man steals quantity of money from The Lock Stock & Barrel in Northbrook Street while staff are cashing up POLICE are appealing for witnesses after The…


Rail disruption to continue this week

09 April 2015
Rail disruption to continue this week

Rail disruption to continue this week

09 April 2015

First Great Western customers to face more delays and revised services until Sunday April 12 COMMUTERS still reeling from a bank holiday weekend of travel…


Hermitage garden centre helps raise £30,000 for Guide Dogs charity

08 April 2015
Hermitage garden centre helps raise £30,000 for Guide Dogs charity

Hermitage garden centre helps raise £30,000 for Guide Dogs charity

08 April 2015

Hillier Garden Centre in Priors Court Road one of twelve garden centres across South East to raise funds A GARDEN centre in Hermitage has helped to raise…


New "no cold calling" zones added

06 April 2015
New "no cold calling" zones added

New "no cold calling" zones added

06 April 2015

Audrey Needham House in Newbury and Nevil Court in Thatcham are to become the first supported housing locations in West Berkshire to become No Cold…


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