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Up to 6cms of snow forecast for West Berkshire

12 January 2015
Up to 6cms of snow forecast for West Berkshire

Up to 6cms of snow forecast for West Berkshire

12 January 2015

SNOW, ice, rain and winds of up to 65mph are set to batter West Berkshire this week, the Met Office has warned. A yellow warning of snow and ice has been…


My Newbury - in pictures

12 January 2015
My Newbury - in pictures

My Newbury - in pictures

12 January 2015

WEST Berkshire’s beauty is there for all to see in this week’s collection of My Newbury photos. The first two pictures, of a swan and a Canada Goose,…


Exclusive interview: NHS chief executive talks to NWN about Newbury upbringing

12 January 2015
Exclusive interview: NHS chief executive talks to NWN about Newbury upbringing

Exclusive interview: NHS chief executive talks to NWN about Newbury upbringing

12 January 2015

THE chief executive of NHS England has heaped praise on West Berkshire Community Hospital, describing it as a role model and an example of how the health…


Commuters experience train disruption due to signalling problem at Bedwyn

08 January 2015
Commuters experience train disruption due to signalling problem at Bedwyn

Commuters experience train disruption due to signalling problem at Bedwyn

08 January 2015

A SIGNALLING problem at Bedwyn is currently causing disruption to train services between Westbury and Reading. Network Rail says that the following alterations…


Car stolen from driveway of Newbury home

08 January 2015
Car stolen from driveway of Newbury home

Car stolen from driveway of Newbury home

08 January 2015

A CAR has been stolen from the driveway of a home in Newbury. The BMW series 3 car was taken from a property in Yates Copse, off Waller Drive, between…


Council receive £27,693 through on-street parking charges

08 January 2015
Council receive £27,693 through on-street parking charges

Council receive £27,693 through on-street parking charges

08 January 2015

WEST Berkshire Council have received £27,693 through on-street car parking charges in the four months between July 28 and November 30 last year…


Newbury MP Richard Benyon condemns "disgusting and disgraceful" Paris shootings

07 January 2015
Newbury MP Richard Benyon condemns "disgusting and disgraceful" Paris shootings

Newbury MP Richard Benyon condemns "disgusting and disgraceful" Paris shootings

07 January 2015

NEWBURY MP Richard Benyon has condemned yesterday's (Weds) suspected terrorist attack in Paris, describing it as a "disgusting and disgraceful act." Twelve…


Exclusive interview with NHS England chief executive in this week's NWN

07 January 2015
Exclusive interview with NHS England chief executive in this week's NWN

Exclusive interview with NHS England chief executive in this week's NWN

07 January 2015

NHS England chief executive and former St Bartholomew’s School pupil Simon Stevens has heaped praise on the West Berkshire Community Hospital. In an exclusive…


Last chance to have say on proposals to scrap vital youth services

07 January 2015
Last chance to have say on proposals to scrap vital youth services

Last chance to have say on proposals to scrap vital youth services

07 January 2015

WEST Berkshire residents have until Friday to have their say on how they could be affected by the council’s proposals to axe vital services to some of…


Priors Court pupils treated to festive concert

06 January 2015
Priors Court pupils treated to festive concert

Priors Court pupils treated to festive concert

06 January 2015

PUPILS from Prior’s Court School received an early Christmas treat as the Newbury town band Watership Brass gave an autism-friendly concert recently.…


Half price weekend parking at Newbury and Theale train stations

05 January 2015
Half price weekend parking at Newbury and Theale train stations

Half price weekend parking at Newbury and Theale train stations

05 January 2015

SOME of West Berkshire’s rail users will be able to take advantage of half price car parking at selected stations this month. Every weekend until Sunday…


Youngsters hike their way to top scouting award

05 January 2015
Youngsters hike their way to top scouting award

Youngsters hike their way to top scouting award

05 January 2015

THE 2nd Goring and Streatley Scout Group are celebrating after five of their troops were awarded top accolades. The Scouts, all aged 15 or under, gained…


Newbury artist's brush with cricket lands Falkland commission

04 January 2015
Newbury artist's brush with cricket lands Falkland commission

Newbury artist's brush with cricket lands Falkland commission

04 January 2015

A NEWBURY artist has used his passion for cricket as the inspiration for one of his paintings. Christopher Hall was commissioned to paint Falkland Cricket…


Berkshire's 'best young chef' cooks at Michelin star restaurant

03 January 2015
Berkshire's 'best young chef' cooks at Michelin star restaurant

Berkshire's 'best young chef' cooks at Michelin star restaurant

03 January 2015

A TALENTED chef from Greenham got the chance to show off his culinary skills in the kitchen of a Michelin star restaurant in Berkshire recently. Nineteen-year-old…


Train fare increases come into effect today (Friday)

02 January 2015
Train fare increases come into effect today (Friday)

Train fare increases come into effect today (Friday)

02 January 2015

WEST Berkshire rail users are now paying more for their journeys after fare increases came into effect from today (Friday). Regulated rail fares, including…


Prior’s Court open day invitation

02 January 2015
Prior’s Court open day invitation

Prior’s Court open day invitation

02 January 2015

Prior’s Court School is inviting people to go along and find out more about what it does. The open day will take place on Monday, January 12, from 10.30am…


Time’s up for Curridge's Lamb Inn

01 January 2015
Time’s up for Curridge's Lamb Inn

Time’s up for Curridge's Lamb Inn

01 January 2015

TIME has been called on yet another West Berkshire pub after plans were approved to turn the Lamb Inn, Curridge, into housing. Proposals to convert the…


New Year rail services

31 December 2014
New Year rail services

New Year rail services

31 December 2014

RAIL users will face less frequent services and travel disruption over the New Year period as Network Rail carries out work to complete the viaduct at…


Mixed fortunes for West Berkshire Council finances

31 December 2014
Mixed fortunes for West Berkshire Council finances

Mixed fortunes for West Berkshire Council finances

31 December 2014

AN OVERSPEND in excess of £500,000 is expected at the end of the current financial year, West Berkshire Council has revealed, despite it making more than…


Beedon community rally to save village pub

26 December 2014
Beedon community rally to save village pub

Beedon community rally to save village pub

26 December 2014

THE village of Beedon is rallying to try and save one of its pubs, the Langley Hall Inn. Plans have been submitted to convert the 200-year-old Grade II…


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