THE shadow of Sandleford loomed over a planning application at a Newbury Town Council meeting on Monday. The leader of the council, Julian Swift-Hook…
LITTLE horrors are set to descend on the Nature Discovery Centre this Hallowe’en in one of a number of spooky events lined up in West Berkshire. The centre…
HUNDREDS of BT and TalkTalk customers in Tadley are experiencing problems with their phone and broadband lines due to a damaged BT cable. It is affecting…
NEWBURY MP Richard Benyon has criticised Parkway Homes developer Standard Life Investments (SLI), saying its delay in appointing a social housing provider…
In this week's Newbury Weekly News, Newbury MP Richard Benyon has criticised Parkway Homes developer Standard Life Investments (SLI) saying its delay…
NEWBURY MP Richard Benyon has been elected by his fellow Members of Parliament to serve on the Defence Select Committee. The Committee is appointed by…
NEWBURY Racecourse has dropped the unpopular title of ‘The Racecourse Newbury’ and reverted back to its former name. The track rebranded itself ‘The Racecourse…
A MAN who died after being hit by a train at the Ufton Nervet level crossing on October 16 has been named as Gary Provins from Calcot. British Transport…
NEWBURY Real Ale Festival organisers handed over a cheque for £10,000 to local children’s hospice Naomi House on Saturday. The five-figure sum was half…
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after three vehicles were broken into in Newbury over the past three days. Overnight between October 25 and 26, a grey…
A WOMAN who survived the 2004 Ufton Nervet rail disaster has recalled the moment when she feared she’d never see her four children again. Jane Hawker…
A NEWBURY man facing the future with a life-threatening disease has been married by the charity worker who befriended him and his long-term partner. Jan…
FORMER members of the C’adora Eagles Motorcycle Club travelled from as far as Australia to be reunited last weekend – 50 years after the club was first…
A TALENTED 19-year-old from Greenham has been awarded the title of Berkshire’s Best Young Chef. Bradley Montague-Fowley landed the prize after impressing…
THERE have been renewed calls this week for improvements to the Ufton Nervet rail crossing after another fatal incident at the site. The latest incident…
NORTHCROFT Lane was closed to pedestrians after a worker was injured by a skip this morning (Thurs). The worker was taken to hospital, but his injuries…
A LEATHER jacket owned and worn by John Lennon is expected to fetch between £20,000 and £30,000 when it goes under the hammer in Newbury next Thursday.…
WILTSHIRE’S crime rate continues to fall, according to new figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Overall crime is down by 1.25…
TWO different sides to West Berkshire’s beauty are shown in this week’s My Newbury photos. In the first of the pictures, taken by NWN photographer Phil…
KINTBURY residents have said they would be happy to pay more council tax in order to keep the village’s public toilets open. The facilities, situated…
